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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Family history and genealogy of Jacob and Catherine (Roth) Schwartzentruber, 1835-1969
Type: BookAbstract: A record of an Amish Mennonite couple who were married in Wilmot in 1835 and farmed there and later in Perth County. Biographies of their nine married children are included with genealogies of their ...Keywords: GenealogyFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaBiographiesAmishMennonitesPerth CountySchwartzentruber familySchwartzentruber JacobSchwartzentruber Catherine Roth (m. Jacob)Year of publication: 1969Historical Period: 1835-1969Export options:Jacob Y. Shantz, 1822-1909, promoter of the Mennonite settlements in Manitoba
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the Berlin farmer- businessman and community leader, emphasizing his role in helping Russian Mennonites to migrate to Manitoba in the later nineteenth century.Keywords: BiographiesRussian MennonitesBusinessesImmigrationFarmersIndustriesMennonitesShantz Jacob Y.Berlin (Ontario)ManitobaYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1822-1909Export options:The Hallman-Clemens genealogy with a family's reminiscence
Type: BookAbstract: An autobiography of Rev. Eli Schmidtt Hallman, who was born near New Dundee and moved to Saskatchewan in 1905, later moving to Goshen, Indiana and then Texas. He describes the Mennonite revival led ...Keywords: GenealogyTeachersBusinessesMennonitesSchoolsSaengerfestsIndustriesEducationFarmersCustoms and traditionsYear of publication: 1950Historical Period: 1825-1949Export options: