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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Enoch S. Gingrich, pioneer and contemporary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Poetical biography of Enoch S. Gingrich, son of the Mennonite minister Jacob Gingrich, whose life spanned both pioneer and modern times.Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansSettlersFarmersBiographiesGingrich Enoch S.Upper CanadaWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1800-1961Export options:Family history of John Strohm Clemens 1833-1991
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of the twelve children of John S. and Rebecca Snyder. John was the grandson of Abraham Clemens who came from Pennsylvania to settle in Fisher's Mills in 1818. Notes on ...Keywords: GenealogyDiseasesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesMennonitesFisher's MillsWaterloo TownshipClemens familyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1818-1991Export options:Hallman family history in Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy containing portions of family histories by H.S. Hallman and Dr Bergey. Biographical data and photographs of family farmsteads precede the genealogical data for each branch of the family.Keywords: GenealogySettlersPennsylvania GermansBiographiesFarmersMennonitesRosevilleNew DundeeMannheimDumfries North TownshipYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1825-1991Export options:Little Germany in Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A chapter containing a short profile of German life in Waterloo County to Confederation with particular reference to Berlin, emphasizing the German ethnic contributions.Keywords: Waterloo CountyUpper CanadaMennonitesEthnic groupsEthnic identityGermansLautenschlager PhilippHoffman JohnPeterson Henry WilliamYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1867Export options:Migration of Bechtel family members from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania to Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: A comparison of two 1895 genealogies by Henry S. Bower and Ezra E. Eby, making inferences about American Bechtel family relationships in the 18th and early 19th centuries.Keywords: GenealogyPennsylvania GermansImmigrationBechtel familyBechtel AbrahamBechtel GeorgeBechtel JosephBechtel George B.Waterloo TownshipUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1847Export options:Notes (part 3) on the Hannusch family of Berlin, Ontario, Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A continuation of the saga of the German Hannusch family containing additional information on European family connections and more biographical sketches of family members from five generations. A ...Keywords: BiographiesGenealogySettlersGermansBerlin (Ontario)HeidelbergWellesley TownshipWaterloo TownshipHannusch familySt AgathaYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1875-1991Export options:Pine Bush genealogy: something about the German people who came to Canada from 1850 on, and settled in "Pine Bush" a mile south of Hespeler, east of the Back Road, and of their descendents
Type: BookYear of publication: 1961Export options:Pine Bush genealogy: something about the German people who came to Canada from 1850 on, and settled in "Pine Bush" a mile south
Type: BookAbstract: Biographical and historical information about the first German families who settled in the Pine Bush area of Hespeler from about 1850. Most names were found in the records of births and deaths at St ...Year of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1850-1960Export options:The German Canadian mosaic today and yesterday: identities, roots and heritage
Type: BookYear of publication: 1991Export options:The Swiss in Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the Swiss experience in Ontario, with chapters on the Pennsylvania Mennonites and European Amish in Waterloo County. The author refers to Waterloo Swiss pioneers including the Bettschen ...Keywords: AmishMennonitesBiographiesSwissPennsylvania GermansEthnic groupsEthnic identityOntarioWaterloo CountyUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1991Export options: