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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Descendants of John Wismer and his wife Agnes Honsberger of Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada
Type: BookAbstract: An account concentrating on the history of the family in Pennsylvania and the Vineland area, with biographical notes on descendants who moved to Waterloo County, especially Kitchener.Keywords: MennonitesGenealogyWismer familyBiographiesWaterloo CountyBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener20th centuryYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1907-1974Export options:Descendants of Manassah Martin
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the ancestors and descendants of Manassah, son of David and Rebecca Shantz. Manassah and his wife, Magdalena Shantz, had nine children. A name index for this work was added in 1991 by ...Year of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1800-1974Export options:Emily Seibert
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A profile of the elementary school teacher for forty years and active member of the Waterloo Historical Society.Keywords: TeachersWomenGermansAssociations and clubsMuseumsBiographiesSeibert EmilyErb Elizabeth EbySeibert JacobBroome A.E. DrYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1929-1969Export options:Factorial ecology, Kitchener-Waterloo
Type: ThesisAbstract: A spatial analysis of socio-economic and demographic factors in familial and ethnic trends, with many of the results presented in tabular form.Year of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1961Export options:Family history and genealogy of John Jantzi and Elizabeth Gerber
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of an Amish Mennonite family who migrated from France to New York State and then settled in Wilmot Township. The biographical sketches which introduce the families of each of John and ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSettlers FrenchAmishFarmersBiographiesJantzi familyJantzi JohnJantzi Elizabeth Gerber (m. John)Kuepfer familyYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1832-1974Export options:Freeport Pioneer Cemetery (CC#5432): Riverbank Drive, Broken Front Lot 14, Waterloo Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 100 markers in the half-acre burial ground which dates from 1818.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1818-1950Export options:From Baden to Baden
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A discussion of factors in the emigration of German residents of Baden (Sachsens and Schwabens) to Baden, Waterloo County, in 1816-17, the 1840s and the 1920s. The author uses evidence from ...Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1816-1920Export options:Fruits of the Earth. Introd.
Type: BookKeywords: FictionYear of publication: 1970Export options:Graaf, Graf, Groff, Bale
Type: BookAbstract: An updated version of a 1932 genealogy of the descendants of Abraham Groff (1829- 1885), the fourth son of Andrew Groff and Annie Huber. Andrew and his family migrated to Waterloo County from ...Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1822-1970Export options:History and genealogy of Andrew and Lydia (Getz or Goetz) Kuepfer
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a poor Swiss Amish family who arrived in Wilmot Township about 1850. Andrew was a weaver whose twin brother Jacob migrated to Wilmot before him. The five children of Andrew and Lydia, ...Keywords: AmishSettlers SwissWeaving industryGenealogyKuepfer familyKuepfer AndrewKuepfer Lydia Goetz (m. Andrew)Kennel familyEiman familySchweitzer EdwardYear of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1850-1974Export options: