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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Emile and Susanna (Ebersol) Arthaud family, 1765-1987: with allied families of Blank/Plank, Lebold, Neuhauser, Schwartzentruber and Zwalter
Type: BookAbstract: History of the descendants of Emil Arthaud, a French Mennonite who migrated to Canada in 1833 and married Susanna Ebersol of Wilmot Township. The couple bought one hundred acres of land in Zorra ...Keywords: GenealogyAmishMennonitesWilmot TownshipFrenchZorra TownshipOxford CountyArthaud familyEbersole familyZwalder familyYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1833-1987Export options:The first physicians in Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A chart showing 27 communities, the first physicians who practised in them, the year the practices began and, if available, the next locality to which the physicians moved.Keywords: PhysiciansWaterloo CountyGermansMennonitesKlinckhardt Edward DrHeil F. DrHazelius A.D. DrBean Samuel DrEbert DrKaiser A. DrYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1824-1914Export options:The Mennonites of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the religion, education, dress, architecture and farming techniques of Old Order Mennonites in Waterloo County. The authors discuss threats to this lifestyle from urbanization and ...Keywords: AcculturationEthnic groupsEthnic identityCustoms and traditionsMennonites (Old Order)ReligionMennonitesAgricultureGerman languageEducationYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1800-1970Export options:The Moogk family history
Type: BookAbstract: A revised and expanded version of the 1965 book, including information on the Lockard family and a description of the second Moogk reunion of 1965. A name index for this work was compiled by ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanWomenReminiscencesArchitectsBiographiesReunionsMoogk familyRoos familyKiller familyYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1818-1970Export options:The Moxleys: early pioneers of Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical record of the descendants of a widow, Mrs Delilah Moxley, who married Daniel Eby in 1818 and farmed north of Waterloo. There is a descriptive introduction to each of the genealogies of ...Keywords: GenealogyWomenPennsylvania GermansEby DanielEby Delilah Moxley (m. Daniel)Moxley WilliamMoxley Mary Erb (m. William)Moxley SamuelKinzie JohnKinzie Elizabeth Moxley (m. John)Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1818-1970Export options:The origins of Canadian settlers in southern Michigan, 1820-1850
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A preliminary survey, based mainly on Michigan sources, that provides some context for understanding the substantial flows of Waterloo County people to Michigan in the nineteenth century.Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1780-1850Export options:The pineapple quilt
Type: BookAbstract: A novel about Nancy Martin and her experiences with family and friends in the Old Order Mennonite community of Waterloo County.Year of publication: 1987Export options:The Rummelhardts of Rummelhardt
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief family history beginning with the arrival of stonemason, Franz Joseph Rummelhardt, in Canada in 1833. Bascom, Freiburger, and Schwarz are three family names mentioned among Rummelhardt's ...Keywords: GermansRummelhardtSt AgathaGerman Company TractWilmot TownshipWaterloo TownshipRummelhardt Franz JosephEby BenjaminEby MagdalenaRummelhardt AnastasiaYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1833-1967Export options:The settlement of the German Block in Wilmot Township, Upper Canada
Type: ReportAbstract: A paper given at the Mennonite Experience in America Conference VI, November 5-7, 1987, at Bluffton, Ohio. The author relates the efforts of Christian Nafziger, and of Canadian Mennonites on his ...Keywords: AmishMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesSettlersLand economicsLand ownershipGerman BlockWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1820-c1850Export options:The Streichers 1812-1970
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of the Swiss Leonhardt Streicher and Barbara Kennel, who married in 1845 and later farmed in Wellesley Township; they had eight children. Transcripts of Leonhardt's ...Keywords: GenealogySwissStreicher familyStreicher LeonhardtStreicher Barbara Kennel (m. Leonhardt)McKee SamuelLebold DanielErb David L.Yantzi HubertWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1869-1970Export options: