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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A biographical history of early settlers and their descendants in Waterloo Township by Ezra E. Eby 1895 & 1896; a supplement by Joseph P. Snyder 1931; plus an intensive index of all entries of all persons whose names are used throughout the volumes; an ordinal index of geography related to the numbered items; notes about some of the families and individuals; maps and other documents of interest
Type: BookAbstract:An introduction, notes, maps and set of indexes to accompany and update the reprinting of Ezra Eby's {Biographical history} of 1895-6 (qv) and Joseph B. Snyder's {Supplement} of 1931 (qv). Lists ...
Keywords: MennonitesSettlersPennsylvaniaGenealogyLand ownershipMaps18th century19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1798-1970Export options:Canadian Amish Mennonite Roots in Pennsylvania
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Traces the migration from Pennsylvania and settlement in what are now York and Waterloo counties, Ontario, of the Troyer, Stoltzfus, Schwartzentruber, and other Amish families.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1835Export options:Early Mennonite migrations from Pennsylvania and subsequent settlements in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A useful summary of settlement in what became Waterloo, Woolwich and Wilmot Townships, in the context of Upper Canada generally. The author recounts the dealings with Richard Beasley and other ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1900Export options:Mennonite children in Waterloo County
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Reprinted from the "Canadian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology" (1969), a psychosocial study of 460 10-year-olds from traditional, transitional and progressive Mennonite backgrounds. Children ...Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1967-1968Export options:The family tree of Heinrich (Henry) and Phillipine Grube
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German emigrant couple who settled in Wilmot Township, and the families of their thirteen children. Henry was a shoemaker in New Hamburg, but later farmed in Logan Township. ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFootwear industryGrube familyGrube HenryGrube Phillipine Ritz (m. Henry)Ritz JacobWillert familyWilhelm John S.Wilhelm Louisa Grube (m. John S.)Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1815-1986Export options:The Friedrichs of Waterloo
Type: ReportAbstract: A history of the family (also spelled Friederich or Frederick) and related families: the Deverells, the Baltzers, the Bergeys, the Kehls and the Bortzs. Certificates, census information, photographs ...Keywords: GenealogyWaterlooFriedrich familyFriedrich Fritz J.Friedrich Susannah BaltzerFriedrich Carl A. CharlesDeverell familyBaltzer familyBergey familyKehl familyYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1834-1986Export options:The Waterloo Pennsylvania German dialect community
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: Report on a project to compile a linguistic atlas of the dialect in Waterloo County. The information was based on a survey of 164 farm families. The author comments on the importance of church, ...Keywords: AmishGerman languageDialectsMennonitesMennonites (Old Order)SchoolsAgriculturePennsylvania GermanOntarioYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1800-1970Export options:The years of Benjamin Eby, pioneer Mennonite leader in Ontario, Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A study of the life and times of Benjamin Eby (1785-1853), early community and church leader. A chronological account of Eby's accomplishments as a writer, educator, bishop and patron of new ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonites (Old Order)CorrespondenceEconomic conditionsPublishersWritersReligious dissensionTemperance movementTeachersFurniture industryYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1785-1909Export options:Three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads in Ontario: the families and their way of life
Type: BookAbstract: Illustrated accounts of three Pennsylvania German pioneer homesteads, including the Shantz family homestead in Wilmot Township. Each family is described with its crops, livestock and farm buildings, ...Keywords: Shantz familyShantz JacobShantz Amos Y.Shantz Noah S.Shantz Walter C.AgricultureCustoms and traditionsMapsFood customsFolkloreYear of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1781-1955Export options: