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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
From forge to farm
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A history of the emigration of Valentin and Anna Gertrude Ratz from Germany in 1828, based largely on the memories and family traditions contained in a 1918 letter by Jacob Ratz, who was an infant ...Keywords: Settlers GermanBlacksmithsSaw mill industryGenealogyRatz JacobRatz ValentinRatz Anna Gertrude (m. Valentin)Wilmot Centre CemeteryHessen GermanyAlsfeld Hessen GermanyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1828-1918Export options:Index to A Good family genealogy (Menno Good)
Type: ReportAbstract: A name index to the work by M.R. Good.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1979Export options:Sandhills Baptist Cemetery (CC#4598): German Company Tract Lot 63, Woolwich Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of some 57 markers in the German Baptist churchyard also known as North Woolwich Baptist Church. No other records survive of the church or cemetery.Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1860-1900Export options:Simon Cress - the first Mennonite settler in the St Jacobs area
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief account of Cress who bought Lot 7 in Woolwich Township in 1819 from John Erb. The article provides information on the exact location of the homestead as well as biographical details of Simon' ...Keywords: Settlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesBiographiesSettlers PioneerCress SimonCress EphraimCress JacobCress CatharineBricker Elizabeth CressHewitt Rachel Cress (m. Elisha)Year of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1819-1852Export options:Thou art Peter: a story of the pioneer Peter Martin and the Woolwich Mennonites
Type: BookAbstract: A short history of Peter Martin's family, beginning with his grandfather's birth in Switzerland. The main focus is on Peter Martin himself, his accomplishments, interests, and religious devotion, but ...Keywords: FamiliesGenealogyFarmersMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesFolk artPoetsWoolwich TownshipLancaster County PennsylvaniaSwitzerlandYear of publication: 1983Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options:Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (CC#6477), Floradale, German Company Tract, Lot 117, Woolwich Township
Type: ReportAbstract: Transcriptions with index of about 320 markers. The introduction explains that the church at Floradale was one of the earliest local congregations of the Missouri Synod in Canada, in existence by ...Keywords: CemeteriesGenealogyChurches LutheranYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1852-1989Export options: