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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Betzner, Samuel D.
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the pioneer settler who, with Joseph Schoerg, explored the valley of the middle and upper Grand River and bought land in 1800 close to the site of Blair. After some years as a ...Keywords: MennonitesSettlers PioneerFarmersBiographiesBetzner Samuel D.Schoerg JosephBlairWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1800-1816Export options:Ontario rural society 1867-1930: a thematic index of selected Ontario agricultural periodicals
Type: BookAbstract: A bibliography of Ontario farming journals with an author index and a subject index that is divided into three sections: land, people, and organizations and institutions. It is a valuable aid to ...Keywords: BibliographiesFarmersAgricultureYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1867-1930Export options:The family of Johann Georg Hahn and Elizabeth Herber
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of George Hahn, a German farmer who settled near Bamberg in 1860. Among his descendants was Lewis Hahn, an entrepreneurial carpenter who founded the Hahn Furniture Company ...Keywords: GenealogyFamiliesBiographiesChurches LutheranSettlers GermanFarmersHahn FamilyHahn George SrHahn Elisabeth Herber (m. George Sr)Voll Henry A.Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1860-1985Export options:The Gerber family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with an introductory biographical sketch of Michael and Veronica Jantzi, Mennonite farmers near Shingletown. John Gerber, Michael's father, settled in Wilmot Township in 1838. A list of ...Keywords: GenealogyGerman languageBiographiesMennonitesWilmot TownshipShingletownBadenSt AgathaGerber familyGerber JohnYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1838-1985Export options:The Jacob Lebold and Magdalena Blank family, 1800-1983, with allied families of Ebersol, Gascho, Neuhauser, Schwartzentruber and Zwalter
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of Jacob and Magdalena Blank Lebold.Keywords: GenealogyFarmersAmishLebold JacobLebold Magdalena Blank (m. Jacob)Lebold familyEbersole familyGascho familyNeuhauser familySchwartzentruber familyYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1800-1983Export options:The Mennonites of Waterloo, Ontario and Hanover, Manitoba, 1890s: a study of household and community
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A comparative study of the experience of two groups of Mennonites-those of Swiss/south German origin who migrated from Pennsylvania to Waterloo County between 1800 and 1830, and the Dutch/North ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1890-1899Export options: