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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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:First settlements of Pennsylvania Mennonites in Upper Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the settlements in the Niagara region, Waterloo County and Markham, with brief references to notable Mennonites and their descendants. There are biographical sketches of Benjamin Eby, ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesWar 1812War 1775-1783 American RevolutionaryAmishPennsylvania GermansNiagara RegionWaterloo CountyMarkhamSettlersYear of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1795-1925Export options:From Strasburg to Strasburg
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the European background of Waterloo County's village of Strasburg, from the Amish settlers led by Christian Nafziger in the 1820s to Alsatians who came between the 1830s and 1850s.Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1820-1850Export options:Historic settlement patterns by ethnicity
Type: ReportAbstract: A map showing the date of settlement, ethnic group, and predominant religion of locales in Waterloo Region. Accompanying documentation lists the township or town and gives an historical summary.Keywords: Ethnic groupsEthnic identitySettlersGermansPennsylvania GermansMennonitesLutheransAmishWaterloo CountyMapsYear of publication: 1975Historical Period: 1800-1974Export options:Historical Sketch of the County of Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A general survey of geology, topography and history to about 1880. Leading pioneers and enterprises are named and the importance of early mills, schools and roads is stressed. Though the author notes ...Year of publication: 1972Historical Period: 1800-1881Export 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:History and genealogy of Jacob and Lydia (Leonard) Brenneman family, 1843-1963
Type: BookAbstract: Jacob Brenneman, the son of an Amish Mennonite pioneer family, grew up in Wilmot Township. He settled in South Easthope Township at the time of his marriage about 1840. An account of each of the ten ...Keywords: GenealogyReligious dissensionFarmersSettlers IrishSettlers GermanMennonitesAmishSouth Easthope TownshipBrenneman familyHelmuth familyYear of publication: 1963Historical Period: 1843-1963Export options:History and genealogy of John and Veronica Erb Schwartzentruber 1743-1956
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the ancestors and descendants of an Amish Mennonite couple who came from Pennsylvania in 1826 and settled in Wilmot Township. Their children married into the Steinman, Gardner, Gascho, ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesAmishMennonitesSettlersImmigrantsPennsylvaniaFarmersWilmot TownshipSchwartzentruber familyYear of publication: 1956Historical Period: 1826-1956Export options:History and genealogy of Joseph and Anna (Kauffman) Roth 1851-1966
Type: BookAbstract: A history of an Amish Mennonite family of French origin who settled mainly in Oxford and Perth Counties. Three families are shown on a map as owning land in Wilmot Township: Edwin and Elizabeth ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers FrenchMennonitesAmishFarmersOxford CountyPerth CountyRoth familyRoth JosephRoth Anna Kauffman (m. Joseph)Year of publication: 1966Historical Period: 1896-1966Export options:History of John and Barbara Nafziger Oesch and their descendants by a great- granddaughter
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of John and Barbara who migrated from France in 1857 and settled near Philipsburg. They had three children, John N., Barbara and Anna. This second edition contains ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAmishSettlers FrenchOesch familyOesch JohnOesch Barbara Nafziger (m. John)Oesch John N.Oesch Magdalena Boshart (m. John N.)Erb Christian G.Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1857-1986Export options: