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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
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 Old Order Mennonite community in the early twentieth century
Type: ReportAbstract: A report intended for the use of interpreters at Doon Heritage Crossroads, where the Peter Martin house represents an Old Order Mennonite farm. Information is presented on family and social units, ...Keywords: Educational publicationsMennonites (Old Order)German languageReligionEthnic groupsEthnic identityFood customsAgriculturePennsylvania GermansFuneralsYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1900-1920Export options:The Pennsylvania German family named Kinsey
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A genealogical account of the Kinsey family whose ancestor, Jacob Kintsing, came from Switzerland to Pennsylvania in 1737. The article deals primarily with family members in Pennsylvania, the ...Keywords: Pennsylvania GermansGenealogyKinsey familyKintsing JacobSwissWaterloo CountySourcesUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1941Historical Period: 1800-1867Export options:The Pennsylvania Germans in Ontario, Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A review of the early migrations of Pennsylvania Germans into Upper Canada, based on the works of Ezra Eby, L.J. Burkholder and Mabel Dunham. The author also discusses "vestiges of Pennsylvania" such ...Keywords: DialectsAgricultureMennonitesImmigrationFolkloreGerman languageLand ownershipMennonites (Old Order)ReligionPennsylvania GermansYear of publication: 1946Historical Period: 1800-1946Export options:The Pennsylvania Germans of Waterloo County
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the Pennsylvania Mennonite migration to and settlement in Waterloo County. Topics includes the leadership of Benjamin Eby, education and the press. This article was reprinted in "The ...Keywords: MennonitesWar 1812Pennsylvania GermansMusicNewspapersEducationSchoolsImmigrationBiographiesGermansYear of publication: 1906Historical Period: 1799-1841Export options:The Pennsylvania-German in history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A general history of the Mennonite people from their origins in Switzerland, their migration to Pennsylvania and later to Waterloo County.Keywords: MennonitesSettlersPennsylvania GermansImmigrationEthnic identityMarriageCustoms and traditionsTunkersWorld War IWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1926Historical Period: 1775-1825Export options:The Pennsylvania-German Wunder-Fisch (Marvel-Fish) Manuscript
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: The manuscript housed in the Joseph Schneider Haus museum in Kitchener, Ontario is put in historical context, compared with similar documents held in other locations, and analyzed for its religious ...Year of publication: 2012Export options:The Pennsylvania-Germans in Canada
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of the early Mennonite settlements of Ontario, with references to such pioneer leaders as Benjamin Eby, Henry Eby, Ezra Eby and H.W. Peterson. An introductory editorial note contains some ...Keywords: MennonitesPennsylvania GermansGermansGerman languageSettlersBiographiesEby BenjaminEby HenryEby Ezra E.Peterson Henry WilliamYear of publication: 1907Historical Period: 1800-1841Export options:The Peter G. Martin family history
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the American forebears and offspring of Peter (1816-1902), a Mennonite who came from Pennsylvania in 1820 with his parents. He later settled on a farm north of St Jacobs with his wife ...Keywords: GenealogyPennsylvania GermansMennonitesMartin familyMartin Peter G.Martin Maria Bowman (m. Peter G.)Shantz Irvin Rev.St JacobsYear of publication: 1968Historical Period: 1820-1968Export options:The Quest for Mennonite Peoplehood: Ethno-Religious Identity and the Dilemma of Definitions
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Using data from 1984 to 1988 of predominantly Swiss Canadian Mennonites from southern Ontario, examines the ambiguity that arises from attempts to define a group identity in light of the outside ...Year of publication: 1993Export options: