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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
The Jacobi family, 1660-1992
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the ancestors and descendants of Heinrich and Anna Maria Jacobi, German settlers who came to the Erbsville area in the mid 19th century. An extensive introduction provides background ...Keywords: SettlersGermanGenealogyFamiliesObituariesBiographiesJacobi familyJacobi HeinrichJacobi Anna Maria (m. Heinrich)Jacobi WilliamYear of publication: 1992Historical Period: 1850-1992Export options:The John B. Leis Family History and Genealogy
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a family founded by Joseph, a German orphan who came to Canada in 1817 and began farming in Wellesley in 1844. His grandson, John B., was a farmer, an implement dealer, and the owner of ...Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansFarmersLand ownershipTextile IndustryFinancial institutionsCensus recordsMennonitesAmishYear of publication: 1979Historical Period: 1844-1979Export options:The John Philip Moser family
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the descendants of one of the pioneer farmers of Bamberg, who came to Waterloo Township from Baden, Germany in 1836 and who moved to Wellesley Township in 1855. John's nephew, John ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanFarmersLand BiographiesSchools PublicMoser familyMoser PaulMoser JohnMoser John PhilipMoser MichaelYear of publication: 1993Historical Period: 1836-1993Export options:The Kraemer-Spetz families: early settlers in Waterloo County, 1827-1961
Type: ReportAbstract: Family histories and genealogies of the Kraemer and Spetz families, Catholics of Waterloo County who intermarried. Information about St Jerome's College and early priests of Waterloo County is given ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers FrenchBrewery industrySettlers GermanKraemer GeorgeKraemer Johanna Spetz (m. George)Kraemer familySpetz FamilyKroetsch JohnKroetsch Mary Ann Spetz (m. John)Year of publication: 1961Historical Period: 1827-1961Export options:The Mayer-Moyer family tree (1818-1981): a record of the descendants of Adam Mayer (1818-1895)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical account of the family that came to Waterloo County in the 1850s from Niederstetten, Germany. The work is primarily a name index providing birth, marriage, and death dates of the ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanBiographiesMayer AdamMayer Regina Stumpf (m. Adam)Moyer JohnMoyer Rachel Cress (m. John)Moyer familyMayer familyBricker familyYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1855-1981Export options:The Mennonite heritage of the Huber family, Oxford and Waterloo Counties, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: An unpublished student essay on an influential Berlin family. There are biographical sketches of many members, including Henry S., Jacob, James T. and his wife Emmaline Schlichter, Benjamin S., Allen ...Keywords: MennonitesHuber familyGenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerOxford CountyWaterloo County19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1820-1990Export options:The Mennonite settlements in Pennsylvania and Waterloo with special reference to the Bowman Family
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of Mennonite migration, including some references to the settlement of Bowmans in the Blair area of Waterloo Township.Keywords: MennonitesFamiliesGenealogySettlers PennsylvaniaMillsBowman SamuelBaumann Joseph Rev.Bowman ChristianBaumann WendelWaterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1922Historical Period: 1800-1857Export options:The middle Grand River Valley of Ontario: a study in regional geography
Type: ThesisAbstract: A survey of the settlement and agricultural and industrial development of the whole region including Waterloo, Wellington and Brant counties. While the author focuses on current conditions, he ...Year of publication: 1943Historical Period: 1810-1943Export options:The Milatz, Militz family tree: a record of Frederick Milatz (1837-1917) and his descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with an introductory family history of Germans who came to the Preston area in 1886. Frederick Jr became a stationary engineer in charge of Preston's power supply at Blair and later at ...Keywords: GenealogyEngineersElectricitySettlers GermanPublic utilitiesFloodsMilatz familyMilatz FrederickMilatz Frederick JrRogulski familyYear of publication: 1984Historical Period: 1886-1984Export options:The missionaries in the black settlement
Type: ThesisAbstract: Part of a larger study of the settlement by escaped slaves and other blacks in the area to the north and west of Waterloo County, which included in the 1830s and 1840s the northern half of Wellesley ...Keywords: Black peopleChurches BaptistClergyLand developmentLand salesLand surveyorsMissionariesSchoolsChurches MethodistSettlers BlackYear of publication: 1996Historical Period: 1830-1860Export options: