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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:The family of Valentine Ratz
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the family of John Ratz and Salome Heist of Elmira, and their ten children.Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1828-1988Export options:The four faces of John Ratz, Elmira
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An appraisal of Ratz's roles as Reeve, railway promoter, miller, real estate entrepreneur and family man.Keywords: RailwaysBiographiesFinancial institutionsFlour mill industryPoliticiansMapsPhysiciansSettlersLand ownershipElmiraYear of publication: 1989Historical Period: 1833-1889Export options:The Stager family in Canada since 1846
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with biographical notes about a German family who settled near Preston in 1848. Their descendants later moved to farms near Hespeler and New Dundee. The family name was also spelled Stege ...Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansBiographiesStager familyFarmersPrestonHespelerNew DundeeWilmot TownshipYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1848-1980Export options:The Wilkins family: in New England from 1630 and in Ontario from 1868
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy, with biographical notes on Charles Perkins Wilkins, a textile man who moved to Hespeler from New England in 1882 to install twelve new looms at the woollen mill. Many of his descendants ...Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1882-1980Export options: