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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
'Just Different': the Last Jewish Family of Ansonville, Ontario
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Contains a first-person account about Jewish life during the 1960's in Ansonville, Ontario, a small, remote, working-class milling town 450 miles northeast of Toronto that was absorbed in 1969 by a ...Keywords: AnsonvilleJewsAbramson HenryBiographiesYear of publication: 2001Export 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: