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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Schenk family of Utzhausen, Hessen, Germany
Type: BookYear of publication: 1988Export options:Swiss in the Province of Ontario, Canada, District 131, According to the Muskoka Census of 1881
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Lists 171 Swiss Canadians in the 1881 Muskoka, Ontario, census, giving each entrant's name, sex, age, birthplace, religion, country of origin, occupation, and marital status.Keywords: SwissMuskokaCensus recordsYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1881Export options:The Schenk family of Utzhausen, Hessen, Germany
Type: BookAbstract: A collection of facsimiles of documents relating to the Schenk family. Papers referring to Waterloo County settlers Johann Conrad and his wife, Katherina Siebert, include a dismissal permit, a ...Keywords: GenealogySchenk familySchenk Johann ConradSchenk Katherina Seibert (m. Johann Conrad)Schenk CasperSchenk Maria Doerr (m. Casper)FarmersSettlersGermansWeaving industryYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1840-1941Export options:The Swiss Move to Almaguin [Ontario, Canada]
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the Canadian government's promotional efforts to lure Swiss farmers to immigrate in the 1870's, notes one group of immigrants who arrived in Ontario in 1875, and briefly sketches the lives ...Keywords: AlmaguinSwissBrand GottliebYear of publication: 1991Export options: