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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Descendants of pioneer HH214 Henry Hershey Weber (1793-1862) and Salome (Baer) Bauman (1791-1868): ordained 1824 as first minister for Martin's Mennonite Church....
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy that uses a numbering system to identify each generation and the order of children's births. The entries are interspersed with short anecdotes and illustrated with photographs and ...Keywords: Weber familyBauman familyGenealogyMennonitesBiographiesMartin's Mennonite MeetinghouseWaterloo Township19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1800-1981Export options:Ferrie, Colin Campbell
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A profile of the merchant, banker and politician (1808-1856) who established a branch of his father's mercantile interests in Hamilton in 1830. Outlying branches of the business were established in ...Keywords: BiographiesMerchantsPoliticiansFerrie ColinPrestonDoonGaltWaterloo TownshipHamilton19th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1832-1865Export options:Mabel Dunham's centenary
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of B. Mabel Dunham and describing her roles as chief librarian of Kitchener Public Library, as leader of various local clubs and societies ...Keywords: BiographiesMennonitesLibrariansAuthorsBibliographiesDunham B. MabelBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1881-1981Export options:Pioneering with John Weicker
Type: ReportAbstract: A history of a German family who settled in Perth, Oxford and Waterloo Counties, with a description of pioneer life in the first half of the 19th century based on Waterloo County historical sources.Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansWeicker JohnWeicker family19th century20th centuryPerth CountyOxford CountyWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1830-1962Export options:The Ahrens story
Type: ReportAbstract: A lively narrative of the life and times of the Ahrens family, German immigrants who were prominent in the development of Berlin/Kitchener and related to the J.M. Schneider family by marriage. The ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesAhrens familySettlersGermansBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerChurches Swedenborgians19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1803-1980Export options:The family and childhood of Wilhelmine Ramsay Hogg Sias
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the migration of the Hogg family from Scotland in the 1830s, with a description of the Galt community up to 1850. The author also traces the history of her mother's family, the Breimers ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1835-1894Export options:The history of the descendants of Heinrich Detweiler
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family who came to Waterloo County in 1810. The family first settled in Waterloo and Woolwich Townships, and later in Wilmot and Wellesley. Many Waterloo ...Keywords: Detweiler familyDetweiler HeinrichMennonitesGenealogyBiographiesSettlersPennsylvaniaWaterloo CountyWoolwich TownshipWilmotYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1810-1981Export options:The Witmer story
Type: BookAbstract: A brief history of the Witmer family, Tunkers who came to Preston from Pennsylvania in 1804 and intermarried with the Grohs and Gingerichs. It includes reminiscences of the Isaac Witmer family who ...Keywords: GenealogyTunkersFarmersSettlers PennsylvaniaMennonitesWitmer familyPrestonWilmot TownshipWaterloo Township19th centuryYear of publication: 1962Historical Period: 1804-1910Export options: