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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A biographical history of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county: early settlers and their descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A reprint of the first chapter in Eby's book which is indexed in detail in the WRP database. There is a biographical sketch of Eby as one of the earliest local historians. The Pennsylvania Mennonite ...Keywords: MennonitesBiographiesIndigenous peoplesWar 1812Military conscriptionPennsylvania GermansWaterloo TownshipEby Ezra E.Sherk JosephBetzner SamuelYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1799-1861Export options:Archaeology Division, Regional Municipality of Waterloo: results of the 1988 field season
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Summaries of archaeological activities, including excavations at the Harvie Cemetery, a side porch midden in Wilmot Township, the Sandrock Site, and a site in the Aberdeen-Doon area.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1806-1988Export options:Descendants of Jacob and Maria Burckhart, a genealogy
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy of the Burckhart or Burkhard family of Pennsylvania. Peter Burkhard and his wife, Barbara Good, came in 1820 to Waterloo Township where Peter served the Martin Mennonite Church. Four of ...Keywords: GenealogyClergyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansBurkhard familyBurkhard Barbara Good (m. Peter)Burkhard PeterBurkhard JosephBurkhard Elizabeth Gingerich (m. Joseph)Burkhard Anna Gingerich (m. Peter G.)Year of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1820-1970Export options:Family history of John Strohm Clemens 1833-1991
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the descendants of the twelve children of John S. and Rebecca Snyder. John was the grandson of Abraham Clemens who came from Pennsylvania to settle in Fisher's Mills in 1818. Notes on ...Keywords: GenealogyDiseasesPennsylvania GermansBiographiesMennonitesFisher's MillsWaterloo TownshipClemens familyYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1818-1991Export options: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:Henry Brubacher Bowman, 1900-1991
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biography of the secretary-treasurer of the Waterloo Historical Society from 1967- 1973, including a sketch of his working life as an engineer with various industrial businesses. His ...Keywords: OccupationsMennonites (Old Order)BiographiesPublic transportIndustriesBusinessesGerman languageBowman Henry BrubacherBowman AbrahamBowman Catherine Brubacher (m. Abraham)Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1900-1991Export options:History of the Petworth emigration scheme: annual report for {Families}
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A progress report on the Petworth history project. Some pioneer families, notably in Waterloo Township, came to Upper Canada under the auspices of this assisted emigration scheme.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1832-1837Export options:Index to Descendants of Michael Zug and of Ulrich Zug by Willard Z. Francis
Type: ReportKeywords: GenealogyIndexesZug familyStauffer familyWilmot TownshipPrestonBreslau (Ontario)Waterloo TownshipYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1805-1904Export options:Index to Descendants of Theobald Waechter by Maurice Kelly
Type: ReportAbstract: An index to the family history by Maurice Kelly.Year of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1829-1989Export options:Migration of Bechtel family members from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania to Waterloo County, Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: A comparison of two 1895 genealogies by Henry S. Bower and Ezra E. Eby, making inferences about American Bechtel family relationships in the 18th and early 19th centuries.Keywords: GenealogyPennsylvania GermansImmigrationBechtel familyBechtel AbrahamBechtel GeorgeBechtel JosephBechtel George B.Waterloo TownshipUpper CanadaYear of publication: 1991Historical Period: 1800-1847Export options: