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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A biographical history of early settlers and their descendants in Waterloo Township by Ezra E. Eby 1895 & 1896; a supplement by Joseph P. Snyder 1931; plus an intensive index of all entries of all persons whose names are used throughout the volumes; an ordinal index of geography related to the numbered items; notes about some of the families and individuals; maps and other documents of interest
Type: BookAbstract:An introduction, notes, maps and set of indexes to accompany and update the reprinting of Ezra Eby's {Biographical history} of 1895-6 (qv) and Joseph B. Snyder's {Supplement} of 1931 (qv). Lists ...
Keywords: MennonitesSettlersPennsylvaniaGenealogyLand ownershipMaps18th century19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1798-1970Export options:Canadian Encyclopedia
Type: BookAbstract: Includes major entries for Germans, Germanic literature, Germanic fraktur and calligraphy, Mennonites, and Kitchener- Waterloo with brief entries for Galt, Hespeler, Cambridge, Elmira, New Hamburg, ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:Genealogical resources: land records
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An outline of the information available from land deeds and wills at Registry Offices, with a description of the research procedures used at the Kitchener Registry Office. The author also refers to ...Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1805-1985Export options:Globus
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A photocopy of an issue containing three articles relating to the achievements of German immigrants in Canada, including those who came to the Waterloo area. The articles are entitled "Die deutsche ...Keywords: Russian MennonitesYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1800-1985Export options:Harvest of stones: the German settlement in Renfrew County
Type: BookKeywords: Renfrew CountyGermansSettlersYear of publication: 1985Export options:History of the Isaac B. Snider family: 1841-1921
Type: BookAbstract: An annotated list of descendants of Isaac Bingeman Snider and Nancy Sittler who settled near German Mills in about 1861. Birth and death dates for all of their thirteen children are given as well as ...Keywords: GenealogySnider FamilySnider Isaac B.Snider Nancy SittlerGerman MillsWaterloo Township19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1861-1985Export options:Jacob and Johannes Roos
Type: ReportAbstract: Text of a speech to the Waterloo- Wellington Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society about descendants of two German families who settled in Preston and Wilmot Township. A photocopy of a letter ...Keywords: GenealogyRoos familyRoos JacobRoos MargaretRoos JohnRoos Maria Bronner (m. John)Roos CharlesRoos Elizabeth Zing (m. Charles)Roos GeorgeRoos Katherine Schmidt (m. George)Year of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1813-1985Export options:Moritz Lindner, Berlin toymaker
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A biographical sketch of Moritz Lindner (1816-1898), a German immigrant who came to Berlin with his family in 1867 and became a toymaker. An example of one of the toys he made is the " ...Year of publication: 1971Historical Period: 1867-1898Export options:Nicholas and Barbara (Schmidt) Lichti: ancestors and descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical account beginning with Johannes Lichti, born in Upper Alsace in 1756, and ending with the ninth generation. An index of personal names of the direct descendants is provided on pages ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesLichti familyAlsace-LorraineWilmot TownshipGerman BlockSt AgathaWellesley TownshipYear of publication: 1985Historical Period: 1820-1985Export options:Pennsylvania German pioneers of Waterloo (1799 to 1889)
Type: BookKeywords: Pennsylvania GermansWaterlooYear of publication: 1971Export options: