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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Breithaupt origins
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account of the family's 1843 migration from Germany to Buffalo, and later to Berlin. The author briefly surveys the generations of Waterloo County Breithaupts and their contributions to the ...Keywords: PoliticiansIndustriesGermansImmigrationBerlin (Ontario)Breithaupt familyBreithaupt LiboriousBreithaupt Louis (1827-1880)Breithaupt Catharine Hailer (m. Louis)Hailer JacobYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1843-1976Export options:Deutsche Bräuche und Volkslieder in Maryhill (Waterloo County)
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A brief overview of German customs and folk songs traced back to the settlement of the community (known as New Germany before 1941) by Catholic Alsatians in the 1820s and 1830s. Based on interviews ...Keywords: Customs and traditionsGerman languageGermansEthnic groupsMusicMarriageCatholicismLeisure activitiesPoetryMaryhillYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: c1820-1976Export options:Family history of Karl Edler and his descendants, 1775-1975
Type: BookAbstract: An illustrated chart of the eight generations descended from Karl Edler of Dresden, Germany, whose three sons George, Karl and Frederick emigrated to Canada and the United States. George Edler ...Year of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1825-1975Export options:Our family history compiled by Irene Doll 1976, Book I: Doll, dedicated to the memory of Anthony and Margaret (Wendling) Doll, Book II: Beingess(n)er-Wendling, dedicated to the memory of grandmother Margaret (Wendling) Doll
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a German Catholic family who came to Waterloo County in the first half of the 19th century and later settled in Illinois. It includes some biographical data on family members.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesCatholicismDoll familyWendling familyBeingessner familyWilmot TownshipSt AgathaNew Germany19th centuryYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1799-1976Export 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 Mayer-Moyer family tree (1818-1981): a record of the descendants of Adam Mayer (1818-1895)
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical account of the family that came to Waterloo County in the 1850s from Niederstetten, Germany. The work is primarily a name index providing birth, marriage, and death dates of the ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanBiographiesMayer AdamMayer Regina Stumpf (m. Adam)Moyer JohnMoyer Rachel Cress (m. John)Moyer familyMayer familyBricker familyYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1855-1981Export options:The settling of southern Ontario: an appreciation of the work of Carl Schott.
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Carl Schott came to Canada from the University of Kiel in 1931 to pursue research into the settlement of Southern Ontario. The results of his study were published in Kiel in 1936 and his thorough ...Year of publication: 1981Export options:Weber's write-up: history and heritage, Johannes Weber 1807-1877 and Elisabeth Muench 1813-1904: a compilation of papers published
Type: BookAbstract: An eclectic collection of quarterly publications on the Weber family from Summer 1981 to Spring 1984 that includes information from many different sources. The family came from Hessen, Germany and ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1854-1984Export options:Weber's write-up: history and heritage, Johannes Weber 1807-1877 and Elisabeth Muench 1813-1904: a compilation of papers published on and for the descendants of Johannes Weber and Elisabeth Muench who settled in Ontario in 1854
Type: BookAbstract: An eclectic collection of quarterly publications on the Weber family from Summer 1981 to Spring 1984 that includes information from many different sources. The family came from Hessen, Germany and ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanWeber familyWeber JohannesWeber Elisabeth Muench (m. Johannes)Kaufman Caroline Hillgartner (m. Daniel)Pflug HaroldWilmot TownshipHessen GermanyYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1854-1984Export options:Wilhelm and Augusta Boullee of New Hamburg, Ontario: their descendants
Type: ReportAbstract: A brief account of the New Hamburg physician/publisher who emigrated from Germany in the 1840s. The research begins with information on Wilhelm and Augusta, and concludes with short entries on their ...Keywords: GenealogySettlers GermanGermansPublishersPhysiciansBoullee William H. DrBoullee Augusta EngelhardtRiverside Cemetery New HamburgDer Neu-Hamburger NeutraleNewspapersYear of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1821-1981Export options: