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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
Mennonites in Ontario: a Mennonite bicentennial portrait, 1786-1986
Type: BookAbstract: A contemporary portrait of all the Mennonite, Amish, and Brethren in Christ groups in Ontario, illustrated with many large coloured photographs. Short essays on history, faith, farming, education, ...Keywords: Waterloo CountyOntarioMennonitesEducationAmishEthnic groupsTunkersMapsSchoolsMennonites (Old Order)Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options:Mürner, Muerner, Merner: genealogy and related branches
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Merner family including the descendants of Jacob and Susanna Schluchter Muerner who settled in New Hamburg in 1837 after leaving Kien/Reichenbach, Switzerland. There are ...Keywords: GenealogySwissPublishersMerner FamilyMerner JacobMerner Susan SchluchterMerner SamuelMerner ChristianMerner GottliebMerner FrederickYear of publication: 1976Historical Period: 1837-1976Export options:Nafziger, Christian
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A biography of the leader of the Amish settlement in the German Block of Wilmot Township. The author explains the role of Nafziger (1776-1836) in negotiating land grants for Amish families and the ...Year of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1820-1836Export options:Noah and Annie (Nafziger) Schultz of Wellesley Township
Type: BookAbstract: An account of the Schultz and Nafziger families, including genealogical charts and an index of nearly 200 names.Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSchultz familyNafziger familySchultz NoahSchultz Annie NafzigerWellesley TownshipSwissGermansYear of publication: 1988Historical Period: 1840-1988Export options:Record of the ancestors and descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy including the Waterloo families of John Brubacher and Elizabeth Burkhart, John Shelley Brubacher and Anna Edy, Jacob Shelley Brubacher and Anna Martin, and Samuel Kurtz Brubacher and ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesSwissPennsylvania GermansBrubacher Elizabeth Burkhart (m. John)Brubacher AnnaBrubacher familyBrubaker familyBrubacher HansBrubaker Jacob S.Year of publication: 1974Historical Period: 1807-1974Export options:Reminiscences and records of the family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogical record of the couple's ancestors and descendants. Enoch and Hannah bought a farm on the boundary between Wellington and Waterloo Counties and were members of the Floradale Mennonite ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesAgriculturePennsylvania GermansSwissSt JacobsFloradaleElmiraWoolwich TownshipBurkhart familyYear of publication: 1970Historical Period: 1820-1970Export options:Schürch von Sumiswald
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the Schürch (Schuerch, Shirk, Sherk, Sherrick) family from its 16th- century origins in Switzerland. The research contains information on the origin of the family name, heraldry, the ...Year of publication: 1986Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options:Shoemaker family history
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: An account that begins with the migration of Swiss-born Jacob to Pennsylvania in 1737 and traces the family line that came to Waterloo County in 1828.Keywords: BiographiesIndustriesGenealogyBridgeportSwitzerlandBerlin (Ontario)KitchenerWaterloo TownshipSwissShoemaker JacobYear of publication: 1951Historical Period: 1828-1900Export 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:Swiss Mennonite ancestors and their relationship from 1775
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy referring mainly to the South Dakota Swiss Mennonites. Waterloo County names occurring in this genealogy are indexed in the WRP database. These are the Albrecht, Gerin, Graber, Kaufman, ...Year of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options: