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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:A biographical history of the Eby family: being a history of their movements in Europe during the Reformation and of their early settlement in America; as also much other unpublished historical information belonging
Type: BookAbstract: A detailed genealogy of the descendants of Theodorus Eby, Peter Eby and Nicholas Eby who migrated to Pennsylvania from Europe between 1715 and 1820. Names and vital dates are given of all descendants ...Keywords: BiographiesClergyGenealogyMarriageMennonitesImmigrationPennsylvania GermansEby familySchneider Barbara Eby (m. Joseph)Eby John HannesYear of publication: 1889Historical Period: 1800-1889Export options:A biographical history of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character
Type: BookAbstract:A collection of biographical sketches of the mainly Pennsylvania German Mennonites who settled in Waterloo Township and adjoining areas in the first half of the nineteenth century. The details for ...
Year of publication: 1895Historical Period: 1798-1895Export options:A brief history and genealogy of the Brubacher families in Waterloo County and Ontario
Type: ReportAbstract: A genealogy tracing the family back to John Weber Brubacher (1803-1886) who arrived in 1825 and settled two miles west of St Jacobs.Keywords: GenealogyBrubacher familyBrubacher John W.Brubacher Catherine MartinWoolwich TownshipMennonitesYear of publication: 1990Historical Period: 1825-1895Export options:A family history of David Rife, formerly Reiff, beginning about 1751: also a history of Michael Troyer, beginning about 1706
Type: BookAbstract: A combined genealogy of the Rife family, some of whom settled in Waterloo County, and the Troyer family in Vaughan County. Articles, obituaries, wills and photographs relating to the families are ...Keywords: GenealogyObituariesFarmersRife DavidRife Ophelia Lochead (m. David)Troyer familyRife familyPanabaker FamilyWaterloo CountyHespelerYear of publication: 1980Historical Period: 1800-1980Export options:A genealogical history of the Gottschall family: descendants of the Rev. Jacob Gottschall with the complete record of the descendants of William Ziegler Gottschall
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, members of which intermarried with the Clemens, Hunsberger, Bergey, Detweiler, Bean, Ziegler and Reiff families of Waterloo County. A name index to ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansGottshall FamilyClemens familyHunsberger familyBergey familyDetweiler familyUmstead Josiah G.Bean familyYear of publication: 1924Historical Period: 1800-1924Export options:A genealogical history of the Kolb, Kulp
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with biographical notes on a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, including Dillman Ziegler and his sister Hetty Detweiler, children of Elizabeth Kolb and Jacob Ziegler, who came to Waterloo ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesPennsylvania GermansKolb familyZiegler DilmanZiegler Kate Schwartz (m. Dilman)Detweiler JacobDetweiler Hetty Ziegler (m. Jacob)Upper CanadaWaterloo CountyYear of publication: 1895Historical Period: 1816-1895Export options:A genealogical record of the descendants
Type: BookAbstract: A history of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, some of whom settled in New Hamburg and others in Lincoln County. Sarah Nash married Jacob Laschinger and Anna Nash married William W. Schweitzer, both ...Year of publication: 1903Historical Period: 1881-1903Export options:A genealogical record of the descendants of Reinhardt Kalbfleisch, born 12 August 1812 in Germany, died 27 June 1894 near Elmira, Ontario
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy with introductions to the families of Reinhardt and each of his eight children. A section on non-related Kalbfleisches indicates that this family is not connected with that of Joachim ...Keywords: GenealogyGerman languageFarmersSettlers GermanKalbfleisch familyKalbfleisch ReinhardtDiebel familyReist familyDietz familyBickel familyYear of publication: 1956Historical Period: 1812-1956Export options:A genealogical record of the descendants
Type: ReportAbstract: A history of a family with combined German and Scottish ancestry. Those who settled in Waterloo County include the families of Philip Zeller who lived near Breslau, Elmer Zeller McIntyre who bred ...Keywords: GenealogyBiographiesSettlersGermansWaterloo CountyZeller familyWilmot TownshipBreslau (Ontario)19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1840-1987Export options: