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Haldimand County, [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]], is situated 50 miles (81 km) southeast of [[Waterloo County (Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo County]], at the outlet of the Grand River into Lake Erie. Across Lake Erie to the south can be seen the ridge of [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] bordering the lake near Erie City. Having a heavy clay soil in many parts, it is suited to the cultivation of grain, hay, and livestock. It was one of the earliest Mennonite settlements of Ontario. To this area came tie [[Hoover (Hover, Hoober, Huber, Huver, Hueber) family|Hoovers]] (Hubers) about 1790, from [[York County (Pennsylvania, USA)|York County]], Pennsylvania, or near Gettysburg. Fuller accounts will be found under [[Rainham Mennonite Church (Selkirk, Ontario, Canada)|Rainham]], [[South Cayuga Mennonite Church (Dunnville, Ontario, Canada)|South Cayuga]] (MC). | Haldimand County, [[Ontario (Canada)|Ontario]], is situated 50 miles (81 km) southeast of [[Waterloo County (Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo County]], at the outlet of the Grand River into Lake Erie. Across Lake Erie to the south can be seen the ridge of [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]] bordering the lake near Erie City. Having a heavy clay soil in many parts, it is suited to the cultivation of grain, hay, and livestock. It was one of the earliest Mennonite settlements of Ontario. To this area came tie [[Hoover (Hover, Hoober, Huber, Huver, Hueber) family|Hoovers]] (Hubers) about 1790, from [[York County (Pennsylvania, USA)|York County]], Pennsylvania, or near Gettysburg. Fuller accounts will be found under [[Rainham Mennonite Church (Selkirk, Ontario, Canada)|Rainham]], [[South Cayuga Mennonite Church (Dunnville, Ontario, Canada)|South Cayuga]] (MC). | ||
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Haldimand County, Ontario, is situated 50 miles (81 km) southeast of Waterloo County, at the outlet of the Grand River into Lake Erie. Across Lake Erie to the south can be seen the ridge of Pennsylvania bordering the lake near Erie City. Having a heavy clay soil in many parts, it is suited to the cultivation of grain, hay, and livestock. It was one of the earliest Mennonite settlements of Ontario. To this area came tie Hoovers (Hubers) about 1790, from York County, Pennsylvania, or near Gettysburg. Fuller accounts will be found under Rainham, South Cayuga (MC).
| Author(s) | Joseph C Fretz |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Fretz, Joseph C. "Haldimand County (Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 23 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Haldimand_County_(Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=81605.
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Fretz, Joseph C. (1956). Haldimand County (Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Haldimand_County_(Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=81605.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 634. All rights reserved.
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