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Baden, Ontario is a village in [[Waterloo County (Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo County]] (now Region of Waterloo), with a population of 690 in 1955 (3,800 in 2009). It was noted in the 1950s for production of linseed oil and Limburger cheese. The first Mennonite ([[Amish Mennonites|Amish]]) settlers arrived here in 1824. There were six Mennonite churches within a radius of five miles (eight km) of the village, two of which were Amish background and one [[Reformed Mennonite Church|Reformed Mennonite]], comprising a total membership of approximately 900 in 1955, about 15 per cent of whom lived within the village. The [[Baden Mennonite Church (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|Baden Mennonite Church]] originated as a mission built by Peter Moyer in 1913 in an attempt to draw the Mennonites and Amish together. | Baden, Ontario is a village in [[Waterloo County (Ontario, Canada)|Waterloo County]] (now Region of Waterloo), with a population of 690 in 1955 (3,800 in 2009). It was noted in the 1950s for production of linseed oil and Limburger cheese. The first Mennonite ([[Amish Mennonites|Amish]]) settlers arrived here in 1824. There were six Mennonite churches within a radius of five miles (eight km) of the village, two of which were Amish background and one [[Reformed Mennonite Church|Reformed Mennonite]], comprising a total membership of approximately 900 in 1955, about 15 per cent of whom lived within the village. The [[Baden Mennonite Church (Baden, Ontario, Canada)|Baden Mennonite Church]] originated as a mission built by Peter Moyer in 1913 in an attempt to draw the Mennonites and Amish together. | ||
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Baden, Ontario is a village in Waterloo County (now Region of Waterloo), with a population of 690 in 1955 (3,800 in 2009). It was noted in the 1950s for production of linseed oil and Limburger cheese. The first Mennonite (Amish) settlers arrived here in 1824. There were six Mennonite churches within a radius of five miles (eight km) of the village, two of which were Amish background and one Reformed Mennonite, comprising a total membership of approximately 900 in 1955, about 15 per cent of whom lived within the village. The Baden Mennonite Church originated as a mission built by Peter Moyer in 1913 in an attempt to draw the Mennonites and Amish together.
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| Author(s) | Leslie H Witmer |
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| Date Published | 1955 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Witmer, Leslie H. "Baden (Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Baden_(Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=75059.
APA style
Witmer, Leslie H. (1955). Baden (Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Baden_(Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=75059.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 209. All rights reserved.
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