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ORIGIN The Eichers are of Swiss origin, with their "Heimat" (place of citizenship) at Buchholterberg, near Steffisburg, Switzerland. The meaning of "Eicher" is oak tree. (1) (See Notes below) The Eicher immigrants to Canada, however, left from Upper Alsace, the present-day department of Haut-Rhin, France.

According to the researched records, six or seven families or individuals with the Eicher surname settled in Canada in the 1800’s. After some years some of these moved on, while some stayed, and descendants still live in Southern Ontario today. Following is a listing of these seven families or individuals, including a few details:

[When Lorraine Roth did her research, she was not able to connect these seven Eicher families or individuals into one family, although she probably assumed there were family relationships. Upon acquiring the sourcebook Montbeliard Mennonite Church Register 1750-1958, by Joe A. Springer, Goshen, Indiana, 2015, I found that the Eicher family outline shows that most of these Eichers who came to Canada in the 1800’s were indeed related to each other.

After these seven Eicher families/individuals are listed, there will be a chart showing their common ancestry in brief form. Following the brief list will be an extended list of the Hans Eicher and Anna Schwarri family. BWJ]

[1] The first Amish Mennonite Eichers in Canada were Frederick and Veronica Eicher. They appeared in the Wilmot census and assessment records from 1832 to 1837. No children were listed in their household; so they were probably a childless couple.

The newspaper Canada Museum printed in Berlin (now Kitchener) carried the announcement of "Friedrich" Eicher's death on July 14, 1838, at the age of 65. The newspaper stated that he had been a "Lehrer" (literally teacher) in the Amish "Gemeinde" (Congregation) for 17 years. The funeral was held on July 16 with "Lehrer" Johannes Brenneman giving a fitting address and "Lehrer" Johannes Oesch preaching on the Word from James 1:12. (2) Historians of the Amish Mennonite community in Upper Canada have missed a few ordained persons, the first one of whom was Frederick Eicher. If Eicher was a minister for 17 years, we can assume that he was ordained in Europe, because he did not likely come to Canada much before 1832 when he first appeared in the census.

Veronica Eicher (the first time she is named) appeared in the 1840 census. She had one cow and was assessed at three pounds. In the 1851 census, her age was 74 and she was living with John Boesiger, a widower. Both were born in France.

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Heimat of the Eicher family is Buchholterber, Canton Bern, Switzerland

Sulgnau – self-photographed – Public Domain

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Frederick Eicher, son of Christian Eicher and Elizabeth Baumgartner b. June 1773, probably France

d. 14 Jul 1838, Wilmot Township, Canada Veronica (maiden name unknown), b. ca.1777, France d. after 1851, probably Wilmot Township Friedrich Eicher is known to have a brother Christian. His parents, Christian and Elizabeth (Baumgartner) Eicher lived at Hirsingue in 1789. They may have emigrated from La Havre to New York on the Ship Edward Quesnel, arriving on June 21, 1830 [2] The Eichers were next represented by the family of Marie Eicher, widow of Jean/John Boshart, who arrived in 1837 with her family in Upper Canada where her brother-in-law, Christian Boshart lived. Her parents were Jean/John Eicher and Anna Hostetler, and her grandparents were Hans Eicher and Anna Schwarri. Some details on this family will be found below. For a more complete story, see the BOSHART Family Genealogical Introduction. [3] In 1848, 19-year-old Martin Eicher received a passport in Alsace – destination Canada. (4) He was born in Pulversheim and was a resident of Walheim, but his presence in Canada has not been established. Martin was the son of Hans Eicher and Margaret Conrad, and a brother to Daniel and Jacob Eicher below. He must have changed his mind about Canada, for he applied for naturalization in Wayne County, Ohio in 1849. He married Barbara Roth, daughter of Jacob Roth and Anna Maria Miller. Martin is the son of Jacob Eicher and Anna Lugbull, and the great-grandson of Hans Eicher and Anna Schwarri, [4] A Daniel Eicher began to appear in the land records in 1848. He owned the west half of Lot 31, Concession XVI, East Zorra Township, Oxford County, from January to October, 1848. In 1850, Daniel Eicher witnessed the sale of the east half of Lot 35, Concession XIV, East Zorra, from Emile and Susanna Arthaud to John Master. Then he purchased 12 acres of Lot 12, Concession I in Block A., Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, selling them again in 1851. In the 1851 census, he appeared as a sawyer, age 28, with Abram Master at New Dundee, also in Wilmot. It is assumed these are all the same Daniel Eicher. Daniel Eicher was the son of Hans Eicher and Margaret Conrad, and the great-grandson of Hans Eicher and Anna Schwarri, which connects him to the rest of the Eichers in Upper Canada. Daniel left La Havre, France on the Ship “Argo” and arrived in New York on July 6, 1845. On the ship list he follows Jacob Liechty (age 25). An Eicher (first name not given) is mentioned in an 1846 letter from Coutenans, France, to Jacob Liechty, at Petersburg, Wilmot Township. After 6 years in Upper Canada, Daniel then returned to Europe, intending to bring his parents to the new world, but they chose to stay. He then appears on the same ship list, but on a different place on the list, as Magdalena Rich, who is with her widowed mother, Barbara Ramseyer Rich, and other of the Rich children. They arrived at New York on the ‘Switzerland’ on June 7, 1855. One source states that Daniel Eicher married Magdalena Rich on July 8, 1855, but another source says they married April 17, 1855, which would have placed the ceremony in Europe. Perhaps they had two ceremonies, one on either side of the ocean. Barbara Ramseyer Rich lived in Wayne County, Ohio for a short time, and then they relocated to Washington, County, Iowa, where Daniel’s wife died on April 17, 1856. Daniel Eicher remarried Magdalena Klopfenstein. [5] Catherine (Ropp) Eicher, widow of Pierre/Peter Eicher, was issued a passport on February 18, 1861. She was accompanied by five children, one of them married with one child. Pierre had died in Luemschwiller, Alsace, in 1851, being the son of Christian Eicher and Anna Rich, and the grandson of Hans Eicher and Anna Schwarri. Luemschwiller was also the place where the family lived when Catherine applied for a passport. Her family will be given in more detail in the following pages.

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[6] Henry Eicher came to Canada with his mother, sister, and step-father, Joseph Ramseyer in the 1860s. Henry was the son of Jacob Eicher and Anne Marie Sommer. Jacob Eicher, the first of his siblings to emigrate, was the son of Hans Eicher and Margaret Conrad, and an older brother to Daniel and Martin, mentioned above. Therefore, Jacob was a great-grandson of Hans Eicher and Anna Schwarri. More details on Henry Eicher's family follow. [7] Joseph and Maria Eicher, ages 63 and 61, and two teenage children, Jacob, age 15 and Catherine, age 17, appeared in the 1881 Wilmot census record, but from whence they came and whither they went is also not known. We do not know how to connect this family to the rest of the Eichers who came to Upper Canada. HANS EICHER FAMILY Brief Listing of Eicher Family – showing the relationships of those who arrived in Canada in the 1800’s

Those names listed in bold font in the above listing of the seven families/individuals are also marked with bold print in the following chart.

Hans Eicher, b. ca 1663 m. Anna [Hunli?] b. ca.1667 Outline of this couple’s children is tentative

↓ Jacob Eicher, b. ca.1692-d. before 1755

Took lease on Mont-Chevis (new farm) in 1723 with Ulrich Neuhauser 1m. Katharina Graber b. ca.1709 at Etoban 2m. Verena Oberli, probable dau. of Hans Ober and Katharina Pflugsdorfler

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Hans Eicher, son of Jacob Eicher and Verena Oberli Christian Eicher (probable relationship)

b. in France; d. July 9, 1779 at Grand-Charmont m. Elizabeth Baumgartner m. Anna Schwarri, d. 1799, dau. of Jacob Schwarri

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Hans Eicher Jacob Eicher Christian Eicher Friedrich Eicher, d.1838 m. Anna Hochstetler m. Anna Lugbull m. Anna Rich m. Verena/Veronica _________

↓ ↓ ↓ Maria Eicher Hans Eicher Peter Eicher m. John Boshart m. Margaret Conrad m. Catherine Ropp ↓ |

- Jacob Eicher b. 1829 m. Anne Marie Sommer son Henry Eicher m. Maria Lichti

- Daniel Eicher b. 1825 1m. Magdalena Rich; 2m. Magd. Klopfenstein

- Martin Eicher b. 1828 m. Barbara Roth

NOTE: Joseph Peter Staker, compiler of Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County, Illinois, lists Christian Eicher (m. Catherine Ropp) as the son of Jacob Eicher and Maria Klopfenstein, and grandson of Jacob Eicher and Katharina Graber. Obviously further research is needed to correct this discrepancy.

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THE HANS EICHER AND ANNA (SCHWARRI ) FAMILY Hans EicHEr, son of Jacob Eicher and Verena Oberli grandson of Hans Eicher and Anna [Hunli?]

Living at Dung, Doubs, Montbeliard, France in 1759; Later lived at Brognard, Doubs; In March 1773 he entered a lease agreement at Chenebier, Haut Saone;

b. in France; d. July 9, 1779 at Grand-Charmont (he drowned)

m. Mar. 9, 1750 at Mont-Chevis, Doubs, Montbeliard?

anna scHwarri, dau. of Jacob Schwarri ` d. Apr. 19, 1799, Schweihof Farm, Haut Rhin,

Alsace, France

Names in bold print indicates presence in Canada

Children and further generations:

(1) Hans Eicher, b. in France; d. July. 27, 1814 Altkirch, Alsace, France m. Anna Hochstetler, dau. of Peter Hochstetler and Anna Rodtell

b. Jan. 24, 1758; d. Feb. 11, 1822 Luemschwiller, Alsace Children: 1. Hans Eicher, b. May 19, 1782 Asp; d. Apr. 18, 1850 Altkirch, Alsace, m. Katherina Eicher, dau. of Joseph Eicher and Anna Lehman (Hans and Katharina were first cousins) 2. Marie Eicher, b. May 6, 1787 at Chenebier, Haut-Saone; d. Feb. 15, 1850 Wilmot Twp., Ontario m. John Boshart, son of John Boshart and Anna Maria Miller (More information on this family appears below) 3. Anna Eicher, b. June 5, 1789 in France; d. Dec. 21, 1844 Thiancourt, Belfort 4. Peter Eicher, b. Apr. 19, 1791 in France 5. Katharina Eicher, b. Feb. 3, 1793 in France 6. Katharina Eicher, b. 1796 at Chenebier, Haut-Saone; d. Mar. 6, 1857 Thiancourt, Belfort m. Christian Roth, son of Christian Roth and Elizabeth Schad 7. Verena Eicher, b. ca.1798 in France; d. Nov. 23, 1810 Altkirch, Haut-Rhin, Alsace 8. Christian Eicher, b. ca.1799 at Belfort; d. Nov. 2, 1831 Dannemarie, Haut-Rhin, Alsace (2) Jacob Eicher, b. ca. 1756 in France; d. July 3, 1815 at Aspach, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Ordained to the ministry Apr. 8, 1792; reportedly died after a beating by German soldiers m. Nov. 25, 1781 at Les Gouttes Farms, Montbeliard, Doubs, France Anna Lugbull, dau. of Hans Lugbull/Luginbuhl and Anna Bütschi b. ca. 1762; d. Feb. 13, 1828 at Weisskirch, Haut-Rhin, Alsace Children: 1. Anna Eicher, b. 1782 at Michelfelden Farm, Haut-Rhin; d. Aug. 13, 1844 Weisskirch, Haut-Rhin, m. Hans Steinbrunner, son of Friedrich Steinbrunner and Elizabeth Stauffer

2. Hans Eicher, b. ca. 1784 at Granzele Farm, Haur-Rhin; d. Nov. 22, 1858 at Aspach, Haut-Rhin m. Aug. 20, 1806 at Aspach, Haut-Rhin Margaret Conrad, dau. of Martin Conrad and Anna Lichti b. July 15, 1786 at Seloncourt, Doubs; d. Oct 16, 1857 at Aspach, Haut-Rhin, Alsace Children: 1) Anna Eicher, b. Aug. 20, 1807 at Aspach; d. May 17, 1814 Bisel, Haut-Rhin

The Hans Eicher family was living Dung, Canton de Montbeliard Ouest, Le Doubs, France in 1759

Credit: routedescommunes.com

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2) Jakob Eicher, b. Sept. 2, 1809 Rougemont-le-Chateau, Belfort; d. June 21, 1849 at Stark Co., Ohio

m. Anne Marie Sommer, dau. of Joseph Sommer and Magdalena Kropf Children; a. Heinrich Eicher (1845-1908) m. Maria Lichti b. Mary Eicher (1849-1930) m. Michael K. Ramseyer (Anne Marie (Sommer) Eicher 2m. to Joseph Ramseyer) 3) Hans Eicher, b. Mar. 17, 1812 at Bisel, Haut-Rhin; d. May 19, 1814 Bisel, Haut-Rhin 4) Joseph Eicher, b. May 4, 1814 Bisel, Haut-Rhin; d. Mar. 16, 1883 Staffelfelden, Haut-Rhin m. Elizabeth Kropf, dau. of Heinrich Kropf and Verena Schlatter 5) Anna Eicher, b. Aug. 10, 1816 Bisel, Haut-Rhin; d. July 7, 1880 Washington Co., Iowa m. Hans Wittmer, son of Hans Widmer and Barbara Lugbull 6) Verena Eicher, b. Aug. 5, 1818 Bisel, Haut-Rhin; d. Sept. 28, 1850 Marckolsheim, Bas-Rhin m. Jakob Sommer, son of Joseph Sommer and Magdalena Kropf 7) Christian Eicher, b. July 13, 1819? Bisel, Haut-Rhin; d. Feb. 21, 1896 Washington Co. Iowa m. Anna Wenger, dau. of Christian Wenger and Anna Maria Roth 8) Hans Eicher, b. July 13, 1820 at Bisel, Haut-Rhin; d. Mar. 3, 1887 at Henry Co., Iowa m. Katharina Rich, dau. of Joseph Rich and Barbara Ramseyer 9) Peter Eicher, b. Oct. 16, 1822 Marchelavillars Farm, Doubs; d. Nov. 18, 1876 Carspach, m. Katharine Sommer, dau. of Joseph Sommer and Magdalena Kropf [Haut-Rhin 10) Daniel Eicher, b. Apr. 21, 1825 at Pulversheim; d. Jan. 19, 1898, Henry Co., Iowa 1m. Magdalena Rich, dau. of Joseph Rich and Barbara Ramseyer 2m. Magdalena Klopfenstein, dau. of Peter Klopfenstein and Anna Müller 11) Martin Eicher, b. Mar. 15, 1828 Pulversheim; d. Mar. 13, 1884 Washington Co., Iowa m. Barbara Roth, dau. Jacob Roth and Anna Maria Miller 12) Benjamin Eicher, b. Mar. 10, 1832 Pulversheim; d. Dec. 7, 1893 Washington Co., Iowa m. Lydia Sommer, dau. of Joseph Sommer and Elizabeth Miller 3. Jacob Eicher, b. Apr. 28, 1787 Granzele Farm, Haur-Rhin; d. Dec. 13, 1867 at Fulton Co., Ohio 1m. Katharina Klopfestein, dau. of Daniel Klopfenstein and Maria Riess 2m. Barbara Stucky, dau. of Benedikt Stucky and Anna Eicher

4. Maria Eicher, b. Jul. 17, 1792 Aspach, Haut-Rhin, Alsace; d. July 25, 1845 Issenheim, Haut-Rhin m. Daniel Schlatter, son of Daniel Schlatter and Katharina Huntzinger

5. Joseph Eicher, b. Aspach, Haut-Rhin, Alsace; d. May 20, 1793 Aspach

6. Joseph Eicher, b. Oct. 2, 1795 Aspach, Haut-Rhin; d. Feb. 2, 1797 Aspach

7. Joseph Eicher, b. Mar. 8, 1798 Aspach, Haut-Rhin; d. Mar. 10, 1883 Pulversheim, Haut-Rhin m. Katharina Schwarri

8. Katharina Eicher, b. Apr. 6, 1800 Aspach, Haut-Rhin; d. Nov. 9, 1870 Adams Co., Indiana m. Abraham Moser, son of Hans Moser and Magdalena Wenger

9. Verena Eicher, b. Feb. 10, 1804 Aspach, Haut-Rhin. m. Christian Widmer, son of Hans Widmer and Katharina Graber (3) Anna Eicher, b. ca.1759 at Brognard, Doubs; d. Apr. 24, 1834 Schweighof Farm, Haut-Rhin, Alsace

m. Christian Lugbull, son of Hans Lugbull/Luginbuhl and Anna Bütschi

(4) Barbara Eicher, b. France; d. Dec. 14, 1789 in France m. Hans Lugbull, son of Hans Lugbull/Luginbuhl and Anna Bütschi

(5) Katharina Eicher (questionable)

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(6) Joseph Eicher, b. in France; d. Feb. 13, 1785 at Brognard, Doubs (7) Maria Eicher, b. ca.1762 in France; d. Feb. 24, 1829 Bottmingen, Basel, Switzerland

m. Nicolas Rich, son of Peter Rich and Katharina Stauffer

(8) Christian Eicher , b. ca.1765 at Brognard, Doubs; d. Aug. 5, 1839 Windenhof Farm, Haut-Rhin Ordained deacon May 24, 1801

1m. Nov. 24, 1795 to Anna Rich, dau. of Peter Rich and Katharina Stauffer 2m. Sept. 2, 1815 to Anna Ummel, dau. of Christian Ummel and Barbara Stucky Children of Christian Eicher and Anna Rich:

1. Anna Eicher, b. 1798 Montbeliard, Doubs; d. May 15, 1815 Montigo, Haut-Rhin

2. Katharina Eicher, b. Jun. 22, 1799 Montbeliard, Doubs; died young

3. Katharina Eicher, b. Oct. 5, 1800 Aux Gouttes, Montbeliard; d. Oct. 131859 Jettingen, Haut-Rhin m. Antoine Runsser, son of Jean Runsser and Agathe Wacker

4. Christian Eicher, b. Aug. 28, 1802 Aux Gouttes, Montbeliard; d. ?

5. Pierre/Peter Eicher, b. 7 Mar 1804, Aux Gouttes, Montbeliard, Doubs, France d. 4 Sept 1851, Luemschwiller, Haut-Rhin (Alsace) Catherine Ropp, dau. of Joseph Ropp and Elisabeth Maurer b. 10 Nov 1808, Luemschwiller d. 13 Feb 1866, bu. 19th Line Cemetery , East Zorra (More information on this family appears below)

6. Maria Eicher, b. Apr. 13, 1806 Aux Gouttes, Montbeliard; d. Feb. 1, 1871 Ung 1m. Joseph Schwarri, son of Hans Schwarri and Anna Schertz 2m. Joseph Roth, son of Nicolas Roth and Anna Tschantz

7. Verena Eicher, b. July 24, 1808 Aux Gouttes, Montbeliard; d. Aug. 5, 1808 Aux Gouttes,

8. Verena Eicher, b. July 5, 1809 Aux Gouttes, Montbeliard; d. ?

9. Hans Eicher, b. Dec. 15, 1811 Aux Gouttes, Montbeliard; d. Dec. 26, 1811 Aux Gouttes

(9) Verena Eicher, b. ca.1773 at Brognard, Doubs; d. May 8, 1853 Schweighof Farm, Haut-Rhin

The information for the above Hans Eicher and Anna Schwarri Family was compiled by Bruce W. Jantzi using the Montbeliard Mennonite Church Register, 1750-1958, Joe A. Springer. More information on the Eicher family is available in this book.

The following three families listed in the chart above will be expanded below. 1. Marie Eicher, widow of John Boshart 2. Peter Eicher and Catherine Ropp 3. Henry Eicher and the Ramseyers

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In the spring of 1837, Marie Eicher Boshart, then a widow, took her family to Le Havre, France, and boarded the Ship Burgundy, landing in New York on April 20. In France it was customary for women to retain their maiden names; so when Marie was asked for her name, she gave it as Marie Eicherin (the "in" ending is the German feminine form). The scribe then made ditto marks for the children, calling them "Eicherin" also.(12)

Presumably, the family headed straight for Canada and Wilmot Township, arriving at the children's Uncle Christian's home in May. According to their naturalization records they arrived in Canada in May of 1838. One suspects this to be in error, although it is possible that they stayed in Pennsylvania for a year.

JOHN AND MARIE (EICHER) BOSHART FAMILY

Jean/John Boshart, son of John Boshart and Anna Maria Miller b. 25 Feb 1788, Wittelsheim, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France

d. between 1831 and 1837, France m. 8 Jan 1818, Luemschwiller, Haut-Rhin Marie Eicher, dau. of Jean/Hans Eicher and Anna Hochstetler

Grandparents of Marie Eicher are Hans Eicher and Anna Schwarri and Peter Hochstetler and Anna Rodtell. (3)

b. 10 Sep 1788, Chenebrie?, Hericourt, Haute-Soane; 6 May 1787 (record as found by J. Springer) d. 15 Feb 1850, Wilmot Township

Children: Grandchildren: 1. Christian E. Boshart Elizabeth Boshart (1845-1871) m. Joseph B. Jantzi b. 28 Oct 1818 (Joseph rm. to Catherine Jausi) Luemschwiller Catherine Boshart (1846-1942) m. Daniel L. Kuepfer d. 31 Jul 1892 Magdalena Boshart (1848-1932) m. Peter G. Jantzi Milford, NE Jacob B. Boshart (1850-1936) m. Mary Reck m. 19 May 1844 Wilmot John Boshart (1852-1934) m Barbara Erb Catherine Buerge Veronica Boshart (1854-1919) m. Jacob G. Jantzi b. 10 Mar 1826 Wilmot Marie Boshart (1857-1947) m. Daniel Brenneman d. 8 Dec 1920 Barbara Boshart (1859-1862) (of diphtheria) Albany, OR Leah Boshart (1861-1934) m. William Beilstein dau. of Jacob Buerge Christian B. Boshart (1864-1919) and Elizabeth Grieser Daniel B. Boshart (1866-1956) m. Magdalena Ulrich David Boshart (1868-1957) m. Mary Lucy Davidson

MARIE EICHER, WIDOW OF JOHN BOSHART

Luemschwiller Town Hall and School

Luemschwiller, in Haut Rhin (Alsace) France, population 777 in 2020, is located not far from the Swiss border. John Boshart and Marie Eicher were married here in 1818, and their first four children were born here.

Credit: Rauenstein – Self Photographed – Creative Commons

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2. Joseph E. Boshart John Boshart (1846-1915) m. Barbara Jantzi b. 1 Apr 1821* Magdalena Boshart (1847-1926) m. Joseph B.S. Jantzi Luemschwiller Jacob Boshart (1849-1923) m. Maria Jantzi d. 10 Jan 1895 Wilmot Christian Boshart (1851-1938) m. Mary Schwartzenruber m. 21 Apr 1845 Wilmot Menno Boshart (1853-1934) m. Magdalena Zehr Mary Roth 2m. Catherine Schwartzentruber; 3m. Anna (Sengpal) Kennel b. 4 May* 1827 Joseph Boshart (1855-1934) m. Lydia Kennel Atlantic Ocean Catherine Boshart (1857-1875) d. 3* Jul 1876 Wilmot Elizabeth Boshart (1859-1861) dau. of Michael Roth Joel Boshart (1861-1942) m. Anna Kennel and Magdalena Lichti David Boshart (1863-1940) m. Mary Schumm Leah Boshart (1866-1931) m. Joel Jantzi Elizabeth Boshart (1870-1903) m. Joel Jantzi Barbara Boshart (1872-1935) m. George Iutzi

3. Peter E. Boshart Leah Boshart (1846-1920) m. Levi Miller b. 26 Jan 1823* Luemschwiller Magdalena Boshart (1848-1857) d. 21 Aug 1896 Menno Boshart (1851-1929) m. Sophia Mehl Wayland, Iowa Barbara Boshart (1853-1874) m. Jonas Stutzman m. 1 June 1845 Wilmot Daniel Boshart (1856-1889) m. Catherine Bender Catherine Erb Catherine 2m. Benedict Wenger b. 9 Mar 1823 Penna. Mary Boshart (1859-1873) d. 2 Nov 1906 Iowa Fannie Boshart (1862-1922) m. Ben Laws dau. of Christian Erb Lydia Boshart (1866-1956) m. Charles Seburg and Maria Miller

4. Catherine Boshart Christian B. Roth (1844-1914) m. Anna Kuepfer b. 26 Jan 1825* Luemschwiller Magdalena Roth (1848-1862) d. 7 May 1907 Wilmot Leah Roth (1850-1907) m. Peter L. Litwiller m. 14 Jun 1844 Wilmot Jacob B. Roth (1852-1931) m. Catharine Gardner John Roth 2m. Magdalena Eiman b. 16 Jun 1823 France 3m. Veronica Streicher d. 17 Jun 1893 Wilmot David B. Roth (1854-1944) m. Magdalena Miller son of Michael Roth Rachel Roth (1856-1942) m. Jacob Gordner and Magdalena Lichti

5. Nicholas Boshart b. 1826 France d. 27 Dec 1828 Dannemarie 6. Benedict Boshart

b. 28 Oct 1828 Dannemarie d. ? California?

Map of France

Showing Luemschwiller in Southern Alsace

By Superbenjamin – France Location Map

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Peter Eicher was born at the farm aux Gouttes, on the edge of Montbeliard in the Department of Doubs, France. Montbeliard is located near the southwestern tip of Alsace. The marriage record of Peter Eicher and Catherine Ropp has not been found. It is assumed that their first child was Christian, born in 1833 on the Farm Windenhof and registered at Willer. These places are found southeast of Altkirch in the Department of Haut-Rhin, Upper Alsace. Six children were born on the Windenhof between 1833 and 1842. By 1851, Peter and Catherine were living in Luemschwiller, the birth place of Catherine, and the residence of several members of the Ropp family. Peter died in 1851 at the age of 47. Luemschwiller is found north east of Altkirch. When Catherine applied for a passport, she gave her destination as Canada "to rejoin her brother Joseph Ropp." Five of her children, and Peter Jr.'s wife and child, were also listed on the passport. Catherine and her family left Le Havre France on the Ship Helvetia and landed in New York on May 10, 1861. (7) Catherine and all of her children on the passport and passenger lists showed up in the records in Canada except Christian. According to family tradition, Christian Eicher, married to Adel/Adeline (Ruby) Miller, had also come to Canada. He married in Indiana, however, leaving no trace of himself in Canada. In Bishop John Jantzi's marriage record book we find the marriage of Catherine Eicher to Joseph "Spring" in 1868, and that of Joseph Eicher to Catherine "Spring" a year earlier. Since the Joseph Eicher family gives Catherine's name as "Springer," I am assuming that is the correct form of the name. The Springer young people were children of Andrew and Catherine Spring[er]. According to an Eicher genealogy, Catherine's maiden name was Haus. Their children were born in France. Both the Eicher and Springer young people were residents of Ellice Township, Perth County, at the time of their marriage. Both couples migrated to the United States. When Catherine and Joseph Springer left for the United States, and where they went is not known. In the late 1870s they were probably living in Daviess County, Indiana. Joseph died in 1878, and in the 1880 census Catherine was living with the Jacob Graber family in Barr Township. Since she was living with unrelated people, she probably did not have any children. After 1886, Catherine married Christian Lengacher, a widower. Catherine probably died in the 1890s in Daviess County. (8) Her place of burial is not known. Joseph and Catherine Eicher migrated to Missouri where their third son, Christian, was born in 1873. By 1880, they were in Allen County, Indiana. Joseph and Catherine died in Grabill, Indiana – Joseph in 1915 and Catherine in 1916. Their son, Christian Eicher, came to Canada and married Mary Steckly. He took her back to Indiana where their first son was born and died. Then they returned to Canada where the rest of their children were born. Any Eichers residing in Canada are descendants of this couple. Peter Eicher Jr. was married to Veronica Stocky/Stucky, and they had a 7-month-old daughter when the family left France. Five children were born to them in Canada, the last one in 1869. Peter and Veronica (known as Fannie) probably left for Illinois after son Peter's birth in 1869. They had 11 children, of whom 10 were still living at the time of Veronica's death in 1919. From the names found in the Church Record book in Canada and in daughter Anna (Eicher) Sauder's obituary, we have been able to name all of these children, but do not know much about them. Peter and Fannie are buried in the Mennonite Cemetery (also known as Railroad Cemetery), near Pekin, Illinois.

PETER EICHER AND CATHERINE ROPP

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Maria Eicher, recorded as Anne Marie in her birth record, was the youngest living child of Peter and Catherine Eicher. She was 20 years old when the family migrated. In 1865, she married Michael Schrag from South Easthope Township. This marriage was recorded by Bishop Joseph Ruby. No doubt, Catherine (Ropp) Eicher, lived with her daughter Maria in East Zorra Township after her marriage.

Bishop Joseph Ruby recorded her name in his death record as "Catharina Rupp" – using her maiden name – as was the French custom. She died on February 13 and was buried on the 15th in the year 1866. She was buried in the 19th Line cemetery in East Zorra Township, Oxford County. Michael Schrag was a farmer as well as a cheesemaker at the Cassel Cheese factory in East Zorra. Maria and Michael Schrag were buried in the same cemetery as Maria's mother. FAMILY OF PETER EICHER AND CATHERINE ROPP

Pierre/Peter Eicher, son of Christian Eicher and Anne Rich b. 7 Mar 1804, Aux Gouttes, Montbeliard, Doubs, France d. 4 Sept 1851, Luemschwiller, Haut-Rhin (Alsace) Catherine Ropp, dau. of Joseph Ropp and Elisabeth Maurer b. 10 Nov 1808, Luemschwiller d. 13 Feb 1866, bu. 19th Line Cemetery , East Zorra

A. Christian Eicher, b. 8 Sept 1833(10) Windenhof, Willer, Haut-Rhin (Alsace) d. 25 Aug 1886, Daviess Co., Ind. m. 16 Apr 1874, Allen Co., Ind. Adeline Ruby, b. 5 Oct 1846, Strasbourg (family record) is believed to be the dau. or granddaughter of Hans Ruby and migrated to America in 1861 d. 6 Feb 1932, Daviess Co., Ind.

widow of Joseph Miller Sr., d. 10 Jan 1873 1. Catherine Eicher (1875-1935) d. in Wolford N.D. m. Abraham Gingerich (1875-1930), son of Joseph and Katharina (Reber) Gingerich 2. Mary Eicher (1876-1944) m. John K. Wagler; d. Daviess Co., Ind. 3. Jacob Eicher (1879-1961) m. Barbara Gerber; d. Allen Co., Ind. 4. Christian Eicher Jr. (1881-1883) 5. Lydia Eicher (1883-1961) m. Amos Graber; d. Daviess Co., Ind. 6. Samuel Eicher (1886-1956) m. Magdalena Raber Information received from Alva Eicher, Rt.4, Aylmer, Ontario, N5H 2R3

B. Catherine Eicher, b. 26 Feb 1835, Willer d. probably in 1890s in Daviess Co., Ind. m. 18 Feb 1868, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Canada Joseph Springer, son of Andrew and Catherine Springer b. ca.1840; d. Sept 1878 Catherine (Eicher) Springer, 2m. 25 Mar 1886, Daviess Co., Ind. Christian Lengacher, (widower) b. 5 May 1835

d. 5 Jan 1928, Stoll Cemetery, Daviess Co., Ind.(11)

C. Peter Eicher, b. 26 Mar 1836, Willer, Haut-Rhin (Upper Alsace), France d. Oct. 15, 1912, bu. Mennonite Cemetery, near Pekin, Ill. m. 28 May 1860, Rechesy, Haut-Rhin Veronica Stocky (Fannie Stuckey), dau. of Christian Stocky & Anna Marie Eschelmann b. 26 Mar 1833, Winhauft (Gospel Herald obituary) Waldighofen (marriage record) d. 25 Feb 1919, bu. Mennonite Cemetery, Pekin, Ill. Children listed on next page

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1. Catherine Eicher, b. 6 July 1860, Rechesy, near Florimont, Belfort, France d. Nov. 30, 1946.at Delafield, Hamilton County, Illinois m. May 10, 1879 at Danvers

Solomon E. Yoder, son of Joel Yoder and Lydia K. Yoder. b. March 101849, in Fairfield County, Ohio; d. Aug. 3, 1943 at Delafield. Illinois Catherine and Solomon are buried in Blooming Grove Cemetery at Bloomington

2. Mary Eicherborn, b. 1862 at Mornington Twp, Ontario d. Dec. 8, 1939at Alliance, Nebraska.

m. ca.1892 Frederick Kauffold [Hufford] b. Sept. 28, 1873 in Illinois; d. Feb. 17, 1936 at Alliance.

3. Anna Eicher, b. 28 Feb 1864, Mornington Twp. (Wellesley Church Record) d. 6 Aug 1938, Washington, Ill., bu. Roanoke Cemetery m. 3 Jan 1886 Henry [Harry] D. Sauder, son of Henry Sauder and Catherine Zeisset b. 8 Feb 1862, Lancaster, Pa. d. 17 Oct 1935, bu. Roanoke Mennonite Cemetery

4. Christian Eicher, b. 18 Nov 1865, Mornington Twp. (Church Record) d. April 2, 1943 at Pekin.

m. May 7, 1887 Lydia Anna Schrock, a dau. of Peter Schrock and Anna Garber

b. March 26, 1868 at Pekin; d. Feb. 6,1938 at Fisher, Champaign County According to Donna Schrock Birkey, "Christian developed a drinking problem and after the birth of two girls he disappeared and was never heard from again.”

5. Veronica [Freny] Eicher, b. 25 Nov 1867, Mornington Twp. (Church Record) d. Jan. 27, 1929 in Medina County, Texas.

m. Andrew Cender/Zendner, son of Christian Cender/Zendner and Mary Barbara Gerard b. March 4, 1862 in France; d. Feb. 26, 1948 at San Bernardino, California

6. Peter Eicher, b. 12 Dec 1869, Millbank, Ontario (civil registration) Peter appears as a 6-month-old on the 1870 census of Elm Grove, Illinois. He died before the Danvers census in June 1880.

7. Barbara Eicher, b. July 16, 1871 at Elm Grove, Illinois, d. Dec. 8, 1945 at Sawyer, North Dakota; buried in Rosehill Cemetery at Minot. m. Dec. 31, 1891 at Pekin

Frederick Weidler, b. June 18, 1866 at Wittenberg, Germany, d. Nov. 6, 1957 at Sawyer, North Dakota.

8. Magdalena Eicher, Jan. 10, 1874 at Elm Grove, Illinois d. June 7, 1957 at Chicago; buried in Irving Park Cemetery. m. Dec. 30, 1890

Christian Rich, son of Joseph Rich and Catherine Zimmerman b. March 8, 1865 at Washington; d. Nov. 20, 1939

They divorced, and she remarried to a Fischer before 1912

9. Joseph Eicher, b. Nov. 26, 1875 at Danvers; d. Sept. 5, 1961 at Tremont. m. Feb. 23, 1898 at Princeton, Bureau County

Anna Marie Toft, dau. of George Toft and Katherine Clausen b. Oct. 1, 1877 in Denmark; d. Feb. 1, 1955, at Bloomington

10. Jacob John Eicher, b. Sept. 5, 1878 at Lily; d. June 22, 1964 at Peoria. m. Dec. 17, 1901 at Mackinaw

Lulu Pettey, dau. Of William Pettey and Elizabeth Stout b. June 13, 1877 Mackinaw; d. June 6, 1972 at Peoria,

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11. Elizabeth Eicher, b. Jan. 10, 1881; d. May 1, 1922, at Howard, South Dakota. m. Jan. 1, 1901 Illinois

John Weishaupt, son of Joseph Weishaupt and Louise Hofmann b. Dec. 13, 1877 at Wittenberg, Germany; d. March 31, 1963 at Howard,

Peter and Veronica Eicher moved to Elm Grove, Illinois in 1867. According to Veronica's obituary in Gospel Herald (April 10, 1919), they had 11 children, 10 still living in 1919. The obituary gives the date of their migration to Illinois as 1865. With children born in Canada until 1869, that date is in error. Fannie's birth date, given as 1853, must also be incorrect.

D. Joseph Eicher, b. 2 May 1838, Willer d. 29 Mar 1915, Grabill, Allen County, Indiana m. 2 Apr 1867, Ellice Twp, Ontario Catherine Springer, dau. of Andrew and Catherine Springer b. 25 Jun 1848, _________ France d. 19 Jun 1916, Grabill, Indiana Children: 1. Andrew Eicher (1 Mar 1868 - 26 Jun 1934) (born in Canada, died at New Haven, Allen Co., Ind.) m. Catherine Graber

2. Joseph Eicher (9 Aug 1871- ) died young

3. Christian Eicher, b. 27 Mar 1873, Missouri d. 2/6 May 1956, bu. Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Ontario m. 20 May 1909, Perth Co., Ont. Mary Steckly, dau. of David Steckly and Magdalena Ropp b. 5 June 1883, Ellice Township d. 25 Apr 1970, bu. Poole Mennonite Cemetery Children; a. Joseph Eicher (1910) (born and died in Indiana) b. David Eicher (1911-1985) m. Helen Pommer c. Adeline Eicher (1918- ) m. Irvin Greve d. Salome Eicher (1920- ) m. Ivan Henning e. William Eicher (1922-1997) m. Helene Bender f. Magdalena (Mattie) Eicher (1927- ) 1m. W. Harold Roth;

2m. Serenus Schwartzentruber

4. Catherine Eicher (22 Jul 1874- ) died young

5. John Eicher (27 Mar 1876-1898)

6. Mary Eicher (4 Aug 1878-1888)

7. Michael Eicher (2 Feb 1880 - 30 Mar 1951) (born in Allen Co., Ind.) m. Lydia Schlatter, Grabill, Ind.

8. David Eicher, died young

9. stillborn son

10. Noah Eicher (30 Mar 1889 - 13 Jan 1956) (born in Allen Co., Ind.) m. Christena Schwartz

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E. (Anne) Maria Eicher, b. 2 July 1840, Willer d. 3 Sept 1911, bu. 19th Line Cemetery, East Zorra m. 28 Mar 1865, South Easthope Twp. Michael Schrag, son of Joseph Schrag and Catherine Schwartzentruber b. ___ ___ 1841, S Easthope Twp. d. 17 Feb 1928, bu. 19th Line Cemetery, East Zorra

Children:

1. Catherine Schrag (8 Jan 1866 - 25 Aug 1945) m. John Ropp

2. Joseph Schrag (2 Jun 1867 - 26 Feb 1938)

3. Rachel Schrag (1868- ) died young

4. Rudolph Schrag (15 Apr 1869 - 8 Nov 1908)

5. Maria Schrag (23 Nov 1871 - 7 Aug 1872) F. Elisabeth Eicher, b. 6 Jul 1842, Willer, Haut-Rhin d. 31 Jul 1842, Willer, Haut-Rhin THE EICHER/RAMSEYER FAMILY IN CANADA

Jacob Eicher, his wife Anne Marie (known as Mary) Sommer, and their son Henry migrated from Staffelfelden, Haut-Rhin, France, to Akron, Ohio, in 1847. (12) Jacob died there in June 1849, and Mary gave birth to their daughter Mary in September. Widow Mary married Joseph Ramseyer, an immigrant to Stark County, Ohio, and a widower with seven children. Another son was born in 1859.

At the time of the Civil War, Joseph and Mary moved to Canada with all of their children except Joseph's two oldest children who were probably already married. In 1866, they purchased Lot 19, North Bleam's Road from William Scott. This 200-acre lot already had two houses, as well as an additional dwelling on the east half. The same year, Joseph Ramseyer's son Michael, married Mary's daughter Mary Eicher.

In 1868, Henry Eicher married Maria Lichti, and in 1874, Joseph Ramseyer sold them the east half of the lot with the large stone mansion, built by William Scott in 1859 and the smaller house which had probably served as servants' quarters. Joseph still owned the west half, but it is not clear in which house the three different family units lived.

In 1873, Michael Ramseyer died at the age of 29, leaving Mary and six children -- another one unborn. According to family tradition Michael died in a tree-felling accident. According the civil death record he died of measles.

In 1877, Joseph Ramseyer and Henry Eicher both sold their portions of the Wilmot property and moved to Hay Township, taking their families, including Widow Mary (Eicher) Ramseyer and her children with them.

Henry did considerable land buying and selling in Hay. He first leased the north half of Lot 22, Concession XIV, from the Canada Company in 1876 and the south half in 1878, obtaining ownership to the south half in 1878 and the north half in 1881. By 1881 he had also acquired Lot 21 in the same concession.

Joseph Ramseyer had purchased Lot 26 and the south half of Lot 27, also in the 14th concession, selling part of the property to Mary Ramseyer (probably the widow of his son Michael) in 1883. Joseph Ramseyer died in the winter of 1890.

HENRY EICHER AND THE RAMSEYERS

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Henry Egly, an Amish-Mennonite minister of Adams County, Indiana, began a religious awakening movement which was first known as the "Egly Amish." He made various preaching tours to Amish Mennonite communities, throughout the United States. During the 1880s he found several families in Hay Township who were open to his preaching – among them the Ramseyers and the Eichers. His first recorded trip to Canada was in 1881. On his trip in 1885, Henry Eicher was baptized. In 1888 he made another trip and baptized several more persons. He also visited a few families in the New Hamburg area. In August 1889, Henry Egly and his wife visited Canada again and held communion, staying with Henry Eichers for the night. In February 1890, Henry Egly was called to come for the burial of Joseph Ramseyer, and he obliged, taking the train at 2 o'clock in the morning. (13)

According to the family story, the Ramseyer and Eicher men went to Elkton, Michigan, in the spring following Father Ramseyer's death, chose a few small acreages and set up some houses. The adult men returned to Canada, leaving the younger ones to take care of things. In 1891, Henry purchased his sister's property, but sold it again the following year. Henry is supposed to have gone to Michigan again in 1892 with Michael's and Joseph's widows joining the rest of the family in 1893. Henry Eicher did not sell his initial land purchases until 1903. Is the family tradition in error concerning the dates, or was Henry unable to sell his land in 1893, or did he keep it in case he wanted to come back again? In any case, the Eichers, the Ramseyers, including most of the Peter Ramseyer family from Wilmot Township, and several other Amish Mennonite families, including Gaschos and Herfords, settled in Michigan and became members of the Henry Egly group which had become known as the Defenceless Mennonite Church, now known as the Evangelical Mennonite Church. The church at Elkton, however, became part of what is now the Missionary Church. THE EICHER / SOMMER / RAMSEYER FAMILY Jacob Eicher, son of John L. Eicher and Margaret Conrad; grandson of Jacob Eicher and Anna Luginbiel

b. 2 Sep 1809, Rougemont-le-Chateau, Belfort, France d. 21 Jun 1849, near Akron, Ohio m. 15 May 1843 Staffelfelden, Haut-Rhin Anne Marie (Mary) Sommer, dau. of Joseph Sommer and Magdalena Kropf b. 25 Jul 1814, Schnellenbuhl, Selestat, Bas-Rhin (lived at Jungholz at time of marriage) d. 22 Jan 1902, bu. Elkton, Michigan 2m. ca. 1858 to Joseph Ramseyer (a widower, brought 7 children into the marriage; not listed here) Children: 1) Henry S. Eicher, b. 5 Dec 1845, Staffelfelden, Haut-Rhin d. 11 May 1908, bu. Riverside Cemetery, Elkton, Mich. m. 8 Oct 1868, Bleam's Rd., Wilmot Twp., by Peter Litwiller Maria Lichti, dau. of John Lichti and Elizabeth Kropf b. 6 June 1852, Wilmot Township d. 24 Oct 1914, Riverside Cemetery

This family first lived in Wilmot, then Hay Township, Huron Co., and then in Huron County, Michigan. They had 12 children.

2) Mary Eicher, b. 24 Sep 1849, Akron, Ohio d. 16 Aug 1930, bu. Crystal, Michigan m. 4 Mar 1866, Wilmot Township Michael K. Ramseyer, son of Joseph Ramseyer and Barbara Klopfenstein b. ca.1844, Stark Co., Ohio d. 9 Apr 1873, bu. Baden, Ontario

While living on Bleam's Road, Wilmot, Michael died at age 29. The widow and children accompanied the Ramseyer parents and others to Hay Township and then to Michigan. There were seven children.

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3) John S. Ramseyer, born to Mary (Sommer, Eicher) Ramseyer and Joseph Ramseyer b. 9 Jul 1859, Stark Co., Ohio d. 3 Feb 1933, bu. Riverside Cemetery, Michigan m. 4 Oct 1879, Hay Township, Ont. (civil record) 17 Oct 1879, Zurich, Ont. (family record) Mary Ann Schmidt, dau. of Andrew and Gertrude Schmidt b. 3 Jan 1862, Zurich, Ont. d. 26 Feb 1941, bu. Riverside Cemetery, Michigan Moved to Michigan with the rest of the Eicher and Ramseyer families. They had seven children.

Standing, l - r: Henry Eicher; Mary (Lichti) (Mrs. Henry) Eicher; Maryann (Schmidt) (Mrs. John S.) Ramseyer; John S. Ramseyer; Seated: Mary (Sommer, Eicher) (Mrs. Joseph Ramseyer); Mary (Eicher) (Mrs. Michael K.) Ramseyer. 1) Was Isch Dini Nahme? What Is Your Name? by Delbert L. Gratz. Masthof Press, Morgantown, PA, 1995, page 12.

2) Canada Museum, August 30, 1838.

3) Names of Marie Eicher’s grandparents are found in, Montbeliard Mennonite Church Register 1750-1958: A Sourcebook for Amish Mennonite History and Genealogy, by Joseph A. Springer, Goshen, Indiana, 2015.

4) Alsace Emigration List, LDS film #1125003

7) Photocopy of ship passenger list received from Joe Springer, Goshen, Indiana. (copy in EICHER Document file)

NOTES:

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8) The Amish in Daviess County, Indiana by Joseph Stoll, [Aylmer, Ontario], 1997, pages 44, 55.

9) The verse on her tombstone reads: "God had called the mother home Her flesh lies mouldering in the tomb And man the offspring may be blest And mother in eternal rest."

10) The genealogy, Descendants of Joseph Miller and Christian Eicher gives Christian's year of birth as 1834 (page 37). In the French record we find it was 1833.

11) The Amish in Daviess County, Indiana, pages 44, 55, 208, 254.

12) Alsace Emigration List, LDS film #1125003

13) "Henry Egly (1824-1890) and Canada" Notes compiled by Steve Estes sent to Lorraine Roth, August 2002.

References: 1) Notes and correspondence received from Ruth Thayer of Bad Axe, Michigan, in the late 1960s.

2) Further research in French records done by Joseph Springer, Mennonite Historical Library, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, and Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, genealogical researcher, of Princeton, New Jersey.

3) Photocopies of Eicher documents from France were received from Sara (Eicher) Howell, Holmesville, OH. Copies of the originals, transcriptions and translations are found in the EICHER Document file.

4) Notes by Dale Nofzinger along with a photocopy of an article by Joseph Stoll: "The Eichers of Adams County, Indiana" in Family Life, May 1987.

5) 13) "An Early Amish Lawsuit, 1861" by Joseph Stoll in Family Life, August/ September, 1987 (Eicher and Ramseyer involvement) (photocopy)

6) Descendants of Joseph Miller and Christian Eicher, 1970, by Loretta J. Yoder, then of Wolford, N.D. (photocopy)

Published genealogies: 1) Descendants of Joseph Miller and Christian Eicher by Loretta Joyce Yoder. (photocopy in EICHER Document file)

2) Eicher Name in America by Von Gail Hamilton [no date] Box 936, Park City, Utah 14060

3) Descendants of Andrew Eicher and Catherine (Graber) Eicher compiled by Ora H. Schwartz Jr., Grabill, Indiana, about 1998

4) John Steckly Family History / David and Magdalena (Ropp) Steckly Genealogy, compiled by Alfred Kipfer and Lorraine Roth, Waterloo, Ontario, 1990. (The Christian and Mary (Steckly) Eicher family are found on pages 31-35.)

5) Christian E. Boshart and Catherine Buerge Family History and Genealogy by Lucile Boshart-Carr, Shirley Jantzi-Boshart, and Lorraine Roth, Newport, Oregon, 1978 (This genealogy contains the story of the widow, Marie Eicher Boshart, and her family.)

6) Genealogy of the Joseph Eicher and Catherine Springer family -- untitled and undated (do not seem to have a copy in the EICHER Documents file)

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EICHER LAND HOLDINGS WILMOT TOWNSHIP Henry Eicher purchased the east half of Lot 19, North Bleam's Road, from Joseph Ramseyer, his step-father in 1874 and sold it to Christian Merner in 1877. HAY TOWNSHIP Henry Eicher 1876 XIV 22 N 1/2 lease Canada Company 1878 XIV 22 S 1/2 transfer Canada Company and purchase 1881 XIV 22 N 1/2 purchase Canada Company 1885 XIV 22 N 1/2 sale Henry Schilbe 1903 XIV 22 S 1/2 sale Wm. Klopp 1878 XIV 21 W 1/2 transfer Henry Pfaff

1878 XIV 21 W 1/2 of E ½ transfer Henry Pfaff 1878 XIV 21 W 1/2 and W 1/2 of E 1/2 purchase Canada Company

1881 XIV 21 E 1/2 of W 1/2 purchase Jacob Howald 1882 XIV 21 SE corner sale Christn. Schuelbe 1903 XIV 21 all of lot sale Wm. Klopp 1891 XIV 26 N 1/2 of N 1/2 purchase Mary Ramseyer 1892 XIV 26 N 1/2 of N ½ sale Joseph Downon 1891 XIV 27 S 1/2 purchase Mary Ramseyer 1892 XIV 27 S 1/2 sale Joseph Dowson Lorraine Roth Tavistock, Ontario January, 2010 ~ Updated with new research and reformatted by Bruce W. Jantzi, 2017, 2020