While all of my ancestors are of Germanic origin, ten of 16 great grandparents can now be traced to Europe in the late 1830s. They come mostly from an area concentrated and encircling Soufflenheim Alsace and Ottersweier Baden.

The Hausers were one of many German Catholic families to settle near New Germany Ontario in the 1840s. New Germany is known as Maryhill today. It is believed they arrived in Ontario through the Erie Canal and Buffalo New York.

My direct ancestors are my father Claude Henry Hauser, his father John Ignatius Hauser, Ignatius Hauser Jr. and Sr.

In the past few months I have connected with decendants of two of my great great aunts Magdalena (who Married Jacob Brohman) and Catherine (who married Matthias Schiestel) I am still looking to meet cousins whose lines can be traced back to great great uncles Joseph and Anton (thier may also be a John) and great great aunts Carolins, Theresia, Mary and Rosina.

I am the fifth generation in Canada of Ignatius Hauser Sr. Who settled in Pikington Township near Maryhill Ontario. I live in London, Ontario with my children Connor and Allison and my wife Dawn.

There are related Hausers from the west coast to Ottawa in my immediate family and into many U.S. states as second cousins.

I am currently looking to collect information about the siblings and parents of both Ignatius Sr. I have information to share on both lines.

We know that they immigrated from Baden in 1840 but I do not have a precise date. Aloysia Zuber born April 2, 1808 in Unzhurst Baden from which the Weilers of Maryhill also came. Her Brother Carl Ludwig Zuber also settled near Maryhill earlier on.

Ignatius was born in nearby Ottersweier Baden where the couple was married in 1836. His parents were Joseph Hauser and Anastasia Ernst.

My Flach ancestors originate in Canada in Brant Township with my great great grandparents Protasius Flach and Magdalena Linsenmann. This family is also traced back to the early 1700s in Schwalldorf, a small village in the Rottenburg district of Rottenburg.

I've made connections to the decendants of Simon Flach, the brother of my great grandfather John. My direct lineage to the immigrant ancestors next traces to my grandfather Louis Flach and than to my mother Mary Louise who was born in Saskatchewan where Louis homesteaded.

I have a fairly in depth history of many of the decendents but would welcome any clippings articles etc. My goal is to place the families in Europe as well as tracing voyage etc. The older children of Ignatius and Aloysia are not fully traced, the children of Protasius Flach and Magdalena Linsenmann are mostly accounted for.

I am most interested in speaking to people with Soufflenheim Alsace connections to my great great grandfathers Joseph Flach (born circa 1800) and Chrysostimus Zinger (b. 1809)

This page is dedicated to the memory of my father Claude Henry Hauser who passed away good Friday April 13, 2001 at 75 years of age. It is in getting to know him better that I was inspired to begin this search. It is in his memory that I continue. I love you dad!

• My Canadian Pioneer Ancestors - thier German Roots (794 KB)
  This tree traces the origins of my 16 great great grandparents, 10 of which have been placed in specific towns in Baden, Alsace or Wuertemburg. All settled in New Germany, Ontario (now called Maryhill) and branched out from there.

• Great Grandmother Magdalena (Massel) Koller (14 KB)
  This picture was taken before she married. I have another with her and a sister and brother but it is not as good a quality to scan
• My Father Claude Hauser (26 KB)
  Dad died on Good Friday April 13, 2001. He was living in Mildmay where he relocated in 1966.. The picture was taken in 1978 for the Mildmay Rotary Club which he served as president.
• John Senior / Great Uncle Frank and Cousin Paul (279 KB)
  This is a newspaper article taken from the London Free Press both morning and evening editions.
• John Ignatius Hauser, my grandfather (129 KB)
  This picture was taken in the 1920s probably around 1925. John was a cattle buyer for Swifts as well as owning his own business waxing and exporting turnips to the United States
• A family's home (154 KB)
  This log cabin still occupied today is believed to the home of Ignatius Hauser Jr. it may have also housed our immigrant ancestor Ignatius Sr.
• John Joseph Reinhart and Mary Ann Schenk (50 KB)
  These are on set of my great great grandparents who settled in Mildmay area. Thier daughter Geneveive married John Flach of Brant Township.
• Mary Louise Flach (93 KB)
  My mother at age 21
• Protasius Flach and Magdalena Linsenmann (50 KB)
  This set of immigrant ancestors, my great great grandparents emigrated from Schwalldorf, Rottenburg, Wuertmeburg and settled in Brant township in the 1850s.
• Two Great Grandfathers (115 KB)
  The men in this picture are (right) George Phillip Ernewein maternal grandfather to my mother, and (left) Jacob Koller maternal grandfather to my father. The two men were balcksmiths and did business with one another according to George's old notes. The shot was taken in Formosa before my mother and father met.
• Sebastien Ernewein Family (86 KB)
  Sebastien Ernewein and Theresa Anstett were one of the first couple married in the settlement of Formosa. Thier large family is identified for those who wish to know, drop me a line

• 2nd cousin Bryan Hauser's Work has been a great resource
• The Massel family links to both my mom's and dad's tree
• Soufflenheim Alsace: Home to many in Waterloo Area
• Chris Bowman: The Authority of Ger Waterloo Catholics

Philip John Hauser
815 Berkshire Dr.
London, Ontario N6E 2S8
Canada
(519) 668-0338
phil@philhausercfp.com

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