It is possible that the Wilhelms, Dolls and Webers travelled together to North America. Some evidence for this was recently discovered in Anton Wilhelm's obituary. It states that Anton emigrated to America in 1833, married Johanna Weber in Buffalo N.Y. in 1835, then moved to Dundas, and later moved to Waterloo Co. These families including the Fischers all originated from the same region of Germany. It's reported in the Oensbach letter that William Fischer who was born in 1834 and was baptisted in Baden. William's obituary states he was a year old when he came to Canada. It's conceivable that the Philip Fischers left shortly after Williams baptism and met the Wilhelms in Buffalo. Once in Canada both the Fischer and Wilhelm families moved to Dundas, then later purchased farms within a mile or so from each other. It's also possible that the four families travelled together arriving in America in late 1834, spending the winter in Buffalo, where Anton married before crossing the border to the unknown. This hypothesis assumes that the 1833 date in Anton's obituary is in error. Are there other possible senarios?
In Canada John, George, and Joseph Fischer were born as reported on th 1851 Canada census. Originally they resided in Dundas Ontario and later moved to Waterloo County. Nothing is known about the 10 year period between arriving in Canada and purchasing the farm in Strasburg. Any information regarding this 10 year period is most welcome.
Also searching for descendants of John Fischer (b. 1872, d. Aug. 1935). John was a son of William Fischer and Ottilia Braun . John moved to Butte or Helena Montana around 1890 where he married? Also interested in receiving photographs of the children of Philip and Caroline, namely: Frederica, Margaret, William and John.