Previously published by Magna Carta, Baltimore. Published as a set by Genealogical Publishing with the two vols. of the Genealogies in the Library of Congress, and the two vols. of the Supplement. Set ISBN is 0806316691.
Christian Steinman, son of Jacob Steinman and Barbara Kennel, was born in 1792, in or near Marienthal in Lorraine, France. Christian married Veronica Eyer in France ca. 1822. The family arrived in the harbor of New York August 18, 1826. From New York Christian Steinman brought his family to Wilmot, Upper Canada (Ontario). Most of the Steiman descendants now live in Ontario, Canada. Some family members live in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and elsewhere. Christian and his family adhered to the Amish Mennonite faith and located in Amish communities. Includes Albrecht, Baechler, Bast, Bender, Boshart, Bowman, Brenneman, and Erb as well as other connected families.
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Jacob Hofstedler came to America from Holland in 1736, settling in Pennsylvania. Descendants are traced through his daughter, Barbara, who married Christian Stutzman.