Boyne Heise is my father. Iam still searching for Martin Heis his grandfather who came from Alsace Loraine around the age of 18. I do not know his port of entry. He was in Waterloo ont. for a time as he married Catherine Uffelmann daughter of Reinhard Uffelmann a native of Germany.Catherine was born in Hessen Germany in1838. 10 years younger than Martin.They were married abt 1856 in Ontario. Martin died in 1894 and Catherine in 1892. 1861 census has Martin Catherine George and Joseph living in Glenelg,Grey, Canada West.