Aaron Biehn

Notes:

Ezra Eby book:

Aaron Biehn, "was born March 16th, 1814. He was married to Hannah, daughter of Christian and Magdalena (Shantz) Schneider, May 8th, 1838. She was born March 8th, 1815, and died September 12th, 1884. They resided on his father's and grandfather's farm a mile west of Doon where he still has his home. Their family consisted of nine children.

Family/Spouse: Hannah Schneider | Snyder. Hannah (daughter of Christian Schneider and Magdalena Shantz) was born on 8 Mar 1815; died on 12 Sep 1884; was buried in Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Barbara Biehn was born on 5 May 1839; died on 24 May 1894 in Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario.
2. Magdalena Biehn was born on 13 Aug 1841 in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario; died on 4 Feb 1928 in Waterloo County, Ontario; was buried in First Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
3. Veronica "Fanny" Biehn was born on 18 Nov 1842 in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
4. Christian Biehn was born on 16 Oct 1845 in Ontario; died on 7 Jan 1926 in Bay Street, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario; was buried in Augusta Evangelical Cemetery, Lot 36, Conc. 3, Wallace Township, Ontario.
5. Mary Biehn was born on 26 Nov 1847 in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
6. Abraham Biehn was born on 5 Jan 1850 in Waterloo County, Ontario; died on 20 Dec 1927 in near Guernsey, Saskatchewan; was buried in Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan.
7. Hannah Biehn was born on 2 Aug 1852 in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
8. Aaron S. Biehn was born on 3 Apr 1855 in Ontario; died on 8 Nov 1935; was buried in Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan.
9. Leah Biehn was born on 17 Aug 1856; died on 21 Mar 1860.

Notes:

From Ezra Eby book:

Abraham Biehn, "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, February 7th, 1781. He was married to Veronica, daughter of Isaac and Barbara (Reiff) Shantz. She was born November 14th, 1789, and died July 27th, 1876. They resided on lot No. 1, Biehn's Tract, about one mile west of Doon, on the farm where his father had located in 1800. Here old Abraham Biehn and his wife resided until their death. He died November 3rd, 1858. their family consisted of five children."

Abraham married Veronica Shantz in 1808. Veronica (daughter of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Reiff) was born on 14 Nov 1789 in Pennsylvania; died on 27 Jul 1876 in near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Ezra Eby Book

Veronica Shantz, "was born November 14th, 1789. In 1808 she was married to Abraham Biehn, a farmer. They resided near Doon where she died July 27th, 1876.

Notes:

Excerpt from "A History of Kitchener" by William Velores Uttley

On July 18, 1800, John Biehn, forefather of the Bean families of Kitchener and Waterloo, registered the purchase of 3600 acres, which included the sites for Doon and New Aberdeen.

John married Barbara Fried. Barbara was born in 1744 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died in 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Ezra Eby Book

Isaac Shantz, "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, January 14th, 1748. On May 4th, 1774, he was married to Barbara Reiff who was born September 12th, 1753. He died on his farm situated on the Schuylkill River, within the corporation of Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on October 11th, 1802. They had a family of nine children, eight of whom they raised. Their names are as follows: III Mary, III Abraham, III Christian, III Jacob, III Isaac, III David, III Veronica, III Samuel, and III Joseph. In 1808, she with her two sons, David and Isaac, and her daughter Veronica, moved to Canada and settled on the farm now possessed by Abraham H. Wambold, about one and one-half miles south of Berlin, and part of this farm is now possessed by Enos Shantz, one of her great-grandchildren. Here she resided until her death which took place September 25th, 1820. (Contributed by her son, Joseph) She was of an amiable disposition, rather small in statue but robust and of a quick turn. At 60 years of age she would mount her pony like a young man. She is buried in the Christian Eby Burial Ground, Berlin, Ontario. We shall now give the descendants of Isaac Shantz."

Isaac married Barbara Reiff on 4 May 1774. Barbara was born on 12 Sep 1753; died on 25 Sep 1820 in south of Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario; was buried in Christian Eby Cemetery, Berlin, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source Ezra E. Eby

Jacob Shantz, "was born in Switzerland about the year 1710. Owing to religious persecutions, he, with other, left their native home and went to Holland where they had the promise of protection from the persecuting parties by the Prince of Orange. Here he lived some fifteen years. Seeing so many of his co-religionists emigrating to America, besides being informed of the proclamation issued by William Penn, he at last decided to emigrate to America and settle among his co-religionists. He crossed the ocean in a vessel named "Townshead" and landed safely at Philadelphia in the summer of 1737. He may have resided in Germantown for some time. In the year 1745 we find him and his family located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. What number of children he had could not be ascertained. We know that he was married twice. The children of his first wife were II Isaac, II Esther, and II Susannah, and from his second wife we have the record of only one son named II Christian. Old Jacob Shantz died in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, February 5th, 1781, aged a few months less than 71 years. He was buried in the Sprogell Cemetery, beside Magdalena, his first wife."

Jacob married Magdalena Erb. Magdalena was buried in Sprogeli Cemetery, Montgomery County. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]