Aaron Biehn

Other Events:

• Census: 1851, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Census: 1861, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario

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From Ezra Eby Book

Moses Biehn, "was born July 24th, 1809. He was a farmer and resided in Wilmot Township, a little north of New Dundee, where he died July 24th 1869. He was married twice, first to Barbara Detweiler and after her decease to Sophia Krug. With the first wife there were eleven children.

Moses married Margaret / Barbara Detweiler. Margaret (daughter of Jacob Detweiler and Mary Gottwals) was born on 28 Oct 1814 in USA; died on 5 Jun 1859 in north of New Dundee in Wilmot Township, Ontario; was buried in Mannheim Latschaw Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1851, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario

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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]

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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.

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From Ezra Eby Book

Jacob Dettweiler," son of Jacob and Mary Margaret (Harley) Detweiler, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, March 27th, 1789. He moved to Canada in 1822 and settled near Blair, Ontario. On March 11th, 1813, he was married to Mary Gottwals. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, May 12th, 1790, and died April 10th, 1816, leaving two children. After his first wife's decease he was married to Esther Ziegler, December 31st, 1816. She was born November 15th, 1794, and died January 23rd, 1883. He died August 7th, 1875. His family consisted of ten children.

Jacob married Mary Gottwals on 11 Mar 1813. Mary was born on 12 May 1790 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died on 10 Apr 1816 in Died in childbirth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

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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]

Jacob married Mary Margaret Harley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]