Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Matilda "Tillie" Biehn[1]

Female 1861 - 1908  (46 years)


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  • Name Matilda "Tillie" Biehn 
    Born 3 Aug 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154689446 
    Name Matilda "Tillie" Hett 
    Name Matilda Bean 
    Name Tilley Bean  [4
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number 00008-1029.14 
    Died 29 May 1908  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15623  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Moses David Biehn,   b. 22 Aug 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1918  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Sophia Catharina Krug,   b. 13 May 1849, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1908, , Kearny, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 26 Apr 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7
    Family ID F5549  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Moses Biehn,   b. 24 Jul 1809, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Mary Sophia "Sophia" Schultz,   b. 27 Jan 1823, Niendorf, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F10598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John William Hett,   b. 17 Nov 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1887  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Children 
     1. Vera Hett,   b. 23 Sep 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Walter Hett,   b. 4 Apr 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Gertrude "Bertie" "Gertie" Hett,   b. 13 Jul 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. Marie Hett,   b. 18 Nov 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F8567  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The death took place on Friday morning at King street, Berlin the wife of Mr. John W. Hett, in her forty-seventh year. The deceased, whose maiden name was Matilda Biehn, was born Aug. 3, 1861, in Wilmot Township. The funeral funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house, 170 King St., East, to St. Peter's Church, thence to Mount Hope cemetery for interment.

      The Chronicle Telegraph 4 Jun 1908, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 262.

    2. [S257] Census - ON, Perth, Wallace - 1881, Family History Library Film 1375908 District 172 Sub-district G Division 2 Page Number 31 Household Number 123.

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-6 Page 4.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      John Hett Born: Berlin Ontario Age: 28 Father: Henry Hett Mother: Caroline Hart Born: abt 1859 Spouse: Tilly Bean Age: 25 born: Wilmot Tp Father: Moses Bean Mother: Sophie Schutze married 19 Oct 1887 married: Waterloo, Wilmot

    5. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 32.

    6. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Moses Biehn, aged 22, res. Wilmot born Wilmot, son of Moses, married 26 Apr 1863 to Sophia Krug, aged 16, res Waterloo, born Berlin daughter of Henry and Sophia (Schulz).

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 30 Apr 1863.
      26 Apr 1863 By Rev. Wurster, Moses Biehn was married to Sophia Krug, both of Wilmot.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Aug 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Oct 1887 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 May 1908 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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