Abraham "Abram" Biehn^{[1, 2]}

1850 - 1927  (77 years)

• Name	Abraham "Abram" Biehn
  Born	5 Jan 1850	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Abram Biehn  [12]
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00008-1037
  Died	20 Dec 1927	Near, Guernsey, , Saskatchewan   [7, 11, 12]
  	Cause: heart failure
  Buried	Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Near Guersey, Saskatchewan   [11]
  Person ID	I15659	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Aaron S. Biehn, Sr.,   b. 16 Mar 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1897  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Hannah Snider,   b. 8 Mar 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1884  (Age 69 years)
  Married	8 May 1838	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F4220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Cressman,   b. 20 Aug 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1932, Near Guernsey, Saskatchewan  (Age 74 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1879	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4, 10]
  Children	1. Elsie Biehn,   b. 18 Dec 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Sep 1947, Humboldt, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 67 years)   2. Ervin Biehn,   b. 8 May 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Apr 1959, Kenora, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Milton Biehn,   b. 16 Sep 1883, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 May 1968, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. Louisa Biehn,   b. 18 Feb 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1968, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 82 years)   5. Alvin Allan Biehn,   b. 12 Sep 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1982, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 94 years)   6. Anthony C. Biehn,   b. 15 Dec 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1970, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   7. Delton Biehn,   b. 7 Aug 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1936, Guernsey, Saskatchewan  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F45	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Biehn, "was born January 5th, 1850. He is married to Mary Cressman and resides near Freeport, on the farm formerly occupied by Mr. Mitchell. Their family consists of seven children". Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. __________________ Biehn was born Jan. 5, 1850, in Waterloo Co., Ont.; died of heart failure at his home near Guernsey, Sask., Dec. 20, 1927; aged 77 y. 11 m. 22 d. He was confined to his bed only a few days, although he had been suffering from congestion of the lungs for some time. He was a consistent member of the Mennonite Church. In 1879 he was married to Mary Cressman and resided on a farm near Freeport, Ont. In 1906 they moved to Guernsey, Sask., which has since been their home. He is survived by his widow, 5 sons, 2 daughters, and 1 foster granddaughter: namely, Mrs. Manassah Toman, Ervin, Milton, Mrs. Noah Weber, Alvin, Anthony, Delton, and Mrs. Addison Gingerich; also 23 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Dec. 20 at the Sharon Mennonite Church conducted by Bros M.H. Schmitt and I.S. Rosenberger. Text, I Cor. 15: 55-57. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XX, Number 42 - January 19, 1928 - pp 911, 912

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 264. [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..., 499. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010824-79. 010824-79 (Waterloo Co.) Abraham BIEHN, 29, farmer, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, s/o Aaron & Hannah married Mary CRESSMAN, 21, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o Isaac & Barbara, witn: Ephraim CRESSMAN & Hannah BIEHN both of Waterloo Twp, 4 February 1879 in the Twp of Waterloo. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 38. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 19, 1928 - Obituary of Abraham Biehn. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 47. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 2 Page 11. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75314828/abraham-biehn. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mary Cressman - June 16, 1932. [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..., 309. [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..., 263. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 10 May 1838:21. 8 May 1838 Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. Aaron Bien to Miss Hanna Schneider, both of Waterloo.

  
  

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  Born - 5 Jan 1850 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Feb 1879 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Near Guersey, Saskatchewan  = Link to Google Earth