Aaron S. Biehn^{[1, 2]}

1855 - 1935  (80 years)

• Name	Aaron S. Biehn
  Born	3 Apr 1855	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00008-1039
  Died	8 Nov 1935	Guernsey, Saskatchewan   [6, 9]
  Buried	Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan   [6, 9]
  Person ID	I15670	Generations
  Last Modified	6 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   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F4220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary U. Bowman,   b. 26 Aug 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Sep 1924, Near Guernsey, Saskatchewan  (Age 61 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1882  [1, 8, 13]
  Children	1. Sylvester B. Biehn,   b. 26 Mar 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1934, Nipawin, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 49 years)   2. Clayton Biehn,   b. 23 May 1886, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1967, Humboldt, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 80 years)   3. Freeman Biehn,   b. 17 May 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Leander "Lee" Biehn,   b. 6 Jun 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1964, Duncan, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 70 years)   5. Samantha Lhramarica Biehn,   b. 3 Mar 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1968  (Age 73 years)   6. Aaron B. Biehn,   b. 14 Jan 1898, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1987, Lanigan, , Alberta  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Aaron S. Biehn, "was born April 3rd, 1855. He resides on his father's place, the "Old Biehn Homestead," where he is engaged in farming. In 1889 he was ordained a deacon of the Mennonite church for the Strasburg field of labour. He is married to Mary Bowman. They have four 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. - Aaron Biehn was born April 3, 1855 near the village of Doon, Waterloo Co., Ont.; died Nov. 8, 1935; aged 80 y. 7 m. 5 d. On Oct. 24, 1882, he was married to Mary Bowman of New Dundee, Ont., who passed away Sept. 24, 1924. In 1889 he was ordained a deacon of the Mennonite Church for the Strasburg, Ont., field of labor. He leaves 4 sons and 1 daughter (Clayton, Freeman, Leander, Aaron, and Mrs. Clemens Snyder). He is also survived by 21 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. In 1905 he moved with his family to Guernsey, Sask., where he took up land and resided until his death. He served as deacon in the Sharon Mennonite Church till death. He was well preserved and was in good health. He had spent the summer months in Ontario, attending the General Conference, and returned home soon after Conference. He left home the day of his death to visit at Bro. B.B. Weber's home. Soon after dinner he took a walk, walking about a mile and a half. He seemed none the worse for his walk, and about 5: 00 P. M. left Weber's to return home. No concern was felt at his non-arrival home that evening, it not being unusual for him to walk to homes in the neighborhood and at times to remain over night. About noon the next day inquiries were made as to his whereabouts, and as no one had seen the aged brother, a search was made and the body was discovered by Clemens Snyder about one-half mile from Bro. Biehn's home, 100 yards from the road as he had commenced a short cut across the field. The funeral was held Nov 12, with services at the home and at Sharon Mennonite Church, in charge of Bro. M. H. Schmitt and Bro. Burton Weber. Texts, II Tim. 4: 6 8; Jno. 16: 16. The body was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. GOSPEL HERALD, December 5, 1935, pages 766, 767: _____________________ "Word was received today by Josiah H.Weber, 25 Pandora Avenue, city, of the death in Guernsey, Sask. of Aaron S. Biehn of that place. The later Mr. Biehn, whose death is attributied to heart failure, was a former resident of Strasburg. On a visit east, he renewed acquaintances in Kitchener and the immediate district this summer. He was 80 years of age. The funeral was held today." KWRecord obit, Nov. 12, 1935 _______________________ "In 1905 about 30 members of the church moved into an area near Guernsey, Saskatchewan.They came from Waterloo County. Elis S. Hallman, a minister, and Aaron S. Biehn, a deacon, were in this group....Aaron S. Biehn was a deacon before he went west. It was in his tent on the plain that the first Mennonite service was held in this province. Because of his advancing years another deacon was appointed in 1933. Edwin Bowman, son of M. C. Bowman, of Kitchener, Ontario, is the one who was chosen to serve with Biehn." A Brief History of the Mennonites in Ontario

  
  

• 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..., 81. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 15. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 38. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 25. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 5, 1935 - Obituary of Aaron Biehn. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 2 Page 11. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 47. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74812711. [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. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mary U. Bowman - December 11, 1924.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Apr 1855 - 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 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 Died - 8 Nov 1935 - Guernsey, Saskatchewan Buried - - Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan  = Link to Google Earth