Sylvester B. Biehn^{[1, 2]}

1884 - 1934  (49 years)

• Name	Sylvester B. Biehn
  Born	26 Mar 1884	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Eby ID Number	00008-1039.2
  Died	4 Jan 1934	Nipawin, , Saskatchewan, Canada   [4, 6]
  Buried	Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Near Guersey, Saskatchewan   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I15672	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Aaron S. Biehn,   b. 3 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1935, Guernsey, Saskatchewan  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	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, 5, 7]
  Family ID	F2095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Biehn.-Sylvester, oldest son of Aaron B. and Mary (Bowman) Biehn, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Mar. 26, 1884; died Jan. 4, 1934, at the hospital in Nipawin, Sask.; aged 49 y. 9 m. 9 d. He was married to Cora Smithson who predeceased him 8 years ago. He is survived by 1 daughter (Laura), 1 son (Stanley), both of Saskatoon, Sask., and his father (Dea. Aaron Biehn of Sharon Mennonite Church near Guernsey), 4 brothers (Freeman, Clayton, Aaron of Guernsey, Sask.; Leander of Nacam, Sask.), 1 sister (Mrs. Clemens Snider of Guernsey, Sask.). The funeral was held Jan. 7 at Sharon Mennonite Church, services conducted by Bro. M. H. Schmidt. Text, Psa. 90: 12. Burial in adjoining cemetery. ospel Herald - Vol. XXVI, No. 45 - February 8, 1934, page 974, 975, 976

  
  

• 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. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Sylvester Biehn - February 8, 1934. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 47. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87221100. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mary U. Bowman - December 11, 1924.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Mar 1884 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Jan 1934 - Nipawin, , Saskatchewan, Canada Buried - - Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Near Guersey, Saskatchewan  = Link to Google Earth