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

Aaron B. Biehn

Male 1898 - 1987  (89 years)


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  • Name Aaron B. Biehn 
    Born 14 Jan 1898  Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1927  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-95124 
    Died 4 Dec 1987  Lanigan, , Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Person ID I95124  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Aaron S. Biehn,   b. 3 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1935, Guernsey, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mary U. Bowman,   b. 26 Aug 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1924, Near Guernsey, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1882  [5, 6, 7
    Family ID F2095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Melinda Shantz,   b. 7 Feb 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1964, Lanigan, , Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1927  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8
    Children 
     1. Beatrice Viola Biehn
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F2894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Biehn.- Aaron B., son of Aaron and Mary (Bowman) Biehn, was born in Strasburg, Ont., Jan. 14, 1898; died at Lanigan Union Hospital, Lanigan, Sask., Dec. 4, 1987; aged 89 y. On Mar. 2, 1927, he was married to Melinda Shantz, who died in 1964. Surviving are one daughter (Beatrice Sauder), one son (Donald), 5 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. He was a member of Sharon Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Dec. 8, in charge of James Mullett; interment in Sharon Church cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 81, Number 11 - March 15, 1988, page 190.

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 15.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Aaron B. Biehn - March 15, 1988.

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21740 (1927), Biehn-Shantz.
      Aaron B. Biehn, 29, Farmer, Strasburg Ont., Kitchener, son of Aaron S. Biehn and Mary Bowman Married Malinda Shantz, 31, Housekeeper, Hespeler, Preston, Spinster, daughter of Daniel S. Shantz and Susanna Grohr (Grohn?), Witn: Mildred Bowman and Mary Richer Both of Kitchener, 2 March 1927 in Kitchener.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74812540.

    5. [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.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mary U. Bowman - December 11, 1924.

    7. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 47.

    8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Melinda Shantz - October 27, 1964.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jan 1898 - Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1927 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Mar 1927 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan Link to Google Earth
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