Johannes Bien (abt. 1802 - 1882)

Born about 22 Sep 1802 in Odenkirchen, Odenkirchen-Mitte, Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland

Husband of Magdalena (Scheeren) Biehn — married 29 Sep 1838 in Munchen Gladbach, Rheinland, Preuben, Germany

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1882 at about age 79 in Woodside, Queens, New York

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Biography

Birth

John (Johannes Bien) Biehn was born on 22 Sep 1802, in Odenkirchen, Kreis Gladbach, Rheinland, Prussia, German Empire. He was the son of Wilhelm Albert Bien and Ursela (Mertens) Bien

Marriage

John married Magdalena Scheeren on 29 Sep 1838, in Munchen Gladbach, Rheinland, Preubach, Germany. Together, John and Ursela had two children.

Children

1. Johann Biehn.

2. Martin Biehn.

Siblings

Death

John died on 08 Jul 1882, in New York City, New York. He was laid to rest at the Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA. He was 80 years old at the time of his death.

Note

There are various spellings for the name Biehn. German records show the spelling as Bin, Bien, in addition to others. Once the family reached America, the name was spelled Biehn

Sources

• FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W8R3S) 10 February 2018, John Biehn, 08 Jul 1882; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States. New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,322,625.
• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," Source Linker-FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/search/linker?ark=/ark:/61903/1:1:NZKY-2F4&id=LTF8-W2Y)
• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," Source Linker-FamilySearch.org, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/linker?pal=/ark:/61903/1:1:NZKY-2F4&id=MSJ6-58P&icid=fs-review).
• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," FamilySearch.org., (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WDX-C2B?print=true).
• "Monchengladbach, Germany, Births, 1798-1903," for Johannes Bien (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=MoenchengladbachBirths&h=26082(https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/Print/60896/44635_07g%5E5E05...67qcoWn&o_xid=01011|4xx5&o_lid=01011|4xx5&o_sch=affiliate+external)
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1X-Y8M3 : 15 December 2015), John Biehn, 1882; Burial, Woodside, Queens, New York, United States of America, Calvary Cemetery; citing record ID 138663425, Find a Grave(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138663425)
• Germany: Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (Original index: Germany: Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. FamilySearch, 2014(https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1603/rd/713387343)