The Beijen/Beyen Family Site Information and stories about the different Beijen (or Beyen) families by Laurens Beijen

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Frederik Beijen June 19, 2021 The page Frederik Beijen and his offspring has been expanded. Frederik belonged to the Maarten subbranch. More details >>    Riet Ehlers Beijen December 14, 2020 On February 14 Riet Ehlers Beijen passed away in Tensfeld, north of Hamburg. She was 97 years old. More details >>    More than 700 photos July 19, 2021 The gallery includes many photos of members of the Dutch Beijen and Beyen families who live or have lived in the Netherlands or elsewhere. The most recent number is 728. An important point: express consent is required from all people whose photo is used in the gallery. Please send an e-mail to confirm your consent as soon as possible! Other reactions to the photo gallery or suggestions for updating it will be appreciated as well. More details >>

The Maarten subbranch May 16, 2021 The page about the Maarten subbranch of the Jan Thomas branch has been split into three new pages. The first page is named Maarten Beijen (1774-1834) and his children, the second Maarten Beijen (1842-1917) and his offspring (with stories about a milkman in Leiden, a tram driver in The Hague and a pilot in New Zealand) and the third Frederik Beijen and his offspring. That third page will be supplemented in the next months. More details >>    Guus Beijen March 29, 2021 On February 6 Guus Beijen was born in Utrecht. He lives there with his parents Ingeborg and Albert. More details >>    Gijs Beijen December 14, 2020 Gijs Beijen from Kinderdijk passed away on November 24. He was 92 years old and belonged to the Jan Thomas branch. More details >>

The English pages of this website

First of all	Preface Families and branches Beijen or Beyen?
The oldest generations of the IJsselstein family	Overview of the members of the oldest generations The first Beijen's in IJsselstein Dirck Jansz. Beijen The children of Dirck Jansz. Beijen Dirck Gijsbertsz. Beijen and his wives The descendants of Dirck Gijsbertsz. Beijen
The Gijsbert branch of the IJsselstein family	Overview of the members of the Gijsbert branch Gijsbert and Dirck Beijen from Lexmond The Arie subbranch The Dirk Jan subbranch Little subbranches from Amsterdam and Sloterdijk
The Jan Thomas branch of the IJsselstein family	Overview of the members of the Jan Thomas branch Jan Thomas Beijen and his children The Dirk subbranch Maarten Beijen (1774-1834) and his children Maarten Beijen (1842-1917) and his offspring Frederik Beijen and his offspring The Gerrit subbranch The tombstone of Gerrit Beijen
The Johan Franco branch of the IJsselstein family	Overview of the members of the Johan Franco branch Johan Beijen and Mechteld van Meerland Johan Franco I, friend of the Bohemian Brethren The Johan Franco's II and III The Johan Franco's IV, V and VI Jacoba Cornelia Beijen and her children Beijens in the Dutch East Indies Victims of the Japanese occupation
The Nieuwkapelle family	Overview of the members of the Nieuwkapelle family Remigius Beyen from Nieuwkapelle Remigius' family The Nieuwkapelle family in the 19th century Johan Willem Beyen, Minister of Foreign Affairs Some other members of the Nieuwkapelle family
The Breyell family	Overview of the members of the Breyell family The origin in Germany The group Lambertus The younger generations of the Breyell family
The Hengelo family	Overview of the members of the Hengelo family A ground Bijen near Weerselo Bijen and Bijenhuis From Weerselo to Hengelo From Bijen to Beijen The growth of the Hengelo family The Beijen-Overbeek division The Beijen-Spekreis division
The Dordrecht family	Overview of the members of the Dordrecht family The extinct Dordrecht family
Loose ends	Loose ends
Finally	Family messages The photo gallery The alphabetical list of first names The size of the families and branches Coats of Arms The surname Beyen in Belgium Acknowledgements Questions or remarks

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