By Laurens Beijen    The Beijen/Beyen Family Site

Information and stories about the different Beijen (or Beyen) families



The overview of the site


The list of first names


The photo gallery


Searching this site


Questions or remarks?



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The latest additions

Coats of Arms
June 26, 2010
The coats of arms of the IJsselstein family include a black pair of deer's antlers on a golden background.
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Greet Visser née Beijen
May 3, 2010
On May 2 Mrs Margaretha (Greet) Visser née Beijen passed away in a hospital in Woerden. She was 92 years old. More details >>
  
Fiene Beijen
May 7, 2010
On April 28 Fiene Beijen was born. She is a daughter of Norbert Beijen and Dorothé Kasperts from Nijmegen.
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Nico and Wil Beijen
March 22, 2010
On February 4 and 24 Mrs Wil Beijen née Dijkshoorn and Mr Nico Beijen passed away. They were both 84 years old.
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Amel Beijen
January 13, 2010
On January 13 Mr Amel Beijen passed away. He was 88 years old and belonged to the Jan Thomas branch.
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Arian Beijen
July 24, 2010
On April 7 Mr Arian (Aart) Beijen from Benthuizen passed away in a hospital in The Hague. He was 64 years old. More details >>
  
More than 600 photos
July 29, 2010
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 625, but there is room for many more.
If you possess Beijen or Beyen pictures (your own photo, or photos of your ancestors or other family members), please send me copies!
If you would like to replace a photo by a better one or if you have other suggestions, please inform me! To the photo gallery >>
  
Beyen in Belgium
February 15, 2010
The page about the surname Beyen in Belgium includes extra information and a new link to a Belgian website.
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Pleun Beijen
February 7, 2010
On December 26 Pleun Beijen was born in Tilburg. She is a daughter of Sjoerd Beijen of the Hengelo family. 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
The Maarten subbranch
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
The Johan Franco branch of the IJsselstein family
Jacoba Cornelia Beijen and her children
The Nieuwkapelle family Overview of the members of the Nieuwkapelle family
Remigius Beyen from Nieuwkapelle
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
From Germany to the Netherlands
The younger generations of the Breyell family
The Hengelo family Overview of the members of the Hengelo family
From Bien to Bijen
A puzzle about two weddings
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 extinct 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
Genealogical links
Acknowledgements
Questions or comments

  
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