Scheben / Scheven Family Genealogy (Hochkirchen, Germany)

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Descendants of Heinrich Scheben

1 Heinrich (Henrich) Scheben b: Bef. 1660 in Germany d: unknown
.. + Gertrud (Girtgen) Putz / Puetz b: 1655-1665 in Germany d: unknown
........ 2 Godefridus "Goerd" Scheven b: Abt. 1680 m: 1709 in Hochkirchen d: Aft. 1724 in Germany
........... + Catharina Schweins / Schwaan b: Abt. 1680 d: March 27, 1746 in Dorweiler, Germany
..................... 3 Gertrudis Scheven b: Jan. 24, 1710 in Hochkirchen d: unknown
..................... 3 Agnes (Agnetis) Scheven b: Dec. 23/25, 1710 in Hochkirchen d: unknown
........................ + Jacob Berg
................................... 4 Joannes Berg b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
................................... 4 Godefridus Berg b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
................................... 4 Anna Gertrudis Berg b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
................................... 4 Anna Maria Berg b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
.......................................+ Wilhelmus Pickardt m: Feb. 3, 1782 in Hochkirchen, Germany
................................... 4 Maria Margaretha Berg b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
..................... 3 Catharina Scheven b: July 25, 1713 in Hochkirchen d: unknown
........................ + Merten "Martinus" Guelich (Gulich) m: Jan. 4, 1752 in Hochkirchen
................................... 4 Jacobus Guelich b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
................................... 4 Joannes Gulich b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
................................... 4 Catharina Gulich b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
..................... 3 Elisabeth Scheven b: Jan. 10, 1715/1716 in Dorweiler d: unknown
..................... 3 Anna Scheven b: May 15, 1718 in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
..................... 3 Barbara Schevens b: Dec. 4, 1720 in Dorweiler m: July 9, 1748 in St. Viktor's Church, Hochkirchen
……………….. d: Feb. 9, 1785 in Dorweiler, Germany
........................ + Joannes Kayser b: July 12, 1717 in Irresheim d: March 13, 1790 in Dorweiler, Germany
Notes on Johannes and Barbara Kayser:
.............Barbara Scheven was baptized on December 4, 1720. Her baptismal sponsors were Wilm. Scheven and Barbara Broichs.
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..................... 3 Gertrudis (Girtrud) Scheven b: May 17, 1724 in Dorweiler d: Jan. 14, 1797 in Hochkirchen
........................ + Heinrich (Henricus) Ohrem (Ahren)
................................... 4 Winandus Ohrem b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
................................... 4 Petrus Ohrem b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
................................... 4 Jacobus Ahrem b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
................................... 4 Gertrudis Ohrem b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
................................... 4 Christina Ahrem b: in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
.......................................+ Joannes Wirz m: Aug. 25, 1768 in Hochkirchen, Germany
................................... 4 Anna Maria Ohrem m: July 1, 1788 in Hochkirchen, Germany
.......................................+ Joannes Adamus Happert
........ 2 Anna Scheven b: Sept. 14, 1685 in Hochkirchen, Germany d: Aft. 1725
........... + Wilhelm Kalscheuer b: March, 1664 in Dorweiler, Germany d: Aft. 1725
..................... 3 Mathias Kalscheuer b: Jan. 21, 1706 in Dorweiler, Germany d: unknown
..................... 3 Reiner Kalscheuer b: Feb. 1, 1708 in Dorweiler, Germany d: unknown
..................... 3 Dionysius Kalscheuer b: Oct. 12, 1710 in Dorweiler, Germany d: unknown
..................... 3 Gertrudis Kalscheuer b: Jan. 24, 1714 in Dorweiler, Germany d: unknown
..................... 3 Gedfridus Kalscheuer b: Nov. 24, 1714 in Dorweiler, Germany d: unknown
..................... 3 Henricus Kalscheuer b: May 25, 1716 in Dorweiler, Germany d: unknown
........................ + Anna Beer b: June 10, 1714 in Germany m: Oct. 31, 1737 in Dorweiler d: unknown
..................... 3 Wilhelm Kalscheuer b: Jan. 6, 1718 in Dorweiler, Germany d: unknown
........................ + Apollonia Welter b: April 23, 1723 in Germany d: unknown
..................... 3 Gertrudis Kalscheuer b: March 23, 1720 in Dorweiler, Germany d: unknown
..................... 3 Albert Kalscheuer b: Nov. 22, 1720 in Dorweiler, Germany d: unknown
........................ + Anna Maria Gottschalk b: Oct. 5, 1721 in Wissersheim m: 1750 d: Sept. 17, 1806
................................... 4 Johannes Kahlscheuer b: May 24, 1751 in Meller, Erftstadt d: unknown
.......................................+ Gertrudis Koep b: Jan. 22, 1756 in Bliesheim, Erftkreis m: Feb. 10, 1782 in Bliesheim d: unknown
................................................. 5 Anna Margaretha Kalscheuer b: May 16, 1784 in Bliesheim d: April 9, 1841 in Lechenich
....................................................+ Johannes Paulus Bechard b: Oct. 10, 1776 in Lechenich d: Dec. 20, 1852 in Lechenich
................................................................6 Cornelius Richardus Bechard b: April 3, 1830 in Lechenich m: 1859
.................................................................. in Remagen d: June 11, 1881 in Koblenz
...................................................................+ Adelheid Hubertine Monschau b: Aug. 20, 1838 in Remagen d: unknown
........................................................................... 7 Therese Bechard b: May 24 ,1861 in Lechenich d: July 8, 1945 in Goppeln
..............................................................................+ Ludwig Wilhelm Rottger b: May 9, 1858 in Linden d: Jan. 25, 1915 in Leipzig
..................... 3 Wilhelm Kalscheuer b: April 9, 1725 in Dorweiler, Germany d: unknown
........ 2 Johannes Scheeffen b: June 28, 1688 in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
........... + Magdalena Ross
..................... 3 Gertrudis Scheven b: Oct. 23, 1715 d: unknown
..................... 3 Wilhelmus Scheven b: Feb. 26, 1717 in Hochkirchen d: unknown
..................... 3 Ferdinandus Scheven b: Nov. 8, 1719 in Hochkirchen d: unknown
........ 2 Odilia Scheven b: April 30, 1690 in Hochkirchen, Germany d: unknown
........ 2 Wilhelmus Scheben b: July 8, 1691 in Hockirchen, Germany d: Aft. 1720

FAMILY ORIGINS

The Scheven family originated in Hochkirchen, just south of Dorweiler/Norvenich.

The Hochkirchen parish, where Barbara Scheven married Joannes Kayser in 1748, is located on the east bank of the Neffelbach (a tributary of the Erft River). The church stands on a Roman villa destroyed by fire in the Fifth Century. The church was originally built out of wood in the Ninth Century. In the Sixteenth Century the church received its present appearance. The population of the village in 1794 was just 155 and grew to 340 by 1885.

The first mention of Hochkirchen was in 1075. The village name changed throughout history. Other names included Hoenchirche, Hoinkirchin, Hoynkyrchin, Hoynkirgen, Hoynkyrchen, Hoynkirken, Hoekirchen, Hoenkirgen, Hokirchen, Hoynkirchen, Hunkyrchen, Hoenkyrchen, Hoenkerchen, Hoenkirchen, and Honkirchen The masonry is suffused with Roman building materials and the uniformly designed interior was created around 1800 and was restored in the 1950s. The neo-classical style features a gold leaf decoration. The gothic ceiling has been restored and painted.

In 1969 Hochkirchen incorporated to Norvenich. Present-day Hochkirchen includes the Romanesque Catholic parish church of St. Victors, a cemetery, a sports ground with club house, a shooting range, and two mom-and-pop shops with a bakery. Both the local restaurant and the local elementary school closed in 2009. The current population is 401 persons.

SURNAME ORIGINS

The surname Scheven was also spelled Schevens, Scheben, Schebens, Schaeven, and Schaefen. A bit west of the city of Duren is a place called Schevenhuttener Strabe. This may be where the family name Schevens came from. The name may also have Dutch origins. Alternatively, it could be an occupational name for a shepard from shaf, or 'sheep'.

The surname Putz is a topographic name for someone who lived by a well, from the latin puteus.

The surname Schweins is an occupational name for a swineherd, from the Middle High German swin or "hog".

The surname Lipp originates from a German pet form of the personal name Philipp/Philip.

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