Behen-Behan’s of Adrian, Michigan
Stanton and Behan Genealogy in Adrian, Michigan
Many thanks to Patti for the following:
Catalogue of the Officers, Teachers and Students of the Adrian Union Seminary; Adrian, Michigan, 1852-1853. This is another Google Books find! The Catalogue list students and academic level for the above listed school year, surnames of Stanton and Behen are both listed. The Stanton’s listed are Mary, Thomas, Daniel, John and James. The approximate grade level and subsequent approximate ages based of the grade levels correspond to the older brothers and sister of Elizabeth Stanton, wife of Michael Behan/Behen. I believe these are the children of Peter and Helen (Raycraft or Weir) Stanton. The Stanton family was in Adrian, Michigan between the years of 1840 and sometime after 1860. I have yet to locate the Peter and Helen in the 1870 census. I also believe, but can not completely confirm Peter had a brother Patrick who was also in Adrian with his family.
The Behan/Behen’s listed in the Catalogue are not of our direct descent but must have been closely related. The Behan’s who were in Adrian during this time; were also in Toledo for a time and had contact with the Behan’s of the Familytomb as late as the last generation. Michael Behan also married Elizabeth Stanton who as mentioned above was from Adrian, MI. Both families have been in the same places, about the same time periods and named children almost identically. There is no doubt in my mind there is a direct connection somewhere in the time period of 1820-1840 with the generation of Andrew. A researcher of the Adrian, Michigan Behan’s has a picture of their Mitch and our Ed Behan taken together outside of the Knights of Columbus hall in Sedalia, MO. We believe the picture was taken when Ed became a Grand Knight.
Mitch and Ed Behen-Sedalia, Missouri about 1940
If you have not used Google booksas an aid in your genealogy research I suggest your give it a try. There are other years of the Adrian, Michigan Union Seminary available on Google books. I believe all of them are down-loadable in a PDF format.
Stanton and Behan Genealogy in Adrian, Michigan
Many thanks to Patti for the following:
Catalogue of the Officers, Teachers and Students of the Adrian Union Seminary; Adrian, Michigan, 1852-1853. This is another Google Books find! The Catalogue list students and academic level for the above listed school year, surnames of Stanton and Behen are both listed. The Stanton’s listed are Mary, Thomas, Daniel, John and James. The approximate grade level and subsequent approximate ages based of the grade levels correspond to the older brothers and sister of Elizabeth Stanton, wife of Michael Behan/Behen. I believe these are the children of Peter and Helen (Raycraft or Weir) Stanton. The Stanton family was in Adrian, Michigan between the years of 1840 and sometime after 1860. I have yet to locate the Peter and Helen in the 1870 census. I also believe, but can not completely confirm Peter had a brother Patrick who was also in Adrian with his family.
The Behan/Behen’s listed in the Catalogue are not of our direct descent but must have been closely related. The Behan’s who were in Adrian during this time; were also in Toledo for a time and had contact with the Behan’s of the Familytomb as late as the last generation. Michael Behan also married Elizabeth Stanton who as mentioned above was from Adrian, MI. Both families have been in the same places, about the same time periods and named children almost identically. There is no doubt in my mind there is a direct connection somewhere in the time period of 1820-1840 with the generation of Andrew. A researcher of the Adrian, Michigan Behan’s has a picture of their Mitch and our Ed Behan taken together outside of the Knights of Columbus hall in Sedalia, MO. We believe the picture was taken when Ed became a Grand Knight.
Mitch and Ed Behen-Sedalia, Missouri about 1940
If you have not used Google booksas an aid in your genealogy research I suggest your give it a try. There are other years of the Adrian, Michigan Union Seminary available on Google books. I believe all of them are down-loadable in a PDF format.
