Beilstein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Beilstein family

The surname Beilstein was first found in Austria, where the name Beilstein emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Beilstein family

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Beilstein Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Beilstein, Beylstein, Beilestein, Beillstein and many more.

Early Notables of the Beilstein family

the von Beilstein family of Austria

Beilstein migration to the United States +

Beilstein Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Wendel Beilstein who was recorded as having arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751
Johan Wendel Beilstein, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 1
John Georg Beilstein, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1768 1
J. G. Beilstein, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1768

Beilstein Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johann Phillipp Beilstein, who landed in North America in 1838 1
Charles Beilstein, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 1
Henry Beilstein, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 1
Louis Beilstein, who landed in Ohio in 1888 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Beilstein (post 1700) +

Henry Richard Beilstein (b. 1920), American microbiologist
Friederich Konrad Beilstein (1838-1906), German encyclopaedist of organic chemistry, founder of the Beilstein database is one of the largest databases in the field of organic chemistry

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)