John Hadden (1891 - 1940)

Born 6 Mar 1891 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Dec 1940 at age 49 in Edson, Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

John Hadden was born in March 1891 in Dunmore, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Bruce and Bridget (McGarry) Hadden.

John married Mabel Doria Minton about 1911. They were residing in Edmonton East, Alberta, Canada in 1916. John's household that year included the following: John (self), age 25; Mabel, wife, age 22; Pearl, daughter, age 4; John Bruce, son, age 3; Alexander William, son, age 1; and Daniel, son, age 5 months. Note: Son John Bruce's records confirm his birth date as March 18, 1913, and Alexander William's birth date as Nov. 23, 1914 and their birthplace as Pocahontas, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

By 1921, John and family had removed to Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Their household included Pearl, John Bruce, Alexander William, and Daniel. John's work was described as coal mining.

John passed away in 1940 in Edson,Yellowhead, Alberta, Canada. He is buried at the Glenwood Cemetery. He is recognized with engraving on his headstone as a "Pipe Major" for his WWI military service in the 49th & 42nd Battalions CEF. At the top of his headstone are the digits 100599, which indicate John's military Reg. # as also noted on his Canadian Attestation papers, validating that the John Hadden who was born on March 6, 1891, husband of Mabel, and son of John Hadden is the same John Hadden, who died on December 3, 1940 in Edson and is buried at the Glenwood Cemetery.

Sources

• 1900 United States Federal Census; Pennsylvania, Lackawanna, Dunmore Ward 01, District 0019. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line, frame #16 of 50). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.]

• 1901 Census of Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver, Nanaimo (South). [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1901 Census of Canada (database on-line, frame 113 of 133). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2004. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6428 to T-6556.] (household/family data)

• 1911 Census of Canada, British Columbia, Kootenay, Sub-District 12-Fernie. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1911 Census of Canada (database on-line, frame #32 of 57). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460.] (household/family data)

• 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta; Alberta, East, 09f. [Repository: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta (database on-line, frame #20 of 36. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 2009 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Canada. "Census returns for 1916 Census of Prairie Provinces." Statistics of Canada Fonds, Record Group 31-C-1. LAC microfilm T-21925 to T-21956. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.] (household/family data)

• Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918, Box 3309 (Hadden, John Hebert-Haden Joseph), Reg. #100599. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Canada, World War I CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918 (database on-line, frame #113 of 3451). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Canadian Expeditionary Force. CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918. Accession 1992-93/166. Record Group 150. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.]

• 1921 Canada, British Columbia, Nanaimo, Sub-District 32 - New Castle. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada (database on-line, frame #4 of 42). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada.] (household/family data)

• Alberta, Canada, Death Index, 1870-1968, No. Reg. 2816. [Repository: Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Death Indexes; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1968 (database on-line). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Alberta Death Indexes. Provincial Archives of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.] (death record)

• Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Memorial ID 100224951; Accessed on September 21, 2022 by Rosa Lane; Created on November 4, 2012 by "Alison" and maintained by same, 46917968: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100224951/john-hadden