Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Margaret Ann Hewson

Female 1855 - 1960  (104 years)


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  1. 1.  Margaret Ann Hewson was born 21 Sep 1855, Buckingham, , Quebec; died 16 Apr 1960; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Interesting: age
    • Name: Margaret Ann Madden
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-170083
    • Residence: 1959, 29 Eby St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    April 16. Mrs. Margaret Madden, 104, was Kitchener's oldest resident and Canada's oldest horse-racing enthusiast.

    Forty-Eighth Annual Volume of the Waterloo Historical Society Mar 1961

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    Good Medicine
    \endash KITCHENER, Ont. (UPI)

    A 104-year-old woman, who drinks rum to help keep her alive, laid the cornerstone for an old people's home.

    Mrs. Margaret Madden, one of the oldest residents of Ontario, dedicated the 16 apartment building scheduled for completion in April.

    She said doctors told her that rum is good medicine for her. She added the daily nips helped her survive an attack of flu last winter when she was near death four times.

    Palm Beach Daily News 30 Nov 1959

    Margaret — Thomas Madden. Thomas was born Abt 1850; died 1909. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Marie Jane "Mary" Madden was born 7 Dec 1891, Mattawan, Nipissing, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2