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

Margaret Ann Hewson

Female 1855 - 1960  (104 years)


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  • Name Margaret Ann Hewson 
    Born 21 Sep 1855  Buckingham, , Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Interesting age 
    Name Margaret Ann Madden 
    Residence 1959  29 Eby St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-170083 
    Died 16 Apr 1960  [1, 2
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I170083  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Thomas Madden,   b. Abt 1850,   d. 1909  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Children 
     1. Marie Jane "Mary" Madden,   b. 7 Dec 1891, Mattawan, Nipissing, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F49453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Margaret Hewson/ Beloved Wife Of/ Thomas Madden/ 1855 - 1960/ R.i.p.

    2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 16 apr 1960.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Sep 1855 - Buckingham, , Quebec Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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