Settler of township lots: Lots 31 and 32, Conc. 1, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location on Lot 31, Conc. 1, one lot south of the south end of 30th Line Road

Land acquisition:

• 1875 These 96 + 108 acre lots were was registered as a Free Grant through the Free Grant and Homestead Act of 1868 under the locatee name Robert Haddon.
• 1875 Patent from The Crown to Robert Hadden, his father. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Images 285 & 292). No record of him ever living in Haliburton per Ancestry.ca. 

Dates of residency: 

• 1878 married Ellen Jane Jones in Stanhope
• 1879 Birth of Son Son (1879–1881) Stanhope Township
• 1881 Census of Canada, Stanhope: Geo. A. with wife Ellen Jane and son Robert James b. 1880
• 1883 Death: Stanhope

Interesting facts:

Preceding landowner: 1881 The Crown to Robert Hadden

Succeeding landowner: 1889 R. A. Gray

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• George A. Hadden, b. Jan 1852, Sydenham, Ontario, d. 21 Apr 1883, Stanhope, (Age ~ 31 years)
  Parents:
  • Robert Paul Hadden. b. 22 Oct 1818  Scotland. d. 24 Dec 1897 • Guelph
  • Alice Coleman. b. 1 Mar 1833, Owen Sound, d. 8 Feb 1919, Guelph
• Ellen Jane Jones, b. 01 Dec 1857, Cartwright, Durham, Ontario, d. 29 Aug 1929, North Dakota, (Age 71 years)
  Parents:
  • Thomas Jones, b. 10 Mar 1833, England d. 22 Feb 1917, Stanhope, (Age 83 years)
  • Catherine Elizabeth May, b. 9 Jun 1834, England  d. 01 Jul 1911, Stanhope, (Age 77 years)
  Family 1 with George Hadden:
  1. Baby Hadden, b. 20 Jul 1879, Stanhope
  2. Robert James Hadden, b. 10 Jun 1880, Stanhope,  d. 02 Jan 1947, North Dakota, (Age 66 years)
  Husband 2:  Paul Norman, b. Mar 1854, England

Photo 1: Ellen Jane Jones and her grandchildren Willie, Dorothy & Norman

Photo 2: Florence (Welch) Clancy and Ellen Jane (Jones) Norman. Source: Ancestry.ca WendyOtness43 originally shared this on 23 Nov 2008