Marden, Harriet Alice

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Harriet Alice Marden
b: 26 AUG 1876
d: 2 DEC 1983
Biography
The Statesman Journal, Saturday, December 3, 1983, Page 1B, Salem, OR

Salem''s Oldest Resident Dies

Harriet Marden Hanson, believed to be Salem''s olded resident, died Fridayat the age of 107. She was a resident of St. Timothy''s Nursing Home at820 Church St. NE. She was born and grew up on a ranch west of TheDalles. She attended a finishing school in Washington, D.C., where shemajored in art. Her father, John Marden, was an Oregon pioneer, and shelived out her last years surrounded by antiques rich in family and statehistory.

In 1909, she married William E. Hanson, a Spanish-American War veteran.Interviewed on her 100th birthday, she said it was kind of her husband tomove her to Grants Pass, away from the wind in The Dalles. Part of thereason for her long life, she said then, was her early-to-bed,early-to-rise habits--and strong coffee for breakfast. The family movedin 1918 to Salem where William Hanson worked in an abstract and titlecompany. During her years in Salem, she was active in the Daughters ofthe American Revolution.

Survivors include a son, Reed, Salem. Services will be held at 11 a.m.Monday in the first Congregational Church. Interment will be in BelcrestMemorial Park, under the direction of Rigdon-Ransom mortuary.
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The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume159, page 9 Mrs. Harriet Marden Hanson. DAR ID Number: 158027 Born inMosier, Ore. Wife of William E. Hanson. Descendant of Lieut. BenjaminReed, as follows: 1. John M. Marden (1823-1912) m. 1869 Harriet Reed (b.1844). 2. Calvin Reed, Jr., m. Laura Minerva Fuller. 3. Calvin Reed m.Olivia Warner. 4. Benjamin Reed m. 1st Leviner —. Benjamin Reed servedas lieutenant in the Massachusetts troops under Colonel Alden. He wasborn in Massachusetts; died, 1777, in Saratoga, N. Y. Also No. 145221
Facts
  • 26 AUG 1876 - Birth - ; Mosier, Wasco, Oregon
  • 5 DEC 1983 - Burial - ; Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem, Marion, Oregon
  • 1880 - Census - U.S. ; Mosier, Wasco County, Oregon
  • 1900 - Census - U.S. ; The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
  • 1910 - Census - U.S. ; Hood River, Hood River, Oregon
  • 1920 - Census - U.S. ; Salem, Marion, Oregon
  • 1930 - Census - U.S. ; Salem, Marion, Oregon
  • 2 DEC 1983 - Death - ; Salem, Marion, Oregon
  • 8 APR 1920 - Patriotic Organization - Daughters of the American Revolution ; Salem, Marion, Oregon
Ancestors
   
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John Merrill Marden
30 NOV 1828 - 19 MAR 1912
  
  
  
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Harriet Alice Marden
26 AUG 1876 - 2 DEC 1983
  
 
  
Calvin Reed
23 MAR 1811 - 11 FEB 1856
 
 
Harriet Ann Reed
9 APR 1842 - 26 OCT 1924
  
  
  
Laura Minerva Fuller
17 DEC 1815 - 1850
 
Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (M) John Merrill Marden
Birth30 NOV 1828Georgetown, District Of Columbia
Death19 MAR 1912 Wasco, Oregon
Marriage13 JAN 1869to Harriet Ann Reed at Wasco, Oregon
Father?
Mother?
PARENT (F) Harriet Ann Reed
Birth9 APR 1842Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Death26 OCT 1924 The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
Marriage13 JAN 1869to John Merrill Marden at Wasco, Oregon
FatherCalvin Reed
MotherLaura Minerva Fuller
CHILDREN
FVirginia Marden
BirthOCT 1869Oregon
Death10 MAR 1952Wasco, Oregon
Marriage11 AUG 1909to Mace Fulton at Wasco, Oregon
FGrace Marden
BirthJAN 1873Oregon
Death6 NOV 1918Wasco, Oregon
Marriage10 OCT 1894to Martin Z. Donnell at Wasco, Oregon
MVictor Marden
BirthSEP 1874Oregon
Death
Marriage17 SEP 1908to Kate D. Steeves at Multnomah, Oregon
FHarriet Alice Marden
Birth26 AUG 1876Mosier, Wasco, Oregon
Death2 DEC 1983Salem, Marion, Oregon
MarriageABT 1910to William Edwin Hanson at Oregon
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) William Edwin Hanson
Birth12 FEB 1877Wisconsin
Death1 DEC 1954 Marion, Oregon
MarriageABT 1910to Harriet Alice Marden at Oregon
Father?
Mother?
PARENT (F) Harriet Alice Marden
Birth26 AUG 1876Mosier, Wasco, Oregon
Death2 DEC 1983 Salem, Marion, Oregon
MarriageABT 1910to William Edwin Hanson at Oregon
FatherJohn Merrill Marden
MotherHarriet Ann Reed
CHILDREN
Evidence
[S260]Census
[S264]Social Security Death Index Master File
[S263]Obituary/Death Notice
[S274]Personal Correspondance
[S265]Photograph
[S262]Death Certificate/Record
[S315]Patriotic Organization
[S304]Book
Descendancy Chart
Harriet Alice Marden b: 26 AUG 1876 d: 2 DEC 1983
William Edwin Hanson b: 12 FEB 1877 d: 1 DEC 1954