Louisa Alden WHIDDEN

1888 - 1986  (97 years)

• Name	Louisa Alden WHIDDEN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Birth	11 May 1888	Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15]
  Gender	Female
  Arrival	1890  [14]
  Residence	1901	Prince Edward Island, Canada   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter; Religion: Presbyterian
  Residence	1911	Medicine Hat, Alberta   [14]
  	Occupation: None; Religion: Anglican; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Arrival	1917  [2]
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	North Saanich, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada   [2]
  	Residence Religion: Church Of England; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Residence	6 Jan 1923	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [13]
  Residence	1931	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
  Arrival	20 Jun 1934	Ketchikan, Alaska, USA   [15]
  Louisa Alden Whidden Cochran	20 Jan 1986	North Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [16]
  		Louisa Alden Whidden Cochran
  Death	20 Jan 1986	Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [3, 12]
  Burial	North Saanich, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I97	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Smith WHIDDEN,   b. 26 Jun 1850, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 18 Aug 1923, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Annie Jane SMITH,   b. 5 May 1857, Selma, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 14 Nov 1941, Milford Station, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Jun 1879	Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [17]
  Family ID	F156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Anderson COCHRAN,   b. 1882, Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 7 Jun 1969, Sidney, British Columbia (Age 87 years)
  Married	1909	Carstairs, Alberta, Canada   [7]
  Marriage	6 Oct 1909	Medicine Hat, Cypress, Alberta, Canada   [9]
  	Married Louisa Alden Whidden of Carstairs, AB.
  Children	1. George Whidden COCHRAN,   b. 5 Feb 1919, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada d. 5 Mar 1990, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Richard Lewis COCHRAN,   b. 17 Dec 1916, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada d. 18 Feb 1919, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Helen Elizabeth COCHRAN,   b. 6 Aug 1910, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada d. 30 Aug 2004, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Georgina Marion COCHRAN,   b. 16 Feb 1912, British Columbia d. 2 Mar 2004, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Louisa Alden COCHRAN,   b. 15 Jun 1913, Sidney, British Columbia, Canada d. 21 Dec 2002, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

• Histories		Baby Grandma Babs. Photo from family collection.
  		Copy of Record of Birth for Louisa Alden Whidden
  		Louisa Alden Whidden Cochran
  		Photo of Whidden ladies
  		Obituary
  		Certificate of Marriage George Cochran & Louisa Whidden Certificate of Marriage George Cochran & Louisa Alden Whidden, in Medicine Hat, AB. 1909
  		Lewis Cochran and clan Details in second phot
  		Photo
  		Photo
  		Enhanced photo

  
  

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