Richard Smith WHIDDEN

1850 - 1923  (73 years)

• Name	Richard Smith WHIDDEN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1850	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Birth	1850	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Birth	1850	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Birth	Jun 1850	Nova Scotia
  Birth	26 Jun 1850	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	26 Jun 1850	Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Birth	Abt 1851	Nova Scotia
  Birth	Abt 1851	Nova Scotia
  Occupation	1890	Nova Scotia, Canada
  	Reverand
  Residence	1901	Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2]
  	Occupation: Clergyman; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Religion: Presbyterian
  Residence	1911	Medicine Hat, Alberta   [3]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Religion: Presbyterian; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	1923	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Death	1923	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Death	18 Aug 1923	5 Mile River, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Name	R S Whidden
  Name	R. S. WHIDDEN
  Name	Rev. Richard Smith WHIDDEN
  Name	Rev. Richard Smith Whidden
  Name	Rev. Richard Smith Whidden
  Name	Richard S Whidden
  Name	Richard Smith Whidden
  Name	Richard Smith WHIDDEN
  Name	Richard Whidden
  Name	Richard Whidden
  Residence	Occupation: Clergyman  [3]
  Death	18 Aug 1923	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Burial	Selma, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I521	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	John Hancock WHIDDEN,   b. 8 Jul 1810, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 25 Mar 1895, Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lucy Ann GRAHAM,   b. 24 Jun 1822, Maitland,Hants,Nova Scotia d. 17 Oct 1908, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	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)
  Marriage	10 Jun 1879	Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Louisa Alden WHIDDEN,   b. 11 May 1888, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Jan 1986, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 97 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Atwood K WHIDDEN,   b. 16 Sep 1880, Arostook, Maine, USA d. 14 Feb 1969, Corona, Alberta, Canada (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Annie Beth WHIDDEN,   b. 31 Aug 1882, Nova Scotia d. 29 Apr 1938 (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Helen HenRitzy WHIDDEN,   b. 19 Jun 1884, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Lucy Georgina WHIDDEN,   b. 11 Sep 1885, Nova Scotia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. John S WHIDDEN,   b. 24 Mar 1893, Nova Scotia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Augustis WHIDDEN,   b. 3 Sep 1896, Nova Scotia d. 1922 (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Richard Graham WHIDDEN,   b. 29 Apr 1895, Bridgetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 7 Jun 1971, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family 2
  Marriage	10 Jun 1879	Corstairs, Alberta, Canada
  Family ID	F499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

• Histories		1
  		The Whidden Family of Nova Scotia Rev. Richard Smith Whidden., 1850, biography on pg. 73 of “The Whidden Family of Nova Scotia” by Helen H. Whidden

  
  

• Sources

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