John Hancock WHIDDEN

1810 - 1895  (84 years)

• Name	John Hancock WHIDDEN  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	8 Jul 1810	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Abt 1871	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Farmer; Religion: Presbyterian
  Residence	1881	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Religion: Canada Presbyterian Church; Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1891	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Religion: Congregationalist
  Death	25 Mar 1895	Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Burial	Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I523	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	James WHIDDEN,   b. 8 Jul 1775, Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 3 Jun 1830, Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abigail BROWN,   b. 1779, Horton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 26 Jun 1867, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1804	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [6]
  	James Whidden, b. July 8 1775 in Truro. He moved to Maitland, NS with his father in 1795 and died there June 3, 1830, after being thrown from his horse. He was a prosperous merchant and ship-builder. He married Abigail Brown (1779-1867) on January 31 1805
  Family ID	F159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary DOUGLAS
  Children	1. Elizabeth Brown WHIDDEN,   b. 1836, Nova Scotia, Canada  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Abigail WHIDDEN,   b. 1837  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James WHIDDEN,   b. 1840, Nova Scotia, Canada  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lucy Ann GRAHAM,   b. 24 Jun 1822, Maitland,Hants,Nova Scotia d. 17 Oct 1908, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Richard Smith WHIDDEN,   b. 26 Jun 1850, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 18 Aug 1923, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ida MCCULLUM,   b. Abt 1878, Nova Scotia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Oscar MCCULLUM,   b. Abt 1863, Nova Scotia  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Ruth Graham WHIDDEN,   b. 21 Mar 1844, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 12 May 1905, Massachusetts (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Lavinia Mary WHIDDEN,   b. 26 Dec 1847, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 17 Oct 1935, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Augustus B WHIDDEN,   b. 1852, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 9 Sep 1941, British Columbia, Canada (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Benjamin Smith WHIDDEN,   b. 21 Nov 1853, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. May 1948, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John G WHIDDEN,   b. 1856, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 27 Sep 1914, Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Arthur David WHIDDEN,   b. 1859, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1938 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Graham P WHIDDEN,   b. 1862, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 31 Oct 1889, Infancy (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Stephen Graham WHIDDEN,   b. 21 Nov 1845, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 12 Mar 1850, Infancy (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family 3
  Marriage	2 May 1843
  Family ID	F500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

• Histories

  Whiddens of Nova Scotia John Hancock whidden 1810, entry in Whidden Family of Nova Scotia, pg. 62, Helen Whidden

  
  

• Sources

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