Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 7 Jun 1870, Newton Township, Whiteside, IL
• Census: 3 Jun 1880, Compton Township, Otter Tail, MN
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Rockwood Township, Wadena, MN

Notes:

Census:
1870 census at Newton, Whiteside, IL shows John A. Alden, 31 b. NY, farmer; Sarah, 31, b. CANADA; children: Abram, 5, b. NY; Charles S., 3, b. IL.

Census:
1880 census at Compton, Otter Tail, MN shows John Alden, 41, farmer, b. NY, parents b. VT/VT; Sarah, 41, b. CANADA, parents b. CANADA; Abraham P., 14, b. NY, remaining children b. IL: Charlotte S., 12; William J., 8; John E., 7; Mary M., 5; Sheridan P., 3; Sherman P., 3; Armina S., 1.

Census:
1900 census at Rockwood, Wadena, MN shows John Alden, b. Mar 1839, age 61, married 39 years, farmer, b. NY, parents b. VT/VT; Sarah A., b. Sep 1838, 61, 10 children born / 9 living, b. CANADA, parents b. CANADA; John, b. Oct 1873, 26, b. IL; Myron, b. Feb 1884, 16, b. MN; Minny A., b. Jul 1878, 21, married 3 years, 2 children born / 2 living; children b. MN, parents b. MN/IL: Edith F., b. Oct 1897, 2; Abram, b. Jan 1900, x/12.
Note: The census lists Edith and Abram as daughter and son of the head-of-household, it appears they are the children of Minny.

John married Sarah SMITH on 28 Sep 1861. Sarah was born in Sep 1838 in CANADA; died on 26 Aug 1903; was buried in Wadena City Cemetery, Wadena, Wadena, MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]