Harriet S. Hayden ^{1 2 3 4 5}

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  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁶ The 1900 census recorded renting a home at 1120 Girard Street: Anthony R. Finck, physician, 67, born Oct 1833, living with wife S. Athelia Finck, 63, Nov 1837; son Edward B., student, 44, Aug 1856; daughter-in-law Harriet H., 30, Jan 1870; granddaughter Sarah B., 15, Apr 1885; and grandchild Anthony R., 11 months, Apr 1900. Also in the home was "guest" William Hayden, student, 17, Jan 1883; boarder Rueben S. Harbill, editor, 52, Jan 1848; and a servant, Emeline Robinson, 48. Anthony and Athelia were married for 45 years and she had birthed 3 children, 1 alive in 1900. Edward and Harriet were married for 6 years and she had birthed 2 children, both alive in 1900. Anthony, Rebuen, and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Athelia and her parents were born in Maryland. Harriet and William Hayden [her brother] were born in Illinois and their father in Maryland and mother in Canada. Grandchildren Sarah and Anthony and their father were born in Pennsylvania, their mother in Illinois. Servant Emeline was born in New Jersey, her father in Maryland and mother in Delaware.

2. Newspaper: Altoona Tribune: Women Discuss Suffrage Question, 19 Mar 1913, Altoona, Blair, PA. ⁷ Harrisburg, March 18. Women had their day on capitol hill this afternoon. Thousands of them came from the four borders of the state by special train, by automobile, by trolley car and by other means of travel and crowded into the chamber of the Pennsylvania senate and hear others of their sex argue for or against the right of women to vote. It was the greatest crowd of women that has ever invaded the state capitol.
<snip>There were many women of social prominence from different parts of the state in the crowd. On the side of the suffragists were Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg, wife of the Mayor of Philadelphia, and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, of Moylan, Pa., president of the National American Woman's Suffrage association. On the opposite side of the chamber (for the senators had carefully drawn a line of demarcartion between the two contingents) were, among others, Mrs. Horace Brock, of Lebanon, president of the Pennsylvania association opposed to woman's suffrage; Mrs. Edward Beecher Fink, of Philadelphia, president of the Pennsylvania Woman's Press association, and Mrs. A. J. George, representing the National association, opposed to woman suffrage.
Each side was given one hour to present its arguments. <snip>
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3. Newspaper: Evening Public Ledger, 30 Jun 1922, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁸ Mrs. John R. Hayden and her son, Mr. William F. Hayden, of Bloomington, Ill., will arrive the latter part of next week and will be the guests for a few weeks of Mrs. Hayden's son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Edward Beecher Finck, 1518 Pine street.

4. Cause of Death: chronic myocarditis, arteriosclerosis, senility, 18 Jul 1955, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²

5. Residence: 1518 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA on 18 Jul 1955 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²

6. Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer: obituary of Mrs. Harriet Hayden Finck on 19 Jul 1955 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ⁵ Mrs. Harriet Hayden Finck died July 18 after a year's illness. She was 87. Mrs. Finck, a native of Bloomington, Il., was the widow of Dr. Edward Beecher Finck, a Philadelphia cancer specialist who died in 1934. They were third cousins and descendants of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Named by clubwomen in 1933 as one of the Nation's 27 "most outstanding women." Mrs. Finck was credited with initiating in this area such projects as outings for crippled children and orphans, the distribution of Christmas baskets to the needy and the sale of prisoner-made articles at Eastern Penitentiary. At one time a member of 57 Local Women, the Catholic Women, the Catholic Working Girls' Home, the Charlotte Cushman Club and the Quaker City Ladies Motor Club. She also served as an officer of a number of organizations, and was an honorary member of the Soroptimist Club here.
A writer and lecturer in her earlier years, she took special interest in the rehabilitation of delinquent children. She also had taught for some years at the Vare Recreation Center at 26th and Morris sts. Mrs. Finck is survived by a son, Anthony R. Finck, of this city, and five grandchildren. Solemn Requiem Mass will be sung at 10 A. M. Thursday at St. Teresa's Church, Broad and Catharine sts. Burial will be private.

Harriet married Dr. Edward Beecher Finck, son of Dr. Anthony Romig Finck and Susan Athalia Fechtig. (Dr. Edward Beecher Finck was born on 26 Aug 1856 in Wellersburg, Somerset, PA,¹ died on 24 Mar 1934 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA ¹ and was buried on 28 Mar 1934 in Bala-Cynwyd: West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Montgomery, PA ^{1 9}.)