Homer Haggan Sr (1890 - 1959)

Born 11 Jul 1890 in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 27 Apr 1959 at age 68 in Hope, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Homer Haggan Sr is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Canadian Army January 11, 1915-1919
Served in France and Belgium

Homer Haggan Sr was Wounded in Action during World War I.

Homer Haggan was born on July 11, 1890 in Malahide, Elgin, Ontario Canada to James Craig Haggan and Florence Hill. He served in the Canadian Army about the same time as his brother Harold.

After he returned from the war, he married Betty Clark. They later flew to Scotland to adopt Betty's sister's son. They named him Homer, also.

400601 Private. Enlisted January 1915.

Served in Canada 6th Field Company, Royal Engineers, and 33rd Battalion; England 12th Reserve; France 75th Battalion and with the Army of Occupation. Battles: Mount Sorrel, Somme, Vimy Ridge, Amiens, Arras.

Wounded at Mount Sorrel.

Discharged May 1919.

Name

Name: Homer Haggan^[1][2]

Birth

Birth Date: 11 JUL 1890

Birth Place: Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada^[1][2]

Event

Event:

Type: Arrival

Date: 2 Jan 1911

Place: Detroit, Michigan^[2]

He came into Detroit, Michigan, but lived all of his life in Canada.

Residence:

Place: United States^[2]

Death

Date: April 27, 1959

Place: Hope, Canada

Cemetery: Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver

^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Detroit Arrivals
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Canadian Border Crossings
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #26261477

• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2LF-BJY : 10 February 2018), Homer Haggan, 11 Jul 1890; citing Malahide Township, Elgin, Ontario, 11 Jul 1890, reference cn 6951; FHL microfilm 1,846,436.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2V-61M : 23 February 2021), Horner Hagen in household of James Hagen, Elgin (east/est), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-SS8N : 16 March 2018), Homer Haggen in entry for James Haggen, 1911; citing Census, Elgin East Sub-Districts 6-29, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,695.

• Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Detroit, Michigan. Card Manifests (Alphabetical) of Individuals Entering through the Port of Detroit, Michigan, 1906-1954. Micropublication M1478. RG085. 117 rolls.

• Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

• https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/ww1-canadian-soldiers/homer-haggan.html

• "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRK-SGS : 8 November 2017), Homer Haggan, 1959.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/26261477/homer-haggan : accessed 23 April 2021), memorial page for Homer Haggan (11 Jul 1890–27 Apr 1959), Find A Grave: Memorial #26261477, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by VNorman (contributor 47811907) .