Robert Madden (abt. 1764)

Born about 1764 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Husband of Charity (Diamond) Madden — married 1795 in Ontario, Canada

Descendants

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Biography

Robert Madden was born about 1764 to 1775, most likely in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Madden (abt.1724-abt.1819) and mother unknown.

Robert immigrated from the States about 1789 with his family, who settled in Earnestown, Upper Canada.

Robert married Charity Diamond (Dimond) about 1795 in Upper Canada. Charity was the daughter of Jacob Diamond who came from Germany.

Children;

• Margaret Madden m. Lambert Vanalstyne (Vanalstine)
• Betsy (Elizabeth) Madden m. Louis (Lewis) Philander Gordanier
• Mary Madden m. Lambert Vanalstyne (widow of her sister Margaret)
• Thomas Madden d. young
• Amy Madden m. Andrew McMain (McWain)
• Catherine Madden m. John Fyles (Files)
• William Madden m. Eliza (Elizabeth) Woods
• James Wesley Madden m. Isabella McMIllen
• Charles Wesley Madden m. Olivia Ann Hawley
• Stauts Sager Madden m. Sophia Simmons
• Joseph Jewel Madden m. Lois Vanalstyne (Vanalstine)

Transcribed from HC Burleigh Fond's "The Madden Family Tree"
"Robert carried dispatches from New York to Canada on foot. He was very active in the Rebellion. He was a large powerful man, six foot in height. He was taken prisoner and condemned to be hanged, but during the night he knocked the sentinel down, ran through a mill dam and took shelter in a little log house who's owner luckily was a loyalist. At another time the Rebels were chasing him and he hid in a hollow log and heard the men very near the log but they did not find him."

Research Notes

Possible Child

• Hammel Madden m. Samantha Rush

Baptism of Margaret Madden

• "Register of Baptisms by Rev. Robt. McDowell", Source: Ontario Historical Society, Papers and Records, Vol I, published by the Ontario Historical Society, 1899, Baptized 1804 Jan. 29 Robert Maden, Charity Dimond, Name: Margret, Birth: 30 Mar, 1803 , Pg 97, https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ontario-History-1899-v1.pdf

Sources

See Also;

• "The Madden Family Tree, H.C. Burleigh Fonds, 8 page document", Source: Queens University Archives, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, online database hosted by Internet Archives.org, Madden Folder, Pg 78-92 of Folder, https://archive.org/details/hcbmadden/page/78/mode/2up

• Carol Goodenough, firsthand knowledge.

• First-hand information as remembered by Micahel Breed, Thursday, January 22, 2015.

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