Douglas Hazen DeLong (1911 - 1940)

Born 2 Feb 1911 in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Died 9 Dec 1940 at age 29 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Douglas was born in 1911. He passed away in 1940.

Douglas Hazen DeLong's birth mother was Sarah DeLong (1893-1966). Hazen was likely born out of wedlock as his mother soon married George Reeleder and they had 13 more children. Sarah's parents (Hazen's grandparents) were Arthur W. DeLong & Eliza Margaret (Kirk) DeLong. Hazen's birth was not registered until Mar. 10, 1938 (see birth record) which lists his assumed grandparents as his parents to give further credence to the aforementioned. Hazen was likely raised by Arthur & Eliza.

HAZEN DeLONG -"Hazen" DeLONG graduated from Teacher's College and taught one year in the one-room schoolhouse at Maplewood. The board decided he wasn't strict enough and he taugh "frills" (i.e., music) instead of concentrating on "important subjects", so his contract was not renewed. The writer's mother learned to play the violin in this one year and still plays on occasion. When she won a spelling contest, Hazen gave her an 1845 2-cent penny from the "Banque du Bas Canada", i.e., Lower Canada (Quebec). When he left Maplewood, Hazen continued his education. He never married.

"The Reporter and Fredericton Advertiser", April 1, 1941, p. 6: FOUND GUILTY Halifax, April 1 -Found guilty on a charge of manslaughter, John W. STONE, Halifax, will appear in Supreme Court tomorrow for sentience (sic). STONE was changed with manslaughter in connection with the death of Douglas (sic) DeLONG, Dalhousie University student from Woodstock, N.B., who was fatally injured when struck by an automobile ...jury... deliberated 90 minutes before returning the verdict ... recommendation for mercy.

Note: the family of Mary A. (Delong) Ross who is the sister of the reported (above) mother of Douglas Hazen DeLong has always considered Mary as Douglas' mother in their oral history of the family.^[1]

• Fact: Burial Methodist Cemetery , Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

1. ↑ Findagrave bio by Roy Delong

• Douglas Hazen “Hazen” DeLong (1911-1940) on Find A Grave: Memorial #103359339 retrieved 11 July 2021
• Death certificate
• Birth certificate