Eleanor Hayden (1907 - 1993)

Born 20 May 1907 in Pelham Manor, Pelham, Westchester, New York, United States

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Biography

Eleanor Hayden was born at Pelham Manor, New York, on 20 May 1907.^[1] She was the daughter of John Harold Hayden and Elsie (Vilas) Hayden, with whom she was living at Pelham in 1910 at the age of 2 years, 11 months.^[2] In 1920 she was living with her brother William B. Hayden 2nd in the home of a family friend at New Rochelle, New York.^[3]

A biography of her father on the Early Pennsylvania German Families web site refers to her as Eleanor Hayden, M. D. In 1940,^[4] In 1940, Eleanor Hayden, doctor, 32, was working in at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, New York.^[5]

There is no evidence that Eleanor Hayden ever married. She served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II, entering the service on 10 Aug 1943 and serving until 20 Mar 1945.^[6] She is buried at the Long Island National Cemetery in East Farmingdale, New York, with the dates 20 May 1907 and 27 Apr 1993 inscribed on her gravestone.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Border crossing record for Eleanor Hayden, in Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954, database with images, FamilySearch > (M1464) Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954 > Roll 544, vol 817-818, Aug 1928 > image 381 of 844; citing NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Eleanor Hayden in the John H. Hayden household, family #432, in United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch > New York > Westchester > Pelham > ED 110 > image 51 of 70; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Eleanor Hayden in the J. Marshall Perley household, family #31, in United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch > New York > Westchester > New Rochelle Ward 1 > ED 112 > image 3 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ Web page, "John 'Harold' Hayden," on the web site, "A Sweeping Biographical Archive of Early Pennsylvania German Families," accessed 30 Aug 2021
5. ↑ Eleanor Hayden, in household 116, in United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch > New York > Schenectady > Schenectady City, Schenectady, Area A > 47-55 Schenectady City (Area A - part), Ellis Hospital > image 4 of 26; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
6. ↑ [https://www.fold3.com/record/618575083/eleanor-hayden-1907-veterans-affairs-birls-death-file Index record for Eleanor Hayden (1907-19923) in the Veterans Affairs BRLS Death File (subscription required)}
7. ↑ Photo of gravestone of Eleanor Hayden, 1st. Lt., U, S. Army, World War II (Find A Grave: Memorial #2699048)