See also
1 Margaret Carol STRACHAN (1960- ) [1258]. Born 25 Jul 1960.
2 John N. Strachan, JR.1,2,3 (1926-2006) [1162]. Born 9 Oct 1926.4 Marr Hazel Jean WOODCOCK 19 Nov 1955, Pendleton, NY. Died 1 Dec 2006, Niagara Falls, NY.2
4 John N. STRACHAN1,3 (c. 1902- ) [70]. Born c. 1902, Scotland.3
5 Elizabeth RIDDELL3,5 (1908-1956) [68]. Born 6 Aug 1908, Niagara Falls, NY. Died 23 May 1956.5 Buried Memorial Park, Lewiston, NY.5
10 Frank RIDDELL3,6,7,8 (1885-1965) [19]. Born 23 May 1885, Glen Huron, Ontario.6 Marr Margaret C. CORBY 4 Apr 1906, County of York, Toronto, Ontario.4,7 Died 27 Sep 1965, Niagara Falls, NY.4,8 Buried Memorial Park, Lewiston, NY.8
From the Buffalo Times, Buffalo, NY.
August 19, 1916 - "SUES CITY FOR INJURIES - Frank Riddell Involuntarily Mixed Up in a Recient Riot.
Special to the Buffalo TIMES. NIAGARA FALLS - Aug. 19 -- By the service of papers in a damage suit, the city was yesteday made the defendant in an action to recover $5,000 for allefed injuries sustained by Frank Riddell, during the riot in front of the Carborundum Company's Buffalo Avenue plant last month. The siit is brought by former Corporation Council Frank S. Nicholson, council for Riddell.
In his affidavit Riddell claims he was in the mob and endeavoring to get away and to his home, but could not get through the crowd. He holds the city negligent in not being able to quell the distirbance and sets forth the claim further that the city had no right ujnder section 1845 of the penal law to appoint as special officers men not residents of the State and county.".
11 Margaret C. CORBY3,7 (1888-1949) [66]. Born 1888, Saginaw, MI. Died 14 Mar 1949, Niagara Falls, NY. Buried Memorial Park, Lewiston, NY.
Margaret Wright remembers that her aunt was called Aunt Molly.
From the Niagara Falls Gazette.
April 3, 1931 - "Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riddell, 445 Elmwood avenue, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary tomorrow. With their family which includes their daughters, Elizabeth, now Mrs. John N. Strachan, and Dorothy, who is Mrs. Ernest Lexell, and a small grandson, John N. Strachan, Jr., the will celebrate with a dinner party at the Cataract house in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lexell [Riddell] were married in Toronto, Ont., April 4, 1906, the Rev. J. O. Silcox, pastor of the Bond street congregational church performing the ceremony. Mr. Riddell was born in Glen Huron, Ont., and has lived in Niagara Falls for 24 years. Mrs. Riddell was before her marriage Margaret C. Corby of Saginaw, MIch. During the greater part of his time here Mr. Riddell has been connected with the hotel and restaurant business.".
3 Hazel Jean WOODCOCK9,10 (1931-2007) [1250]. Born 30 Apr 1931, Greenville, TN. Died 22 Nov 2007.10
| 1 | "Information provided by Patti Thompson Mayes". |
| 2 | "Obituary of Dr. John N. Strachan, Jr. in the Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY), December 4, 2006". |
| 3 | "1930 NY, Niagara, Niagara Falls census". |
| 4 | "Information provided by Greg Mander". |
| 5 | "Death notice of Elizabeth Riddell Strachan in the Niagara Falls Gazette, May 24, 1956". |
| 6 | Recorded by Robert Royal, April 26, 1901, "1901 Canadian Census". |
| 7 | "25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs Frank Riddell in the Niagara Falls Gazette, April 3, 1931". |
| 8 | "Obituary of Frank Riddell in the Niagara Falls Gazette, Sept. 28, 1965". |
| 9 | "Information provided by Nancy Hallam Sneddon". |
| 10 | "Obituary of Hazel Jean Woodcock Strachan in the Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) on November 24, 2007". |