Evan M. Whidden

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Dr. Rev. Evan McDonald Whidden (s/o: Howard Primrose and Katherine Louise (Ganong) Whidden) was born 9 July 1898 in Galt, Ontario. He died 11 March 1980 in Cornwall, Ontario.

Evan married in 28 June 1941 to Frances Margaret Billington (born 30 April 1916 in England).

Evan was listed in the “Canadian Who’s Who”.

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• 1915-1918 World War I, CFA, CEF, France
• 1921 educated in Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba BA
• 1921 Reabow, Ontario
• 1921-1933 Tabernacle Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• 1925 McMaster University, Toronto, Ontario MA
• 1925 Palmerston, Ontario
• 1928 Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, BD
• 1928-1935 student pastorates, east end, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• 1934 General Ministry Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• 1935-1936 Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1936 professor of theology and head of department, Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba
• circa 1955 Dean of Theology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia; retired 1967.

Evan and Frances had two children:

• Howard John born 22 June 1943.
• Roberta “Robie” Katherine born 13 March 1945. She resided in San Francisco, California.