John "Jack" Dickey HOOD

Notes:

JOHN D.HOOD
Sgt. John D. Hood, born in 1871, had been a resident of GlassviUe for
over 30 years when he died in Fisher Memorial Hospital, Woodstock, in 1943.
Jack, as he was usually known, joined the 104th Regiment in 1916 and
went overseas, serving in France, later transferring to the Forestry Corps. When
peace came, he was with the first Army of Occupation entering Germany. After
the war, he returned to GlassviUe, where he carried on a blacksmith business.
He was active in community affairs and in the United Church, where he
was a member of the choir. He was a Justice of the Peace and registrar of
Births, Marriages and Deaths. Often called upon to act as local veterinarian, he
developed skills in treating sick animals. In another avocation, Jack was the
"caller" for dances at the GlassviUe Dance Hall.
Jack married Allie Sewell. They had two daughters: Martha, who went to
the USA, and Edna, born in 1911, who went to B.C. with her mother. He had a
half-sister, Mrs W. J. Glen, of Fredericton.

A History of Glassville, 2nd Ed., p. 174

John married Alma "Allie" Rebecca SEWELL on 25 Apr 1906 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada. Alma was born on 8 Aug 1885 in Lincoln, Sunbury, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 15 Sep 1958 in New Westminster, British Columbia; was buried on 18 Sep 1958 in Fraser Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edna Rebecca HOOD was born on 10 Dec 1911 in Glassville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; died in in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
2. Living

John married Martha DICKEY. Martha was born about 1840 in Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]