, ▁Maine ▁as ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁Be an ▁and ▁spent ▁her ▁early ▁child hood ▁with ▁her ▁grand par ents ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Corn ville , ▁Maine . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁Hay den ▁em igr ated ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁to ▁the ▁wild s ▁of ▁Wisconsin , ▁where ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁she ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁Gay ▁Hay den . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁they ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁V ancouver , ▁Washington . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁upon ▁hearing ▁of ▁the ▁Don ation ▁Land ▁Cla im ▁Act , ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁act ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁Congress , ▁they ▁settled ▁on ▁an ▁island ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁between ▁modern - day ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁and ▁V ancouver , ▁Washington ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁Hay den ▁Island . ▁Gay ▁Hay den ▁proceeded ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁grand ▁home ▁and ▁live ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁their ▁tw in ▁children . ▁T ogether ▁and ▁individually , ▁they ▁would ▁both ▁become ▁well - known ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west . ▁Hay den ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁P ione er ▁Association . ▁She ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington . ▁ ▁Hay den ▁v . ▁Z er bst ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁Hay den ▁separated ▁from