Letter regarding the Hacket genealogy

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Letter regarding the Hacket genealogy

Entry/Object ID

2000.FIC.02.260

Scope and Content

Four page letter on one sheet of paper. The handwriting is difficult to read. Appears to be a recounting of family members and descendants. Dear Helen & Mable Dear yours at Hay Wood Ind Nov 19 heard sometime ago and you asked me to tell you about the Hacket family and I wrote to Pauline Brown and asked her to write to me or to you but she hasnt written to me but I was in hopes that she had written to tell Grand Fathers Name was Seth Hacket our Grand Mothers Maiden Name was Hopa Booth and I think that they are born and raised in near or not many miles from Coopers at least Mother was Born there and they had 4 children Mother was the oldest & they all took Scarlet fever and [p. 2] Died with it but Mother you remember her Name was Phebe and then they raised a large Family Elenor she died when a young Ladie then Sylvia and Warren and Willard Hiram Nancy I think that may bee you remember her I think she was the youngest girl I think as their children had Grown they all went to Ohio. Your mother was Emeline Grandfather and Mother stayed in New Y and the 8 children all wanted them to leave to Ohio. when they came to Ohio Father to Elyria to bring them up to our House I was small but I will remember the Night that they came. Aunt Nancy [p. 3] Was a widow and Grand Father went to House with item grazed helping her attend with their Grand Mother's health was poor and she did not live very long but Grand Father lived with aunt Nancy until he died in Hartland you may remember going there to see them they all lived as usual there and after while Willard and his Family went I think to Michigan. Seth his oldest son married once and lived at Huron Ind Left no children; had one and it was buried at Huron and then they went to Michigan & Died. I don't know anything about any of them. I have some pictures of Willard & Waran & Hiram and Nancy [p. 4] and same more of the Family that if I keep well enough I will send on parcel Post to you this week I write this for I am not allowed to write in Parcel post packages I presume that Cousin Abbie could tell you something and Ella Elder. You write Ella, her address is Mrs. Ed Elder BurlingGame Kansas. She has 4 nice children Blanch Mable & Laura Dewite Married, girls all single. I got card Christmas last from Ella, and Aunt Betsy was quite well. She is over 90 years auld I am told. Love to all as ever Cousin Emily (???).

Collection

Early Family Papers: Cahoon

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Hacket, Willard

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Hacket, Warren

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Hacket, Sylvia

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Hacket, Seth

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Hacket, Phebe

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Hacket, Nancy

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Hacket, Hopa Booth

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Hacket, Hiram

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Hacket, Emeline

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Hacket, Eleanor

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Brown, Pauline

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Booth, Hopa