This morning I received a postcard that I had bought on EBay. It was a scene of the Long Bridge and the Almonte Town Hall. There was a message on the 1906 postcard and addressed to Mrs. Thomas Hackett of Ottawa.
The message that I can read is:
Dear Cousin,
We watched for Thomas and Preston all day and we just didn’t see them. We had a lovely time. Earnie? Mulligan was up, and all of us hope you are all well, as we are all well. J.M. ( Possible John Mulligan?).
Mrs. Thomas Hatchett (Mary Ellen Kennedy) passed away on the Bayswater street corner of a heart attack in 1942. She was probably going to the corner store or coming home from a visit to a friend. Mary Ellen still worked at the Birks store on Sparks Street.
Thomas was her husband and he passed away in 1938, and Preston was her son ( T. Preston Hackett). Her son T. Preston was quite involved with the Young Britons and a stamp collectors group and passed away in 1971.
I love doing this kind of research as everyone has a story and it should be documented. Who knows, maybe someone will add to it
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
10 Mar 1938, Thu • Page 3
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
10 May 1971, Mon • Page 28
| Mrs Mary Ellen Hackett [Mrs Mary Ellen Kennedy] | |
| Gender: | Female |
|---|---|
| Age: | 63 |
| Birth Date: | 24 Feb 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Bunville Ontario |
| Death Date: | 12 Sep 1942 |
| Death Place: | Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada |
| Father: | James Kennedy |
| Mother: | Mary Ann Kennedy |
| Spouse: | Thomas Hackett |
| Certificate Number: | 012656 |
| Name: | Mary Ellen Kennedy |
|---|---|
| Age: | 20 |
| Birth Year: | abt 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Merivale, Ontario |
| Marriage Date: | 12 Dec 1899 |
| Marriage Place: | Carleton, Ontario, Canada |
| Father: | James Kennedy |
| Mother: | Mary Ann Mulligan Kennedy |
| Spouse: | Thomas Hackett |
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