Pickett Girls - Anna Mary Pickett and Eleanor (Ella) J. Pickett
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- Most likely this is Anna Mary Pickett (1860-1931) and Eleanor (Ella) J. Pickett (1865-1937), daughters of Andrew Pickett and Mary Ann McLaren. Both girls were born in Halton County, near Lowville.
Their father, Andrew Pickett, 1834-1920, built the Lowville store. Andrew moved to the United States and his grandson, Harry Hopkins, was private advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Their mother was Mary Ann McLaren, 1832-1875, born in Burlington, and she is buried in the Lowville United Church Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario.
Anna Mary married David Aldona Hopkins, and Ella married Benjamin Thomas Whitlow, 1863-1952.
More detailed information, by Patricia Jackson affiliated with "Find A Grave", is provided in the Notes here. - Notes
- Father: Andrew Pickett born January 15th 1834 in Nelson Twp, Halton County, Ontario and died December 1st 1920 in Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA. Andrew is buried in Bluff View Cemetery Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA. Mother: Mary Ann McLaren born April 13th 1832 in Burlington Ontario and died September 3rd 1875 in Wentworth County, Ontario, and is buried in Lowville United Church Cemetery in Burlington, Ontario. Mary was the daughter of John McLaren 1808 – 1894 and Nancy Cleaver 1810 – 1880.
Anna Mary Pickett born January 27th 1860 Lowville Ontario and died 24 Aug 1931 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington. Anna married David Aldona Hopkins 1857-1928. Anna and David are buried in Hazelwood Cemetery, Grinnell Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA.
"Anna Mary Pickett was the eldest daughter of Andrew and Mary McLaren Pickett. She was born Feb. 23, 1860, near Lowville, Ontario, Canada. According to a letter written by her father Andrew, in late summer or autumn of 1870 she moved with her mother Mary, sister Eleanor "Ella", and brother John Thomas Pickett, to rejoin her father, who established a new home for them at Vermillion, in Dakota Territory. She became a teacher at Vermillion after basic schooling. Her school friend's father was Samuel Hayward who owned a local harness business, and via that contact met her future husband, David Aldona Hopkins. They married May 1, 1881 at Vermillion. Over the next twenty or more years, Anna moved with her husband to about eleven towns and cities, including Chicago, Illinois. They finally settled in Grinnell, Iowa, where the local college offered their children educational opportunities and the town a religious tone. She lived there for twenty-five years or more. She also took care of David's sick mother, Mary Hopkins until Mary's death in about 1914. Anna valued education. She also appreciated her Methodist church, piety, hard work, discretion, and public service. She died at Tacoma, Wash., August 24, 1931, where she had gone a few months before to be near her son, Dr. Lewis Hopkins. Her obituary appeared in the "Grinnell [IA] Herald," and was posted on the Iowa GenWeb."
Eleanor J Pickett was born January 1865 in Halton County, Ontario and died August 28th 1937 in Sanborn County South Dakota, USA. She married Benjamin Thomas Whitlow 1863-1952. Eleanor and Benjamin are buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Artesian, Sanborn County, South Dakota, USA - Subject(s)
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- Anna Mary Pickett. Eleanor (Ella) J. Pickett.
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- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.43151 Longitude: -79.90434
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
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