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Ella Blanche Hallett

Ella Blanche Hallett

Female 1913 - 2007  (93 years)    Has 48 ancestors and 22 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Ella Blanche Hallett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Relationshipwith Dalton Paul Hallett
    Birth 1 Oct 1913  Upper Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Gender Female 
    Census 1 Jun 1921  Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 28 Apr 2007  Central Carleton Nursing Home, Hartland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Burial 1 May 2007  Greenwood Cemetery, Hartland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Siblings 8 brothers and 4 sisters 
    Photos
    ELLIS, Jap and HALLETT, Ella
    ELLIS, Jap and HALLETT, Ella
    HALLETT, Ella - with the childhood boots of  her aunt Ella B. Nevers
    NEVERS, George with grandchildren (Earl, Don, Ella)
    HALLETT, Ella, Bud, Dalton and Verna
    HALLETT, Don, Verna, Earl, Ella, Pauline and Dalton - 1992
    HALLETT, Ella, Dalton, Don, Verna, Bud, and Earl
    HALLETT, Earl - birthday party - 2003
    HALLETT, Ella, Owen and Scott Hallett around homestead
    HALLETT - siblings - Owen Hallett birthday
    HALLETT - siblings - Bud and Milo 35th anniversary
    HALLETT - siblings - c. 1975
    HALLETT - sisters
    HALLETT - sisters - Millicent, Ella, Pauline, Verna, Bud
    HALLETT - sisters - Bud, Ella, Pauline, Millicent, Verna
    HALLETT - sisters - Pauline and Wilmot Clark 40th anniversary - 1974
    HALLETT, Millicent, Scott, Ella
    HALLETT, Scott and NEVERS, Lydia -  family - c. 1932
    HALLETT, Scott and NEVERS, Lydia -  family - c. 1936
    HALLETT, Verna, Ella, and Bud
    HALLETT - sisters - Verna, Ella, Pauline, Bud
    HALLETT, Pauline, Arnie and Ella - c. 1935
    HALLETT, Don, Ella, Dalton and Earl
    HALLETT, Ella  - with girls
    HALLETT, Ella  - with baby Pearl
    HALLETT, Ella - by house
    HALLETT, Ella - in white dress
    HALLETT, Ella  - with great grandchildren (Jeannie and Thomas)
    Earls 94th birthday in 2001Dalton (77), Bud (81), Ella (88), Earl
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    Headstones
    Headstone - Jasper Ellis, Ella Hallett - Greenwood Cemetery, Hartland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Headstone - Jasper Ellis, Ella Hallett - Greenwood Cemetery, Hartland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Census
    Census Canada 1921 - New Brunswick, Carleton County, Brighton (Hallett, Scott Earl)
    Census Canada 1921 - New Brunswick, Carleton County, Brighton (Hallett, Scott Earl)
    Obituary
    Obituary, April 28, 2007, Ella Blanche (Hallett) Ellis
    Obituary, April 28, 2007, Ella Blanche (Hallett) Ellis
    Notes 
    • Pearl updates in July, 2001 - “Mum continues to live alone at Bannon in the house she moved into in 1931. That will be 70 years in December, 2001. She still does her own cooking (mostly with a wood cook stove bought in 1960). She makes her own bread, usually white bread, while her sister, Bud, makes brown bread. They often give each other a loaf, and quite often I receive a loaf from each. They both are very good cooks.

      Mum has a dog for company and protection. She enjoys watching “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”, “Wheel of Fortune”, and “Jeopardy”. She also likes to play Scrabble and Skip-Bo and usually manages to defeat her daughters in these games. She maintains a keen interest in current events and politics and enjoys reading the daily paper.

      I live only two miles from her and visit daily. She still has a garden (joint project). Her love for picking fiddleheads and berries has never ceased, but the body places limits on some of those activities; however, she still picks strawberries at nearly 88 years of age. She enjoys her telephone friends who faithfully keep in touch. She also looks forward to Jean and Dick and their family visiting. Jean is faithful in phoning Mum and visits her three or four times a year. If her husband cannot come, she drives alone (between six and seven hundred miles) often in very poor driving conditions.

      Mum is usually optimistic and cheerful even when younger people complain about such things as the weather. She often says, “Thats a nice rain” or “I dont mind the wind and snow”.”
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    • 2020 update - Ella passed away on April 28, 2007. Below are some reflections of her from her daughter Pearl.

      “Ella Blanche (Hallett) Ellis, born October 1, 1913, the day Grampy Hallett finished digging potatoes. Mum was child number 7 in a family of 13. She had 8 brothers: Arnold, Kenneth, Earl, Donald, Deane, Wendell, Dalton, and Owen. There were 4 sisters: Millicent, Pauline, Verna and Bud. Mum has told us many interesting things that happened in the Hallett household in Upper Brighton.

      In 1931 mum and dad were married and she began her new life in Bannon where she lived until she was 91 years of age. Mum was a very hard worker, both inside the home and outside. She helped provide for the family in various ways such as by keeping a few hens and by churning to make butter. She traded the eggs and butter for groceries at one of the country stores. She gardened, canned and preserved vegetables and fruit. She LOVED to pick wild strawberries and fiddleheads with her sisters Pauline, Verna and Bud, and with Phyllis Belyea. She also picked cultivated strawberries and potatoes and worked awhile at McCains to earn a little extra. Mum helped with some of the farm work and was chore girl in the barn when dad was sick or away working in the woods during the winter. Mum was an excellent cook and kept a clean and tidy house. She believed in doing a good job at whatever she did. One of her favourite sayings was, “All that you do, do with your might, things done by halves are never done right.” She was a beautiful quilter, and when it came to growing geranium plants, she excelled.

      Mum enjoyed reading the daily newspaper and keeping up on current events. She took a keen interest in politics, and on election night she could be found in front of the TV with a notepad to “keep score”. She also liked to joke with Claytie about politics. I think they were on different sides, but it was always done in fun! She was always ready to go for a drive and especially enjoyed the drives to view the fall foliage.

      Although mum never had many vacations, she was able to visit with Dick and Jean when they lived in Ohio, New Hampshire, Delaware, and New York. She was also privileged to attend the high school graduations of her grandchildren, David and Judy. Mum always looked forward to the many visits made by Dick and Jean. She was also happy to see her grandchildren and her great grandchildren Lori, Lynn, Jeannie and Tommy whenever they could visit. Her grandchildren are unable to be present today. David is in Afghanistan and Judy is in Rome, New York.

      Mum enjoyed Helen Thornes weekend visits and their games of Scrabble, as well as Skip-Bo and UNO, often joined by Phyllis and Maynard. The phone calls from Bud, Ina Hatfield, and Regina Thomas were an important part of mums life, as were Phyllis Belyeas faithful visits, even while mum was in the nursing home.

      Sandra Lea MacMullin was very special to our mother and mum loved to visit Sandra and get a hug from her. Mum often had opportunity to visit Sandra when she was invited to Buds for a meal or for a special get-together. Jean and I are grateful to Bud for being so kind to mum and to all of us. She has fed us well!

      Mum always wanted to help others. She lovingly cared for her sister, Millicent, for nearly two years. When family or neighbours faced sickness or death, she was there with baking or with meals or to help in other ways. Even while in hospital just recently, she said to me, “Is there anything I can do for you?” That was a question she often asked me throughout my life.

      When mum was living alone at her home, she never complained about such things as the weather and being lonely. She often commented about the beauty of the day, even when it was stormy. She never failed to thank me for visiting her, even during recent weeks when I finished my visit with her at the nursing home.

      Mum had a very dry sense of humour. Just recently that humour came through. These are a couple of examples: Example 1 Jean and I always discussed hockey and baseball with her (the Red Sox in particular). I would say to her, “Well, the Red Sox won last night.” With a grin she would often say, “Who did they play? Hartland??!”. Example 2 When swallowing became a problem, it took a long time for her to swallow anything. One day while in the hospital I said, “Mum, did you swallow your medicine? Did it go down?” Her quick reply was, “It didnt go UP!”

      With the ever-dependable help of Carolyn Clark for over 7 years and with the kind assistance of several other ladies during a period of almost two years, mum was able to stay at home until October, 2004. We are thankful to each of these ladies for making this possible. Mum was a resident at the Central Carleton Nursing Home for the past 2-1/2 years. Jean and I thank administration and staff of ALL departments for their care and kindness to mum and their kindness to us, especially this past week or so.

      There are many other people who have been kind to mum in so many different ways the phone calls, visits, special cards and letters, birthday cakes, chocolates and other sweets and treats, the partridge, deer meat, moose meat, and trout. We will not mention names in case we omit someone, but we really appreciate each act of kindness and hope, in time, to be able to thank each of you.

      Jean and I feel very blessed to have had a wonderful mother for so many years. Although mum and dad were not rich as far as money goes, they gave us the very best they could give; and to us, what they gave was wonderful. To come home from school to the aroma of freshly baked bread or cookies and to hear mums voice was worth far more to us than anything money could buy. We loved her dearly and will miss her greatly, but we will forever cherish our time spent with her.”
      [4]
    Person ID I35  My Genealogy | Hallett, Orser
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2023 

    Father Scott Earl Hallett
              b. 19 Mar 1875, Upper Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 29 Jan 1963, Upper Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Lydia Mae Nevers
              b. 17 Sep 1882, Coldstream, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 15 Oct 1946, Upper Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jasper B Ellis
              b. 21 Sep 1905, Coldstream, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 15 Feb 1989, Carleton Memorial Hospital, Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1931  Upper Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Notes 
    • Jasper lived in Bannon all his life. Ella lived in Bannon for over fifty-seven years. They lived all their married life in the house that Jap moved into as a boy (built when he was about 10). Jap worked on the farm with his father, Mansfield Ellis, and after his father's death, he continued to farm alone. Jap and Ella enjoyed over 57 years of married life together there before his death.

      Jap and Ella had two daughters who were both sports fans, the Boston Red Sox being their favourite ball team. Jap always took time to take the girls to ball games in the summer and to hockey games in the winter (local games). In later years they looked forward to an outing out back in the woods when Jean came home for a visit. Jap would hook a small trailer behind the tractor, throw a bale of straw on the trailer for a seat, and away they would go.

      Their granddaughter, Judy - "I remember David and I being at Grampy Ellis' and in the barn when he was milking. Dave wanted to "look a cow in the eye" so stuck his head through a feeding opening in front of the cow Grampy was milking. The cow was surprised, to say the least, and Grampy got rather excited when the cow kicked over the milk. Dave left me to get out of this mess on my own!"

      Pearl recalls "I had a very happy home life and dearly loved my parents. Dad and Mum both worked very hard to provide a living for us. Dad did mixed farming on a small scale (100 acres) and never had good equipment. He used horses for years, before being able to buy a small tractor. He grew grain, hay, potatoes, kept cows, pigs, and a few sheep in addition to the work horses. Since he had no boys and no hired help, Jean and I used to help (?) him. I always loved the farm and continued to help him harrow and hay until he was unable to work. He always had confidence in me that I could do the job. He managed (with Mum's help) to keep a few cattle right up until less than a year before his death. Dad worked in the woods nearly every winter, drove truck, and later drove school bus for over eleven years. He loved little children.

      Mum always had a garden and canned and froze vegetables and fruit. She particularly enjoyed picking fiddleheads and wild strawberries. Even in her early to mid 70's she preserved or froze as many as 30 pints of little wild strawberries in one season. As long as Dad milked cows, she made her own butter which was delicious. Jean never ate cheese and butter, but I ate my share and hers. Mum also made some very pretty quilts, and she always kept a neat and clean house. She always encouraged me to pursue goals, and her prayers for me helped to guide and protect me. For nearly two years she faithfully cared for her sister, Aunt Millicent, who had cancer and died at the home of my parents.

      Mum and Dad never took a vacation, but they provided us with far more important things. Dad would take time to make us a whistle out of wood, take us to ball games and hockey games after a hard day's work, and in later years take us for a ride on the little trailer or take us on a Christmas Eve "Picnic" out back in the woods when the snow was blowing and the wind howling. These things, along with mum's presence when we arrived home from school to the aroma of freshly-baked cookies, meant far more to me than vacations and material possessions. With fondness, I recall our many trips to Golden Ridge, where some of Dad's ancestors lived.

      Dad and Mum always had time to help me or someone else. In time of trouble, and often for no special reason, Mum was always delivering her baked goods to someone. I miss Dad so much but try to stay strong. I never thought I could survive when the time came to part with Dad and Mum, but God has been so faithful and has provided the strength that only He can give us at such times."
    Children 2 children 
    Photos
    ELLIS, Jap and HALLETT, Ella
    ELLIS, Jasper and HALLETT, Ella - in front of tree
    ELLIS, Jasper and HALLETT, Ella - with girls
    ELLIS, Jasper and HALLETT, Ella - with Jean
    ELLIS, Jasper and HALLETT, Ella - by house
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    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Oct 1913 - Upper Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 7y,Address:
    Brighton Front - 1 Jun 1921 - Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Dec 1931 - Upper Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Apr 2007 - Central Carleton Nursing Home, Hartland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1 May 2007 - Greenwood Cemetery, Hartland, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada

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