Harriett Laura
Wheeler was born on 26 October 1856 at New Hudson, Allegany Co., NY. She was the daughter of
John Wheeler and
Laura Ann Hascall. Harriett Laura Wheeler married
John Q. Hackett on 26 October 1884.
1 Harriett Laura Wheeler died on 24 April 1929 at Hinsdale, Cattaraugus Co., NY, at age 72; Her obituary reads as follows:
Maplehurst lost one of its most esteemed residents Thursday morning of last week, April 25, with the death of Harriet Wheeler Hackett, wife of John Hackett known to many Cuba people. Mrs. Hackett was born in the town of New Hudson Oct. 25, 1855, the daughter of John Wheeler and Laura Haskell Stone Wheeler. On her twenty-ninth birthday anniversary she was married to John Q. Hackett and they moved to Ischua, where they lived until 1900, then moving to Maplehurst, which has since been their home. The deceased is survived by her husband; one daughter, Laura H., at home and one granddaughter, Mrs. Beatrice Clayson of Ischua. Of four brothers of Mrs. Hackett two survive -- Arthur Wheeler of Cuba and Charles of Mayville. Some 16 years ago Mrs. Hackett United with the Baptist Church at Maplehurst, and she was also a member of the Loyal Workers Class of that Church. The funeral of Mrs. Hackett was held from her late home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. B. W. Shepard, pastor of the Baptist Church at Meridian and a former pastor at Maplehurst, officiated. He was assisted by Mr. E. E. Evans of Olean. Mrs. Grace Brown and Mrs. Lottie Hull, with Mrs. Parepa Chamberlain as accompanist, sang "Lead Kindly Light." The pall bearers were Roswell Martin, Willard Brown, Willian Ransbury, Dana Hedden, William Phillips, Eugene Farwell. The Loyal Worker class of the Baptist Church attended in a body. Burial was in Maplehurst Cemetery. Relatives and friends from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Theo Clayson, Mrs. Varnie Learn, Ischua; Mr. Arthur Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Rense Osmun, Mrs. Nettie Vincent, Cuba; Mr. and Mrs. George Price, Willard; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hackett and daughter Elsie of Allentown; Mr. George Pike of Friendship; Mr. and Mrs. William Reynolds, Mrs. Bert Roblee, Mrs. Myra Langmade, Olean; Mrs. Mae Herrick, Mrs. Nellie Trowbridge, Mrs. Ross Mabey, Franklinville.+.
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