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James Hackett

Birth	:	1787 Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death	:	22 Sep 1872 Malden Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Rose Hill Cemetery, Amherstburg, Essex County, Canada
Coordinate	:	42.1098500, -83.0842600
Inscription	:	JAMES HACKETT 1787-1872 & MARY REILLY-HACKETT 1798-1873, JAMES HACKETT M.D. 1829-1872
Description	:	"Death of Capt. James Hackett. At precisely 6 o'clock last evening Capt. James Hackett departed this life at his residence in Amhersburg. He was the oldest of our lake navigators, and there are but few left who survive him. Capt. Hackett was in his 86th year, having been born at Peterhead, Scotland, in 1787. He came upon the lakes in 1816, and, as has been stated on former occasions, owned and commanded several vessels up to 1836, when he retired from the lakes, having been appointed lightkeeper on Bois Blanc Island, opposite Malden. We remember him as commander of the... Read More	"Death of Capt. James Hackett. At precisely 6 o'clock last evening Capt. James Hackett departed this life at his residence in Amhersburg. He was the oldest of our lake navigators, and there are but few left who survive him. Capt. Hackett was in his 86th year, having been born at Peterhead, Scotland, in 1787. He came upon the lakes in 1816, and, as has been stated on former occasions, owned and commanded several vessels up to 1836, when he retired from the lakes, having been appointed lightkeeper on Bois Blanc Island, opposite Malden. We remember him as commander of the full-rigged brig Duke of Wellington, at the time the largest and finest rigged vessel on the northern lakes. He subsequently commanded the shooners [sic] Champion, Perseverance, Tecumseh, Brothers, Elizabeth, Sterling, and, if we remember correctly, also the Good Intent. No navigator was better conversant with the whole chain of northern lakes, including Lake Superior, than Capt. Hackett, to whom we are indebted for much of the early history of lake navigation. He was a man of strong memory, and could readily recite many interesting incidents of his life, both on the sea where he first commenced a seafaring life, as well as on the lake. Two of his sons, Capt. Robert J. and Henry Hackett, are now residents of this city. The flags of the shipping were at half-mast out of respect for the deceased mariner. Mrs. Hackett still survives him." [Col. 6, Pg. 4; The Detroit Free Press; Wednesday, 25 Sep 1872; Vol. XXXVIII, No. 37] Contributor: Bruce Gordon (48010981)

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James Hackett's memorial is located at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Amherstburg, Essex County, Canada.
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James Hackett death on 22 Sep 1872 in Malden Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 42.1098500
Longitude: -83.0842600

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Reilly Hackett

(1798 - 1873)

Children

Dr James Hackett

(1829 - 1872)

Henry William Hackett

(1831 - 1886)

Alexander Hackett

(1831 - 1911)

Dr Joseph Hackett

(1833 - 1865)

Eliza Jane Hackett Trotter

(1835 - 1885)

Francis Bondhead Hackett

(1842 - 1908)

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