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Lisa Gorrell's avatar

Oh, how sad about the family after the death of the mother. Breaks my heart.

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Jennifer Jones's avatar

It is heartbreaking Lisa, but sadly events like these happened all too often in those days.

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Diane Henriks's avatar

Sad that many family members died too young, as was common back in the day. Kudos for keeping their memories alive and telling their story. :)

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Jennifer Jones's avatar

It’s very sad seeing how young people died back then. Makes me realise how lucky we are today

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Cath Giesbrecht's avatar

The heartache that our ancestors had to bear is hard for us to imagine today. That's one reason why we need to tell their stories - so others can begin to understand just how good we have it now. Thanks for writing this - very clear and easy to follow the different people!

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Jill Ball aka GeniAus's avatar

Such a short life. Congratulations on sharing Ellen's story and ensuring that she will not be forgotten.

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Joanne Tracey's avatar

That's heartbreaking. Thank you for sharing.

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Kirsi Dahl's avatar

My goodness, how sad. Thank you for sharing her story.

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