Edith Rice Sackett
(1876-1963)
| Father | Augustine Sackett (1841-1914) |
| Mother | Charlotte Georgiana Rice |
Edith Rice Sackett, daughter of Augustine Sackett and Charlotte Georgiana Rice, was born in New York StateG on 6 January 1876.1,2 She died aged 87 in Warren, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG, on 19 December 1963.3 She was unmarried.
Edith attended Columbia College, New York CityG, in 1896 and 1897. She was on the editorial board of several college magazines.4
In 1900 Edith was living at Madison Avenue, New York CityG, in the household of her parents Augustine and Charlotte, and was recorded in the census as Edith R Sackett, aged 24 and born in New York.5
Edith applied for a passport on 24 January 1910, intending to travel abroad temporarily.6
In 1910 she was living at Madison Avenue, New York CityG, in the household of her parents Augustine and Charlotte, and was recorded as Edith R Sackett, aged 34.7
In 1920 she was living at Madison Avenue, New York CityG, in the household of her widowed mother Charlotte, and was recorded as Edith R Sackett, aged 44.8
Edith visited Europe in 1928, returning to New York City from Antwerp, BelgiumG, on 9 September 1928 on the SS Lapland. Her nephews, George Miles, 19, and Sackett Miles, 13, sons of her sister Margaret, accompanied her.9
In 1930 she was living at Pinehurst Avenue, New York CityG, and was recorded as Edith R Sackett, head of household, single, aged 54. She owned her home.10
She made several further visits to Europe during the 1930s, returning to New York from Le Havre, FranceG, on 14 June 1930 on the SS De Grasse, and again on 31 October 1932, on the SS Pennland.11,12 She returned to New York from Cherbourg, FranceG, on 11 August 1933 on the SS Aquitania." Her address in this record was originally written as Warren, Connecticut, then deleted and replaced by her usual New York City address of 174 Pinehurst Avenue. This suggests she was in the process of removing from New York to Warren at about this time.13
Edith was a member of the Congregational Church in Warren and, for at least fifteen years from 1937, was chairman of the Restoration Committee.14
She visited Italy in 1938, returning to New York from Genoa on 25 August 1938 on the SS Roma. Her residential address was now the "Sackett Homestead", Warren.15
Edith attended Columbia College, New York CityG, in 1896 and 1897. She was on the editorial board of several college magazines.4
In 1900 Edith was living at Madison Avenue, New York CityG, in the household of her parents Augustine and Charlotte, and was recorded in the census as Edith R Sackett, aged 24 and born in New York.5
Edith applied for a passport on 24 January 1910, intending to travel abroad temporarily.6
In 1910 she was living at Madison Avenue, New York CityG, in the household of her parents Augustine and Charlotte, and was recorded as Edith R Sackett, aged 34.7
In 1920 she was living at Madison Avenue, New York CityG, in the household of her widowed mother Charlotte, and was recorded as Edith R Sackett, aged 44.8
Edith visited Europe in 1928, returning to New York City from Antwerp, BelgiumG, on 9 September 1928 on the SS Lapland. Her nephews, George Miles, 19, and Sackett Miles, 13, sons of her sister Margaret, accompanied her.9
In 1930 she was living at Pinehurst Avenue, New York CityG, and was recorded as Edith R Sackett, head of household, single, aged 54. She owned her home.10
She made several further visits to Europe during the 1930s, returning to New York from Le Havre, FranceG, on 14 June 1930 on the SS De Grasse, and again on 31 October 1932, on the SS Pennland.11,12 She returned to New York from Cherbourg, FranceG, on 11 August 1933 on the SS Aquitania." Her address in this record was originally written as Warren, Connecticut, then deleted and replaced by her usual New York City address of 174 Pinehurst Avenue. This suggests she was in the process of removing from New York to Warren at about this time.13
Edith was a member of the Congregational Church in Warren and, for at least fifteen years from 1937, was chairman of the Restoration Committee.14
She visited Italy in 1938, returning to New York from Genoa on 25 August 1938 on the SS Roma. Her residential address was now the "Sackett Homestead", Warren.15
Notes & Citations
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "6854. Edith Rice Sackett, b. June 8, 1876."
- Travel documents have 6 Jan 1876.
- "Connecticut Death Index 1949–2012" (Ancestry transcript), "Edith Sackett, d. Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, 19 Dec 1963, aged 87, never married, res. Warren, Litchfield."
- "US School Catalogs, 1765–1935" (Ancestry image), Columbia College, New York City, The Columbian, 1896, 61, "Barnard College, officers, class of 97, Edith Sackett, historian."; 70, "The Barnard Annual, Board of Editors, Edith Sackett, '97." The Columbian, 1897, 44, "Class Officers, junior year, historian, Edith Rice Sackett."; 46, "Barnard Annual, Board of Editors, Edith Rice Sackett, '97."; "The Morningside, Board of Editors, Edith R Sackett, Barnard, '97."
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Roll 1116, p. 7A, Enumeration District 0797, FHL microfilm 1241116
Madison Ave, Manhattan, New York, 5 Jun 1900
Sackett, Augustine, head, b. Mar 1850, 50, m. 29y, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT, manfr (paper)
Sackett, Charlotte R, wife, b. Oct 1847, 52, m. 29y, 2 ch, both living, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA
Sackett, Edith R, dau, b. Jan 1876, 24, single, b. NY, father b. CT, mother b. MA
Sackett, Margaret R, dau, b. Jul 1880, 19, single, b. MA, father b. CT, mother b. MA. - "US Passport Applications, 1795–1925" (Ancestry image), "New York County, New York State. Edith R Sackett, never married, b. New York in State of New York, 6 Jan 1876, res. New York, occ none, intending to go abroad temporarily. Sworn 24 Jan 1910. Applicant: 34, 5ft 3½in, forehead normal, eyes grey, nose small, mouth regular, chin round, hair brown, compexion fair, face oval."
- 1910 United States Federal Census, Roll T624_1020, p. 13A, Enumeration District 0483, FHL microfilm 1375033
Madison Avenue, Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York, 23 Apr 1910
Sackett, Augustine, head, 69, m. 38y, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT, manufacturer, linings, home rented
Sackett, Charlotte R, wife, 62, m. 38y, 2 ch, both living, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA
Sackett, Edith R, dau, 34, m. 8y Roll T624_1020, p. 13A, Enumeration District 0483, FHL microfilm 1375033
Madison Avenue, Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York, 23 Apr 1910
Sackett, Augustine, head, 69, m. 38y, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT, manufacturer, linings, home rented
Sackett, Roll T624_1020, p. 13A, Enumeration District 0483, FHL microfilm 1375033
Madison Avenue, Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York, 23 Apr 1910
Sackett, Augustine, head, 69, m. 38y, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT, manufacturer, linings, home rented
Sackett, Charlotte R, wife, 62, m. 38y, 2 ch, both living, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA
Sackett, Edith R, dau, 34, m. 8y Roll T624_1020, p. 13A, Enumeration District 0483, FHL microfilm 1375033
Madison Avenue, Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York, 23 Apr 1910
[sic: she was single; enumerator's error—"m. 8" applies to next person on page], b. NY, father b. CT, mother b. MA. - 1920 United States Federal Census, Roll T625_1213, p. 10A, Enumeration District 1091, Image 899
Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York, New York, 12 Jan 1920
Sackett, Charlotte, head, 72, wd, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA, occ none
Sackett, Edith R, dau, 44, single, b. NY, father b. CT, mother b. MA, occ none. - "New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957" (Ancestry image), SS Lapland, dep. Antwerp, Belgium, 31 Aug 1928, arr. New York, 9 Sep 1928, "Edith Sackett, 42 [sic: 52], single, b. New York, 6 Jan 1876; George Miles, nephew, 19, b. New York, 5 Oct 1908; Sackett Miles, 13, b. New York, 22 Oct 1914; all res. 174 Pinehurst Ave, NY."
- 1930 United States Federal Census, Roll 1580, p. 24A, Enumeration District 1125, Image 863.0, FHL microfilm 2341315
Pinehurst Avenue, Manhattan, New York, New York, 14 Apr 1930
Sackett, Edith R, head, home owned, value $9,000, 54, single, b. NY, father b. CT, mother b. MA, occ none. - "New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957", (Ancestry image), "Edith Sackett, 54, b. New York City, 6 Feb 1876, res. 174 Sincheers [sic: Pinehurst] Av, NYC–NY, dep. Le Havre, France, 6 Jun 1930, arr. New York, 14 Jun 1930, SS De Grasse."
- "New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957", (Ancestry image), "Edith Sackett, 56, b. New York City, 6 Jan 1876, res. 174 Pinehurst Avenue, NY, dep. Le Havre, France, 22 Oct 1932, arr. New York, 31 Oct 1932, SS Pennland."
- "New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957", (Ancestry image), "Edith R Sackett, 57, b. New York City, 6 Jan 1876, res. ["Warren, Conn" deleted] 174 Pinehurst Avenue, NY, dep. Cherbourg, France, 5 Aug 1933, arr. New York, 11 Aug 1933, SS Aquitania."
- Lucy Sackett Curtiss, The Congregational Church, Warren, Connecticut, 1756–1956, Brewer-Borg Corp (1956), digital image, Internet Archive (archive.org), 107, "In 1937 a Restoration Committee was appointed, Miss Edith Sackett chairman, and a comprehensive plan of restoration was undertaken."
112–113, "On the last Sunday in September, 1955, the annual Old Home Day was observed once again by church and community. ... For some fifteen years before this Old Home Day the Restoration Committee, under the leadership of Miss Edith Sackett, whose ancestors played so large a part in the early history of the church, had been hard at work." - "New York Passenger Lists, 1820–1957", (Ancestry image), "Edith Rice Sackett, 62, b. New York City, 6 Jan 1876, res. Sackett Homestead, Warren, Conn, dep. Genoa, Italy, 16 Aug 1938, arr. New York, 25 Aug 1938, SS Roma."
| Sackett line | 8th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) Descendants of Homer Sackett |
| Generation.Tree | 6854.9Q.3 |
| Last Edited | 2 Jun 2020 |
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