Bertha Sackett
(1889-1964)
| Father | Seymour Austin Sackett (1835-1896) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth Norwood (1867-1929) |
Bertha Sackett, daughter of Seymour Austin Sackett and Mary Elizabeth Norwood, was born in MassachusettsG in November 1889.1 She died aged 74 in New Haven, ConnecticutG, on 10 September 1964 and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, New HavenG.2,3
In 1900 Bertha was living at Ashman Street, New Haven, ConnecticutG, in the household of her mother Mary and stepfather Edwin Balbier, and was recorded in the census as Bertha Sackett. She was aged ten years but, as a result of an enumeration error, was recorded as aged one month.4
In 1910 she was living at Ashman Street, New HavenG, in the household of her mother Mary and stepfather Edwin Balbier, and was recorded as Bertha Balbier, a stenographer at an oil refining company, aged 20.5
In 1910 Bertha and her sister Gertrude were the subjects of a public search, having been identified as heirs to the estate of their aunt Ellen Shattuck who had died the previous year. They had presumably been identified in the name Sackett by family members unaware of their name change to Balbier.
In 1930 she was living in New HavenG in the household of her widowed stepfather Edwin Balbier, and was recorded as Bertha Balbier, single, aged 35.6
In 1900 Bertha was living at Ashman Street, New Haven, ConnecticutG, in the household of her mother Mary and stepfather Edwin Balbier, and was recorded in the census as Bertha Sackett. She was aged ten years but, as a result of an enumeration error, was recorded as aged one month.4
In 1910 she was living at Ashman Street, New HavenG, in the household of her mother Mary and stepfather Edwin Balbier, and was recorded as Bertha Balbier, a stenographer at an oil refining company, aged 20.5
In 1910 Bertha and her sister Gertrude were the subjects of a public search, having been identified as heirs to the estate of their aunt Ellen Shattuck who had died the previous year. They had presumably been identified in the name Sackett by family members unaware of their name change to Balbier.
In 1930 she was living in New HavenG in the household of her widowed stepfather Edwin Balbier, and was recorded as Bertha Balbier, single, aged 35.6
Bertha E Sackett/Balbier (1889–1964), Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut
(Src: Find a Grave, Bob O)
(Src: Find a Grave, Bob O)
City News in Brief.
Chief-of-Pollce William F. Gunn has received a letter from Harold P. Moseley of Westfield, Mass., inquiring as to the whereabouts of Bertha and Gertrude Sackett, children of Seymour A. Sackett, formerly of Westfield and sometimes known as S. Arthur Sackett, who are supposed to be living in this city. Chief Gunn is having the matter investigated.
—Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 3 Mar 1910, p 16
Searching for Sackett Girls.
Atty. Harold P. Moseley is trying to locate Bertha and Gertrude Sackett daughters of Seymour A. Sackett, sometimes known as S. Arthur Sackett, who lived in Westfield more than 30 years ago. The two women are heirs to the estate left by Mrs. Ellen Shattuck, who died a short time ago. When last located they lived in Hartford, Conn., but are believed to have married and left that section, as no information concerning them has been secured.
—Hampden County Leader, Westfield, Massachusetts, 11 Mar 1910, p 8
Notes & Citations
- Census.
- "Connecticut Death Index 1949–2012" (Ancestry transcript), "Balbier, Berth, d. New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, 10 Sep 1964, age 74 Years, never married (single), res. New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut."
- Find a Grave.
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Roll 146, p 31, Enumeration District 0381, FHL microfilm
Ashman Street, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, 14 Jun 1900
Balbier, Edwin J, head, b. Feb 1864, 36, m. 3y, cabinet maker, b. CT, father b. Germany, mother b. Ireland
Balbier, Mary E, wife, b. May 1867, 33, m. 3y, 4 ch, all living, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Balbier, Louisa, daughter, b. Jul 1887, 12, student, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. CT
Balbier, Ivirine, daughter, b. Nov 1889, 10, student, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. CT
Sackett, Gertrude, stepdaughter, b. Sep 1898, 1, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Sackett, Bertha, stepdaughter, b. Apr 1900, 1/12, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Cooley, Charles, boarder, b. May 1863, 37, rr switchman, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
[The children's birth dates and places were transposed in the census record. They should have read: Sackett, Gertrude, b. MA, Jul 1887; Sackett, Bertha, b. MA, Nov 1889; Balbier, Louisa, b. CT, Sep 1898; Balbier, Ivirine, was Balbier, Urban, son, not daughter, b. CT, Apr 1900.]. - 1910 United States Federal Census, Roll T624_140, p 3b, Enumeration District 0414, FHL microfilm 1374153
Ashman Street, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, 16 Apr 1910
Balbier, Edwin, head, 46, m1, 13y, carpenter, car barn, b. CT, father b. Germany, mother b. Ireland, home owned on mortgage
Balbier, Mary E, wife, 43, m2, 13y, 4 ch all living, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Balbier, Gertrude, daughter, 22, train-nurse, hospital, b. MA, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Balbier, Bertha, daughter, 20, stenographer, oil refining co, b. MA, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Balbier, Louise, daughter, 11, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Balbier, Urban, son, 10, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT. - 1930 United States Federal Census, Page 24A, Enumeration District 0054, FHL microfilm 2340011
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Balbier, Edwin J, head, 66, wd, repairer, street railway, b. CT, father b. Germany, mother b. Irish Free State, home rented, $25
Balbier, Bertha, daughter, 35, single, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT.
| Sackett line | 8th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 9Q.3 |
| Last Edited | 11 Oct 2023 |
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English line of Thomas Sackett the elder & other English lines
American line of Thomas Sackett the elder through Simon Sackett the colonist
Line of John Sackett of New Haven