Frederick Augustus Sackett
| Father | Samuel Sackett (1762-1841) |
| Mother | Mary Bailey (1772-1856) |
Frederick Augustus Sackett, son of Samuel Sackett and Mary Bailey, was born in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York StateG, on 5 October 1815.1,2 He died aged 75 in Goshen, Orange County, New York StateG, on 18 February 1891.1,3 He was unmarried.
In 1855 Frederick was living in New Windsor, Orange CountyG, and was recorded in the census as Fredrick A Sacket, a labourer, aged 39 and born in Sullivan County. Living with him were his mother Mary, 80, and sister Elizabeth M, 35 (this must have been sister Mary who was then 45.)4
In 1875 he was living in New WindsorG and was recorded as Frederic Sackett, a tract peddler, aged 60, single. His sister Mary, 65, was living with him.5
On 26 October 1876, Frederick was admitted to the Orange County Poor House, diagnosed with religious mania, a condition from which he was not expected to recover. His occupation was given as colporteur, i.e. a peddler of religious tracts. An assessment of the labor of which he was capable was "prayer, to an indefinite extent."6
In 1855 Frederick was living in New Windsor, Orange CountyG, and was recorded in the census as Fredrick A Sacket, a labourer, aged 39 and born in Sullivan County. Living with him were his mother Mary, 80, and sister Elizabeth M, 35 (this must have been sister Mary who was then 45.)4
In 1875 he was living in New WindsorG and was recorded as Frederic Sackett, a tract peddler, aged 60, single. His sister Mary, 65, was living with him.5
On 26 October 1876, Frederick was admitted to the Orange County Poor House, diagnosed with religious mania, a condition from which he was not expected to recover. His occupation was given as colporteur, i.e. a peddler of religious tracts. An assessment of the labor of which he was capable was "prayer, to an indefinite extent."6
Notes & Citations
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1000. Frederick Augustus Sackett, b. Oct. 5, 1815, d. Feb. 18, 1891, unmarried."
- Poorhouse admission record.
- "New York, Death Index, 1852–1956" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, Frederick A., d. Goshen, New York, 18 Feb 1891."
- 1855 New York state census, New Windsor, New York
Sacket, Fredrick A, 39, head, b. Sullivan, yrs in this town 30, labourer
Sacket, Elizabeth M, 35, sister, b. Orange, yrs in this town 30
Sacket, Mary, 80, mother, b. Dutchess, yrs in this town 30. - 1875 New York state census, New Windsor, Orange, New York
Frederic Sackett, 60, b. Sullivan County, single, tract pedler
Mary E Sackett, 65, b. Sullivan County, single. - "New York, U.S., Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses, 1830-1920" (Ancestry image), Orange County Poor House, "Frederick A Sackett, admitted 26 Oct 1876, age 60, single, b. Thompson, Sullivan County, NY, father b. Fishkill, Dutchess County, NY, mother b. Fishkill, educ. common school, habits temperate, habits of father temperate, habits of mother temperate, occ. colporteur, occ. of father merchant, father dead, mother dead, 2 brother self sup, 1 sister self sup, other relatives self sup, cause of dependence religious mania, kind of labor able to pursue and extent: prayer, to an indefinite extent, previously inmate of other charitable institution: no, probable destiny as respects recovery: will remain."
| Sackett line | 6th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 7O.3 |
| Last Edited | 26 Apr 2024 |
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American line of Thomas Sackett the elder through Simon Sackett the colonist
Line of John Sackett of New Haven