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Hobart B Sackett1

(1826-1897)
FatherButler Sackett (1794-1870)
MotherLois Todd (1802-1864)
Hobart B Sackett, son of Butler Sackett and Lois Todd, was born in ConnecticutG in 1826.2,3 He died aged about 71 on 5 June 1897 and was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, ConnecticutG.4 He married first in say 1850, Harriet ___.5 He married second in Manhattan, New York CityG, on 29 October 1870, Margaret "Maggie" Bullis, daughter of Chester Bullis and Margaret ___.6 Margaret was born in New York StateG in about 1848.3 She died aged about 61 in 1909 and was buried at Centerville Cemetery, Hamden, New Haven CountyG.7
     In 1848 Hobert was a hackman living at 10 Pine, New Haven, ConnecticutG, in the household of his father Butler. By 1858 both had moved to 27 Wall where Hobart had a livery stable.8,9
     In 1860 Hobart was living in New HavenG and was recorded in the census as Hobart Sackett, livery keeper, aged 34 and born in Connecticut. Living with him were his parents Butler, 66, and Lois, 60, his sister Ann Gorham, 40, and his son Carson, aged eight.10
     In 1860 and 1861 Hobart was living at 85 Park, New HavenG. In 1862 he opened an eating saloon at 279 and 281 State. By 1869 he had relocated the saloon to 19 Gregson and he was living at Sylvan Avenue.11
     Hobart registered for the Civil War draft in June 1863. He was a restaurant proprietor, aged 37, single, and was living at 273 State Street, New HavenG.12
     In 1870 he was living at New HavenG and was recorded as Hobart B Sackett, retired livery keeper, aged 44 and born in Connecticut. Living with him were his second wife Maggie, 21, his son Carson, 19, and sister Ann Gorham, 50.13
     From 1873 he was living at 170 Greenwich Avenue, New HavenG.14
     In 1880 he was living in Hamden, ConnecticutG, and was recorded as Hobart Sackett, hotel keeper, head of household, married, aged 54 and born in Connecticut. Living with him was his wife Maggie, 32.15

Child of Hobart B Sackett and Harriet ___

Child of Hobart B Sackett

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, not recorded.
  2. Email from John Meacher to Sackett List, 19 September 2004.
  3. Census.
  4. Find a Grave.
  5. Website Oxford Past (Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut) (http://www.oxfordpast.net/).
  6. "New York City Marriages, 1829–1940" (FamilySearch transcript), "29 Oct 1870, Manhattan, New York, Hobart B Sackett, 43, father Butler Sackett, mother Louis Todd; to Maggie Bullis, 23, father Chester Bullis, mother Margaret."
  7. "Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629–1934" (Ancestry image), 19:101, Inscription, Centerville Cemetery, Hamden, New Haven County, "Sackett, Margarett, born 1848, died 1909."
  8. "Benham's New Haven Directory" (Ancestry image), 1848–9, p. 117, "Sackett, Hobart, hackman, bds 10 Pine."
  9. "Benham's New Haven Directory", (Ancestry image), 1858–9, p. 214, "Sackett, Hobart B., livery stable, 27 Wall."
  10. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll M653_86, p. 215, image 217, FHL film 803086
    New Haven Ward 2, New Haven County, Connecticut
    Hobart Sackett, 34, livery keeper, real est. $3,000, personal est. $1,000, b. CT
    Lois Sackett, 60, b. CT
    Ann E Gorham, 40, b. CT
    Butler Sackett, 66, b. CT
    Carson Sackett, 8, b. CT.
  11. "Benham's New Haven Directory", (Ancestry image), 1860–61, p. 258; "Sackett, Hobart B, over 85 Park."; 1861–62, p. 257, "Sackett, Hobart B, bds over 85 Park."; 1862–63, p. 282; 1863–64, p. 321, "Sackett, Hobart B, eating saloon, 279 and 281 State."; 1864–65, p. 335, "Sackett, Hobard [sic] B., dining saloon, 279 and 281 State."; 1869–70, p. 365, "Sackett, Hobart B., saloon, 19 Gregson, h 2 Sylvan av."
  12. "US Civil War draft registrations records 1863–1865" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, Hobart, of [New Haven?] 273 State St, 37, restaurant, single, b. Conn, enumerated June 1863, 2nd district,     Connecticut, white, class I."
  13. 1870 United States Federal Census, Roll M593_109, p. 149A, image 301, FHL Film 545608
    2nd Ward, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
    Sackett, Hobart B, 44, retrd livery keeper, real estate $25,000, personal estate $5,000, b. CT
    Sackett, Maggie, 21, keeping house, b. NY
    Sackett, Carson, 19, at home, b. CT
    Gorham, Ann E, 50, at home, b. CT.
  14. "US City Directories, 1822-1995" (Ancestry image), Benham's New Haven Directory, 1873–4, p. 341, "Sackett Hobart B., Greenwich av."; Greenough, Jones & Co's New Haven City Directory, 1874–'75, p. 210, "Sackett Hobart B., house 170 Greenwich avenue."; Benham's New Haven Directory, 1878, p. 212; "Sackett, Hobart B., h 170 Greenwich ave."
  15. 1880 United States Federal Census, FHL 1254106, NA T9-0106/428D
    Hamden, New Haven, Connecticut
    Hobart Sackett, head, married, 54, b. CT, keep a hotel, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Maggie Sackett, wife, 32, b. NY, keeping house, father b. NY, mother, b. NY
    Luzerne Warner, other, male, single, 21, b. CT, servant, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Ellen Collins, other, married, 25, b. Ireland, servant, father b. Ireland, mother, b. Ireland
    Daniel Collins, other, 3, b. NY, father b. Ireland, mother, b. Ireland
    Michael Preston, other, married, 29, b. CT, works in webbing factory, father b. Ireland, mother, b. Ireland.
Sackett line4th great-grandson of John Sackett of New Haven
ChartsLine 4 (American)
Sackett Family Association descendants
John Meacher.
Generation.Tree8P.4
Last Edited11 Jan 2024
 

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