George S Sackett

(1842-1917)
FatherGad Sheldon Sacket (1807-1872)
MotherElmina Miller (1807-1882)
George S Sackett, son of Gad Sheldon Sacket and Elmina Miller, was born in Turin, Lewis County, New York StateG, on 7 May 1842.1 He died aged 74 in Colebrook, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG, on 1 April 1917 and was buried at the Center Cemetery, ColebrookG.2 He married in Lewis CountyG on 24 February 1870, Ida Bowman.1
     In 1850 George was living in TurinG in the household of his parents Sheldon and Elmina, and was recorded in the census as George Sacket, aged eight and born in New York.3
     In 1860 he was living in TurinG in the household of his parents Gad and Elmina, and was recorded as George S Sackett, aged 18.4
     George and his brother Martin were appointed administrators of their father's estate by the County Court in Lowville, Lewis CountyG, on 16 August 1872.5

Child of George S Sackett and Ida Bowman

  • Leon Sheldon Sackett b. c 1876

 Notes & Citations

  1. Franklin Benjamin Hough, History of Lewis County, New York, D Mason & Co, Syracuse, NY (1883), digital image, Internet Archive (archive.org), p xxv Personal Statistics, "Sackett, George S, p o Houseville, hop grower and dairy farmer, 120 acres, born in Turin, May 7, 1842, settled on present farm in 1872, has been assessor one term; wife, Ida Bowman, of Pinckney, married February 24, 1870; one child—Leon Sheldon. Parents, Sheldon and Elmina Sackett, the former a son of Joel, one of early settlers of town."
  2. "Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629–1934" (Ancestry image), 9:22, Inscription, Center Cemetery, Colebrook, Litchfield County, "Sackett, George S, born May 7, 1842, died Apr 1, 1917."
  3. 1850 United States Federal Census, Roll 523, p 66a
    Turin, Lewis, New York
    Sacket, Sheldon, 43, farmer, real estate $4000, b. MA
    Sacket, Elmirah, 44, b. NY
    Sacket, James, 17, b. NY
    Sacket, Lucina, 15, b. NY
    Sacket, Lydia, 11, b. NY
    Sacket, George, 8, b. NY
    Sacket, Harrison, 6, b. NY
    Sacket, Charles, 2, b. NY
    Smitling, Joseph, 15, b. NY.
  4. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll M653_777, p 204, FHL film 803777
    Turin, Lewis, New York
    Sackett, Gad S, 53, farmer, real estate $6000, personal estate $1200, b. MA
    Sackett, Almira, 53, b. NY
    Sackett, Lydia, 21, b. NY
    Sackett, George S, 18, b. NY
    Sackett, Alson C, 15, b. NY
    Sackett, Charles, 11, b. NY
    Sackett, James M, 28, farmer, personal estate $1400, b. NY
    Sackett, Susan E, 23, b. NY.
  5. "New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659–1999" (Ancestry image), Letter of Administration. Gad S Sacket, of Turin, Lewis County, NY, died intestate. Martin J Sacket & George S Sacket appointed administrators of estate. County Court, Lowville, Lewis County, 16 Aug 1872.
Sackett line7th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3a (American)
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Last Edited4 Sep 2022
See also Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database
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