William Henry Sackett

Ancestor Chart
FatherNathaniel Sackett (1770-1817)
MotherSarah Warren (1777-1862)
Birth29 September 1802, Oswego, Oswego County, New York StateG,1,2,3
Death30 May 1878, Elizabeth, Union County, New JerseyG,1,4
Marriage1 November 1827Pluma Woodford1
Marriage18 April 1867, Newark, Essex County, New JerseyGRose "Mary Jane" (Payne) Clark1,5
William Henry Sackett, son of Nathaniel Sackett and Sarah Warren, was born in Oswego, Oswego County, New York StateG, on 29 September 1802.1,2,3 He died aged 75 in Elizabeth, Union County, New JerseyG, on 30 May 18781,4 and was buried at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany County, New York StateG.2,6 He married first on 1 November 1827, Pluma Woodford, daughter of Ozias Woodford and Thede Case.1 Pluma was born in New York StateG about 1807.7 A death record has not been found but she probably died in the 1860s. William married second in Newark, Essex County, New JerseyG, on 18 April 1867, Rose "Mary Jane" (Payne) Clark, widow of Robert Clark, daughter of William Chamberlain Payne and Jane S Standish.1,5 Rose was born in PennsylvaniaG on 8 February 1835.2,7 After William's death, Rose married third, in NewarkG on 17 May 1879, John B Bieron.8 She died aged 80 in Irvington, Essex CountyG, on 6 October 1915 and was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, NewarkG.2
     William was listed in the census in 1830 and 1840 as a householder in Candor, Tioga County, New York StateG.9,10
     William was appointed US Postmaster for CandorG on 31 January 1835.11
     In 1850 William was living in CandorG and was recorded in the census as Wm H Sacket, a lumberman, aged 48 and born in New York. Living with him were his wife Pluma, 44, and their children, Harriet, 18, Nathaniel, 15, and William, 13.12
     In 1860 he was living in Albany, Albany County, New York StateG, and was recorded as William H Sackett, a lumber merchant, aged 58. Living with him were his wife Pluma, 53, and their children, Harriet, 27, and Nathaniel, 25.13
     In 1870 he was living in Elizabeth, Union County, New JerseyG, and was recorded as Wm H Sacket, a coal merchant, aged 60 [67]. Living with him were his second wife Rose, 35, and their daughter Florence, aged one. A seven-year-old William R in the household would have been Rose's son from her first marriage to Robert Clark who had died in 1865.14
     In 1880 Rose, listed as Mary J Bieron, aged 45, was living at Grove Street, ElizabethG, with her third husband John B Bieron, 70, a jeweler. Living with them were Rose's children, Florence Sackett, 12, and Sarah Sackett, 10, by her marriage to William Sackett. Also in the household were Rose's stepchildren, Harriet Sackett, 48, and Nathaniel Sackett, 45, with his wife Jane, 35.15
     In 1895 Rose was living in Newark, Essex CountyG. Her daughters Florence and Lulu and stepdaughter Harriet were living with her.16
     In 1900 she was living at 223 2nd Street, NewarkG, in the household of her daughter Florence and son-in-law Edwin Westervelt. Rose was a widow, aged 65.17

Newark City Directory

1870Sackett William H., coal, 56 M & E R R av, h 23 Fair

Elizabeth City Directory

1872Sackett William H., (W.H. Sackett & Son) h 47 Jefferson av
1876Sackett William, real estate, S Broad, n Summer
1877Sackett William H., real estate, h 625 S Broad
1879Sackett William Mrs., S Broad, lower end

Children of William Henry Sackett and Pluma Woodford

  • Orville L Sackett b. 9 Apr 1829, d. 27 Apr 1829
  • Laura Sackett b. 9 Mar 1830, d. 28 Aug 1830
  • Harriet A Sackett b. 30 Jan 1832, d. 3 Apr 1913
  • Nathaniel O Sackett+ b. 26 Jul 1834, d. 22 Jan 1906
  • William F Sackett b. 11 May 1836, d. 23 Oct 1857
  • Henry J Sackett b. 29 Mar 1845, d. 31 Jul 1845

Children of William Henry Sackett and Rose "Mary Jane" (Payne) Clark


2243. William Henry Sackett, 1802–1878, of Elizabeth, N. J., son of (840) Nathaniel and Sarah Waring [sic] Sackett, was married, Nov. 1, 1827, to Pluma Woodford, daughter of Ozias Woodford. On Apr. 18, 1867, he was married to his second wife, Mary Jane Payne Clark, of Newark, N. J.
Children.
5000. Orville L. Sackett, b. Apr. 9, 1829, d. Apr. 27, 1829.
5001. Laura Sackett, b. Mar. 9, 1830, d. Aug. 28, 1830.
5002. Harriet A. Sackett, b. Jan. 30, 1832, d. Apr. 18, 1867.
5003. Nathaniel O. Sackett, b. July 26, 1834, d. in 1906; m. Phebe J. Dickerson.
5004. William F. Sackett, b. May 11, 1836. d. Oct. 23, 1857.
5005. Henry J. Sackett, b. Mar. 29, 1845, d. July 31, 1845.
5006. Florence Lylian Sackett, b. Sept. 15, 1868.
5007. Sarah Eloise Sackett, b. Sept. 9, 1870.


Deaths
Bioren—At Irvington, N.J., October 6, 1915, Rose Bioren, mother of William Clark and Lulu Sackett, in her 81st year.
     Funeral service will be held at her late home, at 127 Nesbit terrace, on Friday, October 8, at 2:30 p.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Interment in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

—Newark Star-Eagle, Newark, New Jersey, 7 Oct 1915, p 17

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "2243. William H. Sackett, b. Sept. 29, 1802, d. May 30, 1878; m. Pluma Woodford."
  2. Find a Grave.
  3. Death record.
  4. "New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798–1971" (Ancestry transcript), "Sackett, Wm H, d. Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, 30 May 1878, age 75, married, b. Oswego, New York."
  5. "New Jersey Marriages, 1678–1985" (FamilySearch transcript), "Newark, Essex, New Jersey, 18 Apr 1867, William H Sackett, 64; to Rose Clark, 32."
  6. "Menands, New York, U.S., Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, William H, b. Owego, NY, d. Elizabeth, NJ, 30 May 1878, of Elizabeth, NJ, bur. 1 Jun 1878, general debility, age 75, lot 110, sec 15."
  7. Census.
  8. "New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670–1965" (Ancestry transcript), "17 May 1879, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Jno B Bioren & Mary J Paine."
  9. 1830 United States census, "William H Sackett, Candor, Tioga County, New York State, 2 males 20-29, 1 female under 5, 1 female 20-29, total 4."
  10. 1840 United States census, "William H Sackett, Candor, Tioga County, New York State, 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 30-39, total 5."
  11. "US Appointments of US Postmasters, 1832–1971" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, Wm H, Candor, Tioga, New York, appointed 31 Jan 1835."
  12. 1850 United States Federal Census, Roll 604, p 124b
    Candor, Tioga, New York
    Sacket, Wm H, 48, lumberman, real estate $10,000, b. NY
    Sacket, Permelia, 44, b. NY
    Sacket, Harriet A, 18, b. NY
    Sacket, Nathaniel O, 15, b. NY
    Sacket, W F, 13, b. NY.
  13. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll M653_719FHL Film 803719, p 844
    Albany Ward 7, Albany, New York
    Sackett, William H, 58, lumber merchant, b. NY
    Sackett, Pluma, 53, b. NY
    Sackett, Harriet A, 27, b. NY
    Sackett, Nathaniel O, 25, clerk, b. NY
    Clark, Henry, 14, clerk, b. NY
    Burns, Mary, 20, servant, b. Ireland.
  14. 1870 United States Federal Census, Roll M593_890, p 482A
    Elizabeth Ward 5, Union, New Jersey
    Sacket, Wm H, 60, coal yard, real estate $5,000, personal estate $2,000, b. NY
    Sacket, Rose, 35, keeping house, b. PA
    Sacket, William R, 7, going to school, b. PA
    Sacket, Florence L, 1, at home, b. NJ.
  15. 1880 United States Federal Census, Roll 800, p 194a, Enumeration District 170
    Grove Street, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey
    Bieron, John B, head, 70, jeweler, b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. PA
    Bieron, Mary J, 45, keeping house, b. PA, father b. Canada, mother b. Canada
    Sacket, Nathaniel, 45, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Sacket, Jane D, wife, 35, keeping house, b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. PA
    Sacket, Harriet A., 48, boarder, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. NY
    Sacket, Florence L, dau, 12, b. NJ, father b. PA, mother b. NY
    Sacket, Sarah E, dau, 10, b. NJ, father b. PA, mother b. NY.
  16. 1895 New Jersey state census, Newark Ward 15, Essex County, New Jersey
    Rose Bioren, 20-60
    Florence Sackett, 20-60
    Lulu Sackett, 20-60
    Harriet Sackett, 20-60.
  17. 1900 United States Federal Census, Roll 965, p 7, Enumeration District 0108
    223 2nd Street, Newark Ward 11, Essex, New Jersey
    Westorvelt, Edwin, head, b. Nov 1863, 36, m. 2 yrs, insurance, b. NJ, father b. NJ, mother b. NJ, home rented, house
    Westorvelt, Florence, wife, b. Sep 1869, 30, m. 2 yrs, b. NJ, father b. NY, mother b. PA
    Sackett, Lulu, sister-in-law, b. Sep 1871, 28, single, b. NJ, father b. NY, mother b. PA
    Bioren, Rose, mother-in-law, b. Feb 1835, 65, wd, 1 ch. 1 living, b. PA, father b. Canada English, mother b. Canada, English.
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5th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist
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