Anna Lawrence
(1731-1798)
| Father | John Lawrence (1695-1765) |
| Mother | Patience Sackett (1700-1772) |
Anna Lawrence, daughter of John Lawrence and Patience Sackett, was born on 21 November 1731.1,2 She died aged 66 on 11 April 1798 and was buried at the Lawrence Cemetery, Astoria, Queens County, New York StateG.3,4,5 She married in NewtownG on 14 February 1748/49, William Sackett, her first cousin, son of John Sackett and Susanna Field.6,2
The inscription on Anna's gravestone reads
Inscribed to perpetuate the remembrance of Anna Sackett, wife of William Sackett, who died the 11th April Anna Domini 1798; aged 66 years, 4 months & 21 days.
"She was her husband's fond companion, her children's tender & careful parent, & the friend & support to the needy. Reader! Art though prepared to follow."
The inscription on Anna's gravestone reads
Inscribed to perpetuate the remembrance of Anna Sackett, wife of William Sackett, who died the 11th April Anna Domini 1798; aged 66 years, 4 months & 21 days.
"She was her husband's fond companion, her children's tender & careful parent, & the friend & support to the needy. Reader! Art though prepared to follow."
Anna (Lawrence) Sackett (1731–1798), Lawrence Cemetery, Astoria, New York
(Src: Find A Grave, Leslie W)
(Src: Find A Grave, Leslie W)
Children of Anna Lawrence and William Sackett
- Captain John Sackett+ b. 27 Jul 1755, d. 12 May 1819
- Lieutenant Daniel Sackett b. 29 Mar 1759, d. 7 Jan 1822
- Jonathan Sackett+ b. 22 Sep 1761, d. 12 May 1849
- Nathaniel Lawrence Sackett b. 23 Aug 1764, d. 26 Mar 1797
- Joseph Sackett b. 7 Feb 1769, d. 18 Aug 1775
Notes & Citations
- Date of birth based on age at death.
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "141. Anne Lawrence, 1731–1798; m. (122) William Sackett."
- Gravestone.
- Find a Grave.
- Register of Deaths, Presbyterian Church, Newtown (now Elmhurst), Queens County, Long Island, N.Y., "1798, Apr. --. Anna Sackett, wife of William Sackett."
- Sacketts of America, "122. William Sackett, b. Dec. 29, 1727, d. Apr. 28, 1802; m. (141) Anne Lawrence."
| Sackett line | 4th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) (#1) Line 3a (American) (#2) William Sackett & Anne Lawrence relationship chart |
| Generation.Tree | 141.5M.3 |
| Last Edited | 10 May 2022 |
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are links to Text and Image exhibits.
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