Lieutenant Martin Sacket

Ancestor Chart
FatherMoses Sacket (1743-1813)
MotherEunice Cadwell (1749-1842)
Birth23 December 1776, Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG,1,2,3
Death7 June 1862, New York StateG,3,4
Marriage11 January 1803, West Springfield, MassachusettsGMiriam Bancroft3,5
Lieutenant Martin Sacket, farmer, son of Moses Sacket and Eunice Cadwell, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 23 December 1776.1,2,3 He died aged 85 in New York StateG on 7 June 18623,4 and was buried at South Plymouth Cemetery, Chenango County, New York StateG.6 He married in West Springfield, MassachusettsG, on 11 January 1803, Miriam Bancroft, daughter of Isaac Bancroft and Mary Barrett.3,5 Miriam was born in East Windsor, Hartford County, ConnecticutG, on 29 October 1781.6 She died aged 92 in Plymouth, Chenango CountyG, on 21 April 1874 and was buried at South Plymouth CemeteryG.6
     Martin Sacket served in a Chenango County militia company during the war of 1812. He was commissioned First Lieutenant in the 12th Regiment, New York State Artillery, in 1816.
     Martin was listed in the census in 1810 and 1830 as a householder in PlymouthG.7,8
     Martin was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in WestfieldG on 17 April 1812. He had already been provided for by his father, presumably in the form of land. He was left an amount of $40 (his brothers Erastus and Israel, not previously provided for, were left $800 each.)9
     In 1850 Martin was living in PlymouthG and was recorded in the census as Martin Sackett, a farmer, aged 73. His wife Miriam, 67, and daughter Henrietta, 38, were living with him.10
     In 1855 Martin was living in PlymouthG and was recorded in the census as Martin Sackett, aged 78. Living with him were his wife Miriam, 73, and their daughter Henrietta, 43.11
     In 1860 he was living in PlymouthG and was recorded as Martin Sackett, a farmer, aged 83. Living with him were his wife Miriam, 77, and their daughter Henrietta, 48.12
Martin Sacket (1776–1862), South Plymouth Cemetery, Chenango County, New York
(Src: Find a Grave, Maggie May)
Miriam (Bancroft) Sacket (1781–1874), South Plymouth Cemetery, Chenango County, New York
(Src: Find a Grave, Maggie May)

Children of Lieutenant Martin Sacket and Miriam Bancroft


500. Lieut. Martin Sacket, 1776–1862, farmer, of Westfield, Mass., and South Plymouth, Chenango County, N. Y., son of (169) Moses Sacket and Eunice Cadwell, was married, at West Springfield, Mass., Jan. 11, 1802, by Rev. Mr. Lathrop, to Miriam Bancroft, 1782–1876, daughter of Isaac Bancroft and Mary Barrett. Martin Sacket was, during the war of 1812, a member of a Chenango County militia company, and is believed to have seen some active service. In 1816 he was commissioned First Lieut. in the 12th Regt. N. Y. S. Artillery, and served as such for several years.
     Miriam Bancroft Sackett was a lineal descendant of the colonial John Bancroft, who came from England to America in 1632.
(For a record of the Bancroft Family, see "Ancient Windsor," by Stiles.)
Children.
1100. Clarissa Sackett, b. Apr. 1, 1803, d. May 29, 1803.
1101. Maria Sackett, b. Sept. 15, 1809, d. Nov. 1, 1863; m. Winstow Newton.
1102. Dexter B. Sackett, b. June 1, 1806, d. Feb. 13, 1897; m. Electa Bement.
1103. William D. Sackett, b. Mar. 22, 1808, d. Mar. 2, 1883; m. Julia A. Harrington.
1104. Martha Diana Sackett, b. May 25, 1810, d. May 9, 1879; m. William Tower.
1105. Henrietta Sackett, b. Nov. 4, 1811, d. June 25, 1898; m. John Bennett.
1106. Edwin C. Sackett, b. Feb. 3, 1815, d. Apr. 9, 1891; m. Roba Peace.
1107. Harvey B. Sackett, b. Oct. 3, 1816, d. Jan. 23, 1894; m. Lucy Brooks.
1108. Russel R. Sackett, b. May 23, 1819, d. May 12, 1884; m. Deborah Brown.
1109. Lester M. Sackett, b. Nov. 29, 1822, d. Oct. 17, 1860; m. Calphurnina Garrett.
1110. Lucinda Sackett, b. May 20, 1827, d. Jan. 23, 1834.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, B:176.
  2. "Westfield, Massachusetts, Birth and Death Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Sacket, Martin, s. Mosses & Eunice Cadwell, b. Dec. 23, 1776 ."
  3. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "500. Martin Sacket, b. Dec. 23, 1776, d. June 12, 1862; m. Mariam Bancroft."
  4. Gravestone has 7 Jun 1862.
  5. "Massachusetts, Town and Vital records, 1620–1988" (Ancestry image), West Springfield marriages, "Sacket, Martin [int. Sackett] and Miriam Bancroft, both of W.S. 11 Jan 1803."
  6. Find a Grave.
  7. 1810 United States census, "Martin Sacket, Plymouth, Chenango County, New York State, 2 males under 10, 1 male 26-44, 2 females under 10, 1 female 26-44, total 6."
  8. 1830 United States census, "Martin Sacket, Plymouth, Chenango County, New York State, 1 male 5-9, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 50-59, 1 female under 5, 1 female 15-19, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 40-49, total 9."
  9. "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991" (Ancestry image).
  10. 1850 United States Federal Census, Roll 487, p 27b
    Plymouth, Chenango, New York
    Sackett, Martin, 73, farmer, real estate $1500, b. MA
    Sackett, Mevina, 67, b. CT
    Sackett, Henryett, 38, b. NY.
  11. 1855 New York state census, Plymouth, Chenango County, New York
    Frame house, value $200?
    Martin Sackett, 78, b. MA, res. Plymouth 48y, farmer, landowner
    Miriam Sackett, 73, wife, b. CT, res. Plymouth 48y
    Henriette Sackett, 43, child, b. Chenango, res. Plymouth 43y.
  12. 1860 United States Federal Census, Page 21, FHL film
    Plymouth, Chenango, New York, 3 Aug 1860
    Sackett, Martin, 83, farmer, real estate $2000, personal estate $700, b. MA
    Sackett, Mariam, 77, housekeeper, b. CT
    Sackett, Henrietta, 48, servant, b. NY.
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