Lydia Sacket
(1781-1877)
| Father | Ezra Sacket (1750-1834) |
| Mother | Lydia Lovering (c 1750-1831) |
Lydia Sacket, daughter of Ezra Sacket and Lydia Lovering, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 14 October 1781.1,2,3 She died aged 96 in WestfieldG on 5 December 18774 and was buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, WestfieldG.5,6 She married in WestfieldG on 20 September 1802, Joel Atwater, son of Benjamin Atwater and Phebe Moss.3,7,8,9 Joel was born in Wallingford, New Haven County, ConnecticutG, on 22 April 1769.5,9 He died aged 68 in Russell, Hampden CountyG, on 7 September 18379 and was buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, WestfieldG.5
Lydia was named as a beneficiary in her father's will made in WestfieldG on 1 March 1834. She was to receive a sum of $1.10
In 1860 Lydia was living in WestfieldG in the household of William Fowler, a farmer, and was recorded in the census as Lidia Atwater, aged 80 and born in Massachusetts.11
In 1870 she was living in WestfieldG in the household of William Fowler, a farmer, and was recorded as Lydia Atwater, aged 89.12
Lydia was named as a beneficiary in her father's will made in WestfieldG on 1 March 1834. She was to receive a sum of $1.10
In 1860 Lydia was living in WestfieldG in the household of William Fowler, a farmer, and was recorded in the census as Lidia Atwater, aged 80 and born in Massachusetts.11
In 1870 she was living in WestfieldG in the household of William Fowler, a farmer, and was recorded as Lydia Atwater, aged 89.12
Lydia (Sacket) Atwater (1781–1877), Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave, Marlana Ambridge)
(Src: Find a Grave, Marlana Ambridge)
Children of Lydia Sacket and Joel Atwater
- Eliza Atwater b. 21 Sep 1803
- Jeremiah Atwater b. 25 Aug 1805, d. 19 Mar 1843
- Laura Atwater b. 10 Oct 1807
- Lydia Atwater b. 1 Oct 1809
- Fanny Atwater b. 15 May 1811
- Joel Atwater b. 12 Jun 1813
- Sarah Atwater b. 31 Jul 1815
- Leonard Atwater b. 23 Oct 1817, d. 12 Jan 1908
- Joseph Atwater b. 3 Aug 1820
- Jarvis Atwater b. 12 Dec 1821
Notes & Citations
- Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, B:241.
- "Westfield, Massachusetts, Birth and Death Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Sacket, Lydia, d. Ezra & Lydia Lovering, b. Oct. 14, 1781."
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "604. Lydia Sacket, m. Joel Atwater."
- "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910" (American Ancestors image), Westfield, 1877, v292, p362, death, "5 Dec 1877, Lydia Atwater Sackett, wid, 97-2, old age, d. Westfield, b. Westfield, father Ezra b. Westfield."
- Find a Grave.
- Gravestone, "Lydia / wife of / Joel Atwater / died Dec. 5, 1877, / aged 97."
- Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, C:250, 5 September 1802 marriage intentions filed: Lydia Sacket & Joel Atwater.
- "Westfield, Massachusetts, Marriage Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Joel Atwater of Russel and Lydia Sacket of W; m. Sept. 20, 1802."
- Francis Atwater, Atwater History and Genealogy, The Journal Publishng Company, Meriden, CT (1901), digital image, Ancestry.com, p139, 186, "565. Joel, son of Benjamin Atwater & Phebe Moss, b. April 22, 1769; lived in Russell, Mass; m. Sept 20, 1802, Lydia Sackett. He d. Sept 6, 1834. He was a tailor and farmer." [Gravestone has d. 7 Sep 1837.]
- "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991" (Ancestry image), Hampden County Probate Court, 1834, Ezra Sacket, case 9705.
- 1860 United States Federal Census, Page 890, FHL film 803502
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Fowler, William, 40, farmer, real estate $1500, personal estate $300, b. MA
Fowler, Mary A, 37, b. MA
Bishop, Wilbert P, 12, b. MA
Atwater, Lidia, 80, houseworker, b. MA
Loomis, Sarah, 63, b. CT. - 1870 United States Federal Census, Roll M593_619, p 365A, FHL film
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Fowler, William, 50, farmer, real estate $2000, personal estate $800, b. MA
Fowler, Mary A, 47, keeping house, real estate $2000, b. MA
Tryon, Charles, 16, farm laborer, b. MA
Atwater, Lydia, 89, no occupation, b. MA, insane.
| Sackett line | 5th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 6N.3 |
| Last Edited | 11 Jun 2022 |
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