Alexander Sackett

(1808-1893)
FatherCyrus Sackett (1764-1846)
MotherNancy Anne Stapleton (1767-1855)
Alexander Sackett, farmer, son of Cyrus Sackett and Nancy Anne Stapleton, was born in Sugar Creek Township, Greene County, OhioG, on 3 April 1808.1,2 He died aged 85 in Sugar Creek TownshipG on 10 April 1893.3,2 He married first in about 1834, Isabell Preston.3,4 Isabell died in about 1848.3 He married second at Greene CountyG on 14 July 1849, Mary Brewster.3,5
     Alexander was listed in the 1840 census as a householder in Sugar Creek, Greene County, OhioG.6
     In 1850 Alexander was living in Sugar Creek, Greene County, OhioG, and was recorded in the census as Alex Sackett, a farmer, aged 42 and born in Ohio. Living with him were his second wife, Mary, aged 35, and his children by his first marriage, Martha, 15, Sarah, 14, Cyrus, Mary, 10, Emily, 9 [sic: 6], and Enor [Aner], aged eight. Alexander's widowed mother Nancy, aged 84, was living next door.7
     In 1860 he was living in Sugar CreekG and was recorded as Alexander Sackett, a farmer, aged 52 and born in Ohio. Living with him were his second wife, Mary, 45, Alexander's children by his first marriage, Cyrus, 22, and Emily, 16, and Alexander and Mary's children, Lois, 9, Samuel, 6, and Alexander, aged three months.8

Children of Alexander Sackett and Isabell Preston

Children of Alexander Sackett and Mary Brewster

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "12598. Alexander Sackett, b. April 3, 1808, d. Apr 10, 1893."
  2. "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854–1997" (FamilySearch transcript), "Alexander Sackett, 84, b. Sugar Creek Twp., married, farmer, d. Sugar Creek Township, Greene, Ohio, 10 Apr 1893. Film 534104."
  3. Sacketts of America, p487 "12598. Alexander Sackett, b. April 3, 1808, d. Apr 10, 1893."
  4. Date of marriage based on birth of first child.
  5. "Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774–1993" (Ancestry image), "14 Jul 1849, Greene, Ohio, Alexander Sackett and Mary Brewster."
  6. 1840 United States census, "A Sackett, Sugar Creek, Greene County, Ohio, 1 male under 5, 1 male 20-29, 2 females under 5, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 20-29, total 6."
  7. 1850 United States Federal Census, Roll: M432_683; Page: 116B; Image: 531
    Sugar Creek, Greene County, Ohio, 26 Sep 1850
    Sackett, Alex, 42, farmer, real estate $300, b. OH
    Sackett, Mary, 35, b. OH
    Sackett, Martha, 15, b. OH
    Sackett, Sarah, 14, b. OH
    Sackett, Cyrus, 12, b. OH
    Sackett, Mary, 10, b. OH
    Sackett, Emily, 9, b. OH
    Sackett, Enor, 8, b. OH.
  8. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll: M653_968; Page: 35; Image: 74; Family History Library Film: 803968
    Sugar Creek, Greene County, Ohio, 29 Jun 1860
    Sackett, Alexander, 52, farmer, real estate $4,800, personal estate $600, b. OH
    Sackett, Mary, 45, b. OH
    Sackett, Cyrus, 22, farmer, b. OH
    Sackett, Emily, 16, b. OH
    Sackett, Lois, 9, b. OH
    Sackett, Samuel, 6, b. OH
    Sackett, Alexander, 3/12, b. OH.
Sackett line6th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Sackett Family Association descendants
Pamela Fletcher.
Generation.Tree12598.7O.3
Last Edited24 Nov 2023
See also Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database
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