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Colonel Niram Sackett

(1797-1869)
FatherHon Jehial Sackett (1768-1832)
MotherSamantha Knapp (1773-1845)
Colonel Niram Sackett
(1797–1869)
(Src: History of Chautauqua County, NY)
Colonel Niram Sackett, son of Hon Jehial Sackett and Samantha Knapp, was born in Stanford, Dutchess County, New York StateG, on 31 October 1797.1,2 He died in Irving, Chautauqua County, New York StateG, on 22 October 1869.1,3 He married in Washington, Dutchess CountyG, on 30 September 1824, Catherine Thorn, daughter of John T Thorn and Esther ___.1,4,5 Catherine was born in Dutchess CountyG on 19 December 18066 and died aged 80 in Hanover, Chautauqua CountyG, in April 1887.7
     Niram Sackett was commissioned Captain of militia in 1822. He was promoted to Colonel of the 29th Infantry Regiment, New York militia, in 1824.8,9
     Niram was listed in the census in 1830 and 1840 as a householder in Hanover, Chautauqua CountyG.10,11
     In 1860 Niram was living in Irving, Chautauqua County, New York StateG, and was recorded in the census as Niram Sackett, a farmer, aged 62. Living with him were his wife Catharine, 52, and their children, Jehial, 34, Semantha, 27, and Niram, aged 24.12

Children of Colonel Niram Sackett and Catherine Thorn


1753. Colonel Niram Sackett, 1797–1869, son of (730) Hon. Jehial and Semantha Knapp Sackett, was married, Sept. 30, 1824, at Washington, Dutchess County, N. Y., to Catherine Thorn, daughter of John T. Thorn and his wife Esther. He was born at Stanford, Dutchess County, N. Y., and acquired an academic education at the Hudson, N. Y., academy. From his early boyhood he manifested unusual interest in military affairs. In 1822 he was commissioned, by Governor Clinton, captain of militia company of his town. Two years later Governor Yates promoted him to the colonelcy of a Dutchess County regiment, which he commanded at the reception given General Lafayette at Paughkeepsie in 1824.
     At an early age Mr. Sackett engaged in mercantile business at Mabbettsville in Dutchess County, in which he continued until 1829, when he removed with his father-in-law, John I. Thorn, to LaGrange in Cattaraugus Flats, now Irving, Chautaugua County, N. Y. The year following his arrival at LaGrange he was elected Justice of the Peace, and subsequently a judge of the Court of Common Pleas, both of which offices he held for a number of years.
     He died at Irving, of heart disease, Oct. 22, 1869. An obituary notice accompanying the announcement of his sudden death contains the following summary of his character and public life at Irving: "Judge Sackett was affable and courteous in his manner, decided in his convictions. He was a man of strict integrity, had a comprehensive mind, and was scrupulously just; evincing in his official character those qualities which made him the able and just judge. His principal occupation during his residence in this county was farming, in which he was successful, leaving his family amply provided for. His death was deeply lamented by the entire community."
Children.
4372. Jehial Sackett, b. Sept. 15, 1825, d. Aug. 9, 1903; m. (4435) Laura Sackett.
4373. John I. Sackett, b. Apr. 5, 1827, d. Nov. 27, 1897; m. 1st, Henrietta Harrison.
4374. Joseph T. Sackett, b. Mar. 4, 1829, d. Aug. 30, 1892; m. Sarah (Clock) Canfield.
4375. Marcus Sackett, b. Nov. 28, 1830; m. 1st, Henrietta Seaman.
4376. Semantha Sackett, b. Sept. 28, 1832, d. Dec. 21, 1895; m. Edwin B. Stiles.
"4377. [4378 on p377] Niram Sackett, b. June 29, 1835, d. Apr. 4, 1903; m. Arvilla L. Bonney.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1753. Niram Sackett, b. Oct. 31, 1797, d. Oct. 22, 1869; m. Catherine Thorn."
  2. Janet Wethy Foley, Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants (Heritage Books, 1940), birth, "Sackett, Niram, Oct. 31, 1797, Stanford, Dutchess County."
  3. Janet Wethy Foley, Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants, death, "Sackett, Niram, father of Marcus, Oct. 22, 1869, Irving."
  4. Janet Wethy Foley, Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants, marriage, "Sackett, Niram and Catherine Thorn, Sept. 30, 1824, in Dutchess County."
  5. "New York City, Marriages, 1600s–1800s" (Ancestry transcript), "1824, New York, Niram Sackett & Catherine Thorn."
  6. Janet Wethy Foley, Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants, birth, "Sackett, Catherine Thorn, his [Niram's] wife, Dec. 19, 1806, Dutchess County."
  7. Janet Wethy Foley, Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants, death, "Sackett, Catherine, his [Niram's] wife, Apr., 1887, Hanover, Chautauqua Co."
  8. Sacketts of America.
  9. "New York, Military Service Cards, 1816–1979" (Ancestry image), Register of Officers whose services terminated prior to 1 Jan 1858, "Sackett, Niram, Col, 29 Inf Reg't, 20 Brig, 7 Div, NY Militia."
  10. 1830 United States census, "Niram Sackett, Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York State, 3 males under 5, 1 male 20-29, 1 female 20-29, total 5."
  11. 1840 United States census, "Niram Sacket, Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York State, 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-9, 3 males 10-14, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 30-39, total 9."
  12. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll: M653_732; Page: 361; Family History Library Film: 803732
    Irving, Chautauqua County, New York State, 11 Jun 1860
    Sackett, Niram, 62, farmer, real estate $10,000, personal estate $5,000, b. NY
    Sackett, Catharine, 52, b. NY
    Sackett, Jehial, 34, merchant, real estate $500, personal estate $6,000, b. NY
    Sackett, Semantha, 27, b. NY
    Sackett, Niram, 24, farmer, personal estate $400, b. NY
    Sackett, Hess, Willhelmina, 23, b. Holland
    McAndry, James, 13, b. NY
    [Enumerator was Niram Sackett Jr].
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Sackett line3rd great-grandson of John Sackett of New Haven
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Jehial Sackett & Laura Sackett relationship chart
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Last Edited27 Nov 2023
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