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Eunice Sacket

(1779-1859)
FatherStephen Sacket (1748-1830)
MotherEunice Ross (c 1746-1830)
Eunice Sacket, daughter of Stephen Sacket and Eunice Ross, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 25 April 17791 and baptized at the Church of Christ, WestfieldG, on 12 October 1783.2 She died aged 80 in WestfieldG on 19 August 18591,3 and was buried at the Old Burying Ground, WestfieldG.4 She married at the First Church, WestfieldG, on 4 May 1801, Erastus Grant, son of Alexander D Grant and Miriam S Sexton.1,5,6,7 Erastus was born in WestfieldG on 28 July 1774.4 He died there on 26 November 1865 and was buried at the Old Burying GroundG.4
     Eunice was named as a beneficiary in her father's will, made at WestfieldG on 5 October 1829 and proved on 2 March 1830. She was to receive a sum of $600 plus her share of the estate already received. Eunice's husband Erastus was sole executor of the will.
Eunice (Sackett) Grant (1779–1859), Old Burying Ground, Westfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave, James Bianco)

Children of Eunice Sacket and Erastus Grant

  • Ralph Grant b. 17 Jul 1801, d. 6 Sep 1802
  • Ralph Grant b. 12 Feb 1803, d. 13 May 1823
  • Seth Grant b. 11 Sep 1804, d. 10 Oct
  • James Grant b. 8 Sep 1806, d. 5 Oct 1850
  • Jane Grant b. 12 Mar 1809, d. 26 Sep 1835
  • Charles W Grant b. 8 May 1812, d. 2 Aug 1867
  • Miriam S Grant b. 6 Jan 1820, d. 26 Oct 1846
  • John Grant b. 4 Dec 1822, d. 11 Jan 1874

602. Eunice Sacket, 1779–1859, daughter of (190) Stephen and Eunice Ross Sacket, was married, May 4, 1800, to Erastus Grant, 1774–1865.
Children.
1342. Ralph Grant, b. July 17, 1801, d. Sept. 6, 1802.
1343. Ralph Grant, b. Feb. 12, 1803, d. May 13, 1823.
1344. Seth Grant, b. Sept. 11, 1804, d. Oct. 10, 1801[sic].
1345. James Grant, b. Sept. 8, 1806, d. Oct. 5,1850; m. Mary Pomeroy.
1346. Jane Grant, b. Mar. 12, 1809, d. Sept. 26, 1835; m. William A. Bull.
1347. Charles W. Grant, b. May 8, 1812, d. Aug. 2, 1867; m. ___ Manchester.
1348. Miriam S. Grant, b. Jan. 6, 1820, d. Oct. 26, 1846; m. William A. Bull.
1349. John Grant, b. Dec. 4, 1822, d. July 11, 1874; m. Julia C. Gates.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "602. Eunice Sacket, b. Apr. 25, 1779, d. Aug. 19, 1859; m. Erastus Grant."
  2. "Baptisms performed in the Church of Christ, Westfield, Massachusetts, 1679–1836" (American Ancestors transcript), "1783 Sacket, Eunice d. Stephen & Eunice, Oct. 12."
  3. "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915" (Ancestry image), "19 Aug 1859, Eunice Grant, 80, d. Westfield, disease of mucous membrane, married, b. Westfield, father Stephen Sackett."
  4. Find a Grave.
  5. Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, C:245, 19 April 1801 marriage intentions filed: Eunice Sacket & Erastus Grant.
  6. "Westfield, Massachusetts, Marriage Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Erastus Grant of W. and Eunice Sacket of W; m. [date blank]."
  7. "Westfield, MA: Marriage Records of the First Church, 1781–1835" (American Ancestors transcript), "1801 Erastus Grant of Westfield & Eunice Sacket of Westfield."
Sackett line5th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Generation.Tree6N.3
Last Edited29 May 2022
See also Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database
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