December 2023

  • Revised member pages
  • Member obituary
  • New & revised genealogical sketches
    • Charles C Sackett (1848–1903), of Ohio and Oregon, son of Augustus Lysander Sackett and Miranda Carter.
    • Arthur James Sackett/Rich (1881–1963), of Oregon and Washington State, son of Charles C Sackett and Elizabeth Tompkins.
    • Harry Lee Sackett (1888–1961), of Nebraska and Los Angeles County, California, son of Samuel L Sackett and Minnie Armstrong. Includes obituary.
    • Sheldon Fred Sackett (1902–1968), newspaper and radio station proprietor, of Oregon and California, son of Frederick Brown Sackett and Hattie Schenck. Sheldon Sackett allowed (or perhaps caused) his divorce court hearing to be reported verbatim in his own newspaper. Includes obituary.
    • Roy Frederick Sackett (1903–1993), of Iowa, son of Mathew Dunham Sackett and Bertha King. Includes obituary.
    • Cyril Dobson Sackett (1910–2002), of Olmsted County, Minnesota, son of Robert Ara Sackett and Gertrude Dobson. Includes obituary.
    • Keith LeRoy Sackett (1918–1984), son of Nathaniel Baldwin Sackett and Mina Gerlinger.
    • Duaine J Sackett (1921–1999), of Litchfield, Illinois, son of Duaine R Sackett and Marie Lawrence. Includes obituary.
    • Martin Matthew Sackett (1933–2011), of Iowa, son of Roy Frederick Sackett and Ina Winch. Includes obituary.
    • Douglas Dean Sackett (1941–2022), of Oregon, son of Dale Dean Sackett and Betty Breen.
    • Denis Lee Sackett (1947–2023), of Bloomington, Illinois, son of Duaine J Sackett and Stella Bethel. Includes obituary.
  • History & Memoirs

November 2023

  • New members
  • The Book of Sacketts
    • The second edition of the Sackett e-book is now available. This edition replaces the first edition, increasing the number of person entries from 664 to 1,151. These include all known Sacketts from the earliest times in England to the sixth American generation (generation 'N' in the English lines).
      Downloaded copies of the first edition should be replaced with this new edition.
      Downloads in EPUB and MOBI format are available from The Book of Sacketts page. Or view the PDF version here.

October 2023

  • New members
  • Revised member page
  • New & revised genealogical sketches
    • Elizabeth "Betsey" Sackett (1793–1868), of Massachusetts and Meadville, Pennsylvania. Betsey's parents have not been positively identified. This revised record suggests they may have been Zavan Sacket Sr and Abigail Bills.
    • Lee Burd Sackett (1871–1935), of Wyoming and the Philippines, Spanish-American War veteran, son of John Henry Sackett and Martha Burd. Includes obituary.
    • Gertrude Mae Sackett (1886–1969), of Westfield, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut, daughter of an unidentified Sackett father and Susie Cronin. Includes obituary.
    • Gertrude Adella Sackett (1887–1967), of Greenfield, Massachusetts, and New Haven and Bridgeport, Connecticut, daughter of Seymour Austin Sackett and Mary Elizabeth Norwood.
    • Kittibelle Sackett (1901–1983), daughter of George Young Sackett and Kate Garner, emigrated from England to Australia in 1959.
    • Richard Roman Sackett (1909–1964), of Minnesota, son of Percy Hamilton Sackett and Bessie Roman. Includes obituary.
    • Michael David Sackett (1968–2023), Gulf War veteran, son of Edward Arnold Sackett and Evelyn Land. Includes obituary.
  • Newspaper abstracts

September 2023

August 2023

  • New members
  • Member obituary
  • New & revised genealogical sketches
    • Elizabeth Sackett (1732/33–1766), of Hornchurch and Great Warley, Essex, daughter of Thomas Sackett and Alice Harper, was married to John Arnold, a well regarded musician and music publisher.
    • John Sackett (1764–1828), publican and sheriff's bailiff, of Hornchurch and Romford, Essex, son of Henry Sackett and Martha Higgs, gave evidence at London's Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey.
    • Hon Jehial Sackett (1768–1832), of Stanford, New York, son of Samuel Sackett and Thankful Wood. Includes report of Electors meeting chaired by Jehial. Includes will of Jehial's wife Samantha.
    • Chauncey Sackett (c1780–1827), of Addison County, Vermont, son of Joseph Sackett and Comfort ___. Includes details of his estate.
    • Mark Richard Sackett (1938–2023), of Sheridan, Wyoming, son of Richard Donald Sackett and Gladys Condit. Includes obituary.

July 2023

  • New & revised genealogical sketches
    • Artemus E Sackett (1799–1887), of Dutchess County, New York, son of Hon Jehial Sackett and Samantha Knapp.
    • Elijah Sackett (c1802–before 1860), probably a son of Enoch Sackett and Rachel ___, and Delaney Sackett (between 1810 & 1820-before 1850), possibly a son of Enoch and Rachel. Reconsideration of family relationships of Elijah and Delaney, both found in Dearborn County, Indiana. Previously thought to be the same man, this is now thought unlikely. Additional evidence or fresh insights would be welcome.
    • Wentworth W Sackett (1840–1932), son of Delaney Sackett (probably) and Charlotte Phelps. Includes obituary.
    • Margaret Catherine Sackett (1841–1892), daughter of Delaney Sackett (probably) and Charlotte Phelps.
    • William Henry Sackett (1845–1880), American Civil War soldier, son of Delaney Sackett (probably) and Charlotte Phelps.
    • Mary J Sackett (c1847–1902), daughter of Delaney Sackett (probably) and Charlotte Phelps.
    • Sarah A Sackett (1848–1913), daughter of Delaney Sackett and Charlotte Phelps.
    • Harry Martin Sackett (1879–1948), of Kansas City, Missouri, son of Filertus Sackett and Caroline O'Rear. Added Harry's obituary.
    • Burr Russell Sackett (1882–1962), of Kansas City, Missouri, and Florida, son of Filertus Sackett and Caroline O'Rear. Includes obituary.
    • James Arthur Sackett (1884–1968), of Michigan, son of Philetus Sackett and Susan Owens.
    • Charlie Willard Sackett (1919–2022), of Texas, son of Charlie Rufus Sackett and Ida Ruby Hornbeck. Added obituary of wife Marjorie.
    • Hazel May Sackett (1927–2006), of Michigan, daughter of James Arthur Sackett and Zoa Wolff. Includes obituary.
    • Curtis Raymond Sackett (1940–1999), of Pleasant Grove, Minnesota, son of Cyril Dobson Sackett and Betty Raymond. Includes obituary.
  • Added to Research data, Books & Military

June 2023

May 2023

  • New members
  • New & revised genealogical sketches
    • Lucretia Sackett (1802–1880), of Harmony, New York State, daughter of Solomon Sackett and Miriam Davis.
    • Seth E Sackett (c1811–1879), carpenter and bridge builder, of Massachusetts and Connecticut. New record. Seth's parents have not been identified. Any theories, please advise!
    • Harvey Edward Sackett (1884–1959), of Iowa, Oregon, and California, son of Francis Merrian "Frank" Sackett and Jennie Fox. Harvey was prosecuted in 1919 for operating an illicit still. He married late and was left a widower at age 55 with six children all under 6 when his wife Philomena died at 35.
    • Wilbur Schamber "Bill" Sackett (1922–2013), of Los Angeles County, California, son of Harry Lee Sackett and Hildegard Schamber. Includes obituary.
    • Stanley McKennon Sackett (1927–2012), economist, of Portland, Oregon, son of Leland Russell Sackett and Fannie McKennon. Includes obituary.

April 2023

  • New members
  • New & revised genealogical sketches
    • Joseph Sackett (c1774–1849), of Chautauqua County, New York, son of Jonathan Sackett. Includes will.
    • Abigail Sackett (1782–1868), of North Haven, Connecticut, daughter of Samuel Sackett and Abigail Blakeslee.
    • Timandra Jane Sackett (1810–1862), of Fredonia, New York, daughter of David Sackett and Lydia Greenfield. New record.
    • Charles Sackett (1838–1916), of New York, Indiana, and Michigan, son of Richard Sackett and Elsie Eighmay.
    • William Sackett (1872–1887), of Indiana and Michigan, son of Richard Henry Sackett and Mary Bosley. New record.
    • Elsie A Sackett (1875–1940), of Indiana and Michigan, daughter of Richard Henry Sackett and Mary Bosley. New record.
    • Richard D Sackett (1878–1909), of Indiana and Michigan, son of Richard Henry Sackett and Mary Bosley. New record.
    • John Wallace Sackett (1893–1975), of Illinois and Montana, son of Reuben Sackett and Eliza Branson. Includes obituary.
    • Dale Dean Sackett (1905–1969), of Oregon, son of Alfred Sackett and Ivy Booth.
  • Added to Sackett places
    • Sackett Street Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York, now known as Eastern Parkway.

March 2023

  • New members
  • New & revised genealogical sketches
    • David Sackett (c1780–1859), of Herkimer County and Chautauqua County, New York, son of Jonathan Sackett.
    • Timandra Jane Sackett (1810–1862), of Chautauqua County, New York, daughter of David Sackett and Lydia Greenfield.
    • Richard Henry Sackett (1834–1921) (known as Henry), of Indiana and Michigan, son of Richard Sackett and Elsie Eighmay
    • Rev Alfred Barrett Sackett, OBE (1862–1951), Methodist minister, Army Chaplain, son of Jeremiah Sackett and Sarah File. Added Obituary from the Minutes of the Methodist Conference 1951.
    • George Henry Sackett (1865–1930), of Indiana and Michigan, son of Henry Sackett and Mary Bosley. New record.
    • Charles Clarence Sackett (c1869–1937), of Indiana and Michigan, son of Henry Sackett and Mary Bosley. Includes obituary. New record.
    • Elmer R Sackett (1875–1940), of Missouri, son of Christopher C Sackett and Annie Walls. Includes obituary.
    • George Sackett (1883–1963), greengrocer of Hove, Sussex, son of John Andrew Sackett and Emma Booth, served in the First World War in India and Iraq. Includes service record.
    • Jennie June Sackett (1883–1911), of Wexford County, Michigan, daughter of Richard Henry Sackett and Mary Bosley. New record.
    • Glenn Woodward Sackett (1891–1958), of Grand Rapids, Michigan, son of George Henry Sackett and Ella Woodward, rose from stockroom clerk to president of the company. New record.
    • Clyde Herbert Sackett (1893–1972), of Walker Township, Grand Rapids, Michigan, son of George Henry Sackett and Ella Woodward. New record.
    • Edward Leslie Sackett (1896–1991), civil servant of London, son of Edward Sackett and Rose Colbourn, served in the First World War in France. Includes service record.
    • Catherine Laura Sackett (1907–2004), teacher, of Guernsey and Yorkshire, daughter of William Smith Sackett and Laura McKenna. Includes obituary.
    • Elizabeth Louise "Betty" Sackett (1926–2002), of Nassau County, New York, daughter of Calvin Burnett Sackett and Maisie Sanford.
    • Barbara Maree Sackett (1931–2022), of Nassau County, New York, and Virginia, daughter of Calvin Burnett Sackett and Gertrude Hornbake.

February 2023

  • New members
  • Member obituary
  • New & revised genealogical sketches
    • Sara Sackett (1591–1634), of Birchington, Kent, daughter of Thomas Sackett the younger and Martha Strowde, and sister of Simon Sackett the colonist. Added wills of Sara's husband Richard Mockett and of Sara, researched by 792 Gary Fisher.
    • William Sacket (1762–1847), of Westfield, Massachusetts, and Lowville, New York State, son of William Sacket and Lydia Weller.
    • John Lemuel Sackett (1892–1976), farmer and man of many parts, of Riga, New York, son of James Lemuel Sackett and Margaret Mustard. Includes obituary.
    • Jonathan Henry Sackett (1895–1979), of Hadley and Alton, Illinois, son of Daniel Webster Sackett and Lua Burdick. Includes obituary of wife Jane.
    • Hubert File Sackett (1898–1975), baker, of New South Wales, Australia, son of George File Sackett and Arabella Leans. Includes obituary.
    • Shurley Dean "Red" Sackett (1924–2012), Second World War veteran, of Milan, Michigan, son of Hugh LaFayette Sackett and Lillian Heldt. Includes obituaries of Shurley and his wife Evelyn.
    • Jane Ann Sackett (1924–2019), social worker, of Riga and Rochester, New York, daughter of John Lemuel Sackett and Florence Wells. Includes obituaries of Jane and her husband Otto Uhle.
    • Janice Elizabeth Sackett (1925–2015), teacher and hockey coach, of Akron, New York, daughter of John Lemuel Sackett and Florence Wells. Includes obituary.
    • John Lemuel Sackett Jr (1928–2023), farmer, teacher, Korean War veteran, private pilot, of Byron, Genesee County, New York, son of John Lemuel Sackett and Florence Wells. Includes obituary.
    • Glen Adrian Sackett (1928–2011), US Army veteran, Salvation Army volunteer, and Scout leader, of Alton, Illinois, son of Jonathan Henry Sackett and Jane Powers. Includes obituaries of Glen and his wife Violet Meisenheimer.
    • Joan Katherine Sackett (1929–2019), daughter of John Lemuel Sackett and Florence Wells. Includes obituary.
    • Malcolm Frank Sackett (1931–2009), of Kent, England, and Tasmania, Australia, son of Frank Wilfred Sackett and Ellen Eastland.
  • Blog posts

January 2023

  • New members
  • New & revised genealogical sketches
    • Emma Harriet Sackett (1857–1940), of St Peter in Thanet, Kent, daughter of William Francis Sackett and Elizabeth Foord.
    • Flora Rebecca Sackett (1863–1933), of Litchfield County, Connecticut, daughter of Henry Eldred Sackett and Marilla Hine.
    • Edgar Harris "Ned" Sackett (1908–1981), of Nebraska, barber, later a sawyer, Second World War veteran, son of James Calvin Sackett and Anna Harris. Was married five times, his first two wives dying tragically.
    • Ned Lockhart Sackett (1934–2020), of Nebraska and California, industrial engineer, son of Edgar Harris "Ned" Sackett and Agnes Lorain Lockhart. Includes obituary.
    • Jane Maureen Sackett (1943–1978), of Nebraska, daughter of Edgar Harris "Ned" Sackett and Darleen E Petersen. Includes news report of tragic death.
    • Calvin Kent Sackett (1946–2022), of Harrisonville, Missouri, Vietnam War veteran, son of Edgar Harris "Ned" Sackett and Darleen E Petersen. Includes obituary.
    • Grace Mabel Sackett (1910–1996), daughter of Jonathan "John" Andrew Sackett and William Ophelia Smith. Includes obituary.