Francis "Frank" Sackett

FatherIsrael Sacket (1792-1851)
MotherLucy Doane (1799-1870)
Marriage29 October 1851, WestfieldGMary Ann Morse1,3
Francis "Frank" Sackett, son of Israel Sacket and Lucy Doane, was born in West Springfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, in March 1827.1,2 He died aged 43 in Westfield, Hampden CountyG, on 1 June 1870 and was buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, WestfieldG.4,5 He married in WestfieldG on 29 October 1851, Mary Ann Morse, daughter of William Morse and Ann ___.1,3 Mary was born in EnglandG in 1831.6,7 After Francis's death Mary married second his first cousin Orrin Sackett. Mary died aged 73 in WestfieldG on 11 December 1904 and was buried at Pine Hill CemeteryG.4
     Francis was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in WestfieldG on 8 April 1844. He was left the residue of real and personal estate with his brother Charles, subject to their paying one-third of the value of the real estate to their sisters Harriet and Mary.8
     In 1850 Francis was living in WestfieldG in the household of his parents Israel and Lucy, and was recorded in the census as Francis Sackett, a whip maker, aged 25 and born in Massachusetts.9
     In 1860 he was living in WestfieldG in the household of his mother Lucy, and was recorded as Frances [sic] Sacket, a farmer, aged 33. His wife Mary, 29, and their daughter Nettie, aged two, were living with him.10
     In 1870 he was living in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, and was recorded as Frances [sic] Sackett, aged 43, a farmer. Living with him were his wife Mary Ann, aged 39, and born in England, and their daughter Emma, aged 12. Also in the household was Daniel Noble, 45, a farm laborer.11
Mary Ann (Morse) Sackett (1831–1904), Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave, Tammy)
Francis Sackett (1827–1870), Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave, Marlana Ambridge)

Child of Francis "Frank" Sackett and Mary Ann Morse

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1130. Frank Sacket, m. Mary Ann Morse."
  2. Death record.
  3. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910" (American Ancestors image), v54, p307, Marriage, Westfield, "1851 Oct 29, Francis Sackett, of Westfield, 24, whip maker, b. Westfield, s. Israel & Lucy; and Mary Ann Morse, of Westfield, 30, b. England, d. William & Ann; both first m., m. by Rev E Davis."
  4. Find a Grave.
  5. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910", v220, p45, Death, "1870 June 1st, Francis Sackett, male, married, 43y 3m, inflamatory rheumatism, at Westfield, farmer, b. Westfield, s. E, b. Westfield, & Lucy, b. West Springfield."
  6. Birth data from marriage record.
  7. Date of birth based on age at death.
  8. "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991" (Ancestry image).
  9. 1850 United States Federal Census, M432_318/221[2]
    Westfield, Hampden County, MA
    Israel Sackett, 51, farmer, b. MA
    Lucy Sackett, 50, b. MA
    Harriet Sackett, 26, b. MA
    Francis Sackett, 25, whips, b. MA
    Charles Sackett, 21, farmer, b. MA
    Mary Sackett, 10, b. MA
    Lucinda Randall, 17, b. MA.
  10. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll M653_502FHL Film 803502, p 911
    Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Sacket, Lucy, 60, personal estate $300, b. MA
    Sacket, Harriet, 36, housework, b. MA
    Sacket, Charles D, 31, farmer, b. MA
    Sacket, Frances [sic], f [sic], 33, farmer, real estate $7,000, personal estate $1,000, b. MA
    Sacket, Mary A, 29, b. England
    Sacket, Nettie, 2, b. MA.
  11. 1870 United States Federal Census, M593_619/420
    Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Sackett, Charles, 41, farmer, $2,000, $500, b. Mass
    Sackett, Lucy, 69, keeping house, $-, $400, b. Mass
    Sackett, Harriett, 44, no occupation, $-, $600, b. Mass
    Sackett, Mary Ann, 39, keeping house, $-, $1,000, b. England
    Sackett, Emma, 12, attending school, b. Mass
    Noble, Daniel, 45, farm laborer, b. Mass
    Sackett, Frances, 43, female [sic], farmer, b. Mass.
Sackett line6th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
4th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Generation.Tree7O.3
Last Edited10 May 2024

Charles D Sackett

FatherIsrael Sacket (1792-1851)
MotherLucy Doane (1799-1870)
Charles D Sackett, son of Israel Sacket and Lucy Doane, was born in MassachusettsG in 1829.1,2 He died of gunshot wounds in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 3 December 1872 after being shot by an attacker five days earlier on 28 November.3 He was buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, WestfieldG.4 He was unmarried.
     Charles was the victim of an attack by an apparently jealous assailant. By his confession, the gunman, Albert Smith, was visiting Westfield to see Jennie Bates with whom it would appear he was infatuated. He found that Charles and Jennie were together at a theatre and, meeting them later in the street, he shot them both. Charles died of his wounds a few days later. Jennie survived. Smith was tried for murder and was executed by hanging in June 1873 in Westfield.
     Charles was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in WestfieldG on 8 April 1844. He was left the residue of real and personal estate with his brother Francis, subject to their paying one-third of the value of the real estate to their sisters Harriet and Mary.5
     In 1850 Charles was living in WestfieldG in the household of his parents Israel and Lucy, and was recorded in the census as Charles Sackett, a farmer, aged 21 and born in Massachusetts.6
     In 1860 he was living in WestfieldG in the household of his mother Lucy, and was recorded as Charles D Sacket, a farmer, aged 31.7
     In 1870 he was living in WestfieldG and was recorded as Charles Sackett, a farmer, aged 41. Living with him were his mother Lucy, 69, and sister Harriett, aged 44.8
     Charles made his will in WestfieldG on 3 January 1871. He left $50 each to a nephew and niece, the rest of his estate to be shared by his sisters, Harriet and Mary. Charles owned a substantial property in Westfield, valued in excess of $20,000, but funded in part by bank borrowings. After a sale of the properties in 1873, the executor, Charles's brother-in-law Henry Plimpton, paid the net proceeds of some $10,000 to the beneficiaries. One of the beneficiaries named in the will, Henry's wife Mary, had predeceased her brother Charles by two months and her share, of some $5,000, was then to be held in trust by Henry Plimpton as guardian of their children George and Lucy.
     Charles's making of a will when only in his early 40s would seem unusual but may have been prompted by the death some months earlier of his brother Frank of similar age. Certainly, his being gunned down in the street near his home in the following year could not have been imagined.5
     Charles was included in a list of principal tax payers of Westfield published in the Westfield News-Letter in August 1872.9
     Charles was listed as a tobacco grower in the WestfieldG City Directory in 1873 (the directory having been compiled before his death in 1872). The inventory of Charles's estate included various crops valued at some $1,400 of which tobacco accounted for $1,100. Also listed among his effects was a gold watch valued at $100, perhaps indicative of his standing in the community.
Abstract of Will of Charles D Sacket, aged 40+, of Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Date: 3 Jan 1871.
Proved: 7 Jan 1873.
Beneficiaries:
Niece Emma Jeannette Sacket, minor dau of late brother Frank Sacket, & nephew George L Plympton, minor son of sister Mary E Sacket, $50 each.
Sisters, Harriet N Sacket, & Mary E Plympton, wife of Henry R Plympton, residue of estate real & personal, for their sole use & benefit free from control of any husband.
Executor: Henry R Plympton, formerly of Westfield, now of Boston.
Witnesses: Roland Williams, Charles H Sugar?, Wm G Baker.
Probate Court
7 Jan 1873, approved petition dated 7 Dec 1872 by Henry R Plimpton of Boston, stating Charles D Sackett died in Westfield on 3 Dec 1872, and that heirs were: Harriet N Sackett of Westfield, sister; Emma J Sackett of Westfield, niece; George L Plimpton of Boston, nephew; and Lucy D Plimpton of Boston, niece.
Inventory, 3 Mar 1873
Real estate $20,867, total 57½ acres in Westfield, incl. 13½ acre land and homestead in Union St $20,500.
Personal estate $3,518.70.
Creditors $11,269.50, incl. Woronoco Savings Bank $7,080, Harriet Sackett's account $520 & note $650, H R Plimpton's account $260 & note $1,000.
4 Mar 1873, Executor licensed to sell whole of real estate for payment of debts.
2 May 1876, Executor's final account approved in amount of $20,262.15. Paid to 3rd parties, incl bank, $10,158, & $50 each to Nettie Sackett & George L Plimpton. Paid to beneficiaries, Harriet N Sacket $5,052, guardian of George L & Lucy D Plimpton $5,052.

Westfield City Directory

1873Sackett Charles D., tobacco grower, h Union
Charles D Sackett (1829–1872), Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave, Phyllis Bombard)

Awaiting the Gallows
Springfield, Mass., May 5.—Albert M. Smith was to-day sentenced to be hanged, for the murder of Charles D. Sacket at Westfield, last November.

Jackson Citizen, Jackson, Michigan, 6 May 1873, p 5

Hanged for Murder
Springfield, Mass., June 27.—Albert H. Smith was executed in this city this forenoon for the murder of Charles D. Sacket of Westfield, committed on the 28th of last month.

Jackson Daily Citizen, Jackson, Michigan, 27 Jun 1873, p 6

The Death Penalty.
Execution of the Westfield Murderer.
Springfield, Mass., June 27.—Albert H. Smith, the murderer of Charles D. Sackett at Westfield, last November, was hung here to-day at 11 a.m.
Second Despatch.
Springfield, June 27.—Smith was visited yesterday by a large number of persons, including his brother Charles, who arrived to take the body to Baltimore. No other relative of the prisoner was here. His so-called confession contains nothing new, but is simply a narrative of the murder and the causes leading to it, which Smith has been writing for a week. All has been admitted by Smith, except as to the deliberate intention to commit murder, and on this point he confesses nothing, but still asserts strongly that the murder was the result of an insane passion which he could not control, and for which he believes he never was morally responsible. He says that it was on that fatal 28th of November night that he went to Westfield to see Jennie Bates, not knowing that she was at the theatre at the time. He started up to her house, but on the way he found out she and Sackett had gone to the theatre. "There I was," he says, "and felt like one that could die, and all the feelings that ever animated human breast were in mine. I was like one that was mad, and in fact I must have been partly so, from what was said on trial against me. I know nothing after that hour. Sackett was with Jennie. I know nothing of what Boderay or the two night watchmen said I did at the depot. All is new to me. If I was in the condition they say I was in, I was a wild or crazy man. I remember meeting Jennie and Sackett together on the sidewalk. Then, as a wild man still, I shot down Sackett; but as for the shooting of the girl I will say and always have said it was through an accident. When I heard she was shot, I felt sorry, and have shed many tears for her, because she was shot by me. I knew not what I was about or doing." On hearing the order given yesterday to get the cap for the execution, Smith remarked, "Get any old cap; one or two sizes too large will do just as well, and save the county two dollars."
     Last night he partook of a hearty supper, and read the paper containing the account of Wagner's escape from the jail at Alfred, Me. It seemed to make no impression on him. His conversation ran on Jennie Bates, and he said: "I don't want to live if I can't have her." Also, "I would rather be hung than be in jail for life."
     Those who conversed with him during the last few days noticed that he sometimes betrayed considerable agitation and nervousness. A prayer meeting was held in his cell last night.
     The gallows was tested yesterday with a sand bag weighing 200 pounds, and worked all right. The platform was about ten feet high, giving about nine feet of a fall.

The Daily Graphic, New York, NY, 27 Jun 1873, p 6

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1131. Charles Sacket."
  2. Date of birth based on age at death.
  3. The Daily Graphic, New York, NY (GenealogyBank.com image), 27 Jun 1873, p 6.
  4. Find a Grave.
  5. "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991" (Ancestry image).
  6. 1850 United States Federal Census, M432_318/221[2]
    Westfield, Hampden County, MA
    Israel Sackett, 51, farmer, b. MA
    Lucy Sackett, 50, b. MA
    Harriet Sackett, 26, b. MA
    Francis Sackett, 25, whips, b. MA
    Charles Sackett, 21, farmer, b. MA
    Mary Sackett, 10, b. MA
    Lucinda Randall, 17, b. MA.
  7. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll M653_502FHL Film 803502, p 911
    Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Sacket, Lucy, 60, personal estate $300, b. MA
    Sacket, Harriet, 36, housework, b. MA
    Sacket, Charles D, 31, farmer, b. MA
    Sacket, Frances [sic], f [sic], 33, farmer, real estate $7,000, personal estate $1,000, b. MA
    Sacket, Mary A, 29, b. England
    Sacket, Nettie, 2, b. MA.
  8. 1870 United States Federal Census, M593_619/420
    Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Sackett, Charles, 41, farmer, $2,000, $500, b. Mass
    Sackett, Lucy, 69, keeping house, $-, $400, b. Mass
    Sackett, Harriett, 44, no occupation, $-, $600, b. Mass
    Sackett, Mary Ann, 39, keeping house, $-, $1,000, b. England
    Sackett, Emma, 12, attending school, b. Mass
    Noble, Daniel, 45, farm laborer, b. Mass
    Sackett, Frances, 43, female [sic], farmer, b. Mass.
  9. Westfield News-Letter, Westfield, Massachusetts (Westfield Athenaeum image), 23 Aug 1872, p 2
    The Heaviest Tax Payers.
    The following list includes, we believe, the principal tax payers of Westfield.
    [List of about 500 names includes:] Marshall A Sackett $55.83; Sackett Est of H $53.65; Sackett Noah $102.42; Sackett James M $71.17; Sackett & Cadwell $78.45; Sackett Roland $97.80; Sackett Martin $91.40; Sackett George $67.26; Sackett Enoch $101.60; Sackett Henry $132.65; Sackett Chas D $ 92.57.
Sackett line6th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
4th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Generation.Tree7O.3
Last Edited10 Oct 2024
Sackett Database1082 Charles D Sackett

Harriet N Sacket

FatherIsrael Sacket (1792-1851)
MotherLucy Doane (1799-1870)
Marriage28 December 1876, ChicopeeGSimon Gillette Southworth1,4
Harriet N Sacket, daughter of Israel Sacket and Lucy Doane, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 3 May 1824.1,2 She died aged 69 in Chicopee, Hampden CountyG, on 26 July 18932,3 and was buried at WestfieldG.3 She married in ChicopeeG on 28 December 1876, Simon Gillette Southworth, son of Seth A Southworth and Olive Gillett.1,4 Simon was born in Monson (now Chicopee), Hampden CountyG, on 6 December 1824.2 He died there aged 68 on 21 December 1892.2
     Harriet was named as a beneficiary in her father's will made in WestfieldG on 8 April 1844. She was left an amount of one-ninth of the value of the real estate to be paid to her by her brothers Francis and Charles, who were to inherit the land jointly.5
     In 1850 Harriet was living in WestfieldG in the household of her parents Israel and Lucy, and was recorded in the census as Harriet Sackett, aged 26 and born in Massachusetts.6
     In 1860 she was living in WestfieldG in the household of her mother Lucy, and was recorded as Harriet Sacket, aged 36.7
     In 1870 she was living in WestfieldG in the household of her brother Charles, and was recorded as Harriett Sackett, aged 44.8
     Harriet was named as a beneficiary in the will of her brother Charles made in WestfieldG on 3 January 1871. She was to share equally with her sister Mary in the residue of the estate. Following a sale of the real estate, she received a sum of some $5,000.5

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1132. Harriet Sacket, m. Simeon Southworth."
  2. Genealogy of the Southworths (Southards), descendants of Constant Southworth, digital image, Ancestry.com.
  3. "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915" (Ancestry image), "26 Jul 1893, Harriet N Southworth, widow of Simon G Southworth, 69-2-23, apoplexy, res. & d. Chicopee, bur. Westfield, housewife, b. Westfield, father Israel Sackett b. Westfield, mother Lucy Doane b. W Springfield."
  4. Vital Records, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Sackett, Harriet N., Chicopee, 1876, v280, p324, Marriage
    "1876 Dec 28, Simon G Southworth, of Chicopee, 52, sword manfg, b. Monsin[?], s. Seth A Southworth & Olive Gillett, second marriage, & Harriet N Sackett, of Westfield, 52, b. Westfield, d. Israel Sackett & Lucy D Sackett, first marriage. Married by Saml E Herrick, Pastor, Mt Vernon Chh, Boston."
  5. "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991" (Ancestry image).
  6. 1850 United States Federal Census, M432_318/221[2]
    Westfield, Hampden County, MA
    Israel Sackett, 51, farmer, b. MA
    Lucy Sackett, 50, b. MA
    Harriet Sackett, 26, b. MA
    Francis Sackett, 25, whips, b. MA
    Charles Sackett, 21, farmer, b. MA
    Mary Sackett, 10, b. MA
    Lucinda Randall, 17, b. MA.
  7. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll M653_502FHL Film 803502, p 911
    Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Sacket, Lucy, 60, personal estate $300, b. MA
    Sacket, Harriet, 36, housework, b. MA
    Sacket, Charles D, 31, farmer, b. MA
    Sacket, Frances [sic], f [sic], 33, farmer, real estate $7,000, personal estate $1,000, b. MA
    Sacket, Mary A, 29, b. England
    Sacket, Nettie, 2, b. MA.
  8. 1870 United States Federal Census, M593_619/420
    Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Sackett, Charles, 41, farmer, $2,000, $500, b. Mass
    Sackett, Lucy, 69, keeping house, $-, $400, b. Mass
    Sackett, Harriett, 44, no occupation, $-, $600, b. Mass
    Sackett, Mary Ann, 39, keeping house, $-, $1,000, b. England
    Sackett, Emma, 12, attending school, b. Mass
    Noble, Daniel, 45, farm laborer, b. Mass
    Sackett, Frances, 43, female [sic], farmer, b. Mass.
Sackett line6th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
4th great-granddaughter of Simon Sackett the colonist
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Generation.Tree7O.3
Last Edited14 May 2024
Sackett Database1083 Harriet N Sacket

Mary Eliza Sacket

FatherIsrael Sacket (1792-1851)
MotherLucy Doane (1799-1870)
Marriage14 October 1856, WestfieldGHenry Richardson Plimpton1,4
Mary Eliza Sacket, daughter of Israel Sacket and Lucy Doane, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 7 May 1838.1,2,3 She died aged 34 in Boston, Suffolk County, MassachusettsG, on 29 September 1872 and was buried at Mount Auburn, BostonG.5 She was also commemorated on her husband Henry's gravestone at Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk County, MassachusettsG.6 She married in WestfieldG on 14 October 1856, Henry Richardson Plimpton, son of Leonard Plimpton and Sarah ___.1,4 Henry was born in MassachusettsG in 1820.7,8 He died aged about 71 in 1891.8
     Mary was named as a beneficiary in her father's will made in WestfieldG on 8 April 1844. She was left an amount of two-ninths of the value of the real estate, to be paid to her by her brothers Francis and Charles, who were to inherit the land jointly.9
     In 1850 Mary was living in WestfieldG in the household of her parents Israel and Lucy, and was recorded in the census as Mary Sackett, aged ten and born in Massachusetts.10
     In 1860 Mary was living in BostonG in the household of her husband Henry, 39, a furniture dealer, and was recorded in the census as Mary E Plympton, aged 21. Their son George, aged one, was living with them. There were also two furniture craftsmen in the household.11
     In 1870 she was living in BostonG in the household of her husband Henry, 54, a retired furniture dealer, and was recorded as Mary Plympton, aged 30. Their son George, 10, was living with them.12
     Mary was named as a beneficiary in the will of her brother Charles made in WestfieldG on 3 January 1871. She was to share equally with her sister Harriet in the residue of the estate. In the event, Mary died two months before her brother and her share, some $5,000, was then held in trust by her widower Henry for their children, George and Lucy.9
Mary Eliza (Sacket) Plimpton (1838–1872), Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave)

Children of Mary Eliza Sacket and Henry Richardson Plimpton

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1133. Mary Sacket, m. Henry Plumpton."
  2. Death record.
  3. Date of birth based on age at death.
  4. "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910" (American Ancestors image), Westfield, v100, p52, marriage, "1856 Oct 14, Henry R Plympton, of Westfield, 36, manufacturer, b. Medfield, s. Leonard & Sarah; and Mary E Sackett, of Westfield, 18, b. Westfield, d. Israel & Lucy; both first m., m. by E Davis, Minister."
  5. "Massachusetts, Town and Vital records, 1620–1988" (Ancestry image), "Plumpton, Mary E S, mn Sackett, d. 144 Warren Ave, Boston, Massachusetts, 29 Sep 1872, aged 34-4-22, wife of Henry R, b. Westfield, father Israel b. Westfield, mother Lucy D b. Springfield, cause acute pericarditis, bur. Mt Auburn, informant B F Smith."
  6. Find a Grave.
  7. Census.
  8. Gravestone.
  9. "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991" (Ancestry image).
  10. 1850 United States Federal Census, M432_318/221[2]
    Westfield, Hampden County, MA
    Israel Sackett, 51, farmer, b. MA
    Lucy Sackett, 50, b. MA
    Harriet Sackett, 26, b. MA
    Francis Sackett, 25, whips, b. MA
    Charles Sackett, 21, farmer, b. MA
    Mary Sackett, 10, b. MA
    Lucinda Randall, 17, b. MA.
  11. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll M653_522FHL Film 803522, p 452
    Boston Ward 8, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Plympton, Henry R, 39, furniture dealer, personal estate $4,500, b. MA
    Plympton, Mary E, 21, b. MA
    Plympton, Geo L, 1, b. MA
    Crowley, Wm, 18, carver, b. MA
    McCullough, Hugh, 40, master carver, b. Ireland.
  12. 1870 United States Federal Census, Roll M593_645, p 51B
    Boston Ward 8, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Plympton, Henry R, 54, furniture dealer (ret), real estate $125,000, personal estate $15,000, b. MA
    Plympton, Mary, 30, no occupation, b. MA
    Plympton, George, 10, at school, b. MA.
Sackett line6th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
4th great-granddaughter of Simon Sackett the colonist
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Generation.Tree7O.3
Last Edited15 May 2024
Sackett Database1085 Mary Eliza Sacket
 

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