Seth Sackett

FatherRussel Sackett (1782-1839)
MotherPolly Brass (c 1787-1870)
Birth30 September 1831, Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG,1,2
Death17 November 1881, WestfieldG
Marriage22 November 1855, Springfield, Hampden CountyGEllen R Smith1,3
Seth Sackett, son of Russel Sackett and Polly Brass, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 30 September 1831.1,2 He died there aged 50 on 17 November 1881 and was buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, WestfieldG.4,5 He married in Springfield, Hampden CountyG, on 22 November 1855, Ellen R Smith, daughter of Gilbert Smith and Hannah ___.1,3 Ellen was born in New Haven, New Haven County, ConnecticutG, on 19 February 1833.6,7 She died aged 67 on 9 May 1900 and was buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, WestfieldG.5
     In 1855 Seth was living in WestfieldG in the household of his mother Polly, 66, and was recorded in the census as Seth Sacket, a mason, aged 24.8
     Seth registered for the Civil War draft in SpringfieldG in June 1863. He was a mason, of Westfield, married, aged 32 and born in Massachusetts.9 He enlisted the following month, on 17 July 1863, serving as a Private in Company F, 32nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry. He was discharged on 29 June 1865.10,11
     In 1870 he was living in WestfieldG and was recorded as Sette Sackette, a whip maker, aged 38 and born in Massachusetts. Living with him were his wife Ellen, 36, and their children, Lewis, 13, Herbert, 11, and Harry, aged three. Also in the household was a 13-year-old female domestic servant.12
     In 1880 he was living in WestfieldG and was recorded as Seth Sackett, a whip maker, aged 47. Living with him were his wife Ellen, 45, and their children, Lewis, 23, Harry, 13, and Herbert, 21, with his wife Fanny, 22.13
     Seth was recorded in the Civil War pension file as an invalid on 24 July 1879. Ellen was recorded on 9 December 1881 as his widow.14

Westfield City Directory

1878Sackett Seth, farmer, West Farms road
1879Sackett Seth, house 7 Elm
1880Sackett Seth, h. Crown near Notre Dame
1881, 82Sackett Seth, Mrs., h. Crown near Notre Dame
1886Sackett Seth, Mrs., h. Pochassic st
1895Sackett Seth, Mrs., h 65 King
1896, 98Sackett Ellen R., widow Seth, h 65 King
Seth Sackett (1831–1881), Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave, Marlana Ambridge)
Ellen (Smith) Sackett (1833–1900), Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave, Marlana Ambridge)

Children of Seth Sackett and Ellen R Smith


1150. Seth Sacket, 1831–1891, of Westfield, Mass., son of (510) Russell and Mary Brass Sacket, was married, in 1855, to Ella R. Smith.
Children.
2856. James H. Sackett.
2857. Herbert L. Sackett.
2858. Henry R. Sackett, b. in 1867, d. in 1885, unmarried.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1150. Seth Sacket, b. in 1831, d. in 1891; m. Ella R. Smith."
  2. Date of birth calculated from age at death.
  3. "Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840–1915" (Ancestry image), "22 Nov 1855, Springfield, MA, Seth Sackett, of Westfield, 24, whip maker, b. Westfield, father Russell Sackett; and Ellen R Smith, of Westfield, 21, b. New Haven. Both 1st m. By R R H Seeley, Clergyman."
  4. Vital Records, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, v328, p400, death, "1881 Nov 17, Seth Sackett, male, married, 50-1-17, septicimia, at Westfield, whip maker, s. Russell & Mary, father b. Westfield, mother b. Westfield."
  5. Find a Grave.
  6. Marriage record.
  7. Gravestone.
  8. 1855 Massachusetts state census, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Polly Sacket, 66, b. MA
    Mercy Sacket, 42, b. MA
    Roland Sacket, 28, whip maker, b. MA
    Seth Sacket, 24, mason, b. MA
    William Sacket, 17, machinist, b. MA.
  9. "US Civil War draft registrations records 1863–1865" (Ancestry image), "Sacket, Sith [sic], of Springfield, 32, mason, married, b. Mass, remarks: claims residence Westfield, enumerated June 1863, 10th district, Massachusetts, white, class I."
  10. "US Civil War Soldiers, 1861–1865" (Ancestry transcript), "Sackett, Seth, Union, 32nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry, Company F, rank in Private, rank out Private."
  11. "1890 Veterans Schedules" (Ancestry image), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, "Seth Sackett, Private, F Company, 32 Mass Inf, enlisted 17 July 1863, discharged 29 June 1865, service 1y 11m 12d, PO address Westfield, Mass, disability: chills & fever & chronic diarrhea."
  12. 1870 United States Federal Census, M593_619/425
    Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Sackette, Sette (Seth?), 38, male, works at whips, $-, $500, b. Mass
    Sackett, Ellen, 36, keeping house, $800, $-, b. Conn
    Sackett, Lewis, 13, attending school, b. Mass
    Sackett, Herbet, 11, attending school, b. Mass
    Sackett, Harry, 3, at home, b. Mass
    Abbott, Etta, 13, domestic servant, b. Mass.
  13. 1880 United States Federal Census, Roll 535, p 7b, Enumeration District 294
    Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Sackett, Seth, head, 47, works at whips, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA
    Sackett, Ellen R., wife, 45, keeping house, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. MA
    Sackett, Lewis H., son, 23, works on raid? ranch, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. CT
    Sackett, Herbert L., son, 21, whipmaker, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. CT
    Sackett, Fannie M., daughter-in-law, 22, at home, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA
    Sackett, Harry R., son, 13, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. CT.
  14. "US Civil War Pension Index 1861–1934" (Ancestry image), "Sackett, Seth, Soldier, F 32d Mass. Inf; 24 Jul 1879, invalid; 9 Dec 1881, Ellen R Sackett, widow."
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4th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist
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Herbert Lyman Sackett & Fanny Sackett relationship chart
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