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1280. Eliza Sackett, 1794–1864, daughter of (571) John and Lucinda Mosely Sackett, was married at Westfield, Mass., Dec. 15, 1816, to Homer Preston, 1793–1836, son of Capt. John Preston, of Granby, Mass., and his wife Eunice Moody, of South Hadley, Mass. Homer Preston had, besides his father, two other patriotic ancestors named John. One, Lieut. John Preston, 1746-1815, of Granby, was an active participant in the war of the revolution, serving in several different militia regiments and also in the Continental Army. His military record is given in detail in recently published "Massachusetts Records of Soldiers of the War of the Revolution." The other was John Preston, of Hadley, Mass., who served through King Philip's War, and took a prominent part in the "Swamp Fight," and is mentioned eight times in the pages of Bodges' History of King Philip's War, published in 1896. John, son of this last mentioned John Preston, was buried in ancient graveyard at South Hadley, and his headstone bears this inscription: "Ye first here buried."
     In tracing the ancestors of Homer Preston, his descendants find, in addition to those already mentioned, the names of Ruling Elder William Goodwin, and William Westwood, of the Thomas Hooker Company, who participated in the early development of Cambridge and the founding of Hartford and Hadley, Lieut.. Samuel Smith, who is numbered among the founders of both Wethersfield and Hadley, and Ruling Elder John Strong, who was prominent among the first settlers of both Dorchester and Northampton, all now places of prominence in New England.
     Homer Preston, after securing such an education as the district schools afforded, and serving his time as a carpenter's apprentice in Granby, became a successful architect, contractor and builder. At one time he was interested with his brother, Asaph Preston, in a hotel at Greenfield, Mass; at another in the "City Coffee House," at Albany. This coffee house was subsequently enlarged into what became the celebrated Delavan House. The brothers Preston, of "Preston Brothers," as they were called, were jointly interested also, for a considerable period, in a mail and passenger stage line, which ran between the cities of Albany and Boston. The last mentioned venture did not prove a financial success. Homer Preston planned and superintended the construction of several churches, two of which were erected in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y. He also superintended the construction of the Rapelye mansion in Brooklyn NY, and of Stanwix Hall, Albany, N. Y.

1281. Adnah Sackett, 1796–1860, of Providence, R. I., son of (571) John and Lucinda Mosely Sackett, was married, Mar. 5, 1818, to Ann Short, who died June 1, 1823; on May 2, 1824, to his second wife, Eliza Hubbard Adams, who died Aug. 14, 1847; on June 5, 1848, to his third wife, Miranda Keach, who died Oct. 10, 1855 and on May 20, 1856, to his fourth wife Nancy Blake Parks, 1811–1899.
     Adnah Sackett was born in Southwick, Mass., and after receiving a common school education, went to Providence to learn the jewelry business. Soon after reaching his majority he began manufacturing jewelry on his own account, introducing machinery to a greater extent than it was being used by any other manufacturer of jewelry in the country. Politically he was a Democrat, and was the nominee of his party for the Mayor of Providence and Governor of Rhode Island. He was universally recognized and respected as a successful business man and public spirited citizen, filling with credit many responsible positions, both public and private, of influence and trust.

1282. Isaac Sackett, 1798–1881, of Westfield, Mass., Buffalo, N. Y., Providence, R. I., and Durand, Ill., son of (571) John and Lucinda Mosely Sackett, was married at Newport, R. I., Dec. 29, 1822, to Mary Johnson, 1808–1869, daughter of John Johnson and his wife Mary Lyon. In 1872 he was married at Beloit, Wis., to Mrs. Ella Gage Taylor, daughter of John Gage and his wife Bethania Randall. He was born at Westfield, Mass., and when a young man engaged for a considerable period in traveling from farm house to farm house, and from village to village, through New England and the western portion of New York State, purchasing from farmers and others, sheepskins, to be used in the manufacture of drum heads. Tiring of this business, he settled for a time at Buffalo, N. Y., and there learned the cabinet making trade, becoming an expert workman in that line. From Buffalo he went to Providence and there became foreman of a furniture factory, conducted by Rhodes G. Allen. A few years later he became associated with Judge Branch in the manufacture of furniture, in same city, under the firm name of Sackett & Branch, holding meantime the office of Justice of the Peace, and giving some attention to surveying. After a time the firm moved their business to Brooklyn, N. Y., locating on Fulton Street, where they opened salesrooms and became dealers as well as manufacturers. Meeting with gratifying success, they soon determined to remove to New York City, where they established warerooms at 322 Broadway and gave their principal attention to buying and selling, rather than to manufacturing. Here their business rapidly increased and their future prospects were most encouraging, when they were overtaken and carried under by the great tidal wave of disaster, known as the financial panic of 1837. Mr. Sackett then removed from New York City to Winnebago County, Ill. There fortune again attended him and he speedily became and remained to the day of his death, a prominent, wealthy and greatly esteemed citizen. It is a most unusual fact that had his oldest son Isaac lived, he would have been 53 years of age when the youngest son, Pomeroy, was born.

1285. Abigail H. Sacket, 1806–1850, daughter of (571) John and Lucinda Mosely Sackett, was married at Springfield, Mass., in 1830, to Charles J. Cleveland, of Beloit, Wis.

1286. Israel Sacket, 1809–1880, of Cleveland, O., son of (571) John and Lucinda Mosely Sackett, was married at Schenectady, N. Y., Mar. 20, 1832, to Margaret Jane Allen, 1812–1886, daughter of David Allen, and his wife Susan Little. Mr. Sackett was engaged throughout his adult life in the printing business. In 1832–1833, he published the Schenectady and Saratoga Standard.

1287. Lucinda Sacket, 1811–1893, daughter of (571) John and Lucinda Mosely Sackett, was married at Springfield, Mass., Feb. 28, 1833, to Thomas Hale Parker, 1808–1851, son of Amos Parker and his wife Anne Stebbins Hale.