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Justus Sackett

(1784-1846)
FatherBenjamin Sackett (1762-1844)
MotherBetsey Eldred (c 1761-1819)
Justus Sackett, of Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, son of Benjamin Sackett and Betsey Eldred, was born in WarrenG on 30 August 17841,2 and baptized at the Congregational Church of Christ, WarrenG, on 29 June 1800.3 He died aged 61 on 5 April 1846.1,4 He married in WarrenG on 4 October 1812, Mary "Polly" Bradley.1,5 Mary was born in about 1787.6 She died aged 79 in WarrenG on 9 June 1867.1,7
     Justus was a pew holder in the Congregational Church of Christ, WarrenG, in 1816 and in 1822. According to Lucy Sackett Curtiss in her history of the Warren Congregational Church, Justus's house was commonly known as "Sackett's Harbor" because no one was ever refused shelter there, although it may of course have been a reference to the village of that name.8,9 Justus's wife Polly was admitted to membership of the Warren church on 15 July 1827, remaining a member there until her death in 1867.7
     In 1860 Justus's widow Polly, aged 73, was living in WarrenG in the household of her daughter Emily and son-in-law Henry James Comstock.10

1500. Justus Sacket, 1784–1846, of Warren, Conn., son of (655) Benjamin and Betsey Eldred Sacket, was married, Oct. 4, 1812, to Mary Bradley, who died in 1867.
Children.
3750. Betsey J. Sacket, b. Nov. 11, 1813, d. Nov. 23, 1850; m. Myron S. Hine.
3751. Laura A. Sacket, b. Apr. 15, 1815, d. June 3, 1867; m. Theodore E. Curtis.
3752. Emily S. Sacket, b. Jan. 26, 1817, d. Feb. 22, 1882; m. James H. Comstock.
3753. Mary J. Sacket, b. Jan 18, 1819, d. Feb. 18, 1894; m. George S. Lyman.
3754. Lucinda C. Sacket, b. Feb. 21, 1821, d. Mar. 13, 1876; m. M. W. Bradley.
3755. Cornelia M. Sacket, b. July 22, 1822, d. Feb. 15, 1826.
3756. Janette E. Sacket, b. Oct. 1, 1824, d. Aug. 23, 1825.
3757. Lucy E. Sacket, b. Mar. 22, 1826, m. Charles Lewis Huth.
3758. Justus B. Sacket, b. Mar. 27, 1829, d. Dec. 12, 1830.

Children of Justus Sackett and Mary "Polly" Bradley

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1500. Justus Sacket, b. Aug. 30, 1784, d. Apr. 5, 1846; m. Mary Bradley."
  2. Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, "[Sackett], Justus, s. [Benjamin & Betty], b. Aug. 30, 1784. Warren Vital Records, 1:117."
  3. "Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920" (Ancestry image), Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Justus, Achsa, Myron, Symmons, Lydia, Clark, Moses, Joanna & Benjamin, children of Benj(ami)n & w. bp. 29 Jun 1800. 2:42."
  4. "Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920" (Ancestry image), Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Justus, adm. ch. 2 Sep 1832; d. 1846, age 62. 5:86-7."
  5. "Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920" (Ancestry image), Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Justus, m. Polly Bradley, 4 Oct 1812. 2:22a."
  6. Date of birth based on age at death.
  7. "Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920" (Ancestry image), Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Polly, adm. ch. 15 Jul 1827. 2:118."; "Sackett, Polly, adm. ch. 15 Jul 1827; d. 7 Jun 1867. 5:82-3."; "Sackett, Polly, wid. adm. ch. 15 Jul 1827; d. 9 Jun 1867, age 79. 5:98-9."; "Sackett, Polly, ch. mem. 1 Apr 1863. 5:109."; "Sackett, Polly, ch. mem. Mrs, d. 9 Jun 1867, age 79. 5:192."
  8. Lucy Sackett Curtiss, The Congregational Church, Warren, Connecticut, 1756–1956, Brewer-Borg Corp (1956), digital image, Internet Archive (archive.org), 19–20, "List of Pew Holders in Old Meeting House, 1816 [included] Justus Sackett, Moses Sackett, Benjamin Sackett, Homer Sackett, Alexander Sackett, Aaron Sackett."
    39–40, "List of Pew Holders in New Meeting House, 1822 [included] Benjamin Sackett, Homer Sackett, Justus Sackett, Aaron Sackett, Moses Sackett, Alexander Sackett."
    58, "The Sackett homestead* was commonly known as 'Sackett's Harbor', because no one was ever refused shelter there. [Footnote:] *The home of Justus Sackett stood south of the "Stone House" on the now discontinued road which led through "Hardscrabble" to Litchfield. Across the road was the cheese factory. Lucy was one of the six lively "Sackett girls".
  9. "Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920" (Ancestry image), Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Justus, adm. ch. 2 Sep 1832. 2:121."; "Sackett, Justus, adm. ch. 2 Sep 1832; d. 1846, age 62. 5:86-7."
  10. 1860 United States census
    Roll M653_81, p. 326, Image 333, FHL Film 803081
    Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, 30 Jun 1860
    Henry Comstock, 46, farmer, real estate $5,000, personal estate $1,600, b. MA
    Emily S Comstock, 43, b. CT
    Silia J Comstock, 18, b. MA
    Justus S Comstock, 10, b. CT
    Polly Sackett, 73, b. CT
    Kate Weth?, 24, teacher common schools, b. CT.
Sackett line6th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Generation.Tree7O.3
Last Edited15 Apr 2022
See also Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database
3024 Justus Sackett
 

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