The Sackett Family Association

Alzerah S Sackett^1,2,3

(1816-1869)

Father

Mother

Ede Hayes (1795-)

Alzerah S Sackett, son of Simmons Sackett and Ede Hayes, was born in Canfield, Mahoning County, Ohio^G, on 28 June 1816.^4,5 He died aged 53 in Osceola, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin^G, on 16 October 1869^4,6 and was buried at New Prospect Cemetery, Auburn, Fond du Lac County^G.⁷ He married in Trumbull County, Ohio^G, on 1 March 1843, Sarah Ann Harbaugh, daughter of William Harbaugh and Rachel Beeson.^4,8
     In 1850 Alzerah was living in Champion, Trumbull County, Ohio^G, and was recorded in the census as Alzerah Sackett, a farmer, aged 34 and born in Mahoning County, Ohio. Living with him were his wife Sara Ann, 35, and their children William F, 2, and Silas Austin, aged one.⁹
     In 1860 he was living in Osceola, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin^G, and was recorded as Ezra Sackett [sic], a farmer, aged 44. Living with him were his wife Sarah, 34, and their children, Francis, 12, [this would be Freeman] Austin, 11, Francis H, 8, Simeon E, 6, and Edgar, aged three [this must have been an error for Edith]. Also in the household was Sarah's father William Harbo [Harbaugh], 61, a mechanic.¹⁰
     In 1870 Alzerah's widow Sarah was living in Osceola^G and was recorded in the census as Sarah Sacket, a farmer, aged 46. Living with her were her children, Austin, 20, Henry, 18, Simon, 16, and George, aged nine, and her father William, 70, a retired farmer.¹¹
     In 1900 Sarah was living in Ashford, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin^G, in the household of her son Henry and was recorded in the census as Sarah A Sacket, a widow, aged 76.¹²

Children of Alzerah S Sackett and Sarah Ann Harbaugh

Freeman William Sackett+ b. 5 Nov 1847, d. 30 Jan 1917
Austin Silas Sackett+ b. 20 Jun 1849, d. 13 Dec 1923
Henry Francis Sackett+ b. 13 Dec 1851, d. 7 Jun 1925
Simmons Edward Sackett b. 8 Dec 1853, d. from 1930 to 1940
Edith Adela Sackett b. 23 Sep 1856, d. 4 Sep 1860
George Elmer Sackett+ b. 12 Jun 1861, d. 17 Dec 1950

Notes & Citations

Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, Page 247.
Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley Wisconsin, 1891-1892, Page 685-686.
Marriage Certificate, Copy.
Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "3778. Alzerah Sackett, 1816-1869, m. Sarah A. Harbaugh."
Emails from Kari Roehl to Chris Sackett, May-June 2004, (Date of birth calculated from age at death).
Emails from Kari Roehl to Chris Sackett, May-June 2004, (Gravestone, seen by Kari Roehl, shows date of death and age 53 yrs, 3 mo, 18 days).
Emails from Kari Roehl to Chris Sackett, May-June 2004.
Thurmon King's database.
1850 US census, digital image, Ancestry.com, Roll M432_733, p. 425
Champion, Trumbull, Ohio, 17 Jul 1850
Sackett, Alzerah, 34, m, farmer, b. Mahoning County, OH
Sackett, Sara Ann, 35, f, b. Columbiana County, OH
Harbaugh, William, 18, m, farmer, b. Columbiana County, OH
Sackett, William F., 2, m, b. Trumbull County, OH
Sackett, Silas Austin, 1, m, b. Trumbull County, OH
Hayes, Sarah, 6, f, b. Trumbull County, OH.
1860 US census, digital image, Ancestry.com, Page 791, FHL film 805408
Osceola, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Sackett, Ezra, 44, farmer, real estate $2000, personal estate $600, b. OH
Sackett, Sarah, 34, b. OH
Sackett, Francis, 12, b. OH
Sackett, Austin, 11, b. OH
Sackett, Francis H, 8, b. OH
Sackett, Simeon E, 6, b. WI
Sackett, Edgar, 3, b. WI
Harbo, Wm H, 61, mechanic, b. PA
Watson, Archibal, 28, laborer, real estate $100, b. Nova Scotia.
1870 US census, digital image, Ancestry.com, Roll M593_1714, p 472A, FHL film 553213
Osceola, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Sacket, Sarah, 46, farmer, real estate $3200, personal estate $330, b. OH
Sacket, Austin, 20, home, b. OH
Sacket, Henry, 18, home, b. OH
Sacket, Simon, 16, home, b. WI
Sacket, George, 9, school, b. WI
Harbott, William, 70, retired farm, b. PA
Daniels, Myron, 13, help, b. PA.
1900 US census, digital image, Ancestry.com, Page 15, Enumeration District 0015, FHL microfilm 1241788
Ashford, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, 16 Jun 1900
Sacket, Henry, head, b. Dec 1851, 49, m. 20y, cheese buyer, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. OH, home owned on mortgage
Sacket, Cora, wife, b. Nov 1863, 37, m. 20y, 4 ch, 2 living, b. WI, father b. MA, mother b. WI
Sacket, Ray M, son, b. Nov 1883, 16, b. WI, father b. OH, mother b. WI
Sacket, Herbert S, son, b. Dec 1885, 14, b. WI, father b. OH, mother b. WI
Sacket, Austin, brother, b. Jun 1849, 50, single, painter, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. OH
Sacket, Sarah A, mother, b. Apr 1824, 76, wd, b. OH, father b. PA, mother b. PA.