Henry Eldred Sackett

Ancestor Chart
FatherBenjamin Sackett (1799-1885)
MotherThalia Mounthrop (1801-1885)
Birth13 September 1832, Washington, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG,1,2
Baptism30 June 1833, Warren, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG,3
Death20 February 1868, Washington, Litchfield CountyG,1,2
Marriage10 February 1857, WashingtonGRebecca Marilla Hine1,2
Henry Eldred Sackett, son of Benjamin Sackett and Thalia Mounthrop, was born in Washington, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG, on 13 September 18321,2 and baptized at the Congregational Church of Christ, Warren, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG, on 30 June 1833.3 He died aged 35 in Washington, Litchfield CountyG, on 20 February 1868.1,2 He married in WashingtonG on 10 February 1857, Rebecca Marilla Hine, usually known as Marilla, daughter of Herman Hine and Rebecca Pond.1,2 Marilla was born in WashingtonG on 10 June 1834.2 After Henry's death, she married second in Washington on 10 September 1873, Frederick Augustus Brinsmade, Henry's first cousin.4 Marilla died aged 46 in WashingtonG on 5 December 1880.2,5
     In 1850 Henry was living in WarrenG in the household of his parents Benjamin and Thalia, and was recorded in the census as Henry Sackett, a farmer, aged 18 and born in Connecticut.6
     Henry and his sister Sarah were admitted to membership of the Congregational Church of Christ, WarrenG, on 6 November 1853.7 They were dismissed to a church in Garnavillo, Clayton County, IowaG, in September 1855.7
Henry's wife Rebecca Marilla kept a diary, now in the possession of Sackett Family Association member Jeff Randall, their 2nd great-grandson. Rebecca, then a young married woman raising her family in western Connecticut during the Civil War, began the diary in 1862. Jeff has transcribed the diary, adding contextual text regarding her family, friends, religion, and current events of the time.
1862 Diary of Rebecca Marilla Hine Sackett.
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     In 1860 he was living in Garnavillo, Clayton County, IowaG, and was recorded as Henry E Sackett, a farmer, aged 27. His wife Marilla, 27, was living with him. There were also a female domestic servant and two male laborers in the household. Henry's parents' farm was next door.8
     In 1870 Henry's widow Rebecca was living in WashingtonG and was recorded in the census as Marilla R Sackett, aged 36, keeping house. Living with her were her children, Clara, 9, Flora, 7, and Mary, aged three. A child listed as Catherine Sackett, aged 13, was not a daughter of this family. She was probably related but her parents have not been identified.9,10
     In 1880 she was living in WashingtonG in the household of her second husband, Frederick Brinsmade, 55, a farmer, and was recorded as Marilla R Brinsmade, aged 45. Living with them were their son, Hermon Brinsmade, 3, and Marilla's Sackett children by her first marriage, Clara, 19, Flora, 16, and Minnie, aged 13.11

Children of Henry Eldred Sackett and Rebecca Marilla Hine


3826. Henry Eldred Sackett, 1832–1868, of Washington, Conn., son of (1508) Benjamin and Thalia Molthrope Sackett, was married, Feb. 10, 1857, to Rebecca Marvella Hine, 18__–1880, daughter of Herman Hine and his wife Rebecca Pond.
Children.
6675. Clara A. Sackett, b. Jan. 17, 1861; m. W. Sherman Pond.
6676. Flora R. Sackett, b. June 29, 1863; m. E. Leslie Randall.
6677. Mary M. Sackett, b. Sept. 19, 1868; m. Elliott W. Langley.
6678. Hine Sackett.

See also
Sackett reunion, Washington, Connecticut, 1873

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "3826. Henry E. Sacket, b. Sept. 13, 1832, d. Feb. 20, 1868; m. Rebecca M. Hine."
  2. Edward Randall, Sons of American Revolution Application, 1967.
  3. "Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920" (Ancestry image), Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Henry Eldred, s. Benjamin, Jr & T( ), bp. 30 Jun 1833. 2:125."
  4. Obituary.
  5. Obituary of Frederick Brinsmade.
  6. 1850 United States Federal Census, Roll 43, p 87a
    Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut
    Sackett, Benjam, 51, farmer, real estate $4000, b. CT
    Sackett, Thalia, 49, b. CT
    Sackett, Axy, 22, b. CT
    Sackett, Henry, 18, farmer, b. CT
    Sackett, Sarah, 16, b. CT
    Sackett, Mary, 9, b. CT
    Sackett, Mercey, 71, b. CT
    Weeks, Wm, 21, laborer, b. CT.
  7. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, Church of Christ, Warren, "Sackett, Henry & Sarah, adm. ch. 6 Nov 1853, on profession; dism. Sep 1855 to Garnaville. 5:92-3."
  8. 1860 United States Federal Census, Roll M653_315, p 743, FHL film 803315
    Garnavillo, Clayton County, Iowa
    Sackett, Henry E, 27, farmer, real estate $2000, personal estate $500, b. CT
    Sackett, R M, 27, f, b. CT
    Strechen, Mina, 16, domestic, b. Prussia
    Lindk, John, 29, laborer, b. Mecklenburg
    Ripley, T C, 18, laborer, b. OH.
    [Next door to Benjamin Sackett]
  9. 1870 United States Federal Census, Roll M593_106, p 513B, FHL film
    Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, 13 Jun 1870
    Sackett, Marilla R, 36, keeping house, b. CT
    Sackett, Catherine, 13, b. CT
    Sackett, Clara A, 9, b. CT
    Sackett, Flora R, 7, b. CT
    Sackett, Mary M, 3, b. CT.
  10. Jeff Randall, a descendant of this line, is researching Catherine's identity through family papers in his possession (email from Jeff Randall to Chris Sackett, Dec 2023).
  11. 1880 United States Federal Census, Roll 101, p 350C, Enumeration District 019
    Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, 2 Jun 1880
    Brinsmade, Frederick, head, 55, farmer, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Brinsmade, Marilla R., wife, 45, keeping house, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Brinsmade, Hermon H., son, 3, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Sackett, Clara, daughter-in-law Roll 101, p 350C, Enumeration District 019
    Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, 2 Jun 1880
    Brinsmade, Frederick, head, 55, farmer, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Brinsmade, Marilla R., wife, 45, keeping house, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    BrRoll 101, p 350C, Enumeration District 019
    Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, 2 Jun 1880
    Brinsmade, Frederick, head, 55, farmer, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Brinsmade, Marilla R., wife, 45, keeping house, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Brinsmade, Hermon H., son, 3, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Sackett, Clara, daughter-in-law Roll 101, p 350C, Enumeration District 019
    Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, 2 Jun 1880
    Brinsmade, Frederick, head, 55, farmer, b. CT, father b. CT, mot[sic: stepdaughter], 19, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Sackett, Flora, daughter-in-law [sic: stepdaughter], 16, at school, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
    Sackett, Minnie, daughter-in-law [sic: stepdaughter], 13, at school, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT.
Sackett line7th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
5th great-grandson of Simon Sackett the colonist
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Sackett Family Association descendants
Ned Randall, Jeff Randall and Doug Greenhill.
Generation.Tree8P.3
Last Edited27 Mar 2024
 

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