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Captain Orville Sackett

(1798-1866)
FatherSamuel W Sackett (1778-1845)
MotherAnna Hammond (c 1774-1846)
Captain Orville Sackett, farmer, of Stanford, Dutchess County, New York, son of Samuel W Sackett and Anna Hammond, was born on 16 May 1798.1 He died aged 67 on 28 April 1866.1 He married Amy Briggs.1
     Orville Sackett was a commissioned officer in the 29th (Dutchess County) regiment of infantry from 1820.
     Orville was listed in the census in 1830 and 1840 as a householder in StanfordG.2,3
     Orville and his brother Harry were executors of their father's will which was proved in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess CountyG, on 8 March 1845.4

Child of Captain Orville Sackett and Amy Briggs

  • Catherine B Sackett

1763. Capt. Orville Sackett, 1798–1866, farmer, of Town of Stanford, near Bangall, Dutchess County, N. Y., son of (731) Samuel W. and Anna Hammond Sackett, was married to Amy Briggs. In 1820 and for several years thereafter he was a commissioned officer in the 29th or Dutchess County regiment of infantry.
Child.
4402. Catherine B. Sackett, resided in 1900 on homestead farm.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1763. Orville Sackett, b. May 16, 1798, d. Apr. 28, 1866; m. Amy Briggs."
  2. 1830 United States census, "Orville Sacket, Stanford, Dutchess County, New York State, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 30-39, 1 female under 5, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 20-29, total 5."
  3. 1840 United States census, "Orville Sackett, Stanford, Dutchess County, New York State, 3 males under 5, 2 males 5-9, 2 males 15-19, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 15-19, 2 females 30-39, total 13."
  4. "New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659–1999" (Ancestry image).
Appears inSacketts in the Military
Sackett line3rd great-grandson of John Sackett of New Haven
ChartsLine 4 (American)
Generation.Tree7O.4
Last Edited24 Nov 2023
See also Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database
8980 Captain Orville Sackett
 

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