Lucretia Sackett
(1802-1880)
Father | Solomon Sackett (1748-1823) |
Mother | Miriam Davis (c 1764-1806) |
Lucretia Sackett, daughter of Solomon Sackett and Miriam Davis, was born in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, MassachusettsG, on 11 November 1802.1,2 She died aged about 77 in Harmony, Chautauqua County, New York StateG, in 1880 and was buried at Wild Rose Cemetery, North HarmonyG.3 She married in Norfolk, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG, on 1 May 1828, Edwin Gleason, son of Rufus Gleason and Mirriam Granger.4,5 Edwin was born in Litchfield, Litchfield CountyG, on 31 August 1803.5 He died aged 60 on 21 July 18645 and was buried at Wild Rose Cemetery, North HarmonyG.
Edwin and Lucretia removed to Harmony, New York StateG, shortly after their marriage in 1828.
In 1850 Lucretia was living in HarmonyG in the household of her husband Edwin Gleason, 47, a farmer, and was recorded in the census as Lucretia Gleason, aged 47. Living with them were their children, Mark, 21, Emily, 19, Henry, 14, and Edwin, aged eight.6
In 1855 she was living in HarmonyG in the household of her husband Edwin Gleason, 51, a farmer, and was recorded as Lucretia Gleason, aged 52. Their children, Henry, 18, and Edwin, 14, were living with them. Also in the household were their daughter Emily, 24, with her husband John Lovejoy, 26, and Lucretia's brother Enos Sacket, 56.7
In 1860 she was living in HarmonyG in the household of her husband Edwin Gleason, 56, a farmer, and was recorded as Lucretia Gleason, aged 57. Also in the household were their children, Mark, 31 (with his wife Isme), Henry, 23 (with his wife Matilda and their children), and Edwin B, 18, and Lucretia's brother Enos Sackett, 61.8
In 1865 she was living in HarmonyG in the household of her son Mark and daughter-in-law Isme, and was recorded as Lucretia Gleason, aged 62.9
In 1870 she was living in HarmonyG in the household of her son Mark and daughter-in-law Isme, and was recorded as Lucretia Gleason, aged 67.10
In 1880 she was living in HarmonyG in the household of her son Edwin, 39, and was recorded as Lucretia Gleason, a widow, aged 77. Her granddaughter Mary Gleason, 22, was also in the household.11
Edwin and Lucretia removed to Harmony, New York StateG, shortly after their marriage in 1828.
In 1850 Lucretia was living in HarmonyG in the household of her husband Edwin Gleason, 47, a farmer, and was recorded in the census as Lucretia Gleason, aged 47. Living with them were their children, Mark, 21, Emily, 19, Henry, 14, and Edwin, aged eight.6
In 1855 she was living in HarmonyG in the household of her husband Edwin Gleason, 51, a farmer, and was recorded as Lucretia Gleason, aged 52. Their children, Henry, 18, and Edwin, 14, were living with them. Also in the household were their daughter Emily, 24, with her husband John Lovejoy, 26, and Lucretia's brother Enos Sacket, 56.7
In 1860 she was living in HarmonyG in the household of her husband Edwin Gleason, 56, a farmer, and was recorded as Lucretia Gleason, aged 57. Also in the household were their children, Mark, 31 (with his wife Isme), Henry, 23 (with his wife Matilda and their children), and Edwin B, 18, and Lucretia's brother Enos Sackett, 61.8
In 1865 she was living in HarmonyG in the household of her son Mark and daughter-in-law Isme, and was recorded as Lucretia Gleason, aged 62.9
In 1870 she was living in HarmonyG in the household of her son Mark and daughter-in-law Isme, and was recorded as Lucretia Gleason, aged 67.10
In 1880 she was living in HarmonyG in the household of her son Edwin, 39, and was recorded as Lucretia Gleason, a widow, aged 77. Her granddaughter Mary Gleason, 22, was also in the household.11
Children of Lucretia Sackett and Edwin Gleason
- Mark N Gleason b. 10 Feb 1829, d. 8 Aug 1872
- Emily Gleason b. 1 Nov 1830
- Marcia Gleason b. 1834, d. 1837
- Henry Gleason+ b. 10 Aug 1836, d. 1861
- Edwin B Gleason b. 29 Jul 1841
Notes & Citations
- Website Vital Records of Sandisfield, Massachusetts, to 1850 (New England Historic Genealogical Society), "Lucretia, [d. Solomon Sackett & Miriam], born Nov. 11, 1802."
- Gravestone.
- Find a Grave.
- Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, "Sacket, Lucretia, m. Edwin Gleason, of New Marlborough, May 1, [1828], by Rev. R. Emerson. Norfolk Vital Records, 2:8."
- Lillian May Wilson, Editor, Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass 1607-1909, Nichols Print, Haverhill, MA (1909), digital image, Ancestry.com, 367.
- 1850 United States Federal Census
Roll 484, p 259a
Harmony, Chautauqua County, New York
Gleason, Edwin, 47, farmer, real estate $2886, b. CT
Gleason, Lucretia, 47, b. CT
Gleason, Mark, 21, wheelwright, b. NY
Gleason, Emily, 19, b. NY
Gleason, Henry, 14, b. NY
Gleason, Edwin, 8, b. NY. - 1855 New York state census
Harmony, Chautauqua, New York
Frame House, value $400
Edwin Gleason, 51, head, b. CT, farmer, res. Harmony 27y
Lucretia Gleason, 52, wife, b. MA, res. Harmony 27y
Emily Lovejoy, 24, child, b. Chautauqua
John Lovejoy, 26, son-in-law, b. Chautauqua
Henry Gleason, 18, child, b. Chautauqua
Edwin B Gleason, 14, child, b. Chautauqua
Matilda Johnson, 16, domestic, b. Sweden
Enos Sacket, 56, brother-in-law, b. MA, laborer, res. Harmony 25y. - 1860 United States Federal Census
Roll M653_731, p 638, FHL film 803731
Harmony, Chautauqua County, New York
Gleason, Edwin, 56, farmer, real estate $3325, personal estate $870, b. CT
Gleason, Lucretia, 57, b. CT
Gleason, Edwin B, 18, farm laborer, b. NY
Gleason, Mark N, 31, wheelwright, real estate $200, personal estate $200, b. NY
Gleason, Isthma, 32, b. NY
Gleason, Henry, 23, farmer, b. NY
Gleason, Matilda, 21, b. Sweden
Gleason, Mary E, 2, b. NY
Gleason, Edward E, 6/12, b. NY
Sacket, Enos, 61, farm laborer, b. NY. [sic] - 1865 New York state census
Harmony, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Frame house $600
Mark Gleason, 37, b. Chautauqua, farmer
Isma Gleason, 37, wife, b. Chautauqua
Lucretia Gleason, 62, mother, b. CT
Edwin Gleason, 23, brother, b. Chautauqua, farmer
Mary Gleason, 7, niece, b. Chautauqua
Edward Gleason, 5, nephew, b. Chautauqua
Enus Sackett, 65, uncle, b. CT, single. - 1870 United States Federal Census
Roll M593_913, p 497A, FHL film
Harmony, Chautauqua County, New York
Gleason, Mark, 41, farmer, real estate $5480, personal estate $2255, b. NY
Gleason, Isme, 42, keeps house, b. NY
Gleason, Lucretia, 67, lives here, b. MA
Gleason, Edwin, 29, farm work, b. NY
Gleason, Mary E, 12, lives here, b. NY
Gleason, Edward B, 10, lives here, b. NY
Chapin, John, 25, domestic, b. PA
Chapin, Rhoda, 26, domestic, b. NY
Chapin, Edith, 1, b. PA. - 1880 United States Federal Census
Roll 816, p 477A, Enumeration District 062
Harmony, Chautauqua County, New York
Gleason, Edwin, head, 39, painter, b. NY, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Gleason, Lucretia, mother, 77, wd, keeping house, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Gleason, Mary, niece, 22, teaching school, b. NY, father b. NY, mother b. Sweden.
Sackett line | 2nd great-granddaughter of John Sackett of New Haven |
Charts | Line 4 (American) |
Generation.Tree | 6N.4 |
Last Edited | 20 Oct 2023 |