William Washington Sackett
(c 1798-1873)
| Father | William O Sackett (c 1775-1858) |
| Mother | Polly Ann ___ (c 1775-) |
William Washington Sackett, son of William O Sackett and Polly Ann ___, was born in Bethany, New Haven County, ConnecticutG, in about 1798.1 He died aged 75 in BethanyG on 10 March 1873.2 He married first in Oxford, New Haven CountyG, on 15 February 1823, Sally Wooding.3 He married second in BethanyG on 13 August 1839, Minerva Drives.4 Minerva was born on 25 June 1817.5 She died aged 95 on 21 October 1912 and was buried at Northwest Cemetery, Woodbridge, New Haven CountyG.6,7
William was listed in the 1830 census as a householder in OxfordG.8 In 1840 he was a householder in Bethany, New Haven CountyG.9
In 1880 William's widow Minerva, aged 63, was living at Seymour, New Haven County, ConnecticutG, in the household of her widowed daughter Eliza, 37.10
William was listed in the 1830 census as a householder in OxfordG.8 In 1840 he was a householder in Bethany, New Haven CountyG.9
In 1880 William's widow Minerva, aged 63, was living at Seymour, New Haven County, ConnecticutG, in the household of her widowed daughter Eliza, 37.10
Minerva (Drives) Sackett (1817–1912), Northwest Cemetery, Woodbridge, Connecticut
(Src: Find a Grave, Cialome)
(Src: Find a Grave, Cialome)
Children of William Washington Sackett and Sally Wooding
- Sarah A Sackett b. c 1827
- Lucinda L Sackett b. c 1837
Children of William Washington Sackett and Minerva Drives
- Sterne W Sackett b. c 1840, d. 5 Sep 1858
- Eliza M Sackett+ b. 14 Feb 1842, d. 23 Nov 1916
- Timandra J Sackett b. c 1844
- Betsey A Sackett b. c 1845
- Irvin H Sackett b. c 1849
- Howard A Sackett b. Jul 1851, d. 1939
- Harriet E Sackett b. c 1854
- George W Sackett b. c 1856, d. 1922
- Emma M Sackett b. Feb 1860
Notes & Citations
- Thurmon King's database, 37366 William W Sackett.
- "Seymour, Connecticut, Vital Records" (American Ancestors transcript), "1873. William Sackett, Bethany, farmer, aged 75, Mar. 10."
- Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, "Sacket, William Washington, m. Sally Wooding, b. of Oxford, Feb. 15, 1823, by Adonijah French, JP. Oxford Vital Records, 1:9."
- Barbour Collection, "Sackett, William W., m. Minerva Drian, b. of Bethany, Aug. 13, 1839, by Newton Wheeler, JP. New Haven Vital Records, 4:191."
- Gravestone.
- Find a Grave.
- "Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629–1934" (Ancestry image), Inscription, North West Cemetery, Woodbridge, New Haven County, "Sackett, Minerva Drivers [sic], born June 25, 1817, died Oct 21, 1912."
- 1830 United States census, "William W Sackett, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 30-39, 1 female under 5, 1 female 20-29, total 4."
- 1840 United States census, "William W Sackett, Bethany, New Haven County, Connecticut, 1 male under 5, 1 male 40-49, 1 female under 5, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 20-29, total 5."
- 1880 United States Federal Census, Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut
[next door to Sperry household below]
Woodworth, Jane? E, husband [sic: self], female, 47, wid, works in paper mill, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Buckingham, Henry, boarder, 51, wid, works on farm, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Riggs, Polly, mother, 83, wid, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut
[next door to Woodworth household above]
Eliza Sperry, head, widow, 37, b. CT, works in paper mill, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Willie A. Sperry, son, 14, b. CT, father b. CT, mother b. CT
Minerva Sackett, mother, widow, 63, b. CT, works at paper mill, father b. CT, mother b. CT.
| Sackett line | 3rd great-grandson of John Sackett of New Haven |
| Charts | Line 4 (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 7O.4 |
| Last Edited | 23 Nov 2023 |
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English line of Thomas Sackett the elder & other English lines
American line of Thomas Sackett the elder through Simon Sackett the colonist
Line of John Sackett of New Haven