Benjamin Shakett/Sackett

(1879-1954)
FatherMoses Shakett/Sackett (c 1832-1897)
MotherLena Bowman (c 1837-)
Benjamin Shakett/Sackett, son of Moses Shakett/Sackett and Lena Bowman, was born in Whitechapel, London, EnglandG, in 1879.1 He died in Houston, Harris County, TexasG, on 23 May 1954.
     In 1880 Benjamin was living at Hester Street, New York CityG, in the household of his parents Moses and Leah, and was recorded in the census as Benjamin Shachett, aged two and born in England.2
     Benjamin was listed in the Dallas, Texas, City Directory in 1905 and 1906. He was living with his mother Lena and working in her retail business as a clerk.3

 Notes & Citations

  1. "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index" (Ancestry image), "Jun qtr 1879. Shaket, Benjamin. Mother: Bowman. Whitechapel. 1C:299."
  2. 1880 United States Federal Census, Roll: 873; Page: 212D; Enumeration District: 147
    Hester Street, New York City, New York, 7 Jun 1880
    Shachett, Moses, 48, tailor, b. Poland, father b. Poland, mother b. Poland
    Shachett, Leah, 43, wife, keeping house, b. Poland, father b. Poland, mother b. Poland
    Shachett, Polly, 18, dau, tailoress, b. Poland, father b. Poland, mother b. Poland
    Shachett, Marx, 10, son, school, b. Poland, father b. Poland, mother b. Poland
    Shachett, Joseph, 5, son, b. Poland, father b. Poland, mother b. Poland
    Shachett, Sarah, 8, dau, school, b. Poland, father b. Poland, mother b. Poland
    Shachett, Rebecca, 3, dau, b. England, father b. Poland, mother b. Poland
    Shachett, Benjamin, 2, son, b. England, father b. Poland, mother b. Poland
    Shachett, John, 4/12, son, b. NY, father b. Poland, mother b. Poland.
  3. "US City Directories, 1822-1995" (Ancestry image), Dallas City Directory, 1905, "Sackett Benjamin, clk Mrs. Lena Sackett, h. 724 Elm."; 1906, "Sackett Benjamin, clk rs. L. Sackett, h. 688 Elm."
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Last Edited29 May 2019
 

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