Royal Sackett
(c 1796-1874)
| Father | Zavan Sacket Sr (1751-1840) |
| Mother | Abigail Bills (c 1759-1842) |
Royal Sackett, farmer, son of Zavan Sacket Sr and Abigail Bills, was born in MassachusettsG in about 1796.1 He died aged 78 in Crawford CountyG in 1874.2
Royal removed from Massachusetts to Mead, Pennsylvania, perhaps with his father and brother Rolin in the late 1810s or with others of his siblings in the 1820s.
In 1850 Royal was living in Mead, Crawford County, PennsylvaniaG, in the household of his brother Jabez and sister-in-law Emily, and was recorded in the census as Royal Sackett, a farmer, aged 52 and born in Massachusetts.3
In 1860 he was living in Meadville, Crawford CountyG, in the household of his brother Jabez and sister-in-law Emily, and was recorded as Royal Sacket, aged 64.4
In 1870 he was living in Mead, Crawford CountyG, in the household of his brother Jabez and sister-in-law Emily, and was recorded as Royal Sacket, aged 74.5
Royal was unmarried and would appear to have been dependent upon his brother Jabez. Jabez, in making his will, charged his son Levi Dewey with responsibility for Royal's continued maintenance.
Royal removed from Massachusetts to Mead, Pennsylvania, perhaps with his father and brother Rolin in the late 1810s or with others of his siblings in the 1820s.
In 1850 Royal was living in Mead, Crawford County, PennsylvaniaG, in the household of his brother Jabez and sister-in-law Emily, and was recorded in the census as Royal Sackett, a farmer, aged 52 and born in Massachusetts.3
In 1860 he was living in Meadville, Crawford CountyG, in the household of his brother Jabez and sister-in-law Emily, and was recorded as Royal Sacket, aged 64.4
In 1870 he was living in Mead, Crawford CountyG, in the household of his brother Jabez and sister-in-law Emily, and was recorded as Royal Sacket, aged 74.5
Royal was unmarried and would appear to have been dependent upon his brother Jabez. Jabez, in making his will, charged his son Levi Dewey with responsibility for Royal's continued maintenance.
Notes & Citations
- Census.
- Thurmon King's database, citing Crawford County Genealogy journal, "Royal Sacket died in the Crawford County poor house during the year 1874."
- 1850 United States Federal Census
Roll M432_770, p. 153
Mead, Crawford, Pennsylvania
72/72
Sackett, Jabez B, 61, farmer, real estate $6,000, b. MA
Sackett, Emily E, 52, b. CT
Sackett, Jabez B, 23, farmer, b. PA
Sackett, Dewey, 21, b. PA
Sackett, Hosias, 13, b. PA
Sackett, Eliza, 47, b. MA
Sackett, Royal, 52, farmer, b. MA. - 1860 United States Federal Census
Page 425, FHL film 805099
Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, 4 Aug 1860
Sacket, Jabes B, 71, farmer, real estate $6000, personal estate $700, b. MA
Sacket, Emily, 63, b. CT
Sacket, Leway [sic], 31, farmer, b. PA
Sacket, Sarah, 30, b. NY
Sacket, Royal, 64, b. MA
Sacket, Mary, 1/12, b. PA
Sizer, Amanda, 25 or 35?, b. MA. - 1870 United States Federal Census
Roll M593_1330, p 212B, FHL film
Mead, Crawford, Pennsylvania
Sacket, Jabez B, 81, works on farm, personal estate $170, b. MA
Sacket, Emily E, 73, keeping house, b. CT
Sacket, Royal, 74, b. MA.
[Next door to Levi Sacket]
| Sackett line | 5th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 6N.3 |
| Last Edited | 25 May 2022 |
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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