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3826. Henry Eldred Sackett, 1832–1868, of Washington, Conn., son of (1508) Benjamin and Thalia Molthrope Sackett, was married, Feb. 10, 1857, to Rebecca Marvella Hine, 18__–1880, daughter of Herman Hine and his wife Rebecca Pond.

3836. Dinnies Sackett, 1818–1897, daughter of (1512) Harvey and Thalia Eldred Sackett, was married to Nelson Smith.

3838. Erasmus Mason Sackett, 1822–, of Ruggles, Ohio, son of (1512) Salman Sackett and Malinda Curtis [sic: 1512 Harvey and Thalia Eldred Sackett], was married, Jan. 31, 1850, to Abigail Gates, daughter of G. Gates and Abigail Ames.

Were Married 61 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. John Putman Quietly Celebrated Anniversary at Home of Daughter, Mrs. Edward Black, Saturday.
Saturday, October 25, 1913, rounded out the sixty-first year of married life for Mr. and Mrs. John Putman, who every winter for four years have resided at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Edward Black, 834 Oak street. On account of the feeble health of Mrs. Putman, who is in her eighty-first year, the day was only quietly celebrated, but many messages of congratulation and felicitation were received from relatives and friends in this city and other places. Mr. Putman has passed his 85th birthday, but notwithstanding his age, is hale and hearty, not having been ill in forty-seven years. His mind is as clear as a man of middle age and he takes a keen interest in the affairs of the day. Mr. and Mrs. Putman are consistent Presbyterians and the former attends his bible class and church as regularly today as he has all his life.
     Mrs. Putman, on account of having suffered a stroke of paralysis, is not able to be out. She is lovingly and tenderly cared for by her husband and children and her cheerfulness and content despite her sufferings make her an example of patience to all who know her.
     The worthy couple spends the summer time with another daughter, Mrs. O. T. Merkle, of Paris, Ill., and in the latter city as well as in Quincy and numerous other places where they have resided in the past, they have many warm friends. Besides Mrs. Black and Mrs. Merkle, they have two other children, Homer C. Putman, of North Dakota, and Mrs. E. P. Vail, of Chicago.
     On October 25, 1852, Mr. Putman took as his bride Miss Martha A Sackett, a young school teacher of Beardstown, Ill. The bride's parental home was in Talmadge, Ohio, and she came to Illinois to teach in 1851. That same year she made the acquaintance of Mr. Putman and the following year became his bride. Mr. Putman is a native of New York state, his birthplace having been near Schenectady. He came west with his parents when a child, Illinois having been his home 82 years. Mr. Putman was a jeweler for over 50 years, having been an especially expert watch maker. He also invented a number of useful articles. Mr. and Mrs. Putman lived for 15 years after their marriage in Beardstown and then removed to Rushville, where they lived for 15 years. They then returned to Beardstown and later to Lovington, Ill. They made their home at the latter place until four years ago, when on account of Mrs. Putman's declining health, they went to live with their daughters. Quincy has two worthy remarkable people as its residents in Mr. and Mrs. Putman for they have lived through the greater part of a century that is one of the greatest in the world's history.

—Quincy Journal, Illinois, 27 Oct 1913, p 7

Mrs. John Putman Died Last Night
Aged Mother of Mrs. E. F. Black Died at Daughter's Home of Uremic Poisoning.
     Mrs. John Putman died last evening at 8 o'clock at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Putman had been an invalid for the past four and a half years owing to paralysis, but her condition did not become serious until a week ago Sunday, when uremic poisoning developed and this caused her death.
     Mrs. Putman was born March 14, 1832, in Talmadge, Ohio, as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eleazer C. Sackett. After receiving a thorough education she took up teaching and while engaged in this work at Beardstown, Ill., in 1851, she met Mr. Putman. On October 25, 1852, they were married at Akron, O. After their honeymoon they returned to Beardstown, where they resided for fifteen years, and then removed to Rushville. After making this place their home for fifteen years, they returned to Beardstown, from where they later removed to Lovington, where they resided until Mrs. Putman was stricken with paralysis. They had made their home since with their daughters, Mrs. O. T. Merkel of Paris, Ill., and Mrs. Black of this city.
     Of nine children born to them, four survive with the bereaved husband, to whom the deceased had been a loving wife for more than sixty-one years. The surviving children are: Mrs. E. P. Vail of Chicago, Mrs. O. T. Merkle of Paris, Ill., Mrs. E. F. Black of Quincy and Homer C. Putman of North Dakota.
     Mrs. Putman was a member of the Congregational church at Beardstown. The funeral will be held at Lovington, but the arrangements have not yet been completed.

—Quincy Daily Herald, Illinois, 24 Mar 1914, p 7