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6585. Seymour C. Briscoe, 1854–, of Newton Falls, Ohio, son of Aquilla and [3775] Mary Sackett Briscoe, was married, Mar. 25, 1876, to Clara B. Harper, who died 18--?. On Dec. 1, 1886, he was married to his second wife, Annie J. Rowe, 1860–.

6588. Harmon Austin Briscoe, 1863–, of Bradford, N. Y., son of Aquilla and (3775) Mary Sackett Briscoe, was married, Dec. 27, 1892, to Elnora Ferris. Resided in 1903 at Alwa, Mich.

6590. Harriet Sackett Turner, 1863–, daughter of Charles Reed Turner and (3776) Flora Jane Sackett, was married, Apr. 25, 1883, to Luther Edwards Wetmore, of Canfield, Ohio.

6610. Willis Arthur Sackett, M. D., 1857–, of Geneseo, and Albany, N. Y., son of (3799) Edwin and Susan P. Pierce Sackett, was married, Apr. 23, 1882, to Addie Augusta Paul, daughter of Joseph M. Paul and his wife Delia M. Seaver.

Death of Dr. Sackett.
After a Long and Painful Illness He Passed Away Yesterday at His Home.
     Dr. Willis A. Sackett of 53 Wadsworth street died yesterday after a long and painful illness. He had been connected with the World's Dispensary Medical Association for a number of years. He was born in Geneseo, Dec. 28, 1857. He was graduated from the University of Buffalo in 1891.
     On Oct. 15 he was stricken with pneumonia and in December he went to Asheville, N.C., for his health. He returned to Buffalo two weeks ago and from that time his decline was rapid. Dr. Sackett was married and leaves a wife and three daughters. A short service will be held at the family home this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock and the remains will be taken to Geneseo for interment.

—Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, New York, 24 Mar 1897, p 13

Judgments.
Addie A. Sackett in favor of Addie C. Allen (Benjamin W. Hall, atty.) ... 113.27

—Buffalo Courier, Buffalo, New York, 16 Jul 1904, p 10

Woman Accused by Her Employer
Mrs. Addie Sackett of Delaware Avenue Boarding-house must plead to petit Larceny.
Smith Gone Ten Months
During that Time, so he says, Mrs. Sackett shook him down for about $1,000.
     Mrs. Addie Sackett of No. 393 Delaware avenue will be arraigned in the Police Court this morning to answer a charge of petit larceny. While the theft alleged in the warrant of arrest involves only $17.50, Mrs. Sackett's accuser charges that she has stolen about $1,000 from him. Mrs. Sackett denies taking any such amount as that, and says there was no criminal intent in what she did.
     Her accuser is George D. Smith, owner of a large boarding-house at No. 33 West Tupper street. Last July Mr. Smith hired Mrs. Sackett as housekeeper to take charge of his boarding-house while he went to Saint Louis to open a temporary hotel during the fair. He was gone for six months, then went to Florida and was gone four months more.
     Upon his return he discovered, so he alleges, that his housekeeper had been juggling the accounts to her profit, and he then began the investigation which resulted in his swearing out the warrant.
     "While I was at Saint Louis and in Florida," said Mr. Smith to a reporter for The Express yesterday, "I received letters from her saying that the house was losing money, that the business was dull and there were very few boarders. As a matter of fact, as I learned when I got back, the house was practically full all the time, and she was pocketing money she collected from the boarders.
     "To cover up her misappropriations, she doctored the account books. In some instances she collected money from new boarders who stayed only a few weeks and never made a record of their being there at all; in many instances she made false entries of the date of their arrival so as to make it appear that they had been there a much less period than they really had been there.
     "For instance, take the case specified in the warrant I swore out for her arrest. In this case she had a roomer named Thomas entered in the book as having arrived on March 7th, whereas, in fact, as she afterward confessed to me, and as I can show by his laundry account, he came on January 17th. That is a period of seven weeks during which she collected $17.50 from him, not one cent of which she turned over to me, and no part of which was entered in the book.
     "I have a list of 80 different boarders or roomers on whose accounts Mrs. Sackett knocked down from a few dollars to as high as $45 during my absence. It has taken me weeks to untangle her accounts and get the proofs against her, and I am now prepared to show that she did me out of about $1,000 during the ten months I was away."
     "When I first confronted her with my accusation," continued Mr. Smith, "she confessed that she had made some of the collections that she ought to have turned over to me, but declared that the total wouldn't exceed $400. The next day she told me the amount of her shortage wouldn't be over $300, and the next day after that, in the presence of my lawyer, Louis E. Desbecker, she cut it down to $200, but I can show by boarders and other proofs that she got away with about $1,000 if not more.
     "I asked her what she had done with the money. She said she didn't know. I have reason to believe, however, that she bought a dictionary, a sewing machine and other things which she apparently intended to give as wedding presents to one of her daughters who is about to be married."
     Mrs. Sackett is about 40 years old, a widow with three daughters, and is well known in Geneseo, where she lived up to about three years ago, when she came to Buffalo.
Mrs. Sackett's Story.
     "I confess to what I have done, but protest against being charged with more than I have done," she said last evening. "Mr. Smith has accused me unjustly. His house will accommodate 60 boarders. I have his own statement in writing that there were only seventeen in the house when he went to Saint Louis, and the house was never anywhere near full while he was away.
     "I never intended to do anything wrong. It was a complicated system. I had to keep three sets of books, and I had never kept books before. The laundry accounts alone were enough to set anyone crazy. It was a bewildering task to keep track of the accounts, and I can mention dozens of payments I made for the house that are not in the books. Where the money went I don't know, but when I came to figure it up I found I was short $85. I had no money to replace it and I became frightened and it was in that state of mind that I tore out some of the pages and made the accounts over, changing the dates and so forth. But I never intended to wrong Mr. Smith, and it was I myself who was first to let him know of my deficit. I claim now that it cannot possibly exceed $300, including even the $100 that he wants to charge me for entertaining my relatives, although he had agreed to let me have a room for them.
     "He offered to settle the whole matter if I would pay him $300, my own figures. I agreed, but he changed his figures, and my attorneys advised me to have no further dealings with him. He has used me meanly, and I say now that I'll go to jail before I'll pay him a cent, although I stood ready, up to the time he raised his figures, to pay him every cent I owed him."

—Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express, Buffalo, New York, 17 Jul 1905, p 6

Accused of Forgery.
A Woman Bookkeeper Is Under Arrest Upon That Charge.
     An adjournment until next Monday morning at 10 o'clock was granted by Judge Murphy in police court this morning in the case of Addie A. Sackett, a bookkeeper, of 215 Allen street, who is under arrest on the charge of forgery in the third degree. George D. Smith of 33 West Tupper street is recorded as the complainant in the matter.
     The Sackett woman was formerly in the employ of Mr. Smith. He alleges that she, while in his employ between June 16th, 1904, and April 15th, 1905, "falsified, altered, erased, obliterated or destroyed" certain accounts contained in the books in her charge and that by so doing was able to and did defraud him of a certain amount of money. How large the amount was is not mentioned in Mr. Smith's affidavit.

—The Buffalo Commercial, Buffalo, New York, 1 Dec 1905, p 7

Woman Held for Grand Jury.
     Addie A. Sackett, a bookkeeper, who was arrested several days ago on a charge of forgery on complaint of George D. Smith, her former employer, was arraigned before Justice Murphy this morning. She was held for the grand jury.

—The Buffalo Times, Buffalo, New York, 4 Dec 1905, p 6

Mrs. Willis Sackett
Geneseo—Burial services for Mrs. Willis Sackett, 75, who died in Potsdam several weeks ago, will be held at 2 p.m. today in Temple Hill Cemetery, the Rev. Joseph Hunter officiating.

—Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, 29 Apr 1939, p 8

Man, Wife and Child Are Killed at Crossing
Buffalo, N.Y., Jan 2.— A Buffalo business executive and his wife and daughter were killed tonight when their car was struck by a Lehigh Valley passenger train at a suburban grade crossing.
     The victims were Herbert I. Sackett, 67, president and general manager of the H.I. Sackett Electric Company; his wife Kathleen, 41, and their daughter Susan Barbara, three.

—The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 3 Jan 1939, p 11

Three Residents of Buffalo Killed as Train Strikes Car
Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 3—A Buffalo business executive, his wife and small daughter, lost their lives last night in the first grade crossing tragedy of the New Year in this section.
     The dead: Herbert I. Sackett, 67, president of the Sackett Electric Co., and prominent Mason. Mrs. Kathleen Erwin Sackett, 41. Susan Barbara Sackett, 2½.
     All were killed instantly as the Sackett auto was struck by a Lehigh Valley passenger train on the Chestnut Ridge Road crossing, 1½ miles north of Sheridan Drive in the Town of Amherst.
     The accident happened at 6:25 o'clock as the Sacketts were returning to their home in Chestnut Ridge Road near Sweet Home Road after visiting in Snyder.
     Members of the train crew said Mr. Sackett apparently lost control of his auto as it skidded at the crossing. The auto, they reported, swung on the tracks and its gleaming headlights were headed directly toward the train at the time of impact.

—Bradford Evening Star and The Bradford Daily Record, Bradford, Pennsylvania, 3 Jan 1939, p 1

Man, His Wife and Daughter Killed When Train Hits Car
Buffalo, N.Y. Jan. 2. (AP).—A Buffalo business executive and his wife and daughter were killed tonight when their car was struck by a Lehigh Valley passenger train at a suburban grade crossing.
     The victims were Herbert I. Sackett, 67, president and general manager of the H.I. Sackett Electric company; his wife, Kathleen, 41, and their daughter Susan Barbara, three.
     They were returning from Buffalo to their suburban Amherst home when the train crashed into the car, dragging it a half mile.
     Sackett's concern is a large wholesaler of electrical appliances.

—The Gazette and Daily, York, Pennsylvania, 3 Jan 1939, p 5

Prominent Mason
Captain Herbert I. Sackett, well known Buffalo business executive, who was killed in Amherst, N.Y., Monday night when his automobile was struck by a passenger train, had been for twelve years commander of the Arab Patrol, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. His wife and daughter, passengers in the car, were killed in the same accident.

—Warren Times Mirror, Warren, Pennsylvania, 4 Jan 1939, p 2

Native of Geneseo Dies in Car Crash
Buffalo—(AP)—A family of three persons was wiped out here Monday night when a Toronto-Buffalo Lehigh Valley passenger train demolished their car at a suburban grade crossing.
     The dead were Herbert I. Sackett, 67, head of a large electrical supply firm bearing his name, his wife Kathleen, 41, and their daughter, Susan Barbara, 3.
     The crash occurred during a violent snow flurry, and the car was dragged nearly half a mile before the locomotive could be halted.
     Sackett was a graduate of Yale University and held a commission in the United States Army in 1901. He was a native of Geneseo, N.Y.

—Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, 4 Jan 1939, p 28

Also reported in:
—The Evening Times, Sayre, Pennsylvania, 3 Jan 1939, p 1
—The Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, New York, 3 Jan 1939, p 2
—The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 3 Jan 1939, p 1
—The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 3 Jan 1939, p 11
—Pittston Gazette, Pittston, Pennsylvania, 3 Jan 1939, p 6
—The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, 3 Jan 1939, p 10
—Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, 3 Jan 1939, p 13
—The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, 3 Jan 1939, p 16
—The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 3 Jan 1939, p 2
—The Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, New York, 3 Jan 1939, p 1

Herbert Irving Sackett, B.A. 1893.
Born August 8, 1871, in Geneseo, NY.
Died January 2, 1939, in Williamsville, NY.
Father, Edwin Sackett of Geneseo; son of Clark Sackett of Warren, Conn. Mother, Susan Parnelly (Pierce) Sackett, daughter of Philo P and Lura (Minor) Pierce of Woodbury, Conn. Yale relatives include an uncle, Darius P Sackett (BA. 1866).
Associated with Niagara Falls Electric Light & Power Company 1894–95 and with an electrical contractor in Buffalo 1895–96, in 1896 established The Sackett Electric Construction Company (president and general manager 1896–1910) and the H I Sackett Electric Company (president and general manager since 1896), made president Electrical Contractors' Association of Buffalo 1899, vice-president Electric League of the Niagara Frontier since 1936; treasurer Lighting Fixtures Dealers' Society of America 1922; director National Electrical Wholesale Association (chairman national electric range and hot-water heater committee 1937–39) and Buffalo Automobile Club; member 74th Regiment, New York National Guard, since 1903, captain and military aide on staff of Governor Alfred E Smith of New York 1919–20.
Married (1) September 30, 1895, in Buffalo, Lillian Gertrude, daughter of Charles B and Mary H (Schaller) Huck. Son, Russell Pierce. Mrs Sackett died in 1900. Married (2) July 2, 1902, in Buffalo, Lillian, daughter of William Stevens. Mrs Sackett died November 2, 1914. Married (3) in 1916, in Buffalo, Vera J Jeffries. Mrs Sackett died October 3, 1930. Married (4) March 1, 1934, in Pennsylvania, Kathleen M, daughter of Philip O Erwin (MD University of Nashville 1883) and Nettie Erwin. Daughter, Susan Barbara.
Mr and Mrs Sackett and their daughter were killed in a grade crossing accident. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo. Survived by son.

—Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University, 1938–1939, p 84

The Latest Engagement.
     Mr. and Mrs. C.B. Huck of Summer street gave a delightful dancing party last evening at which they formally announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Lillian Huck, to Mr. Herbert Irving Sackett.
     Mr. Sackett was a member of Yale's class of '93, and the dance cards bore Yale's emblem of two hearts bound with a lover's knot done in Yale's peculiar shade of blue.
     A half a hundred people participated in the festivities, an elaborate supper being served at 10 o'clock. Yellow and white chrysanthemums, palms and smilax ornamented the room.

—Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, New York, 9 Nov 1894, p 18

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Stevens of Harvard Place announce the engagement of their daughter, Lillian Mae, to Mr. Herbert Irving Sackett of this city.

—Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, New York, 14 Jun 1902, p 3
—The Buffalo Review, Buffalo, New York, 16 Jun 1902, p 5

At noon today the marriage of Miss Lillian Mae Stevens to Mr. Herbert Irving Sackett was celebrated at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Stevens, No. 131 Harvard Place. A reception will be held this evening from 8 to 10 o'clock. At home after the wedding journey at No. 12 Brantford Place.

—Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, New York, 2 Jul 1902, p 3

After Wedding Reception Was Attraction for Friends Last Evening.
     The wedding of Miss Lillian Mae Stevens and Mr. Herbert Irving Sackett, which took place last evening, was followed by a reception at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stevens, in Harvard Place, from 8 until 10 o'clock.
     Palms, trailing vines, roses and marguerites were effectively used in the house decorations. The stairway was wound in ropes of marguerites. The dining room decorations were entirely in pink and green. The table, with pink candelabra, was showered with pink roses, and each corner of the cloth was caught with a rose.
     The bride wore a handsome reception gown of pale blue crepe over taffeta, and carried pink roses. Her mother, who assisted in receiving, wore pale green liberty satin, sprayed with forget-me-nots. Mrs. Susan Pierce Sackett, mother of the groom was gowned in black silk.
     The other women receiving were Mrs. Stephen Le Faiver, Mrs. Edward Glor, Mrs. A. B. Weaver, Mrs. L. Georger, Miss Jean I. Howlands, Miss Helen Scott, Miss Jennie Allen, Miss Mildred Georger, and Miss Mildred Stevens.
     From out of town were Mme. Yulisse, London, Eng., cousin of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Lalor of Dumville, Ont., and Miss Bernice Sackett of Geneseo.
     After the reception Mr. and Mrs. Sackett left for an extended wedding journey, going first to the Adirondacks, where they tour for two weeks in their automobile; thence to Albany, New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Boston.
     They will be at home after September 1st at No. 12 Brantford Place.

—Buffalo Courier, Buffalo, New York, 3 Jul 1902, p 5

Sackett–Stevens
The marriage of Miss Lillian Mae Stevens, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stevens, to Mr. Herbert Irving Sackett, which took place last eveniing, was followed by a reception from 8 to 10 o'clock. The house was beautifully decorated with palms, trailing vines, roses, Marguerites, mantels were banked and the staircase twined with ropes of Marguerites. The dining room was especially dainty, the color scheme of pink and white being carried out completely, with touches of green in the ferns and smilax. The table, with its pink candelabras, wa showered with pink roses. The bride and groom received with Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, standing before an embankment of palms, which had for background a grandfather's clock over 100 years old, which was wreathed in daisies. The bride wore an exquisite reception gown of pale blue crepe over taffeta and carried pink roses. Mrs. Stevens wore pale green liberty satin sprayed with forget-me-nots. The groom's mother, Mrs. Susan Pierce Sackett, was attired in black silk. Mrs. Stephen Le Faivre presided at the urn at the supper table, and others assisting were Mrs. Edward Glor, Mrs. A. B. Weaver, Mrs. L. Georger, Miss Jean I. Newlands, Miss Helen Scott, Miss Jennie Allen, Miss Mildred Georger and Miss Mildred Stevens.
The out-of-town guests were Madame Yulisse of London, Eng., cousin of the bride; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lalor of Dunnville, Miss Bernice Sackett of Geneseo.
The gifts were very handsome, and included presents in gold and silver from relatives in London and Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Sackett left immediately after the reception for an extended wedding trip, going first to the Adirondacks, where they will spend two weeks automobiling thence to Albany, New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City and Boston. At home after Sept. 1st, 12 Brantford Place.

—Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, New York, 3 Jul 1902, p 3

Also reported in:
The Buffalo Review, Buffalo, New York, 3 Jul 1902, p 3
Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express, Buffalo, New York, 6 Jul 1902, p 26
The Buffalo Sunday Morning News, Buffalo, New York, 6 Jul 1902, p 5

Hoover–Sackett.
Announcement is made of the marriage of Florence A. Hoover and Herbert I. Sackett, both of this city, which took place Saturday, June 29, at the Lafayette Presbyterian church, the Rev. Harry Hopkins Hubbell performing the ceremony in the presence of the two immediate families. At home after July 15 at No. 12 Brantford place. No cards.

—Buffalo Courier, Buffalo, New York, 6 Jul 1912, p 5; 7 Jul 1912, p 59
—The Buffalo Times, Buffalo, New York, 6 Jul 1912, p 3

Died.
Sackett—In this city, November 2, 1913, Florence A., wife of Herbert I. Sackett, daughter of Elsie M. and the late John H. Blanchard, mother of Mrs. Robert W. Gallagher, Perry B., Harry H. and John R Hoover. The funeral will take place from the family residence, No. 12 Brantford place, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend. Burial at convenience of the family.

—The Buffalo Enquirer, Buffalo, New York, 3 Nov 1913, p 1

Sackett.—Marion Kepler, wife of Herbert I. Sackett and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Kepler, of Phila, died suddenly, Jan. 6. Funeral services Monday, 2 p.m., Buffalo, N.Y.

—The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 9 Jan 1933, p 19