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Volney DeForrest Sackett, son of Merrill Cleveland Sackett and Sarah Emily "Sally" Rice, was born in Whitesville, Allegany County, New York State^G, on 5 June 1844.¹ He died aged 50 in Allegany County^G on 4 September 1894¹ and was buried at Hillside Cemetery, Andover, Allegany County^G.¹ He married first in DeKalb County, Illinois^G, on 3 May 1864, Elizabeth Simpson.¹ He married second in Grand Traverse County, Michigan^G, on 6 October 1877, Effie J Hadley.¹
     In 1850 Volney was living at Independence, Allegany County, New York State^G, in the household of his parents Merrill and Sally, and was recorded in the census as Volney D Sackett, aged four and born in New York.²

Warren Willis Sackett, son of Clarence Albert Sackett and Sarah Elizabeth Muttart, was born on 20 March 1892.¹ He died in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada^G, in November 1980.¹ He married on 6 October 1922, Tess Miotka.¹
     In 1900 Warren was living at Follet Street, Fond du Lac^G, in the household of his parents Clarence and Sarah, and was recorded in the census as Warren Sackett, aged eight and born in Wisconsin.²
     In 1910 he was living at Rose Street, Fond du Lac^G, in the household of his parents Clarence and Sarah, and was recorded as Warren Sackett, a painter in a car shop, aged 18.³

Zelotus Sackett, son of Joseph Sacket and Lucy Goff, was born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts^G, in 1788. He died aged about 82 in Hopewell, Ontario County, New York State^G, in May 1870.¹ He married about 1815, Sabrina ___. Sabrina was born about 1795.² She died in Naples, Ontario County, New York State^G, on 15 February 1843³ and was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Naples^G.
     Zelotus served as a private in a rifle battalion for five months in the War of 1812. He was honorably discharged and received 80 acres of land as payment.^4,5
     Zelotus was listed in the 1820 census as a householder in Naples, Ontario County, New York State^G.⁶ In 1830 he was a householder in Bristol, Ontario County^G.⁷ He was probabaly also the Simon Z Sackett listed in Naples^G in 1840.⁸
     Zelotus petitioned the Surrogate Court of Ontario County, New York, on 25 April 1844 requesting appointment as administrator of the estate of his father Joseph who had died intestate. He and co-administrator Otis Fuller subsequently sold the real estate, comprising about thirty acres with dwelling house and barn in the town of Naples on 5 June 1845.⁹
     In 1850 Zelotus was living in Naples^G in the household of a Sarah Johnson, and was recorded in the census as Lotas Sacket, a carpenter, aged 62, and born in New York. The census record immediately preceded that of Orlin Sackett, suggesting that they lived next door to each other.¹⁰