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Ezra Sackett, whose parents have not been identified, is thought to have been born in Connecticut^G say 1760.¹ He died of ague, probably in Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois^G, about 1820.¹ His wife may have been named Catherine.¹ She may also have died of ague in Mount Carmel^G about 1820.¹
     Evidence for this family is found in a memoir written in 1894 by Catherine Francis Hotchkiss and now in the possession of Sackett Family Association member Bery Bryan. No historical records have so far been found.
     Catherine Hotchkiss was Ezra's granddaughter and she referred in her memoir to a diary kept by her mother Mary Sackett (Ezra's daughter).
     According to her memoir, Catherine was taken in 1819, when a small child, with her parents Seymour and Mary (Sackett) Hotchkiss, and grandparents Ezra and (Catherine?) Sackett, from Butternuts (now Gilbertsville), New York, to Mount Carmel, Illinois, the family travelling west by riverboat on the Ohio River.
     The memoir records that Catherine Hotchkiss was left an orphan after her father Seymour died on the way, and her mother Mary dying soon after arrival. The memoir suggests that other Sackett family members were also in the party, many of them succumbing to fever in 1820.¹
Who was Ezra Sackett?
Although supporting historical records have not yet been found, Ezra's daughter's diary, as quoted in his granddaughter's memoir, does provide some clues.
     Based on his probable place of birth and approximate age, he could have been the Unnamed Sackett, born in New Haven in 1766 to Jonathan Sackett and Mary Ford. However, it is not known that the child was male, nor whether it survived infancy or childhood.

Mary Sackett, daughter of Ezra Sackett and Catherine ___, was born in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut^G, on 23 May 1788.¹ She died in Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois^G, about 1820.¹ She married in Gilbertsvillle, Otsego County, New York State^G, in 1813, Seymour Hotchkiss.¹ He died in 1819 en route from New York State to Illinois.¹

Catherine Frances Hotchkiss, daughter of Seymour Hotchkiss and Mary Sackett, was born probably in New York State^G say 1815.¹

William Merle Sackett, son of Merle Alfred Sackett and lrma E ___, was born in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania^G, on 13 August 1912.¹ He died aged 82 on 15 September 1994 and was buried at Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood, Blair County, Pennsylvania^G.¹ He married Ethel P Brown. Ethel was born in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania^G, on 22 November 1909.¹ She died aged 87 in Roaring Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania^G, on 1 July 1997 and was buried at Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood, Blair County, Pennsylvania^G.¹

Kay Sackett, daughter of William Merle Sackett and Ethel P Brown, was born in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania^G, on 21 September 1942.¹ She died aged 80 in Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida^G, on 5 August 2023.¹ She married David Crider.

Charlotte Arnold, daughter of John Arnold and Elizabeth Sackett, was baptized in Great Warley, Essex^G, on 20 April 1762.^1,2 She died in infancy and was buried at Great Warley^G on 26 July 1763.^1,3

Sarah Dean, daughter of James Dean and Phebe Arnold, was born on 19 March 1779 and baptized at Dagenham, Essex^G, on 17 April 1779.¹ She married in St Pancras, London^G, on 26 December 1810, William Frederick Collard.¹

Penelope Dean, daughter of James Dean and Phebe Arnold, was baptized in Great Warley, Essex^G, on 13 May 1780.¹ She died aged 84 in Romford Registration District, Essex^G, in 1864.¹ She married in Bulphan, Essex^G, on 26 December 1825, Richard Wallis.¹

Girard Case, son of Colvill Case and Minerva Sackett, was born in New York State^G about 1834.¹
     In 1850 Girard was living in Chenango, Broome County, New York State^G, in the household of his parents Colvill and Minerva, and was recorded in the census as Girard Case, a farmer, aged 16 and born in New York.²

George Case, son of Colvill Case and Minerva Sackett, was born in New York State^G about 1836.¹
     In 1850 George was living in Chenango, Broome County, New York State^G, in the household of his parents Colvill and Minerva, and was recorded in the census as George Case, aged 14 and born in New York.²