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Gad Sacket

(1748-after 1820)
FatherDaniel Sacket (1693-1776)
MotherMary Weller (c 1707-1789)
Gad Sacket, son of Daniel Sacket and Mary Weller, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 13 April 17481,2,3 and baptized at the Church of Christ, WestfieldG, on 17 April 1748.4 He died after 1820. He married first in WestfieldG on 11 February 1773, Lucy Williams.1,5,6 She was born in about 17547 and died in WestfieldG on 3 May 1807.8 He married second at the First Church, WestfieldG, on 4 October 1810, Miriam Bancroft.9,10 She was born in about 17447 and died aged 83 in WestfieldG on 9 April 1817.11
     Gad served as a corporal in the American Revolutionary War.12
     In 1790 Gad was living in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG. In his household were one man, five boys, and two females.13
     Gad was listed in the 1800, 1810, and 1820 censuses as a householder in WestfieldG.14,15,16

Children of Gad Sacket and Lucy Williams


171. Gad Sacket, 1748–___?, of Westfield, Mass., son of (35) Daniel and Mary Weller Sacket, was married in 1773 to Lucy Williams. He enlisted May 4, 1775, in Capt. Warham Parks Co., of Col. Timothy Danielson's Regiment; served as a Corporal in War of Revolution a term of three months and four days. The Mass. State Records show that he was also mustered at a subsequent date.
Children.
509. Derick Sacket.
510. Russell Sacket, b. in 1782, d. in 1839; m. Mary Brass.
511. Elijah Sacket, b. in 1784.
512. Gad Sacket.
513. Lucy Sacket; m. John Weller.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "171. Gad Sacket, b. Apr. 13, 1748; m. Lucy Williams."
  2. Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, A:206.
  3. "Westfield, Massachusetts, Birth and Death Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Sacket, Gad, (twin) s. Daniel & Mary (Weller) b. Apr. 13, 1748."
  4. "Baptisms performed in the Church of Christ, Westfield, Massachusetts, 1679–1836" (American Ancestors transcript), "1748 Sacket, Gad (twin) s. Daniel & Mary, April 17."
  5. Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, B:209.
  6. "Westfield, Massachusetts, Marriage Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Gad Sacket of W. and Lucy Williams of W; m. Feb. 11, 1773."
  7. Date of birth based on age at death.
  8. "Westfield, MA: Deaths in the First Church, 1728–1836" (American Ancestors image), "1807 May 3 The wife of Gad Sacket 53 years."
  9. "Westfield, Massachusetts, Marriage Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Gad Sacket of W. and (Mrs.) Miriam Bancroft of W; m. Oct. 4, 1810."
  10. "Westfield, MA: Marriage Records of the First Church, 1781–1835" (American Ancestors transcript), "1810 Gad Sacket of Westfield & Mrs. Miriam BanCraft of Westfield."
  11. "Westfield, MA: Deaths in the First Church, 1728–1836" (American Ancestors image), "1817 April 9 The wife of Gad Sacket 83 years."
  12. Website National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, "Sackett, Gad
    Service: Massachusetts
    Rank: Corporal
    Birth: (Circa) 1757, Westfield, Massachusetts
    Death: (Post) 1788
    Service Description: Capt Parks, Col Danielson
    Spouse: Lucy Williams."
  13. 1790 United States census, Gad Sacket. Westfield, Hampshire, MA. 1 white male (16+), 5 white males under 16, and 2 white females.
  14. 1800 United States census, "Gad Sacket, Westfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45 and over, 2 females under 10, 1 female 26-44, total 7."
  15. 1810 United States census, "Gad Sacket, Westfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 1 male 45 and over, 1 female 10-15, total 2."
  16. 1820 United States census, "Gad Sacket, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, 1 male 45 and over, 1 female 16-25, total 2."
Appears inSacketts in the Military
Sackett line4th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Elijah Sackett & Cynthia Sackett relationship chart
Russell Sacket & Polly Brass relationship chart
Roswell Williams & Kilee Sacket relationship chart
Sackett Family Association descendants
Patricia Roberts.
Generation.Tree5M.3
Last Edited16 Nov 2023
See also Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database
1092 Gad Sacket
 

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