The Sackett Family Association

Stephen Sacket

(1748-1830)

Father

Mother

Bethesda Fowler (1717-)

Stephen Sacket, son of Eliakim Sacket and Bethesda Fowler, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 23 May 1748^1,2,3 and baptized at the Church of Christ, Westfield^G, on 10 July 1748.⁴ He died aged 81 in Westfield^G on 10 January 1830.^1,5 He married in Westfield^G in 1776, Eunice Ross.^1,6,7 She was born in about 1746⁸ and died aged 83 in Westfield^G on 15 February 1830 a few weeks after Stephen's death.⁹
     Stephen was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in Westfield^G on 5 July 1764. He was left a sum of £450.
     In 1790 Stephen was living in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G. In his household were two men, one boy, and four females.¹⁰
     Stephen was listed in the census in 1800, 1810, and 1820 as a householder in Westfield^G.^11,12,13

190. Stephen Sacket, 1748–1830, of Westfield, Mass., son of (42) Eliakim and Bethesda Fowler Sacket, was married in 1776 to Eunice Ross.

Children.

601. Daniel Sacket, m. Tryphena Loomis.
602. Eunice Sacket, b. Apr. 25, 1779, d. Aug. 19, 1859; m. Erastus Grant.

Children of Stephen Sacket and Eunice Ross

Stephen Sacket+ b. 7 Aug 1777
Eunice Sacket+ b. 25 Apr 1779, d. 19 Aug 1859
Hannah Sackett b. 7 Aug 1781
Sally Sackett b. 21 Apr 1786
Daniel Sacket+ b. 23 Sep 1790, d. 1 Dec 1823

Notes & Citations

Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "190. Stephen Sacket, b. May 23, 1748, d. in year 1830; m. Emma Ross."
Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, A:231.
Birth & Death Records (NEHGS), Westfield, Massachusetts, "Sacket, Stephen, s. Eliakim & Bethesday (Fowler) b. May 23, 1748."
Website Baptisms performed in the Church of Christ, Westfield, Massachusetts, 1679–1836 (NewEnglandAncestors.org), "1748 Sacket, Stephen s. Eliakim & Bethesda, July 10."
Website Register of Deaths of the First Church, Westfield, Massachusetts, 1728–1836 (NewEnglandAncestors.org), "1830 Jan. 10 Stephen Sacket 84 years."
Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, B:125, 28 October 1776 marriage intentions filed, Stephen Sacket & Eunice Ross.
Marriage Records (NEHGS), Westfield, Massachusetts, "Stephen Sacket of W. and Eunis Ross of W; m. [date blank]."
Date of birth based on age at death.
Website Register of Deaths of the First Church, Westfield, Massachusetts, 1728–1836 (NewEnglandAncestors.org), "1830 Feb. 15 Wid. of Stephen Sacket 83 years."
1790 US census, digital image, Ancestry.com, Stephen Sacket. Westfield, Hampshire, MA. 2 white males (16+), 1 white male under 16, and 4 white females.
1800 US census, database, American Ancestors, "Stephen Sacket, Westfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts."
1810 US census, database, American Ancestors, "Stephen Sacket, Westfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts."
1820 US census, database, American Ancestors, "Stephen Sacket, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts."