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Frances Sackett

(c 1750-1827)
FatherJames Sackett (1722-1784)
MotherFrances Dekay
Frances Sackett, daughter of James Sackett and Frances Dekay, was born in about 1750.1 She died in New York CityG on 14 March 18272 and was buried at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, New York CityG.3 She married on 2 November 1772, William Laight, son of Edward Laight.4,5 William died in New York CityG on 2 April 18026 and was buried at Trinity Churchyard, ManhattanG.3
     William Laight was a merchant and director of the British Bank of US in New York City.
[Temporary entry. Record being compiled.]

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "304. Frances Sackett, m. Nov. 2, 1772, William Laight."
  2. "New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801–1890 (Barber Collection)" (Ancestry transcript), New York Evening Post, 15 Mar 1827, "Yesterday Mrs. Francis Laight wid. of Wm."
  3. Find a Grave.
  4. Website Brooklyn Genealogy, Marriage Index New York 1600s–1900. (Steve Morse), "1772, New York City, Sacket, Francis & Laight, William."
  5. New York State, Names of persons for whom marriage licenses were issued by the secretary of the province of New York, previous to 1784., Albany, Weed, Parsons & Co (1860), digital image, (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009586797), "1772, Nov. 2. Sackett, Frances, and William Laight. XIX, 29."
  6. "New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801–1890 (Barber Collection)" (Ancestry transcript), New York Evening Post, 3 Apr 1802, "Yesterday afternoon, William Laight, Esq., merchant and director of the British Bank of U.S. in this City."
Sackett line5th great-granddaughter of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Generation.Tree6N.3
Last Edited22 Mar 2023
See also Thurmon King's New Sackett Family Database
6087 Frances Sackett
 

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