Justus Sacket
(1777-1831)
| Father | Justus Sacket (1745-1778) |
| Mother | Naomi Weller (c 1747-1784) |
Justus Sacket, son of Justus Sacket and Naomi Weller, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 14 June 17771,2,3,4 and baptized at the Church of Christ, WestfieldG, in July 1777.5 (He was Justus Sacket in the family bible, Justice Sackett on his gravestone.) He died aged 53 in Martinsburg, Lewis County, New York StateG, on 28 February 18316,7 and was buried at Hogsback Cemetery, MartinsburgG.8,9 He married in MartinsburgG on 7 March 1805, Fanny Faxon, daughter of Thomas Faxon and Rachel Davis.10 Fanny was born in Conway, Franklin County, MassachusettsG, on 15 October 1778.11,12 She died aged 89 in Marshall, Calhoun County, MichiganG, on 12 October 1868.12
Justus settled in Martinsburg, New York StateG, in 1802 or 1803.13 He was listed in the 1820 census as a householder in MartinsburgG.14
Justus settled in Martinsburg, New York StateG, in 1802 or 1803.13 He was listed in the 1820 census as a householder in MartinsburgG.14
Justice Sackett (1777–1831), Hogsback Cemetery, Martinsburg, New York State
(Src: Find a Grave, Scott Fraser)
(Src: Find a Grave, Scott Fraser)
Children of Justus Sacket and Fanny Faxon
- Thomas Sacket b. 24 Dec 1805, d. 5 May 1807
- Ann Eliza "Eliza" Sacket b. 8 Jun 1807, d. 30 Sep 1864
- Cornelia Sacket b. 31 Dec 1809, d. 27 Jan 1812
- Addison Sacket b. 14 Jun 1810, d. 25 Nov 1827
- Morrison Sacket b. 24 Oct 1811, d. 21 Oct 1872
- Harrison Sacket b. 21 Aug 1813, d. 25 May 1815
- Electa Sacket b. 25 Sep 1815, d. 22 Sep 1817
- Justus Sacket+ b. 27 Feb 1819, d. 27 Nov 1873
- Aurelia Sackett b. 28 Jul 1821, d. 21 Sep 1851
Notes & Citations
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "600. Justice Sacket.b. Jun. 16, 1777."
- Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, B:191.
- "Westfield, Massachusetts, Birth and Death Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Sacket, Justus, s. Justus & Naomi Wellar, b. June 16, 1777, d. Feb. 6, 1778." [The assigning of this death record is an error by Dougherty. It was this Justus's father, also Justus/Justice, who died in 1778.]
- Justus Sackett, Family Bible Records, adjacent entries, "Justus Sacket was born June 14th 1777. Justus Sacket died February 28th 1831."
- "Baptisms performed in the Church of Christ, Westfield, Massachusetts, 1679–1836" (American Ancestors transcript), "1777 Sacket, Justus s. Justus & ---, July ---."
- "Westfield, Massachusetts, Birth and Death Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Sacket, Justus, s. Justus & Naomi Wellar, b. June 16, 1777, d. Feb. 6, 1778." [The assigning of this death record is an error by Dougherty. It was this Justus's father, also Justus/Justice, who died in Westfield in 1778.]
- Justus Sackett, Family Bible Records, "Justus Sacket was born June 14th 1777. Justus Sacket died February 28th 1831."
- Find a Grave.
- Gravestone, "In/ memory of/ Justice Sackett/ who died Feb. 28/ 1831/ aged 53 years."
- Justus Sackett, Family Bible Records, "Justus Sacket and Fanny Fuven [Faxon] were married March 7th 1805."
- Justus Sackett, Family Bible Records, "Fanny Sacket was born October 15th 1778."
- George L Faxon, The History of the Faxon Family, Springfield Printing Company, Springfield, MA (1880), digital image, Ancestry.com, 132, "281. Fanny Faxon, b. in Conway, Mass., Oct. 16, 1778, dau. of Thomas and Rachel (Davis) Faxon, m. March 7, 1805, Justus Sackett, b. June 14, 1777, at Westfield, Mass.; d. Feb. 28, 1831, in Martinsburg, N.Y. She d. Oct. 12, 1868, at Marshall, Calhoun county, Mich. He was a farmer, and resided in Martinsburg, N.Y."
- Franklin Benjamin Hough, History of Lewis County, New York, D Mason & Co, Syracuse, NY (1883), digital image, Internet Archive (archive.org), p 447 [Town of Martinsburgh]
Mr. Martin arrived with his family March 4, 1802, and during this season, many families came on for permanent settlement. Among those who arrived the first and second years, were ... Justus Sacket, ... - 1820 United States census
"Justus Sacket, Martinsburg, Lewis County, New York State."
| Sackett line | 5th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 6N.3 |
| Last Edited | 29 Sep 2022 |
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English line of Thomas Sackett the elder & other English lines
American line of Thomas Sackett the elder through Simon Sackett the colonist
Line of John Sackett of New Haven