Ezra Sackett
(1782-1856)
| Father | Ezra Sacket (1750-1834) |
| Mother | Lydia Lovering (c 1750-1831) |
Ezra Sackett, farmer, son of Ezra Sacket and Lydia Lovering, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, MassachusettsG, on 22 February 1782.1,2,3 He died aged 74 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, MassachusettsG, on 19 April 18564 and was buried at Beech Plain Cemetery, Sandisfield, Berkshire CountyG.5,6 He married in about 1801, Sarah "Sally" Hurd, daughter of Daniel Hurd and Rebecca Smith.7 Sarah was born in SandisfieldG on 27 October 1783.8 She died there aged 55 on 21 March 18399,10 and was buried at Beech Plain CemeteryG.5,11
Ezra was listed in the census in 1810, 1820, and 1830 as a householder in SandisfieldG.12,13,14
Ezra was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in WestfieldG on 1 March 1834. He was to receive a sum of $1.15
Ezra was listed in the 1840 census as a householder in Egremont, Berkshire CountyG.16
In 1855 Ezra was living in Monterey, Berkshire CountyG, in the household of Rufus C Fargo, 50, a farmer, and was recorded in the census as Ezra Sackett, aged 72.17
610. Ezra Sacket, 17__–18__, of Westfield, Mass., son of (191) Ezra and Lydia Lovering Sacket. Of their sons and daughters we have the record of but one.
Ezra was listed in the census in 1810, 1820, and 1830 as a householder in SandisfieldG.12,13,14
Ezra was named as a beneficiary in his father's will made in WestfieldG on 1 March 1834. He was to receive a sum of $1.15
Ezra was listed in the 1840 census as a householder in Egremont, Berkshire CountyG.16
In 1855 Ezra was living in Monterey, Berkshire CountyG, in the household of Rufus C Fargo, 50, a farmer, and was recorded in the census as Ezra Sackett, aged 72.17
610. Ezra Sacket, 17__–18__, of Westfield, Mass., son of (191) Ezra and Lydia Lovering Sacket. Of their sons and daughters we have the record of but one.
Child:
1375. Olive Sacket, b. Nov. 15, 1805, d. Sept. 7, 1868; m. (1373) Charles E. Dewey.
Ezra Sackett (1782–1856), Beech Plain Cemetery, Sandisfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave, Andy Anderson)
(Src: Find a Grave, Andy Anderson)
Sarah (Hurd) Sackett (1783–1839), Beech Plain Cemetery, Sandisfield, Massachusetts
(Src: Find a Grave, Andy Anderson)
(Src: Find a Grave, Andy Anderson)
Children of Ezra Sackett and Sarah "Sally" Hurd
- Unnamed son Sacket b. 20 Jan 1802, d. 21 Jan 1802
- Sally Sackett b. 16 Jan 1803, d. 17 Mar 1885
- Olive Sackett+ b. 15 Nov 1805, d. 7 Sep 1868
- Laura Sackett+ b. 15 Aug 1806, d. 22 Nov 1866
- Squire Sackett b. 5 Sep 1808, d. 22 Sep 1878
- Emeline Sackett+ b. 19 Dec 1810, d. 5 Jul 1850
- Lorin Sackett+ b. 15 Nov 1812, d. 15 Oct 1890
- Smith Chapel Sackett+ b. 4 Mar 1814, d. 14 Jan 1892
- Dolly Ann Sackett b. 4 Jan 1816, d. 30 Sep 1893
- John Orvillius Sackett b. 22 Feb 1819, d. 19 May 1833
- Caroline Elvira Sackett b. 23 Jun 1820, d. 11 Aug 1883
- Coridon Ralph Sackett+ b. 9 Aug 1824, d. 6 Jan 1916
Notes & Citations
- Vital Records (LDS), Westfield, Massachusetts, B:241.
- "Westfield, Massachusetts, Birth and Death Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Sacket, Ezra, s. Ezra & Lydia Lovering, b. Feb. 22, 1782."
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "610. Ezra Sacket."
- "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910", digital image, American Ancestors, v102, p44, death, "April 19 1856, Ezra Sackett, 74, at Pittsfield, jaundice, widower, farmer, b. Westfield, [parents blank]."
- Find a Grave.
- Gravestone, "Ezra Sackett / died / Apr 19, 1856 / æ 74."
- Date of marriage based on birth of first child.
- "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639–1915" (FamilySearch transcript), "Sarah Hurd, b. Sandisfield, 27 Oct 1783, father Daniel Hurd, mother Rebeccah."
- Website Vital Records of Sandisfield, Massachusetts, to 1850 (New England Historic Genealogical Society), death, "Sarah, wife of Ezra [Sackett], Mar. 25, 1839 aged 56 years."
- Cooke Collection of Massachusetts genealogical records, Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1:302, Pittsfield Sun, 11 Apr 1839, "Died. Sandisfield, Mar. 24, Sarah, wife of Mr. Ezra Sackett, in 56th yr."
- Gravestone, "Sarah / wife of / Ezra Sackett / died / March 21, 1839 / æ 56 yrs."
- 1810 United States census
"Ezra Sacket, Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts." - 1820 United States census
"Ezra Sacket, Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts." - 1830 United States census
"Ezra Sacket, Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts." - "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991" (Ancestry image), Hampden County Probate Court, 1834, Ezra Sacket, case 9705.
- 1840 United States census
"Ezra Sacket, Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts." - 1855 Massachusetts state census
Monterey, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ezra Sackett, 72, b. MA.
[In household of Rufus C Fargo, 50, a farmer]
| 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 | 11 Jun 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