Solomon Sackett

Ancestor Chart
FatherSolomon Sackett (1748-1823)
MotherMary ___ (c 1748-1784)
Birth1784, North Haven, ConnecticutG,1
Baptism23 December 1784, North HavenG,2,3
Death17 January 1855, Canaan, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG,1,2
MarriageHulda Webster1
Solomon Sackett, son of Solomon Sackett and Mary ___, was born in North Haven, ConnecticutG, in 17841 and baptized at the Congregational Society, North HavenG, on 23 December 1784.2,3 He died aged 70 in Canaan, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG, on 17 January 18551,2 and was buried at Benedict Cemetery, Norfolk, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG.4 He married Hulda Webster.1 She was born about 1788.5 She was admitted to the Congregational Church, Sandisfield, Berkshire County, MassachusettsG, and baptized there on 4 November 1821.6 She died aged 56 in SandisfieldG on 13 August 18447,8,9 and was buried at Benedict Cemetery, NorfolkG.10
     Solomon was listed in the census in 1830 and 1840 as a householder in SandisfieldG.11,12
     In 1850 Solomon was living in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, MassachusettsG, and was recorded in the census as Solomon Sackett, a farmer, aged 65, and born in Connecticut. Living with him were his daughter Cordelia and son-in-law John Healy.13

Children of Solomon Sackett and Hulda Webster


700. Solomon Sackett, 1785–1855, of Sandisfield, Mass., and North Canaan, Conn., son of (256) Solomon Sackett, was married to Hulda Webster.
Children.
1650. George Sackett, b. June 9, 1820; m. 1st, Orphia Cowles.
1651. Solomon Sackett, b. May 24, 1823, d. Feb. 1904; m. Melissa Fargo.
1652. Harvey Sackett, b. in 1825, d. Jan. 5, 1831.
1653. Rhoda Sackett; m. ___ Spaulding.

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "700. Solomon Sackett, b. in year 1785, d. in year 1855; m. Hulda Webster."
  2. Donald Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, Genealogical Publishing Co Inc, Baltimore (1981) (American Ancestors image), p1583–8, "Solomon [Sackett, s. Solomon & Mary (___) Sackett], bp 23 Dec 1784 NoHC, d 1855; res. Sandisfield, Mass., & N. Canaan, Conn.; m Huldah Webster."
  3. "Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630–1920" (Ancestry image), North Haven, First Congregational, "Sackett, Solomon, s. Solomon & Mary, bp. 28 Dec 1784. 2:67."
  4. "Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629–1934" (Ancestry image), 36:96, Inscription, Benedict Cemetery, Norfolk, Litchfield County, "Sackett, Solomon, died Jan 17, 1855, age 70."
  5. Based on age at death, although there are discrepancies in the recorded age.
  6. Cooke Collection of Massachusetts genealogical records, Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, admitted, "1821 Nov 4, Huldah Sacket, wife of Solomon Sacket, Bap."
  7. Website Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910 (New England Historic Genealogical Society), Sacket, (Mrs. Solomon), Sandisfield, 1844-45, v14, p33, Death
    "August 3, 1844, Mrs Solomon Sacket, female, married, 50, farmer's wife, at Sandisfield, typhus fever, registered June 18, 1845."
  8. Cooke Collection of Massachusetts genealogical records, Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 29:268, records of Sandisfield, Mass. Congregational Church, deaths, "1844, Wife of Solomon Sackett, Aug 17th."
  9. Cooke Collection of Massachusetts genealogical records, Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, 1:420, Pittsfield Sun, 26 Sept 1844, "Died. Aug 13, Mrs Huldah, wife of Solomon Sackett, ae 50."
  10. Hale Collection, 36:96, Inscription, Benedict Cemetery, Norfolk, Litchfield County, "Sackett, Huldah, wife of Solomon, died Aug 13, 1844, age 56."
  11. 1830 United States census, "Solomon Sacket, Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-9, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 40-49, 2 females under 5, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 40-49, total 11."
  12. 1840 United States census, "Solomon Sacket, Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts."
  13. 1850 United States Federal Census, M432_306/289/17/17
    Sandisfield, Berkshire County, MA
    Solomon Sackett, 65, farmer, b. CT
    John Healy, 27, laborer, b. CT
    Cordelia Healy, 27, b. MA
    Edmund Barrier, 29, laborer, b. Ireland
    Catherine Bufferty, 21, b. Ireland
    Betsey Healy, 63, b. RI
    Lauren Perkins, 16, male, laborer, b. CT
    Reuben Perkins, 14, b. CT.
Sackett line2nd great-grandson of John Sackett of New Haven
ChartsLine 4 (American)
Generation.Tree6N.4
Last Edited18 Nov 2023
Sackett Database7870 Solomon Sackett
 

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