The Sackett Family Association

Lemuel Sackett

(1821-1857)

Father

Mother

Lemuel Sackett, son of Russel Sackett and Polly Brass, was born in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts^G, on 27 May 1821.^1,2 He died there on 22 November 1857 at the age of 36² and was buried in the Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield^G. He married at the First Church, Springfield^G, on 25 June 1849, Lydia Chapman, daughter of Asa Chapman and Lucretia ___.^3,4,5,6,7 She was born in Westfield, Massachusetts^G, in December 1824.⁸ Lydia married second in Westfield, on an unknown date , Hiram K Caswell, son of Hiram Caswell and Lucinda ___.^9,10
     In 1850 Lemuel was living in Westfield^G and was recorded in the census as Lemuel Sacket, a mason, aged 29, and born in Massachusetts. Living with him were his wife Lydia, aged 28, and born in Massachusetts, and their four-month-old son Samuel.¹¹
     In 1860 Lemuel's widow Lydia was living in Westfield^G and was recorded in the census as Lydia Sacket, a washerwoman, aged 40, and born in Massachusetts. Living with her was her daughter Fanny, aged two.¹²
     In 1870 she was living in Westfield^G in the household of her husband Hiram, 37, and was recorded as Liddie Caswell, keeping house, aged 46 and born in Massachusetts. Living with them was their son, Hiram Caswell, 8, and Lydia's daughters, Fanny Sackett, 12, and Sophia Sackett, 17.¹³
     In 1880 she was living in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts^G, in the household of her second husband Hiram Caswell, a farm laborer, and was recorded as Lydia Caswell, housekeeper, aged 58 and born in Massachusetts.¹⁴
     In 1900 she was living in Greenwich^G in the household of her husband Hiram, and was recorded as Lydia Caswell, born in Massachusetts in December 1824, aged 75, married 40 years, with six children of whom three were living.¹⁵

Children of Lemuel Sackett and Lydia Chapman

Samuel J Sackett b. 17 Apr 1850, d. 20 Feb 1864
Emma J Sacket b. 2 Jun 1851
Sophia Sacket b. c 1852, d. Aug 1873
Fanny Sackett b. Jun 1858

Notes & Citations

Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "1145. Lemuel Sacket."
Date from headstone.
"Westfield, Massachusetts, Marriage Records (Dougherty abstracts)" (American Ancestors transcript), "Lemuel Sacket of W. and Lydia Chapman of W; m. [date blank]."
Vital Records, Springfield, Massachusetts, to 1850, First Church Records, Book 2, 1809–1849, "June 25, 1849 Mr Lemuel Sacket & Lydia Chapman [of] Westfield."
Vital Records, Springfield, Massachusetts, to 1850, book 4, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1843–1849, "Lemuel Sackett & Lydia Chapman Married: June 25, 1849, Rev. Samuel Osgood, Springfield."
Vital Records, Springfield, Massachusetts, to 1850, The Daily Republican 6 July 1849, Friday. "Married—In this town, 28th ult., Lemuel Sackett, and Lydia Chapman, both of Westfield."
"Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts, to 1850" (American Ancestors transcript), v37, p326, marriage, "June 25, 1849, Lemuel Sackett, of Westfield; and Lydia Chapman; by Rev Samuel Osgood, Springfield [all other fields marked "unknown"]."
1900 census; daughter Emma's birth record.
Vital Records, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, v135, p339b, marriage, "1860 [undated: prev. 8 Nov; next 22 Dec], Lydia Sackett (Chapman), of Westfield, 30, b. Westfield, d. Asa & Lucretia Chapman, second m.; m. by [page torn] Clergyman"
[Groom's record would have preceded that of bride but page has been cut just above bride's record. Written below bride's record is:]
"(Groom) Hiram K Caswell (name received Nov. 10, 1894)."
Marriage, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts (Massachusetts Marriages, 1695–1910, LDS FamilySearch), film 185477, "18 Dec 1860, Hiram K Caswell, 28, b. Hardwick, s. Hiram & Lucinda Caswell; to Lydia Chapman Sackett, 30, b. Westfield, d. Asa & Lucretia Chapman."
1850 United States Federal Census
M432_318/224
Westfield, Hampden County, MA
726/745
Stephen Coborn, 21, teamster, b. MA
Caroline V Coborn, 19, b. MA
Marcett Coborn, 4/12, female, b. MA
726/746
Lemuel Sacket, 29, mason, b. MA
Lydia Sacket, 28, b. MA
Samuel Sacket, 4/12, b. MA.
1860 United States Federal Census
M653_502/839/33
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
198/256
Edmond Cooley, 51, laborer, $-, $50, b. Conn
Sophiona Cooley, 51, b. VT
Malissa Cooley, 28, whips, b. NY
Lewis J Cooley, 17, laborer, b. NY
Valorous Cooley, 15, male, R Road, b. NY
257
Lydia Sacket, 40, washer woman, $-, $50, b. Mass
Fanny Sacket, 2, b. Mass
754/918
Roland Sacket, 32, whip maker, $1,500, $150, b. Mass
Polly Sacket, 72, house work, b. Mass
Mercy Sacket, 44, whips, b. Mass
William W Halliday, 21, whips, b. Mass
Samuel J Sacket, 10, b. Mass.
1870 United States Federal Census
M593_619/382/83
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Caswell, Hiram, 37, drawing team, $-, $300, b. Mass
Caswell, Liddie, 46, keeping house, b. Mass
Caswell, Hiram, 8, at home, b. Mass
Sackett, Fanny, 12, at home, b. Mass
Sackett, Sophiah, 17, at home.
1880 United States Federal Census
FHL 1254537, NA T9_0537/80
Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Caswell, Hiram K, head, 48, married, farm laborer, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA
Caswell, Lydia, 58, wife, keeping house, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA.
1900 United States Federal Census
T623 654/5B
Enumeration District: 624.
Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Hiram Caswell, head, b. June 1834, 65, m. 40y, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA, farmer, read, write, Eng, home rented, farm
Caswell, Lydia, wife, b. Dec 1824, 75, m. 40y, 6 ch, 3 living, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. MA.

Sackett line

6th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet

Charts

Line 3a (American)

Generation.Tree

1145.7O.3

Last Edited

19 Nov 2021