The Sacketts of America

eral prominent state officials.  In 1891 he became proprietor and editor of the Morris Herald,of Morris, Ill., which he has conducted with success.  In 1896 he was chosen a McKinley presidential elector for the eighth Ohio Congressional District.

Children.

5700. Loren Sackett, b. in 1899.
5701. Edwin Sackett, b. in 1907.

2889.  George Ingles Sackett, 1874-, of Holyoke, Mass., son of (1162) Abner and Electa Dewey Sackett, was married, Feb. 3, 1869, to Sarah E. Harvey, 18__-1905, daughter of David Harvey and his wife Katherine Clark.

Child.

5710. Henry R. Sackett, b. June 25, 1871; m. Edith P. Hayes.

3050.  Jennie C. Sackett, daughter of (1187) Benjamin F. and Elizabeth Aiken Sackett, was married to George Peers, of Appomattox County, Va.

Children.

5750. Mary Eva Peers, m. J. W. McKinney.
5751. Charles Sackett Peers.
5752. L. Peers, m. E. W. Taylor.

3052.  Charles H. Sackett, 1845-, of Lynchburgh, Va., son of (1187) Benjamin F. and Elizabeth Aiken Sackett, was married to ____?

Children.

5755. Henry Mosely Sackett.
5756. Evelyn Aiken Sackett, m. Rev. G. G. Snyder.
5757. Anna Belle Sackett, m. W. G. Sale.
5758. J. Leyburn Sackett, m. A. W. Woolsey.
5759. Alice M. Sackett.

3075.  Rev. John Buel Sackett, 1812-1870, Baptist clergyman, son of (1200) John Sackett and his wife Loraine, was born at Tobias, Cataraugus County, N. Y., was educated for the ministry at Hamilton Theological Institute, married to Amanda Bardeen, and was for a considerable period located at Kingsville, Ohio.

Children.

5778. Buel Rathburn Sackett, m. James F. Greenlee.
5779. Helen Adelaide Sackett.
5780. Herbert R. Sackett, b. Aug. 15, 1849; m. Mary H. Andress.
5780a. John E. Sackett.

3077.  Solon Philo Sackett, M. D., 1818-1893, of Ithaca, N. Y., son of (1201) Philo and Grace Perkins Sacket, was married, Sept. 17, 1844, to Lovedy Keturah Woodward, daughter of Charles Woodward and his wife Keturah Dunlap.  Dr. Sackett was born near Lebanon Springs in Columbia County, N. Y.  He studied medicine and was graduated from Geneva Medical College.  After a few years of practice in a country village he removed to Ithaca, N. Y., where he practiced his profession with marded success for uupwards of thirty years.  He was thoroughly devoted to his profession and long held high rank among physicians of central New York.  As Health Officer of Ithaca, a position to whichhe was repeatedly chosen, he instituted a sewerage system of great value to the city.  He held the office of coroner for several terms and was secretary of the Thompkins County Medical Society for many years.  He was the author of "Mother, Nurse and Infant," a most valuable work, which obtained a wide recognition, and was a frequent contributor to the principal medical periodicals.  Dr. Sackett was for the greater part of his life a consistent member and deacon of the First Baptist Church of  Ithaca, where he was breatly beloved and his counsel was ever highly valued.  His death occurred July 18, 1893.

Children.

5782. Charles W. Sackett, b. Sept. 4, 1845, m. Emeline Cowles.
5783. Joseph S. Sackett, b. Jan. 19, 1847, d. May 8, 1890.
5784. Mary L. Sackett, b. Nov. 13, 1848, d. Mar. 8, 1869.
5785. Ruth V. Sackett, b. Feb. 29, 1852.
5786. Henry W. Sackett, b. Aug. 31, 1853; m. Elizabeth Titus.
5787. Sacie Sackett, b. Apr. 22, 1858, d. July 16, 1860.
5788. Nettie Sackett, b. Apr. 22, 1858.
5789. Carrie D. Sackett, b. Dec. 1, 1860, d. July 30, 1863.

3078.  Samuel W. Sackett, 1820-1880, of Hector, N. Y., son of (1201) Philo and Grace Perkins Sacket, was married to Elisabeth Vaughn.

Child.

5791. Delia Sackett, m. M. Howard Watkins.

3079.  John Clark Sackett, 1821-1896, of Bennettsburg, N. Y., son of (1201) Philo and Grace Perkins Sacket, was married, Sept. 19, 1848, at Ovid, Seneca County, N. Y., to Rebecca A. Bloomer, 18__-1891, daughter of Joshua Bloomer and his wife Elisabeth Scott.

Children.

5792. Seneca B. Sackett, b. Dec. 3, 1851; m. Lucy B. Wright.
5793. Willis P. Sackett, b.  Jan. 17, 1855; m. Myrtle O. Elliot.
5794. Grace L. Sackett, b. May 30, 1859; m. Marshall V. Allen.
5795. Annie B. Sackett, b. Aug. 14, 1860, d. Dec. 31, 1892; m. Henry V. Whalen.

3081.  Roxana M. Sackett, 1827-, daughter of (1201) Philo and Grace Perkins Sacket, was married at Bennettsburg, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Sept. 10, 1850, to Lucy[?] Becker, son of George Becker and his wife Annie Garrison.

Children.

5797. George Philo Becker, b. Oct. 28, 1851.
5798. Lucetta Becker, b. Sept. 24, 1854.
5799. Frank G. Becker, b. Dec. 15, 1858.
5800. Edwin S. Becker, b. Jan. 27, 1861.
5801. Mary Becker, b. Aug. 15, 1863, d. Nov. 22, 1875.

3082.  Buel Sands Sackett, 1829-, of Watkins, N. Y., son of (1201) Philo and Grace Perkins Sacket, was married to Mariam Beeker.

Child.

5802. Allen B. Sackett, b. Sept. 10, 1859, d. Nov. 25, 1890.

3084.  Sarah Earl Sackett, 1820-1891*, daughter of (1202) Norman Sackett and Esther Waterman, was married in October, 1843, to Abram M. Haight, 18__-1893.
[*Weygant has wrong death date for Sarah. Should be 12 Feb 1901.]

Children.

5804. William Haight, b. Aug. 19, 1848.
5805. Ettie Haight, b. in May, 1860, d. Feb. 9, 1879.

3085.  Marvin Sackett, 1822-1904, of New Lebanon, N. Y., son of (1202) Norman Sackett and Esther Waterman, was married, Sept. 1, 1858, to Julia Belendiva Gould, daughter of Pliny Gould and his wife Pamelia Jane Cox.

Children.

5806. Frederick Gould Sackett, b. Aug. 3, 1859; m. Mary J. Marshall.
5806a. Ella Sackett, b. Aug. 26, 1863, d. Sept. 18, 1863.
5807. Allen Davis Sackett, b. Sept. 2, 1864.
5808. Harry M. Sackett, b. Nov. 9, 1866; m. Lucia Ames.
5809. Grace Julia Sackett, b. Sept. 1, 1871; m. Edwin C. Powell.
5810. Fanny Jane Sackett, b. Nov. 1, 1872.

3086.  Delia Maria Sackett, 1824-, daughter of (1202) Norman Sackett and Esther Waterman, was married, Nov. 9, 1844, to Allen Buel Davis, 18__-1903.

Children.

5811. Sophronia E. Davis, b. Oct. 31, 1846; m. D. V. Wadsworth.
5812. Cynthia A. Davis, b. Nov. 4, 1851, d. Mar. 4, 1854.
5813. Kenneth M. Davis, b. Feb.14, 1854, d. July 4, 1875.
5814. Esther S. Davis, b. Nov. 2, 1860, d. Oct. 18, 1881.

3087.  Mary Sackett, 1827-1890, daughter of (1202) Norman Sackett and Esther Waterman, was married, Dec. 5, 1850, to Henry W. Drowne, M. D., 1814-1875.  Dr. Drowne was a graduate of the Medical College of Pittsfield, Mass., and practiced his profession with success at New Lebanon, N. Y., Richfield, Mass., and Hudson, N. Y.

Child.

5815. Henry W. Drowne, b. June 25, 1852; m. Anna E. Chadwick.

3089.  Norman B. Sackett, 1831-after 1910, of St. Paul, Minn., and Mendota, La Salle Co., Ill., son of (1202) Norman Sackett and Esther Waterman, was married to Olive Ambler.
[Note: Norman B. Sackett did not live in Minnesota. According to Weygant, Norman A. Sackett lived in Hastings, Minn.] 

Children.

5816. Theron Elijah Sackett, b. Jan. 1852, d. Feb. 1852.
5817. F. M. Sackett, b. Mar. 11, 1862; m. a Mr. Berg.
5818. Adelbert Sackett, b. Apr. 12, 1874.
[Note: These children belong to, and are also listed in, the family of (4440) Norman A. and Mary Elisabeth Dewey Sackett. (p. 380).]
According to the 1900 census Olive gave birth to 7 children and 3 were still living. One of the 7 children did not show up in a census.

Children per Federal Census.

1. Charles Sackett, b. c1856 (age 4 in 1860); d. after 1880.
2. Frances Sackett, b. c 1858 (age 2 in 1860); not in 1870 census.
3. Olive Sackett, b. c1866 (age 4 in 1870); not in 1880 census.
4. Martha J. Sackett, b. c1868 (age 2 in 1870); not found beyond 1880 but assumed to be living in 1900.
5. Esther Sackett, b. 1870/71 (age 10 in 1880); d. 1931, unmarried.
6. Willie/William B. Sackett, b. 1875 (age 5 in 1880); d. after 1920.

3110.  Augustus Sackett Parker, 1819-1865, son of James Parker and (1218) Erminia Sackett, was married, in 1861, to b

Child.

5845. Augusta Parker, b. July 12, 1865; m. Jacob Culler.

3111.  Cornelius Adams Parker, 1821, son of James Parker and (1218) Erminia Sackett, was married, in 1849, to Jane Ann Williams, of Watertown, N. Y.

Children.

5846. Jennie O. W. Parker, b. June 15, 1850, d. in Sept. 1883.
5847. C. Arthur Parker, b.  Nov. 7, 1851.
5848. Sarah H. Parker, b. June 6, 1856.

3112.  Oregin Davenport Parker, 1823-1864, son of James Parker and (1218) Erminia Sackett, was a member of Battery D, 1st N. Y. Heavy Artillery, in the war for the preservation of the Union, and died in the service of his country, July 20, 1864.

3116.  Achsah Parker, 1832-, daughter of James Parker and (1218) Erminia Sackett, was married, Sept. 4, 1855, to Walter P. Brown.

Children.

5849. Walter Augustus Brown, b. July 4, 1856, d. June 24, 1900; m. Anna S. Armstrong.
5850. Erminia May brown, b. Sept. 14, 1860, d. Sept. 20, 1881.
5851. Gardner Reynolds Brown, b. Nov. 22, 1863, d. June 3, 1896; m. Ida May Kessler.

3120.  Erwin Gilbert Sackett, 1829-, son of (1220) Ebenezer B. Sackett and Emily Taylor, was marreid, Nov. 28, 1855, to Mary Ellen Clary.  He was born at Champion, Jefferson County, N. Y., and removed from there with his parents in 1841 to Columbus, O.  In 1853 he came to Wabash, Ind., where he has since resided.

Children.

5875. Charles Irwin Sackett, b. Sept. 21, 1856.
5876. Emily Sackett, b. Nov. 6, 1859; m. Thos. H. Hague.

3150.  General Delos Bennett Sackett, U. S. A., was born at Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, N. Y., Apr. 14, 1822, and died at Washington, D. C., Mar. 8, 1885.  He was the son of (1240) Gideon S. Sacket, and Frances Bush.  In 1847 he was married to Amanda Field, who died prior to 1854.  On Dec. 13, 1856, he was married to Frances Ann Williams, of New York City.  Entering the West Point Military Academy in 1841, he was graduated therefrom with rank of Brevet Second Lieutenant in 1845, and assigned to 2nd Regiment of Dragoons; and within a year thereafter had won his first promotion of the battlefields of Palo Alto and Resaca-de-la-Palma, and on June 30, 1846, was commissioned Second Lieutenant and assigned to First Regiment of Dragoons.  On Dec. 27, 1848, he was commissioned First Lieutenant.  From Dec. 10, 1850, to Apr. 16, 1855, he was assistant instructor of cavalry tactics at U. S. Military Academy.  On March 3, 1855, he was promoted to the rank of Captain in the 1st Cavalry.  In 1856 he was made a member of board of officers selected to revise the U. S. Army regulations, and during a considerable part of the year 1856-7 served on frontier duty, in the Kansas disturbances.  In 1848 [1858?] he participated with credit in the Utah and Cheyenne expeditions.  On Jan. 31, 1861, he was advanced to the rank of Major of 1st Cavalry, and on May 3d following was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of 2d Cavalry.  On October, 1864, he was assigned to duty as Inspector General of the Army of the Potomac with rank of Colonel and served on the staff of the commanding general in the Virginia Peninsula and the Maryland and Rappahannock campaigns, participationg in the principal battles.  He seems to have held an exalted place in the estimation of General McClellan, who commends him most highly in several of his reports to the Secretary of War; in one of which he uses the following most suggestive language:  "In heaven's name give me some gererals who understand their profession. * * * Give me such men as Stephenson, Marcy, Sacket, and Lander, and I will answer for it with my life that I meet with no disaster."

From Jan. 10 to May 26, 1863, Col. Sacket was in charge of the Inspector General's office at Washington, and subsequently, until March, 1864, was an active member of the board having charge of organization of Invalid Corps and the retirement of disabled officers.  From April, 1863, to August, 1865, he was engaged in making a special

tour of inspection of the departments of the Cumberland, Arkansas and New Mexico.  On Mar. 13, 1865, he was breveted Brigadier General and Major General for "gallant and meritorious services in the field during the civil war."  After the termination of the war he was Inspector General of the Department of Tennessee and of the divisions of the Atlantic and Missouri.  On January 2, 1881, he became senior inspectior general of the armies of the United Stated, with the rank of Brigadier General.

Children.

5900. Frances E. Sacket, b. in 1848; m. Archibald C. Fairbairn, M. D.
5901. Maynard Sacket, .b. Sept. 17, 1858, d. Jan. 2, 1863.
5902. Delos Bennett Sacket, Jr., b. June5, 1861, d. Mar. 9, 1862.
5903. Francis Williams Sacket, b. Sept. 15, 1867; m. Edith M. E. Scobell.
5904. Cornelius Tiebout Sacket, b. Jan. 22, 1870; m. Josephine Saunders.
5905. Eliza Ross Sacket, b. Apr. 12, 1872; m. Chas. M. DeValin, M. D.

3151.  Julia Electa Sacket, 18__-, daughter of (1240) Gideon S. Sacket, and Frances Bush, was married to James Bruce Ainsworth, of Cape Vincent, N. Y., son of Henry Ainsworth and Hannah Hulbert.

Children.

5906. Shepard A. Ainsworth, b. Feb. 25, 1857; m. Helen V. Hale.
5907. Amanda S. Ainsworth, b. Feb. 6, 1859; m. David D. Otis.
5908. Charles F. Ainsworth, b. Dec. 6, 1868.

3152.  Theophlis E. Sacket, 1835-, of Bozeman, Montana, son of (1240) Gideon Shepard Sacket and Frances Electa Bush, was married, in 1880, to Ann Elizabeth Budd.

Children.

5909. Frances C. Sacket, b. Nov. 8, 1882.
5909a. Charles T. Sacket, b. Dec. 31, 1883.
5909b. Nathalie F. Sacket, b. May 14, 1890.
5909c. Ann Sacket, b. Oct. 16, 1894.

3154.  George Augustus Sackett, 1833-1885, of Downsville, Delaware County, N. Y., son of (1241) George Sackett and Eliza A. Peake, was married to Huldah Ann Raymond, 18__-18__, and on Nov. 2, 1873, to Sarah W. More, daughter of Hiram More and Abigail Squires.

Children.

5910. Porter W. Sackett, m. Alice Miller.
5911. Ida Georgiana Sackett, b. Mar. 3, 1866; m. James W. Wilcox.
[5912 was skipped.]
5913. Francis M. Sackett, b. 1874.
5914. Hattie M. Sackett, b. in 1876; m. John L. Snyder.
5915. Guy Augustus Sackett, b. in 1877; m. Anna E. Vanalstyne.
5916. George W. Sackett, b. in 1882.

3210.  Horace David Sackett, 1834-, of Blandford, Mass., and Hollywood, Cal., son of (1271) Leverett Sackett, and Mary Culver, was married, at Hartford, Conn., Jan. 15, 1873, to Ellen M. Lyman, daughter of _____ Lyman.  He was a merchant, and in 1906 conducted a gents' furnishing and shoe store at Hollywood, CA.

Children.

5955. Mary M. Sackett, b. July 8, 1875.
5956. William Henry Sackett, b. June 22, 1876, d. July 6, 1899.
5957. Warren Lyman Sackett, b. Aug.  30, 1881.
5958. Zella Myra Sackett, b. June 11, 1883.
5959. Emily Lyman Sackett, b. Mar. 4, 1885.

3225.  Edward Preston, 1817-1887, of Brooklyn, N. Y., son of Homer and (1280) Eliza Sackett Preston, was married, at Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 16, to Mary Hutchinson Moore, daughter of Samuel Moore and his wife Margaret Hutchinson.

Children.

5975. Florence Eliza Preston, b. June 17, 1856; m. E. P. Crowell, M. D.
5976. Georgiana Moore Preston, b. Sept. 25, 1858, d. Oct. 7, 1897; m. John Andreus, Jr.
5977. Edward Elmer Preston, b. Sept. 15, 1861, d. Jan. 16, 1903.
5978. Charles Addis Preston, b. Jan. 30, 1864; m. Elizabeth R. Merritt.

3226.  Caroline Elisabeth Preston, 1823-1888, daughter of (1280) Eliza Sackett Preston, was married, at Brooklyn, N. Y., Apr. 22, 1846, to Chauncey Colton Parker, son of Almon Parker and his wife Elisabeth Deming.

Children.

5979. Caroline E. Parker, b. May 30, 1858; m. Charles J. Lord.
5980. Henry Colton Parker, b. Dec. 12, 1862, d. Oct. 25, 1867.

3227.  Janette Preston, 1826-1872, daughter of Homer and (1280) Eliza Sackett Preston, was married, at Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 31,  1843, to Pardon Waterman Kenyon, 1810-1887, son of David Kenyon and Hannah Kenyon, both of whom were lineal descendants of the John Kenyon who was a resident and freeholder of Kingston, RI., in Sept., 1687.

Pardon W. Kenyon was born and grew to manhood on his father's farm in Richmond township, Washington County, RI., and before reaching his majority ws teaching the district school of his town.  About 1834, he went to New York City and resided there and in Brooklyn, N. Y., to the day of his death.  At the time of his marriage to Miss Preston he was a widower with one daughter - Lois Adeline Kenyon, who was born in Richmond Township, RI., Sept. 24, 1835, and in 1906 resided in the city of Brooklyn, N. Y.  Her mother, whose maiden name was Amy Edwards, and died in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 19, 1839.  On July 20, 1875, at Chicago, Ill., Mr. Kenyon was married to his third wife, Amanda Taylor Edwards, born at Pendleton, Niagara County, N. Y., Sept. 27, 1834, the daughter of Thomas Clark Edwards, who was a cousin to Amy Edwards, the first wife of Mr. Kenyon.  Mrs. Amanda Taylor Edwards Kenyon resided, in 1906, at Brooklyn, N. Y.

Children of Pardon W. Kenyon and Janette Preston:

5981. Amy C. Kenyon, b. Jan. 3, 1845; resides at Brooklyn, N. Y.
5982. Clarence Kenyon, b. June 8, 1847; m. Emma J. Kelsey.
5983. George W. Kenyon, b. July 4, 1849; m. Isabel G. Robinson.
5984. Eliza P. Kenyon, b. Aug. 7, 1851; m. Walter S. Logan.
5985. Mary S. Kenyon, b. Nov. 25, 1853, d. Oct. 28, 1855.
5986. Horace E. Kenyon, b. Jan. 9, 1857, d. Aug. 1, 1857.
5987. Jeannette Kenyon, b. Apr. 27, 1858; m. James E. Saguez.
5988. Preston Kenyon, b. Apr. 16, 1860; m. Florence Delavergne.
5989. Mabel Kenyon, b. Oct. 9, 1863; m. William B. Beach.

3228.  ELVIRA PRESTON, 1828-1866, daughter of Homer and (1280) Eliza Sackett Preston, was married, in 1846, to Charles Kelsey, 18__-1866, of Brooklyn, N. Y., son of James Kelsey, 1785-1860, of

Paughkeepsie, N. Y., and grandson of Jonas Kelsey, who was a Revolutionary Soldier and died Dec. 22, 1817.

Children.

5989a. Jane Amelia Kelsey, b. June 30, 1847, d. July 22, 1884; m. Linson DeForest Jennings.
5989b. Frances Kelsey, b. in 1850; m. John Newton Cady.
(Four children died before reaching maturity.)

3229.  Major Henry Clay Preston, 1832-1878, of Brooklyn, and Binghampton, N. Y., son of Homer and (1280) Eliza Sackett Preston, was married at Binghampton, N. Y., to Donna Maria Weed, daughter of Samuel Weed and Mary Powers Hinds.  Mr. Preston was for  many years an officer of militia of Binghampton, where he was engaged in business as a merchant and held several civil offices by election and by appointment.  He was also prominent in the Masonic fratternity, filling at one time  the esalted position of Grand Commander of State of New York.

Children.

5990. Ada Weed Preston, b. Sept. 28, 1857; m. Clinton B. Stephenson.
5991. Homer Preston, b. July 17, 1859, d.  Jan. 6, 1863.
5992. Edward Preston, b. Apr. 16, 1863, d. Apr. 14, 1883.
5993. Henry Clay Preston, b. Dec. 9, 1865; m. Stella May Jones.

3234.  Lucy Adeline Sackett, 1825-1900, daughter of (1281) Adnah Sackett and Eliza Hubbard Adams, was married to John B. Hall.

Children.

5993a. Eliza Adams Hall.
5993b. Bertha Hall; m. J. Carroll Beckwith.

3236.  Helen Preston Sackett, 1829-, daughter of (1281) Adnah Sackett and Eliza Hubbard Adams, was married to Henry Billings Barstow.  They resided for many years at Santa Barbara, Cal.

Children.

5994. Helen Sackett Barstow, b. Aug. 8, 1853.
5995. Charlotte Adams Barstow, b. Dec. 5, 1855; m. Thomas P. Izard.
5996. George B. Barstow, b. Nov. 9, 1859.