Elizabeth (Shepard) Sackett
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Elizabeth (Shepard) Sackett (1712 - abt. 1785)

Elizabeth Sackett formerly Shepard
Born in Westfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Americamap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , and
Wife of — married 18 Dec 1735 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusettsmap
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Died about at about age 73 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusettsmap
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Biography

Elizabeth Shepard Sackett was born on 14 February, 1712. Her father was John Shepard of Westfield, Massachusetts. Her mother's name was Elizabeth Woodruff Shepard.[1]

Elizabeth's second great grandfather was a sea captain in Boston and had emigrated to America from England. His application to be registered as a freeman is dated May 10, 1643; in Massachusetts.[2] In time, the family had migrated west to the settlement of Westfield, Massachusetts.

The town of Westfield, Massachusetts, at the time of Elizabeth's birth, was Massachusetts Colony's westernmost settlement. The Westfield River flowed through the center of Ann's hometown.[3] Elizabeth and her family were British subjects under King William III. During her lifetime, Elizabeth surely witnessed many conflicts with the Indians.[4]

On December 18, 1735, Elizabeth married Isaac Sackett (b.14 Feb 1703).[5] Isaac's Sackett family were early settlers of Westfield, Massachusetts.[6]

Issac Sackett was the son of John Sackett and Mahitable Danks Harris Sackett. Isaac[7] and Elizabeth had six children:[8]

  1. Lydia Saket, b. Dec 18, 1736; married King Sacket.
  2. Ezekiel Sacket, b. Sep 12, 1738; married Anne Granger.
  3. Mahitable Sacket, b. May 7, 1741.
  4. David Sacket, b. Aug. 19, 1743; marrried Lucretia Shepard on April 23, 1773, in Westfield, Massachusetts.[9]
  5. Adnah Sacket, b. Dec 5, 1745, d. Apr. 8, 1813; married Jerusha Pomeroy.[10]
  6. Zavan Sacket Sr., b. Apr. 28, 1751; married Abigail Bills on February 10, 1779 in Southampton, Massachusetts.[11]

Elizabeth Shepard Sacket (Sackett) passed away on April 23, 1785 in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.

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Research Notes

  • Elizabeth Shepard in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI).[12]
  • Susannah Shepard, sen'r, died 1698. Her daughter, Susannah married John Pratt. John Shepard, son of John, Jr., was born in November of 1681. John had a brother named Samuel, b. 1682. John's sister, Hannah, was born in 1684, his brother, Joseph b. in 1688; Timothy, died in 1716 and Rebecca died in 1706; et al.[13]

Sources

  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook); accessed 8 Feb 2021. Ancestry Record 2495 #8169115 * Ancestry Sharing Link
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Paige, Lucius R. List of Freemen of Massachusetts. Boston, MA, USA: New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1849; accessed 8 Feb 2021. Ancestry Record 4296 #1640
  3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Westfield, Massachusetts," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westfield,_Massachusetts&oldid=1001900187 (accessed 8 Feb 2021).
  4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Dummer's War," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dummer%27s_War&oldid=999794637; accessed 8 Feb 2021.
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook); accessed 8 Feb 2021. Ancestry Record 2495 #18166335 * Ancestry Sharing Link
  6. ↑ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000; Sacketts, The Sacketts of America; their ancestors and descendants, 1630-1907; Ancestry Record 61157 #614488 * Ancestry Sharing Link
  7. ↑ Book Title: The Sacketts of America : their ancestors and descendants, 1630-1907; Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016 (accessed 8 Feb 2021). Ancestry Record 61157 #614580 * Ancestry Sharing Link
  8. ↑ Ancestry Record 61157 #614580 * Ancestry Sharing Link
  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook); accessed 8 Feb 2021. Ancestry Record 2495 #8176459 * Ancestry Sharing Link
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; accessed 8 Feb 2021. Ancestry Record 2204 #106360
  11. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011; Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook) accessed 8 Feb 2021. Ancestry Record 2495 #3488097 * Ancestry Sharing Link
  12. ↑ Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999; Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. Ancestry Record 3599 #1518692
  13. ↑ A catalogue of the names of the first Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut Catalogue of the names of the first Puritan settlers of Connecticut; Ancestry.com. Ancestry Sharing Link

See also:

  • North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
  • The Sackett Family Organization
  • Isaac Sacket-39 (John Sackett, John, Simon, Thomas, Thomas); Descendants of Thomas Sackett; Sixth Generation, number 63. Free pages/rootsweb at https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~teking/books/simon/pafg07.htm.
  • History and genealogy of the family of Thomas Noble, of Westfield, Massachusetts; with genealogical notes of other families by the name of Noble by Boltwood, Lucius Manius, 1825-1905. dn; Published 1878 by Hartford, Conn.: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. Archives Organization; https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00bolt/page/n3/mode/2up




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