1322. Roxana Dewey-1398 (Penelope Sacket , Erastus Sacket , Joseph Sacket , William Sacket , John , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born on 13 Oct 1783 in Richmond, Mass.. She died in Pittsfield, Mass..

Information on this family from the Dewey Genealogy by Louis M. Dewey

They had the following children:

	2494	M	i	Daniel Foote was born on 3 Aug 1802.
	2495	M	ii	John Foote was born on 11 Jun 1804. He died in in infancy.
	2496	M	iii	Asaph Foote was born on 29 Jun 1805. He died about 1890.
	2497	M	iv	James Foote was born on 1 May 1807.
	2498	F	v	Roxanna Foote was born on 29 May 1810.
	2499	F	vi	Prudence B. Foote was born on 23 Apr 1812. She died in Cicero, N. Y..
	2500	F	vii	Lucy Foote was born on 14 Apr 1814.
	2501	M	viii	Samuel Foote was born on 6 Nov 1816. He died in in infancy.
	2502	F	ix	Polly Foote was born on 5 Nov 1817.
	2503	F	x	Huldah Foote was born on 30 Aug 1818.
	2504	M	xi	Joseph Foote was born on 24 Apr 1820.
	2505	F	xii	Mahala Foote was born on 24 May 1822.
	2506	F	xiii	Martha Foote was born on 24 Sep 1825. living 1897, at Pittsfield, Mass.

From the Dewey Genealogy:

6672. ZELOTES DEWEY, son of Asaph, b. (???), 1785, at Richmond, Mass.; d. Dec. 30, 1843, at Deerfield, N. Y., where he was one of the first settlers, made a clearing and built a log house; was a man of indomitable courage and perseverance; was obliged to travel ninety-six miles to Albany to market his produce, the trip occupying three days. Wolves were plenty and furious in the woods surrounding his home, sometimes attacking and killing his cattle and sheep. On one occasion, as he was returning from the then small village of Utica, traveling by way of marked trees, which was the only road,
Page 669
a pack of wolves followed him, being attracted by the smell of fish, of which he had purchased a quantity that day. To save his own life and that of his horses became his one thought. As the wolves came nearer he threw out some of the fish and then drove on as fast as possible, thus placing a greater distance between them. After devouring the fish the wolves followed on again, when he would throw out more, and so reached home in safety, but without the barrel of fish with which he started. His log house having burned, with considerable loss, he erected a fine two-story frame dwelling, which stood in 1898 on the old site in good preservation. Mr. Dewey was a prominent figure at general training in the old militia days, being captain; rode a jet black horse, by the name of Pompey, which pranced in pride when led forth clicked with the trappings of war, and understood what was required of him with a perception little short of human. His sword, flint-lock pistols, spurs, and other accoutrements have long been in the possession of his grandson, George W. Dewey, of Deerfield, N. Y. The last time he attended general training, on reaching home after riding for hours in the rain, he was unable to dismount from his horse without assistance, and from then until death was confined with rheumatism, for seventeen years, the last seven being unable to feed himself; m. (???), 1813, MEHITABLE ROBERTS, of Pittsfield, or Dalton, Mass., b. Nov. 28, 1855, at Deerfield, N. Y.
[It appears that the date given at the end of the account above (b. Nov. 28, 1855) is for the death of Mehitable Roberts rather than her birth. - T. King]

of Pittsfield, or Dalton, Mass.

	2507	M	i	Henry Albert Dewey was born on 12 Aug 1814. 6981. Henry Albert, b. Aug. 12, 1814
	2508	F	ii	Maria Dewey was born on 25 Nov 1816. 6982. Maria, b. Nov. 25, 1816
	2509	M	iii	Leander Dewey was born on 5 Nov 1818. 6983. Leander, b. Nov. 5, 1818
	2510	M	iv	Edward Dewey was born on 11 Nov 1826. 6986. Edward, b. Nov. 11, 1826
	2511	M	v	Truman Dewey was born on 22 Nov 1822. 6984. Truman, b. Nov. 22, 1822
	2512	F	vi	Mary Dewey was born in 1824. 6985. Mary ("Polly"), b. (???), 1824; m. and lived at Chicago.
	2513	M	vii	Charles Milton Dewey was born in Jun 1833. 6987. Charles Milton, b. June --, 1833

6673. ASAPH DEWEY, 2d, son of Asaph, b. March 7, 1787, at Richmond, Mass.; d. Feb. 11, 1845, ag. 57, at Lenox, Mass.; was a farmer at Richmond and Lenox, Mass.; m. Sept. 28, 1808, SIDNEY HOWLAND, dau. of Joseph, b. Aug. 30, 1788; d. April 18, 1873, ag. 84. [Dewey Genealogy, pg. 669]

Weygant has:

1400. Asaph Dewey, 1787-1845, son of Aseph and (632) Penelope Sackett Dewey, was married at Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 28, 1808, to Miss Sidney Howland, daughter of Joseph Howland, 1788-1873, and his wife Lois Hamlin, 1788-1873.

The Dewey Genealogy has:

6673. ASAPH DEWEY, 2d, son of Asaph, b. March 7, 1787, at Richmond, Mass.; d. Feb. 11, 1845, ag. 57, at Lenox, Mass.; was a farmer at Richmond and Lenox, Mass.; m. Sept. 28, 1808, SIDNEY HOWLAND, dau. of Joseph, b. Aug. 30, 1788; d. April 18, 1873, ag. 84.
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The birth and death years given by Weygant for the parents of Miss Sidney Howland are the same as those given for Sidney Howland in the Dewey Genealogy. And as one looks at what Weygant gives for her parents it is obvious that her dates were transferred to her parents. - T. King

	2514	F	i	Mary M. Dewey-3515 was born on 17 Sep 1809. She died 1 on 5 Oct 1888 in Lenox, Mass.. [Picture: Front, Back] 6991. Mary Maria, b. Sept. 17, 1809; m. March 2, 1843, Chauncey Dewey (8408 on Jedediah branch), and d. childless, Oct. 5, 1888, ag. 79, at Lenox, Mass.
				Mary married 1Chauncey Dewey-3515sp on 2 Mar 1843. Chauncey Dewey (8408 on Jedediah branch) [Dewey Genealogy]
	2515	F	ii	Penelope Sackett Dewey-3516 was born on 29 Oct 1811.
	2516	F	iii	Lois Emily Dewey-3517 was born on 23 Sep 1813. She died on 30 Dec 1837. 6993. Lois Emily, b. Sept. 23, 1813; d. Dec. 30, 1837, ag. 24.
	2517	M	iv	George Howland Dewey-3518 was born on 18 Oct 1816. 6994. George Howland, b. Oct. 18, 1816 [Picture of his mother-in-law, Eunice Butler; Front, Back]
	2518	M	v	Charles Asaph Dewey-3519 was born on 14 Oct 1818 in New Lenox, Mass.. 6995. Charles Asaph, b. Oct. 14, 1818, at New Lenox, Mass.
+	2519	F	vi	Elizabeth Hall Dewey-3520
	2520	M	vii	John Wesley Dewey-3521 was born on 13 Feb 1823. He died on 15 Mar 1825. John Wesley, b. Feb. 13, 1823; d. March 15, 1825.
	2521	F	viii	Harriet Sidney Dewey-3522 was born on 4 Oct 1826. She died on 4 Feb 1855. 6998. Harriet Sidney, b. Oct. 4, 1826; d. Feb. 4, 1855, ag. 29.
	2522	F	ix	Sarah Adaline Dewey-3523 was born on 16 Aug 1828. She died on 21 Dec 1844. 6999. Sarah Adaline, b. Aug. 16, 1828; d. Dec. 21, 1844, ag. 16.
	2523	M	x	Franklyn H. Dewey-3524 was born on 27 Jul 1833. He died on 14 Oct 1855.
	2524	F	xi	Frances H. Dewey-3525 was born on 27 Jul 1833. She died on 1 May 1865.
				Frances married Samuel T. Bradley-3525sp. [Picture; Front, Back]

of Aurelius, N. Y.

They had the following children:

+	2525	F	i	Jane Agnes Sackett-3600
	2526	F	ii	Nancy T. Sackett-3602 was born on 7 Aug 1820. She died on 28 Jan 1905.
				Nancy married James Pickney-3602sp after 1860.
	2527	F	iii	Ann E. Sackett-3603 was born on 16 Sep 1822. She died on 10 May 1860.
				Ann married James Pickney-3602sp before 1860.
	2528	F	iv	Margaret S. Sackett-3604 was born on 11 Sep 1824.
				Margaret married Julius Chamberlain-3604sp.

of Seneca Falls, N. Y.

Judge Sackett studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced his profession in Central New York. He was a far-sighted and successful business man. It is stated in French's Gazetteer of New York, that he was among the founders of Seneca Falls, that about 1829-30, he erected a cotton factory there, and at same time was associated with Chauncey Marshall and O. Bascum in the erection of a paper mill. He also dealt largely in farm lands, buying in large tracts, which he divided into farms and sold to new comers. In a letter, written in 1833, to a relative, he refers to the sale of several farms which he had put under partial cultivation, and adds: "I have retained 200 acres and have been employed the last season building a dwelling house, in which I hope to spend the remainder of my days. It is situated about half way between my old home and the village. It is built entirely of cut stone, is 40 by 45 feet on the ground floor and two stories high, with walls grouted with water lime. It has cost me, with the out buildings, a little more than six thousand dollars." Judge Sackett took a lively interest in the history of his family, and in the Fall of 1830 traveled for a month in New England examining the ancient church, town, and county records for data relating to his ancestors - tracing them from Warren, Litchfield County, Conn., back from generation to generation, and from town to town to the arrival of Simon and John Sackett, at Boston, in 1631. The writer has before him the original manuscript of one of Judge Sackett's early records of this journey and his conclusions as to his ancestral line, based on the information he then secured. Along with this original manuscript family record is the copy of another written by him a quarter of a century later. The following references to the members of his immediate family are from the manuscript record first mentioned, which was written at Seneca Falls in 1833:

"My father and mother are both living in this village, and are as healthy and smart as when you last saw them. He is 80 and she is 66 years of age. The four children which father had by his first wife are all dead.

"Russell, my eldest brother, died in 1824, leaving a widow and six children. They are in easy circumstances and reside on a small farm at Aurelius, which he left them.

"Eunice, my sister, who married, in 1809, a Mr. Higgins, is now a widow and the mother of nine children. She is 45 years old and is residing in this village with her oldest son, who is a hardware merchant and is doing well.

"I come next in point of age, am 43 years old and have had two wives. My first wife, Nancy T. Vance, died in 1820, leaving me one daughter and two sons. The daughter is married to a Mr. Van Rensselaer, of this place. My oldest son died in 1831, the other is living with me and is now at school. My second wife is an English woman, by whom I have one son five years of age.

"Jonathan, my brother, is a small merchant in this place, but well off in his circumstances. He is only 41, and consequently too young to have a wife.

"Matilda, my second sister, lives with her parents, has a small but pretty property of her own, is a candidate for matrimony but is yet too young; aged 37 years.

"Ann married a Mr. Gilmore and lives in Aurelius, has an excellent husband in good circumstances, and is the mother of four children. They are all in good health and every way a happy family. She is 35 years old.

"Caroline married a Mr. Halsey, a mechanic, of this village, who is in tolerable circumstances and good looking. She has 4 children and is 33 years of age.

"Amanda lives with her parents and is 30 years of age.

"Fanny lives with her parents, is 27 years old, is mother's beauty, and it is believed by all her friends that when she arrives at an age suitable to see company there will be no more peace among the aspiring beaux of the neighborhood.

"William, my youngest brother, is studying law and promises fair to be a man of business. He takes his admission next July. He is 22 years of age."

A Seneca Falls Historical Society publication, issued in 1905 contains a paper by Miss Janet Cowing, showing the important part taken by Judge Sackett in the founding of Seneca Falls, and containing many additional and interesting facts relative to his social business and political career.

They had the following children:

+	2529	F	i	Mary E. Sackett-3606
	2530	M	ii	William V. Sackett-3607 was born on 30 Oct 1814. He died on 5 Oct 1831.
	2531	M	iii	David V. Sackett-3608 was born on 2 Sep 1816. He died on 29 Nov 1862.
	2532	F	iv	Mynderse Sackett-3609 was born on 2 Oct 1818. She died on 26 Apr 1820.

Mrs Harriet Haigh Sackett died at Seneca Falls, N. Y., Mar. 18, 1851, but we are not informed as to the date of her birth or the circumstances attending her coming to America.

	2533	F	v	Ann Haigh Sackett-3610 was born on 28 Feb 1827. She died on 8 Sep 1827.
+	2534	M	vi	John H. Sackett-3611
	2535	M	vii	William Arthur Sackett-3612 was born on 16 Oct 1830. He died on 11 Feb 1837.
	2536	M	viii	Garry Van Sackett Jr.-3613 was born on 27 Jan 1838. He died on 19 Feb 1838.

of Aurelius, Seneca Falls and Saratoga Springs, all in the State of New York.

He read law with Judge Luther F. Stephens, of Seneca Falls, and with Sanford & Kellogg, of Skaneateles, N. Y. In 1831 he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of his profession at Seneca Falls, where he remained until 1848, when he was elected to Congress to represent the Seneca and Wayne district. During his congressional career, which was of four years' duration, he advocated the admission of California as a state, persistently opposed the extension of African slavery into the territories, and took an active part in deliberations of the then important committee on revolutionary pensions, of which he was a member. In 1857 he removed from Seneca Falls to Saratoga Springs, which became henceforth his permanent place of residence. Among the more important law contests in which he was retained was that between the Berden Company of Troy, and Corning & Co., of Albany, known as the "spike" case. The amount involved was upwards of a million dollars, which the former sought to recover from the latter for alleged infringement of certain patents. It was in the courts for several years and resulted in the recovery of but a nominal amount for the plaintiff, which was regarded as a decided victory for the defendants, won by Mr. Sackett. For a number of years he served as U. S. Registrar in Bankruptcy, a judicial office, which by courtesy carried with it the title of Judge.

From 1876 to 1878 he traveled in Europe, Egypt and the Holy Land, and wrote a series of letters descriptive of his travels, many of which were published and widely read. Mr. Sackett was, when a young man, an old line Whig, but later in life became a pronounced Republican. By religious faith he was an Episcopalian, and during his residence at Satatoga was a member and for a considerable portion of the time a vestryman, of the Bethesda Episcopal Church there. He died quite suddenly of apoplexy.

They had the following children:

+	2537	F	i	Zayde Eliza Thorne Sackett-3630
	2538	M	ii	William Sackett Gen.-3631 was born in Apr 1838. He died on 13 Jun 1864 in near Travilians Station, VA.. [Military Picture][Portrait from Military Picture] [Note: A photo of the portrait was contributed by Bill Compton.  The portrait is in the possession of Mrs. William Compton, a descendant of Zayde Eliza Thorne (Sackett) Lighthall. (above)] Colonel and Brevet Brig. General William Sackett, 1838-1864, of Seneca Falls and Albany, N., Y. When the great civil war broke out he was practicing law at Albany, N. Y., having a short time previous been admitted to the bar. In December, 1861, he was commissioned Major of the 9th Regiment of New York Cavalry, and taking the field served with credit in several engagements in which that command participated. On June 27, 1862, his immediate superior, Lieutenant- Colonel Hyde, resigned and three days later Major Sackett was commissioned to fill the vacancy. On the 30th of the following May he was advanced to the Colonelcy of his regiment, with rank from March 15, 1863. It is stated in "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War" that the cavalry pickets commanded by Colonel Sackett fired the first shot at the battle of Gettysburg. He subsequently led his command, in a gallant manner, in numerous engagements, including the battle of Trevilians Station, fought June 10, 1864. There he received a mortal wound and died inside of the enemy's lines some three days later. The report that he had been severely wounded and was in the hands of the enemy soon reached his wife, who immediately determined to make an effort to reach and care for him, not knowing that he was already dead when the report reached her. The following correspondence, copied from Official Records published by the War Department, tells in most emphatic terms of her devotion. City Point, Va., July 7, 1864. General R. E. Lee, Commanding Confederate Army, Mrs. Sackett, the wife of Colonel William Sackett, who was wounded on the 11th of June, near Trevilians Station, Va., is here in deep distress and feeling great anxiety to learn the fate of her husband. Colonel Sackett was left at a house some two miles and a half from the station, in charge of Surgeon Ray, U. S. Volunteers. If you can let me know the fate and present whereabouts of Colonel Sackett you will alleviate the anxiety of his wife and family. I will add that it always has and always will afford me pleasure to relieve the minds of persons in the south, having friends in the north, either by forwarding open letters to them or by ascertaining where they are, their condition, etc. Mrs. Sackett is very desirous that I should ask you for permission to visit her husband if he is still alive. She would not expect to go through Richmond, but would start from Alexandria, by private conveyance, if authorized to do so. U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-General. Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia, July 10, 1864. Lieut-General U. S. Grant, Commanding U. S. Armies, General:--Your letters with reference to Mrs. Wadsworth and Mrs. Sackett are received. I have directed inquiries to be made for the effects of the late General Wadsworth, and if they can be found will take great pleasure in restoring them to his widow. I have also taken measures to ascertain the condition and whereabouts of Colonel Sackett, and the information you ask shall be conveyed to you as soon as it can be ascertained. I regret, however, that it is not in my power to permit Mrs. Sackett to visit her husband at this time. The reasons that induce me to withhold my consent are applicable to the route she proposes to take, as indicated by you. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, R. E. LEE, General. A short time previous to his death, Colonel Sackett was awarded by Congress the honorary rank of Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers.
				William married Anna Sisselberger-3631sp.

They had the following children:

+	2539	F	iii	Zilla Sackett-3632
	2540	M	iv	Frederick A. Sackett-3633 was born on 19 May 1850. He died in Unmarried.
	2541	M	v	Edward S. Sackett-3637 was born on 11 Nov 1852.
	2542	F	vi	Harriet M. Sackett-3638 was born on 12 Sep 1854.
				Harriet married Charles H. Duell-3638sp.

1345. Joseph Thayer (Abigail Sacket , Jonathan Sacket , Jonathan Sacket , William Sacket , John , Simon , Thomas , Thomas ) was born in 1778 in New Milford, Litchfield Co., CT.. He died in 1807 in Chautauqua Co., NY..

Information for Joseph Thayer and his descendants is from WorldConnect file by:
Douglas Thayer

They had the following children:

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2543

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Joseph Thayer

Julius married Rachel Briscoe on 16 Jan 1816.

They had the following children:

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2544

F

i

Caroline A. Abel-3656

Thalla married Alfred Ames son of Barnabas Ames and Electa Noble on 8 Mar 1821 in Granville, NY.. Alfred was born on 31 May 1798 in Shoreham, VT.. He died on 20 Jul 1870 in Wadhams, Essex Co., NY..

In 1830 he removed from Shoreham, VT. to Leicester, VT.; in Jan., 1840, to Elisabethtown, Essex Co., NY.; in 1856, to Lewis, Essex Co., NY.; and later, to Wadhams, NY. He was a farmer, a pioneer in the anti-masonic, temperance, and anti-slavery reforms, and a man of great honesty. - [boltwood, p. 685]

	2545	M	i	Calneh Rich Ames was born on 25 Mar 1822 in Shoreham, VT.. He is a farmer, and removed in Dec., 1869, from Elizabethtown, NJ.[?], to Cresco, Howard Co., IA, and there resides, 1876. - [Boltwood, p. 685]
				Calneh married Asa Holcomb Post on 22 Sep 1840. Boltwood, p. 685
	2546	M	ii	Alfred Barnabas Ames was born on 1 Dec 1823 in Shoreham, VT.. He died on 17 Jan 1868 in Wagner, Clayton Co., IA. He was a carpenter and farmer in Wadham's Mills, NY., and Wagner, Clayton Co., Iowa, dying in the latter place Jan. 17, 1868l, ag 44. - [Boltwood, p. 685]
				Alfred married Mary L. Nichols on 1 Jan 1850. Boltwood, p. 685

Information for Wiseman Claggett Nichols and his descendants is from the website of the Graves Family Association. In their genealogy #168. "THOMAS GRAVES; 1645 Settler of Hartford, Connecticut and Hatfield, Massachusetts and His Descendants"

Two dates are given for her death: 10 Sept. 1890 (or 27 April 1883)

	2547	M	i	Clifton Melvin Nichols was born on 14 Jun 1830 in Westfield, NY.. He died in Feb 1903 in Springfield, OH..
				Clifton married Frances Henrietta Keith.
	2548	M	ii	Joseph Cass Nichols was born on 29 Jan 1833. He died on 5 Oct 1834.
	2549	F	iii	Marietta Fivilla Nichols was born on 15 Dec 1835 in Waterville, NY.. She died on 3 Jan 1870.
				Marietta married A. H. Shunk.
	2550	M	iv	Franklin Cass Nichols was born on 19 Feb 1838 in Mayville, NY.. He died on 2 Sep 1911 in Detroit, MI..
				Franklin married Harriett Bedell.
	2551	F	v	Amelia Frances Nichols was born on 25 Jul 1842 in Portland, NY.. She died on 11 Jan 1884 in Cardington, Morrow Co., OH..
				Amelia married Joseph Hickson.
+	2552	M	vi	Joseph Wiseman Nichols

of Monkton, Vt., and Palmervilla, Ind.

Letus married (2) Leah Orr-1463sp2 on 13 Oct 1821.

They had the following children:

+	2553	M	i	Archibald Wilson Sacket-3660
	2554	F	ii	Deborah L. Sacket-3661 was born on 4 Jan 1824.
				Deborah married Joseph Dodson-3661sp.

They had the following children:

	2555	M	iii	Filertus Sacket-3662 was born on 19 Apr 1828. He died on 11 Nov 1895.
				Filertus married Sarah A. Davis-3662sp.
	2556	M	iv	Seth W. Sacket-3663 was born on 23 Apr 1830. He died on 13 Jul 1859.
				Seth married Margaret Jones-3663sp.
+	2557	F	v	Mary Sacket-3664
	2558	F	vi	Hannah L. Sacket-3665 was born on 14 Dec 1833.
				Hannah married Francis M. Wimberley-3665sp.

Letus married (5) Mrs. Ruth M. Parish-Harman-Neal-1463sp5 in Jan 1844.

They had the following children:

	2559	F	vii	Elizabeth Sacket-3666 was born in 1846.
				Elizabeth married Isaiah Ray-3666sp.
	2560	F	viii	Ruth Ann Sacket-3667 was born on 24 Apr 1848.
				Ruth married George Peck-3667sp.
	2561	F	ix	Clara A. Sacket-3668 was born on 17 Feb 1851.
				Clara married M. Shafer-3668sp.
	2562	F	x	Amerilas Sacket-3669 was born in 1853.

Harriet married Hanford Hall-1465sp on 30 Jun 1823.

They had the following children:

	2563	M	i	Zenos A. Hall-3870 was born on 12 Oct 1823. He died on 24 Apr 1824.
	2564	F	ii	Martha L. Hall-3871 was born on 6 Mar 1825.
				Martha married Isaac Runyan-3871sp.
	2565	F	iii	Mary L. Hall-3872 was born on 26 Jun 1827. She died on 18 Apr 1845.
+	2566	F	iv	Eliza Melissa Hall-3873
	2567	F	v	Francis Edward Hall-3874 was born on 16 Feb 1832. She died on 13 Mar 1845.
	2568	M	vi	Oren G. Hall-3874 was born on 20 Dec 1833. He died on 8 Oct 1834.
	2569	M	vii	John F. Hall-3876 was born on 17 Dec 1836. He died on 30 Aug 1885.
	2570	F	viii	Hester Ann Hall-3877 was born on 1 Oct 1838.
				Hester married Janes Kenedy-3877sp.
	2571	M	ix	Aaron James Hall-3878 was born on 9 Oct 1840.
				Aaron married Rebecca Smedley-3878sp.
	2572	F	x	Rachel D. Hall-3879 was born on 31 Oct 1843.
	2573	F	xi	Julia Ann Hall-3880 was born on 10 Oct 1845.
				Julia married Robert Herley-3880sp.

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