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Hon William Augustus Sackett, US Congressman

25 February 2023 Chris Sackett Leave a comment

William Augustus Sackett (1811–1895), lawyer, of Seneca Falls and Saratoga Springs, New York, was admitted to the bar in 1834,…

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General Delos Bennet Sacket

5 August 2022 Chris Sackett Leave a comment

Delos Bennet Sacket (1822–1885) was a career soldier promoted to Brevet Major General for gallantry during the American Civil War,…

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Augustus Sacket, founder of Sackets Harbor

4 August 2022 Chris Sackett Leave a comment

Augustus Sacket, a New York lawyer and businessman, achieved fame when he acquired substantial tracts of unimproved land on the…

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Posted in: Brief Lives, History & Places

Samuel Arthur Sackett, father of 24 children

31 July 2022 Chris Sackett Leave a comment

Samuel Arthur Sackett, a Mormon, of Brigham City and Salt Lake City, Utah, fathered 24 children by polygamous marriages to…

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War Museum pays tribute to Vietnam War hero David Lee Sackett

13 November 2021 Chris Sackett Leave a comment

The “Those Who Served” War Museum, Mercer County, West Virginia, has honored the memory of Lt David Lee Sackett who…

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Stanley E Sackett, pilot, Second World War hero

31 July 2021 Chris Sackett Leave a comment

First Lt Stanley Emerson Sackett (1923–1944) was a US Air Force fighter pilot. He was killed in action during the…

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Prof Robert Sackett, pioneering engineer

10 May 2021 Chris Sackett Leave a comment

Professor Robert Sackett combined a career in academia with the most practical of engineering assignments, notably as a pioneer in…

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Herbert Sackett is most married Sackett, and most tragic

17 November 2020 Chris Sackett Leave a comment

The record for the most marriages is held by Herbert Irving Sackett (1871–1939) of Buffalo, New York, who was married…

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“A real soldier just died, men.”

30 April 2020 Chris Sackett Leave a comment

LaVern Fred Sackett was killed in action on 8 December 1944 while serving as a sergeant in the American Expeditionary…

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Was Elizabeth Sacket kidnapped by the Indians?

5 April 2020 Chris Sackett Leave a comment

A rather startling assertion is made in the book Western Massachusetts history: the Westfield area. The author, Stephen Pitoniak, writing…

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