Sheldon, Amanda Minerva

Sheldon, Amanda Minerva

Female 1800 - 1880  (80 years)

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  • Name Sheldon, Amanda Minerva  [1, 2
    Born 28 Jul 1800  Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 28 Aug 1850  Avon, Livingston County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 16 Jul 1860  York, Livingston County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 19 Jun 1865  York, Livingston County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 7 Jan 1870  York, Livingston County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Died 17 Oct 1880  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Avon Cemetery, Avon, Livingston County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3707  Sackett
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2022 

    Family Sackett, Col. Orange,   b. 21 Apr 1796, Warren, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1877, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 5 Dec 1822  Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Source: Ontario Co., NY records; from
    Children 
     1. Sacket, Frances,   b. Nov 1829, Monroe County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1919, Avon, Livingston County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years)
     2. Sackett, Homer,   b. 17 Aug 1823, Mendon, Monroe County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1906, Avon, Livingston County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Sacket, James,   b. Abt 1825, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1877, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 52 years)
     4. Sacket, Sarah,   b. 27 Dec 1826, Riga, Monroe County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1918, Fowlerville, Livingston County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     5. Sacket, Samuel,   b. Oct 1830, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1910-25 Apr 1920  (Age ~ 89 years)
     6. Sacket, Cornelia,   b. 1835, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1906  (Age 71 years)
     7. Sackett, Capt. Orange,   b. 1837, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1925  (Age 88 years)
    +8. Sacket, Minerva,   b. 1839, Avon, Livingston County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1904  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F1495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jul 1800 - Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Dec 1822 - Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sackett, Homer - 17 Aug 1823 - Mendon, Monroe County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sacket, James - Abt 1825 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sacket, Sarah - 27 Dec 1826 - Riga, Monroe County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sacket, Frances - Nov 1829 - Monroe County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sacket, Samuel - Oct 1830 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sacket, Cornelia - 1835 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sackett, Capt. Orange - 1837 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sacket, Minerva - 1839 - Avon, Livingston County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 28 Aug 1850 - Avon, Livingston County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 16 Jul 1860 - York, Livingston County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 19 Jun 1865 - York, Livingston County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 Jan 1870 - York, Livingston County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Oct 1880 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Avon Cemetery, Avon, Livingston County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Weygant has her name as Anna Maria Sheldon, [p. 253] but the 1850 census has her name as Minerva and the 1880 census has her name as Amanda M..
      Her age is calculated from age 50 in the 1850 census and age 79 in the 1880 census. - [T. King]
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      Year: 1850; State: NY; County: Livingston; Township: York
      Roll: M432_525«tab»Page: 294
      5/5
      Sacket, Minerva 50 f -- MA
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      1880 census; York, Livingston, New York
      FHL Film: 1254859; National Archives Film:T9-0859
      Page:437C
      Amanda M. SACKETT Self F W W 79 MA Keeping House MA MA
      Samuel SACKETT Son M S W 47 NY Farmer CT MA [W #3907]
      Cornelia SACKETT Dau F S W 45 NY At Home CT MA [W #3909]
      Orange SACKETT Son M M W 42 NY Farmer CT MA [W #3908]
      Cornelia U. SACKETT DauL F M W 43 NY At Home PA PA
      William V. SACKETT GSon M S W 12 NY At School NY NY
      John L. SACKETT GSon M S W 7 NY -- NY NY
      Catherine TUBBS Other F S W 40 IRE Servant IRE IRE
      Mary HEMGAAN Other F S W 21 IRE Servant IRE IRE
      George ALDERTON Other M«tab»S W 55«tab»ENG Farm Laborer ENG ENG
      Thomas REDDY Other M S W 20 IRE Farm Laborer IRE IRE
      Thomas GREENE Other M S W 16 IRE FarmLaborerIRE IRE
      Michail MC LAUGHLAN«tab»Other M S W 27 ONT Farm Laborer ON ONT
      William LYONS Other M S W 19 NY Farm Laborer
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      Find A Grave Memorial
      Amanda Minerva (Sheldon) Sackett
      Birth: Jul. 28, 1800; Massachusetts, USA
      Death: Oct. 17, 1880; New York, USA
      Burial:
      Avon Cemetery, Avon, Livingston County, New York, USA

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      Orange Sackett (1796 - 1877)
      Children:
      James Sackett (____ - 1877)
      Homer Sackett (1823 - 1906)
      Orange Sackett (1837 - 1925)

      Created by: Deborah R.
      Record added: Jun 08, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 53421445
      Headstone picture added by: palib

  • Sources 
    1. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), Memorial# 53421445 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S47] Carter Genealogy, (COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY HOWARD WILLISTON CARTER; NORPOLK, CONNECTICUT; 1909.; Printed by C. B. Fiske & Co., Palmer, Mass., 1909), 50-51 (Reliability: 2), 23 Feb 2022.
      33. Sarah Carter5 (Lieut. Samuel4) b. Warren, Ct., Oct. 30, 1768; d. there Oct. 25, 1852, ae 84; m. Warren, Aug. 19, 1787, Homer Sackett, b. Warren, Aug. 6, 1765, d. there May 17, 1853, ae 88, son of Justus and Lydia (Newcomb) Sackett.

      Children (Sackett):

      i. Theron, b. Jan. 19, 1788; d. Aug. 3, 1843, unm.

      ii. Augustine, b. April 25, 1789; d. ___; m. March 31, 1814, Arze Starr, b. June 11, 1793; d. Nov. 20, 1871, dau. of Platt and Lucinda (Finney) Starr. 8 ch. He was an enthusiastic militiaman and eventually became Colonel 11th N.Y. Infantry Reg. Res. Canandaigua, N.Y.

      iii. Aaron, b. Jan. 5, 1791; d. Jan. 8, 1872; m. March 31, 1816, Huldah Camilla Tanner, b. Aug. 10, 1793, d. ___, dau. of Ebenezer and Lydia (Hatch) Tanner.

      iv. Arrilla, b. Nov. 30, 1792; m. Adoniram Carter (72).

      v. Polly, June 13, 1794; d. Jan. 15, 1862; m. March 24, 1819, Dea. Harry Swift, b. Sept. 25, 1793, d. March 7, 1883, son of Rufus and grandson of Gen. Heman Swift of Cornwall.

      vi. Orange, b. April 21, 1796; m. Anna Maria Shelden.

      vii. Sarah, b. Jan. 23, 1798; d. ___, m. Frederick Starr, b. May 1, 1799, d. Rochester, N.Y., Nov. 27, 1869, son of Platt and Lucinda (Finney) Starr.

      viii. Seth, b. Feb. 6, 1800; m. about 1822, Hetty Galpin. He was a clergyman.

      ix. Homer, b. Dec. 8, 1801; d. Jan. 12, 1871; m. (1) Flora Skiff; m. (2) Julia Morris (Hine); m. (3) Sarah E. Carter.

      x. Patty, b. May 8, 1804; d. ___, m. abt. 1825, Eleazer Curtis Sackett, b. March 1, 1802, son of Salmon Sackett (see 13-v).

      xi. Phebe Maria, b. June 6, 1807; m. April 24, 1834, Dea. Joseph Hatch.

      xii. Chester B., b. Oct. 11, 1812; d. March 11, 1813.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    3. [S506] 1850 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3).
      Year: 1850; Census Place: York, Livingston, New York;
      Roll: M432_525; Page: 294; Image: 290.
      August 28, 1850
      5/5
      Orange Sacket, 54, M, Farm, 30000, Con
      Minerva Sacket, 50, F, Mass
      Jas Sacket, 24, M, NY
      Sarah Sacket, 23, F, NY
      Frances Sacket, 31, F, NY
      Saml Sacket, 19, M, NY
      Cornelia Sacket, 16, F, NY
      Orange Sacket, 13, M, NY
      Marian? Minerva? Sacket, 10, F, NY
      (6 servants)

      "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYB-JNL : 9 November 2014), Orange Sacket, York, Livingston, New York, United States; citing family 5, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

    4. [S500] 1860 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3).
      Year: 1860; Census Place: York, Livingston, New York;
      Roll: M653_778; Page: 350; Image: 356.
      July 16, 1860
      519/509
      Orange Sackett, 64, M, W, Farmer, 35000, 9000, Connecticut
      Amanda Sackett, 60, F, W, Massachusetts
      James Sackett, 34, M, Farmer, New York
      Sarah Sackett, 32, F, New York
      Samuel Sackett, 27, M, Farmer, New York
      Cornelia Sackett, 25, F, New York
      Orange Sackett, 23, M, New York
      Marion Sackett, 20, F, New York
      (7 servants)

      "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7L-NMN : 30 December 2015), Orange Sackett, 1860.

    5. [S279] New York, State Census, 1865, (FamilySearch.org) (Reliability: 3), 18 Feb 2017.
      Orange Sackett Head M 69
      Amanda M Sackett Wife F 64
      James Sackett Son M 39
      Sarah Sackett Daughter F 37
      Samuel Sackett Son M 33
      Camilia Sackett Daughter F 29
      Orange Sackett Son M 26
      Larry Sullivan Servant M 50
      Bettie Albert Servant F 20

      "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-GQ8Y : accessed 18 February 2017), Orange Sackett, District 02, York, Livingston, New York, United States; citing source p. 1, line 1, household ID 1, county clerk, board of supervisors and surrogate court offices from various counties. Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York; FHL microfilm 510,543.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    6. [S501] 1870 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3).
      Year: 1870; Census Place: York, Livingston, New York;
      Roll: M593_966; Page: 492; Image: 521.
      July 1, 1870
      413/407
      Sackett, Orange, 74, M, W, Farmer, $6000 or 16000, 8884, Conn
      Sackett, Amanda, 64, F, W, Keeping House, Mass
      Sackett, James, 45, M, W, Farmer, New York
      Sackett, Samuel,38, M, W, Farm Laborer, New York
      Sackett, Cornelia, 35, F, W, At home, New York
      (8 servants)

      "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8J7-RK3 : 17 October 2014), Orange Sackett, New York, United States; citing p. 53, family 407, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,465.

    7. [S3] Charles H. Weygant; The Sacketts Of America Their Ancestors and Descendants 1630-1907; Newburgh, N. Y. 1907; Journal Pri, Weygant, Charles H., (Newburgh, N. Y., 1907), p. 253 (Reliability: 3).


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