Salmon Dunham Sackett

Salmon was the tenth child and sixth son of Deacon Salmon and Mrs. M. Mercy (Curtiss) Sackett. He was born in Warren Conn, March 27th, 1804. On the first Monday of July 1811, Sackett arrived in Tallmadge with his family. Salmon was 7 years of age at the time. He was thus early initiated into pioneer life. Like other children of the pioneers, the luxuries of life he enjoyed were far from being plenty. But they were able with their healthy and robust constitutions to withstand the hardships and privations, that are always incident to the life of a pioneer.

Salmon as he advanced in life, was taught to use the axe and hoe, as his strength would admit. He attended the district school, and he attended the Tallmadge Academy, two or three terms under the tuition of Elizur Wright Esp. He being the youngest son living, it was the wish of his father that he should remain on the homestead, and he did one or two years after he was of age.

He finally sold his interest in his father's farm to his brother Elizer C. Sackett. He went to Ruggles then Huron Co, and purchased a farm. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann, a daughter of John and Salmon G. Wright Sept. 27th, 1828, and immediately moved to Ruggles, where he lived and cultivated a farm many years.

With a large family and thinking to better his future prospects, he moved his family to Fulton Co, Ill, where he buried his wife and several children. Mrs. Sackett died Feb. 16th, 1872, aged 66 years.

He enlisted into the service of his county in the late war, and faithfully performed every duty. He went to Kansas in 1878, to improve the land which the (sic) government had awarded him, hoping to again make him a home. He died in the triumphs of faith in his Redeemer, having been a professing Christian for nearly 50 years. During his sickness of two months, when asked if he was afraid to die, his answer was always, "No, I'm not afraid, only waiting", often repeating "One day nearer home", and "fly swiftly round ye wheels of time etc." He died at his residence near Garfield, Sat morn, Sept 19th, 1880, aged 77.

Taken from the History of Tallmadge and The Western Reserve by Charles Bronson, Vol. 9 pg. 99

The rest of the story:
Salmon's grandfather, Justus Sackett, was born in 1730 in Connecticut and died in 1815. He was a captain in the early wars, participated in several short campaigns during the Revolution, serving as sergeant, justice of the peace, 1771-77 and 1779- 782, representative to e Connecticut Legislature. He was born in East Greenwich; died in Kent, Conn.1

1North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Salmon D. Sackett