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Susan <I>Earl</I> Sackett

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Susan Earl Sackett

Birth
New York, USA
Death
10 May 1916 (aged 72)
Gobles, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Kendall, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Susan Earl Sackett was the daughter of James Earl and his wife, Delilah Waite Earl. She was born October 16, 1843. She married Frederick Plummer Sackett on June 11, 1867, at Pine Grove, Michigan. The rest of her life was spent as a housewife and cottage industry worker. She had thirteen children including three sets of twins. In addition to the usual chores of housewife with such a large family in those times, she also had to be the family manager and to supplement the family income which she did for years by weaving eight yards of carpet a day at a shilling a yard. Mrs. Bronson, her sister, once came and cared for her when she was sick and claimed that her family consumed twenty-two large loaves of bread in a week's time besides three meals of biscuits and pancakes for breakfast. Susan was a woman of excellent character and a pillar of strength, according to many sources. She died May 10, 1916, at Gobles, Michigan and was buried at Earl Cemetery. During her later years her son, Frank, stayed home with her and supported her and saw to ti that in her old age she was comfortable and happy.
This bio text was put together by Andrew Sackett, her youngest grandson.
Susan Earl Sackett was the daughter of James Earl and his wife, Delilah Waite Earl. She was born October 16, 1843. She married Frederick Plummer Sackett on June 11, 1867, at Pine Grove, Michigan. The rest of her life was spent as a housewife and cottage industry worker. She had thirteen children including three sets of twins. In addition to the usual chores of housewife with such a large family in those times, she also had to be the family manager and to supplement the family income which she did for years by weaving eight yards of carpet a day at a shilling a yard. Mrs. Bronson, her sister, once came and cared for her when she was sick and claimed that her family consumed twenty-two large loaves of bread in a week's time besides three meals of biscuits and pancakes for breakfast. Susan was a woman of excellent character and a pillar of strength, according to many sources. She died May 10, 1916, at Gobles, Michigan and was buried at Earl Cemetery. During her later years her son, Frank, stayed home with her and supported her and saw to ti that in her old age she was comfortable and happy.
This bio text was put together by Andrew Sackett, her youngest grandson.

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