Chris and all: The name Benoni comes from the Bible in Genesis 35:18 Isaac's wife, Rachel died giving birth to a son and before she died she named him Benoni which means "son of sorrow." However, Isaac called him Benjamin. So the name would fit for Benoni Sacket. Elizabeth gave birth to him months after her husband had died. Regards, Thurmon On Tue, 18 May 2004 18:07:52 +0100 "Chris Sackett" <chris@sackett.org.uk> writes: > On This Day in 1710 was born - > > Benoni Sacket 1710-1785, son of Samuel Sacket and Elizabeth > (Bissell) > Sacket. > > My records show - > > Benoni Sacket > ID.Gen.Tree=4506.60.4L.7 > Born: 18 May 1710, Westfield, Massachusetts. > Marriage intention filed: Benoni Sacket and Mindwell Smith, 11 > March > 1731/32, Westfield, Massachusetts. > Married: Mindwell Smith, March 1731/32. > Died: 6 April 1785, Westfield, Massachusetts. > Sacketts of America: biography. > Comments: > Benoni's father Samuel died in November 1709, several months before > Benoni's > birth. His mother Elizabeth was remarried in 1712, to John Root. > Benoni's name appears in a list dated 1746-47 of private soldiers in > Capt. > Thomas Cheney's Company of the Regiment of Foot raised in > Massachusetts for > the expedition against Canada. > > Research pages: Sackett Family Association descendants of Benoni > Sacket. > Patty Sackett Chrisman. > > Children of Benoni Sacket and Mindwell (Smith) Sacket: > Mindwell, Elisabeth, Diana, Lucretia, Ruth > > ------------------ > The 1746-47 list of soldiers was found in the NEHG Register which I > am > currently working on. Patty figured it had to refer to this Benoni > on the > fairly safe basis that he is the only Benoni we know of! Any ideas > where the name might have come from? > > Regards, > Chris