As usual I get into trouble when I depend upon my memory !!! The husband of Rachel was JACOB not Isaac. Isaac was Jacob's father. Regards, Thurmon On Tue, 18 May 2004 17:36:14 -0700 Thurmon E King <thurmonking@juno.com> writes: > 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 > > > ==== SACKETT Mailing List ==== > What is The Sackett Family Association (TSFA)? Visit > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sidersn/sackett to find > more information. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >