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    1. Benoni Sacket (w60) & Benjamin Sacket (w37) - ? soldiers
    2. Chris Sackett
    3. All, but especially Patty Chrisman, Jeanette Boden, & Eugene Venne, I am working on Sackett entries in the NEHG Register and have come across references to Benoni & Benjamin Sacket listed as soldiers in 1746-47. In the 1896 Register, vol. 50, pp 71-72 "Notes and Queries" is a letter to the Register from a correspondent, John Nicholas Brown, quoting from a 1746-47 list of soldiers - "In volume II of the manuscripts of the Rhode Island Historical Society are several papers relating to Captain Thomas Cheney's company, raised in Massachusetts for the expedition against Canada. The paper, numbered 364, is entitled: "A State of the Pay of the Non-Commissioned Officers & Private Men of Capt Thomas Cheney's Company in the Regiment of Foot of wch the Honble Brigr Genl Dwight is Colonel, rais'd in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay for His Majesty's Service for an Expedition against Canada in 1746, & dismissed from said service 31 Octor 1747," which precedes a list of the names of the soldiers, the number of days' service and each man's full pay. The names are as follows:- [amongst 100 names are those of Benoni Sacket and Benjn Sacket]." These are presumably 4506.60.4L.7 Benoni Sacket 1710-1785, son of Samuel & Elisabeth (Bissell) Sacket (the only Benoni Sacket on record) and probably 4425.37.4L.7 Benjamin Sacket 1698-1753, son of John & Deborah (Filley) Sacket (the only Benjamin on record of an appropriate age; also Benoni & Benjamin were first cousins). Benoni is in Patty Chrisman's line and Benjamin is in Jeanette's and Eugene's lines. Anyone able to confirm these identifications? Regards, Chris

    04/10/2004 05:22:36