Do you have census information? There is an Elihu E. Sackett, age 17, hired hand in the 1910 census of Nashville township, Martin co., Minnesota, ED #124, page 152. Elihu was born in Minnesota and it says his parents were both born in Minnesota. In the 1900 census of Shelby, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, ED #3, page 8 is Elton Sacket, Head, age 31, born June 1868, married 13 years, born Minnesota, Farmer (unfortunately does not have information about his parent's birthplaces) Nellie S. Sacket, Wife, age 31, born Nov 1868, married 13 years, born Minnesota, father born Canada, mother born New York Sons, Elmer C., age 12, born May 1888, born Minnesota Willie O., age 10, born Apr 1890, " Elihu F., age 8, born Dec 1891, " Clarence E., age 4, born June 1895, " And a niece Cora B. Brown, age 16, born Jan 1884, born Minnesota, father born Wisconsin, mother born Minnesota In the 1880 census of Roscoe, Goodhue Co., Minnesota, page 411D Orlin Sackett, self, age 55, married, born NY, Farmer (parents birthplaces blank) Ann , wife, age 41, married, born ME " Edward , son, age 18, single, born Minnesota, Assists on farm Mina , dau, age 15, " " Ella , " , age 11, " Elton , son, age 11, " Emma , dau, age 3, " A Denise Matson, dmatson@mlecmn.net has entered the family of Orlin Sackett and Ann Birch in the Ancestry family files, looks like she is descended from Elmer a son born after 1880.