A trip to the Goodhue County Courthouse and the Goodhue County Historical Society gave us two new pieces of information on Orlin. We have his death date of December 13, 1905 and that, according to the 1875 census, his parents were born in Vermont. We also found the birth record for his daughter, Emma. Karen GOODHUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE Death Records: Book 4, page 91, line 15 Orlin Sackett, widowed, d. December 13, 1905, age 81 years 2 months 6 days, b. New York, cause of death pyemia, occupation farmer, d. Pine Island township, parents unknown b. America, attending physician Dr. Watson 1875 MINNESOTA STATE CENSUS, GOODHUE COUNTY Rosco Township, page 830 Fam.# Name age State born Father Mother 187 Orlin Sackett 50 New York Vermont Vermont Anne E. Sackett 37 Maine Maine Maine E. S. Sackett 13 Minesota New York Maine Ermina Sackett 10 Minnesota New York Maine Elton Sackett 7 Minnesota New York Maine Ella Sackett 7 Minnesota New York Maine GOODHUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE Birth Records, Book 1, page 176, line 13 Emma Ann Sackett, b. March 29, 1877, Parents: Orlin Sackett, farmer b. New York, Ann b. Maine