Mehitable (Cadwell) Dewey Sacket In the information generated in response to Fred's question about the identity of "Mehitable Sackett date of burial 1829" has shown that there is a disagreement concerning her date of death and her age. Assuming that the dates have been transcribed correctly, we have: The Dewey Genealogy gives the dates for Mehitable as b. 7 Dec 1740; d. 19 Nov 1829 at age 88. Rollin H. Cook "Pittsfield Families" Vol.9 S-V, pg 114, gives Mehitable's dates as b. 7 Dec 1740 and d. 19 Nov 1829. Vital Records compiled by Rollin H. Cooke gives the date of Mehitable's death as 18 Nov 1829 at age 87 It appears that Mehitable's age was 87 yrs 11 mo and 11 or 12 days. ------ Sources ------ DEWEY GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY. ILLUSTRATED. SECTION 1. BRANCH OF THOMAS. COMPILED BY LOUIS MARINUS DEWEY, WESTFIELD, MASS.; 1898; pages 259-260 ASHBEL DEWEY, son of Adijah, 2d, b. April 23, 1734, at Westfield, Mass.; there d. as per gravestone: "In Memory of|Mr. Ashbel|Dewey| who died|april 28th 1765|in ye 35 Year|of his age;" <snip> m. after Sept. 15, 1754, MARY PHELPS, dau. of Capt. Caleb and Mary (Moore), b. May 24, 1734, at Windsor, Conn.; d. March 27, 1762, ag. 27, at Westfield. He m. March 17, 1763, MEHITABLE CADWELL, dau. of Abel and Anna (Dwight), b. Dec. 7, 1740, at Westfield, Mass.; sister to Aaron Dewey's wife Sybel. (No. 76) She m. 2d, Daniel Sackett, Jr., of Pittsfield, Mass., and d. Nov. 19, 1829, ag. 88. ----------- There were two posts: From: "Tim Henion" <thenion@charter.net> To: SACKETT-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001501c30f54$ff8b61e0$34b4be42@charter.net> Subject: Re: [SACKETT-L] Sacketts ? According to Rollin H. Cooke's "Pittsfield Families" Vol.9 S-V, Daniel and Mahitabel Sackett's daughter, Mahitabel, was born Dec. 4, 1779 and married Luke Francis. <added in 2nd post> Also according to Rollin H. Cooke's "Pittsfield Families" Vol.9 S-V, pg 114, "Capt. Daniel Sackett m. to Wid. Mehitabel (Cadwell) Dewey dau. of Abel Cadwell, Anna Dwight. She b. Dec. 7 1740 - Westifield, Mass. d. Dec. 9 1829 - Pittsfield probate record." Then it also says "Dewey genealogy p. says that Mehitabel died Nov. 19, 1829." There is mention of "Probate record #4949, show that Luke Francis states that Mehitabel, widow of the late Daniel Sackett of Pittsfield died as above leaving children and heirs.........." ------------ The information I posted from the Berkshire Co. website gives: VITAL RECORDS, 1829 - 1831; Pittsfield Argus; March 19, 1829 - Dec. 31, 1829 Vol. 2, No. 44. Whole No. 96. Samuel W. Bush Editor & Proprietor; Compiled from records published in The Pittsfield Argus, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. March 19, 1829 - August 18, 1831. Rollin Hillyer Cooke, Compiler. This was transcribed from a typewritten manuscript in the Berkshire Athenaeum and is assumed to be in the public domain. "Died: This town, Nov. 18. Mrs. Sacket, ae 87, one of oldest inhabitants." Vital Records compiled by Rollin Cooke gives the date of Mehitable's death as 18 Nov 1829 at age 87 ----------- Thurmon Accurate Information is our goal.