Mary Lou Sackett (Member's Page)

The Sackett Family Association: Member number 11 (founding) (28 September 2003)
Address: Hillsdale County, Michigan.
TSFA Officer: Committee Member at Large 2003–7; Vice President 2007–8; Reunion Coordinator 2007; Acting President 2008
Email: Mary Lou Sackett
TSFA Family Gatherings: Boston 2006; Fort Wayne 2007

Sackett Ancestry:
Joseph Sackett bef1755-bef1830 and Comfort ___
Joseph Sackett c1768/1770- and ___ ___
Hiram Sackett c1794-aft1850 and Anna Jones
Lois Louise Sackett 1832-aft1870 and Mathew Dunham Sackett 1829-1896 *
Charles L Sackett 1856-1939 and Sarah Lurana Striker
Hugh LaFayette Sackett 1890-1940 and Lillian Ida Augusta Heldt

* Mathew Dunham Sackett's line.
Joseph Sackett bef1755-bef1830 and Comfort ___
Joseph Sackett c1768/1770- and ___ ___
Amos Sackett c1800-bet1870/1885 and Lucinda Knickerbocker
Mathew Dunham Sackett 1829-1896

Mary Lou is a double Sackett descendant following the marriage in her line of first cousins Mathew Dunham Sackett and Lois Louise Sackett.

Mary Lou is researching Joseph Sackett (son of Joseph & Comfort Sackett) who was born about 1775, lived in Addison Co., Vermont in about 1790-1810, married and had at least 7 children by first wife. In the mid to later 1820's they lived in (Elba) Genessee Co., New York. Later Joseph married Lucy Rice, widow of Talcott Allen, and they had probably 3 children. In the 1840's Joseph & Lucy Sackett moved to Jackson Co., Michigan, also may have lived in Washtenaw Co., Michigan and she died in Ravenna, Muskegon Co. Joseph and his first wife had sons, Amos, Clark and Joseph, Jr. Joseph, Amos & Clark all lived in Jackson, Hillsdale and Washtenaw & Monroe Co. Other possible children of Joseph and his first wife are Hiram, Elizabeth, Susannah, Roxanna, and Samuel.

About Mary Lou:
I grew up in Monroe Co., MI and lived most of my life there and in Hillsdale Co., MI where I live now. I have two grown children, Samantha and Terry Lee Knoll II; and 4 wonderful grandchildren & 1 great-granddaughter.
     My mother, Helen Beeken Miller Sackett began researching when I was 10 years old. I helped her over the years research her family, but she didn’t have much information on the Sackett line. In 1966 I graduated from Dundee (MI) High School and in 1976 from Monroe Co. Community College. After my divorce, I became a chiropractor, graduating in 1979 from Palmer College of Chiropractic. I am now semi-retired from chiropractic and currently very involved in helping people heal with lifestyle changes that include detoxifying the body and eating a raw vegan food diet, a lifestyle I follow since my discovery of having breast cancer in 2003. I spent three months the following winter at the Creative Health Institute in Union City, Michigan volunteering, teaching and learning as much as possible. Later, I worked full time there for over 3 years. It has helped me tremendously, and I’m healthier now than I have been in years.
     Besides working on my genealogy research, I am a member of the Hillsdale County Genealogical Society, past acting President of The Sackett Family Association, VP of Woman’s Life Insurance Society Chapter 734, member of Unity Church of Jackson & its Prayer Team, the Michigan Association of Chiropractic & The Planetary Society. I am a Star Wars fan and an avid reader. Currently I am founder, owner and instructor at Back to Basics Naturally, a center to teach the detoxification and rejuvenation of the body through healthy living, a lifestyle that allowed my body to cure itself from cancer five years ago. Please visit my website at www.backtobasicsnaturally.com for more information.

Mary Lou's brother Lester L Sackett and niece Marlene Fitch are also TSFA members.