Explains the background and sources of l amour s bestselling sackett novels, with a detailed account of the people, places, and eras depicted, plus maps, photographs, and a sackett family tree and genealogy. Sacketts land is the first book of the sackett series. Louis l amour family tree 82300 for what it is worth i have two autographed books of louis l amour stating it was nice writing about your family. May 16, 2014 louis l amour wrote about the sackett family. Jubal marries ischacomie ll was still working out the details of jubal sackett at this time. Its an ambitious series that remains unfinished since lamour planned. The family tree for louis l amour is still in the early stages of research. Genealogy is big business these days, as many people want to trace their ancestry back as far as they can. The companion is well indexed with informaion on the people, the rivers, the tribes, the sackett family tree, and much more. William tell sackett is the son of colborn and mary ann sackett and older brother of orrin, tyrel, bob and joe.
The family tree listed here should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. The sacketts are the unforgettable pioneer family created by master storyteller louis lamour to bring to vivd life the spirit and adventure of the american frontier. He usually prefers to be called by his middle name. Lls idea here was that the family name was not originally talon but that the story follows a young man who is a highly skilled armourer. The sacketts is a series of western novels about the sackett family written by louis lamour, the bestselling american writer that made a name for himself with his incredible westerns.
Sackett surname describes the origin, distribution, and frequency of the name. Lamour 1980s managed by jennifer lamour last edited 26 apr 2017 1 gabriel lamour 1630 gouesnou, leon, bretagne, france 18 mar 1696 managed by stephane chappellier last edited 26 mar 2017. But who would have thought when louis l amour published the daybreakers in 1960 that the family of sackett brothers and cousins would make such a big impact in this arena. Does anyone know of a sackett family tree based on the fictional sackett s written by louis l amour. Ive tried to add a bit of css to make the charts printable but i couldnt keep it on one page and be. From generation to generation they pushed ever westward with a restless. The sackett 17 the louis lamour trading post, books. Louis lamours wife is keeping his legacy alive chicago. Sackett s land is the first book of the sackett series. They are the men and women who challenged the untamed wilderness with their dreams and their courage. The sackett family is a fictional american family featured in a number of western novels, short stories and historical novels by american writer louis lamour.
At the time of his death all 101 of his works were in print 86 novels, 14 shortstory collections and one fulllength work of nonfiction and he was considered one of the worlds most. The first family of the west part one the first sackett novel was the daybreakers, published in 1960 though when lamour penned this novel he was unaware that it would kick off a series of 17 novels that would cover the entire history of a frontier. L amour s books, primarily western fiction, remain enormously popular, and most have gone through multiple printings. His american descendants are shown in other charts. The sacketts are the unforgettable pioneer family created by master storyteller louis lamour to bring to vivid life the spirit and adventure of the amer. Order the entire sackett 17 novel collection today and save or the two short story collections. A brief biography of louis lamour official website. For many years, this compilation and update effort was ably led by tsfa historians and sackett descendants thurmon king and chris sackett. In 2003, the sackett family association was formed to assist researchers as they research, share and preserve their sackett information. He was born louis dearborn lamoore on march 22, 1908, the last of seven children in the family of dr. Ydna str markers change mutate often enough that most men who share the same str results also share a recent paternal lineage. Its pretty easy to find at any good used bookstore. General delos bennett sackett 18221885 was inspector general of the united states army.
Lamour published his sackett family tree on pages 254255 in his book the sackett companion. Louis lamour family tree by user august 23, 2000 at 04. Little did louis l amour realize back in 1960 when he published the daybreakers, a novel about two brothers who came west after the civil war, that he had begun creating what would become perhaps north americas most widely followed literary family. Researching our family history can give us great satisfaction and lead us down some fascinating paths.
The novels are a perfect portrait of the wild west set between 1500 and 1800, with their casual yet vivid description of the land including weather and seasonal changes, the scrub, stands of timber, and the rivers. The book only covers the sacketts, obviously, so the rest is my own guesswork, based on having read and reread the books. The book contains a useful sackett family tree as well as a detailed. In some novels lamour wrote, there are even relatives, either close or distant, of the sackett family. It is ver detailed and descriptive, with personal notes from louis l amour s own travel to some of the places of which he speaks. Oftentimes the family trees listed as still in progress have derived from research into famous people who have a kinship to this person. The talons left quebec to settle in the american west. In 1959 louis lamour wrote the daybreakers, about a fictional sackett family. L amour s sackett family originates in the fens of cambridgeshire in east anglia.
By his own admission, he is the ugly duckling of the family. The complete series list for sacketts louis l amour. New york had the highest population of sackett families in 1840. The patriarch of the family, barnabas sackett, becomes a merchant captain and eventually settles with his wife abigail nee tempany in what will become the borderlands of north carolina and tennessee. Sep 04, 2010 crossettpaiges webcam video september 04, 2010, 07. In 1959 louis lamour wrote the daybreakers, his first novel about his fictional sackett family. This page is the chronology based on the book the sackett companion by louis lamour himself.
Based on the novels the daybreakers and sackett by louis l amour, the film recounts the story of the sackett brothers in 1869 who leave their tennessee home and start a new life together in santa fe. Biography he man who would become louis l amour grew up in the fading days of the american frontier. It is a great book ifyou are interested in thefictional sackett s. Describes the plots, characters, and settings of the novels. The only real disappointment, given the cost of the ebook edition, are the low resolution images of the maps and drawings that preface each chapter, the almost unreadable low resolution sackett family tree image, and the lack of other supporting images and documents. The first novel in the series that featured a sackett was sacketts land that was first published in 1974 to almost overnight popularity. This page is the chronology based on the book the sackett companion by louis l amour himself. The most sackett families were found in the usa in 1880. Louis lamour family tree 82300 for what it is worth i have two autographed books of louis lamour stating it was nice writing about your family. Lamours sackett family originates in the fens of cambridgeshire in east anglia. The sackett family is a fictional american family featured in a number of western novels, short stories and historical novels by american writer louis l amour. Thomas sackett is the progenitor of the great majority of sackett descendants. Louis lamour letter on sacketts genealogy 27 july 2005 14 july 2005 by george lewis if youve ever read or seen more than a handful of american western novels andor movies, there is a good chance youve come across louis lamour. It chronicled the story of two brothers moving west to escape the.
The family tree consists of several different members, including barnabas, kinring, brian, yance, jubal, echo, logan. The chantrys emigrated to the united states from ireland, fighting alongside the sacketts in the american revolution. The complete series list for sacketts louis lamour. Sackett companion sacketts by louis lamour fantastic fiction.
Explore genealogy for katherine sackett mummery born abt. People who have a sketch in the database are linked from the tree. Louis l amour family tree by user august 23, 2000 at 04. He is 63 tall and weighs 180 pounds, most crowded into his chest, shoulders and arms.
The sackett 17 the louis lamour trading post, books, short. These western or frontier novels dont all feature the whole family, but rather each novel features a different member of the sackett clan. In 1999, the members of rootswebs sackett mailing list initiated a project to update and correct the information found in charles weygants 1907 book the sacketts of america and to add information for the lines which daughtered out. Here are some very early notes on the three family series before louis had even written sackett s land. The sackett series is a series of novels by american author louis lamour. Sackett project ydna colorized chart for genealogy within the most recent fifteen generations, str markers help define paternal lineages. In 1840 there were 75 sackett families living in new york. The sackett family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. This was about 42% of all the recorded sackett s in the usa. In another connection to the sackett family, em talon was born a sackett.
Does anyone know of a sackett family tree based on the fictional sackett s written by louis lamour. The sacketts is a 1979 american madefortelevision western film directed by robert totten and starring sam elliott, tom selleck, jeff osterhage, and glenn ford. Sackets harbor, lake ontario, was founded by augustus sacket 17691827. In 1959 louis l amour wrote the daybreakers, his first novel about his fictional sackett family. Tell is often perceived as roughlooking, but he is a man of strong moral. Dynamic indented tree use or to expand or collapse sections of the tree. The novels trace much of the history of the family through individual members of the family as they move across the atlantic from england, settle in the appalachians, and then move west to the great plains, the rockies, and california. Comments by beau l amour appear in brackets and blue.