Chauncey J. Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:
William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
William Bassett (b. 1624) and wife Mary Raynesford
William Bassett (b. 1656) and wife Rachel Willison
Nathan Bassett (b. 1685) and wife Mary Stetson
Nathan Bassett (b. 1715) and wife Thankful Fuller
Nathan Bassett (b. 1750) and wife Mary Bourne
Nathan Bassett (b. 1793) and wife Maria Houck
Chauncey J. Bassett (b. 1830) and wife Lydia Bradley
Chauncey J. Bassett
Chauncey J. Bassett of Allegan died May 8, 1864 at St. Louis, MO, in the service of the United States.
Lydia P. Bassett of Berkshire, Mass., petitioned Feb. 24, 1865 to be appointed Administrator. Heirs at law:
LYDIA P. Bassett, widow of said deceased, of Lee, Berkshire Co. Mass.
two minor children: Austin Bradley Bassett 6 years old on Jan. 23, 1865, and Mary Emma Bassett 4 years old on July 26, 1864.
Lydia P. Bassett was lawfully married to Chauncy J. Bassett on January 5, 1856 at Lee, Mass. by Nahum Gall, pastor of the Congregational Church of Lee. Final Account filed March 28, 1866.
Military Operations in Louisiana in 1862
On the way down the river a Confederate battery at Grand Gulf fired about sixty shots at short range at the transports, killing one private and wounding one officer, Captain Chauncey J. Bassett, of the 6th Michigan Regiment.
Paintings owned by the Allegan County Historical Society
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