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- Jefferson County Journal, Adams, N.Y., Tuesday, June 15, 1897
Phila Ann Bailey
The death of Mrs. Phila Ann Bassett Bailey which occurred the 8th inst. at her home in this village, removes from our midst another of our ancient and honorable citizens. Deceased came of prominent stock form the state of Vermont and was born in Hinesburgh among the Green mountains of the revolutionary heroes. The family removed to New York state at quite an early date in this century and settled in Volney, in the county of Oswego. Among the members were the well-known Bassett brothers of later years who founded the well known Bassett Commercial college, in Fulton, and afterward in Syracuse, the first of any prominence in central New York, and probably in the state. Seth M. Bassett was the genius and real founder of the college, who, dying at the early age of 28 years and 4 months, had become one of the greatest, if not the greatest, expert with a pen in the state. He drew a bank bill with his pen which readily passed the inspection of expert bank clerks, cashiers and president, and executed many famous pieces of his handiwork. We mention this as an indication of the family traits and high intelligence of the subject of our sketch. Deceased received a good education for the times, teaching school, we believe, when she was married to the late Nathan Bailey, Dec. 10th, 1843, at Volney. Four children were born to them, two boys and two girls, of which two survive, Dr. B. N. Bailey and Mrs. Addie Smith, the latter being designated as a war widow, her husband having been a member of the 10th N.Y. volunteers, infantry, an Oswego county regiment. After marrying, Mr. Bailey moved to this village and conducted the principal harness and sadler?s trades of this section for a number of years, when they moved to Scriba, Oswego county, and from thence to Volney, same county, where the traditional country store was kept in each place, when they returned to their old home near which Mr. Bailey was born, being a native of Lorraine, and where his children were all born except Dr. Bailey, who was born in Volney. Deceased was widowed by the death of her husband in 1872, and sometime after his death she returned to reside again near Scriba for a number of years where she had friends, and several years since took up her residence here with her daughter, Mrs. Smith, who had returned from teaching in one of the prominent institutions of the west to help make a home for her mother?s declining years, and where deceased died, aged 88 years and one month. Our subject, as indicated above, was a woman of good stock, of decided character, of a high degree of intelligence, or moral stamina and religious life and influence. For half a century she was as active and faithful member of the Baptist church here when able to resume her normal relations and perform her duties to society. She was a woman of dignity and self-respect and always inspired esteem wherever she lived. She ads another honorable name to the long list of aged and worthy citizens who have passed away the last year. She was most tenderly nursed by her accomplished daughter, Mrs. Smith, and faithful and attentive son, Dr. Bailey, during her last illness. The funeral was at the house last Thursday, at 2 P.M., conducted by her pastor, Rev. Dr. Burdick, assisted by Rev. Messrs Sharp and Hancock; and the Baptist quartette, Messrs. Haven and Marsh and Mrs. Haven and Mrs. Marsh which rendered pieces without an instrument, by request, very comforting to the friends. The burial was in Maplewood beside her husband. The relatives from a distance were a nephew, Rev. W. G. Bassett and a nice, Mary K. Thomas, of Syracuse. Of the Bassett family one sister of deceased survives. Undertaker Benj. F. Larned had charge of the funeral.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1814 - 1897 (83 years)