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Henry Franklin Bassett

Male 1851 - 1927  (76 years)

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  • Name Henry Franklin Bassett 
    Birth 23 Sep 1851  Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Oct 1927 
    Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Providence Sunday-Journal, Rhode Island, Sunday, 9 October 1927
      Henry F. Bassett Dead In Taunton
      Prominent Business Man, in 77th Year, Reported Ill Only Two Day.

      Henry F. Bassett, prominent business man and life-long resident of Taunton, died at his home, 37 Church Green, that city, last night after an illness of two days. He was in his 77th year.
      Mr. Bassett was born in Taunton in 1851 and lived in the city practically all his life. He was treasurer and general manager of the Taunton-New Bedford Coper Company with plants in both cities; president of the Taunton Savings Bank, and a member of the board of directors of the Machinist National Bank, the Old Colony Historical Society and Morton Hospital of Taunton, and the Attleboro Gas Company of Attleboro. He was formerly superintendent of the Taunton Water Works.
      Mr. Bassett is survived by his wife, Emma C. Bassett; two sons, Edward and Francis J. Bassett; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Pierce and Miss Susan Bassett; and one brother, John S. Bassett, all of Taunton.


      The Boston Herald, Massachusetts, Monday, 10 October 1927
      BASSETT

      Bassett ? In Taunton, Mass. Oct. 8, 1927. Henry F. Bassett, in his 77th yr. Prayers at his late residence, 37 Church Green, Taunton, Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 2 P.M. Funeral services at the Unitarian Church, Church Green, Taunton, at 2:30. Relatives and friends invited to attend. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.



      1920 Federal Census of Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (15 Jan 1920)
      Henry F. Bassett 67 M MA MA MA Head Manufacturer - copper
      Emma C. 66 F MA MA MA Wife
      Edmond 32 M MA MA MA Son Lawyer - practical
      Frances J. 27 M MA MA MA Son Secretary - copper co.
      Anna G. Arthing 35 F SW SW SW Maid Maid - private family
      Beatrice Johnson 42 F SW SW SW Cook Cook - private family
      (SW - Sweden)
      (Living on Church Green)
    Person ID I10734  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2025 

    Father Charles Jarvis Holmes Bassett,   b. 10 Jul 1814, Westport, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1891, Taunton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Martha B. French,   b. 2 Jun 1825, Pawtucket, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Deceased 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1850 
    Family ID F02620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Caroline Jackson,   b. 14 Apr 1853   d. 10 Sep 1940 (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jun 1880  Taunton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Henry Franklin Bassett,   b. 9 Feb 1885   d. 31 Oct 1887 (Age 2 years)
     2. Edmond Bassett,   b. 14 Nov 1886   d. 1 May 1971 (Age 84 years)
    +3. Francis Jackson Bassett,   b. 23 Jun 1892, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
    Family ID F04473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart