William Thomas Bassett

1819 - 1893  (74 years)

• Name	William Thomas Bassett
  Born	22 Jan 1819	Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Dec 1893	Rochester, Monroe County, New York
  Buried	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York
  Notes	Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Tuesday, December 19, 1893 Deaths And Funerals Sudden Death of William T. Bassett, of This City, Yesterday Afternoon William T. Bassett died suddenly at 2:30 o?clock yesterday afternoon in Whipple & Crippen?s furniture store on West Main street. For the past four years he was been afflicted with a spinal disease and for some time has been in the habit of coming down town two or three times a week for the purpose of taking medical treatment. Yesterday afternoon he came down in the street car attended by his grandson, Clifton P. Williamson. He was taken very sick in the car and was removed with great difficulty to the Whipple & Crippen store. Dr. Hoard was called and did all in his power, but he expired in about fifteen minutes. William T. Bassett was born in Aurora, Cayuga county, N.Y., January 22, 1919, and was for over forty years a merchant of the town of Rushville, Yates county. He came to Rochester in 1870 and engaged with Warfield & Williams in the oil business, the firm afterward being Williams & Bassett. About 1878 he sold out his interest and bought out the City Laundry which he conducted until about four years ago. Since then he has been in failing health and has not been in active in business. For twenty-three years he had been a member of Plymouth Church. He was a man who was loved and respected by all who knew him. His only son A.M. Bassett, will be remembered by many as the secretary of the Dunlap Manufacturing Company of this city, who expired about two years ago in his office while in the act of signing a check. Mr. Bassett was married in 1847 to Miss Carolina Millard, of Rushville, N.Y., who survives him. He leaves one brother, Joseph S. Bassett, of Sandwich, Mass., one sister, Mrs. Harriet S. Riley of Boston, Mass., and one daughter, Mrs. William A. Williamson, of this city. The time of the funeral will be announced later. 1850 Federal Census of Gorham, Ontario County, New York (16 Jul 1850) William T. Bassett 31 M New York Merchant Caroline 26 F New York Hiram Millard 56 M New York Cabinet Maker 2000 Mitty 53 F New York Juliett 30 F New York Arthur M. Bassett10/12 M New York Mary McDonald 20 F Ireland
  Person ID	I05841	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Bassett,   b. 17 Nov 1780,   d. 24 Mar 1824  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Abigail Swift,   d. May 1860
  Married	Jan 1810
  Family ID	F01290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Millard,   b. 6 Jan 1824, Rushville, New York ,   d. 1 Jan 1908, Rochester, New York  (Age 83 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1847	Rushville, New York
  Children	1. Arthur Millard Bassett,   b. 26 Aug 1849, Rushville, New York ,   d. 24 Oct 1891, Rochester, New York  (Age 42 years)   2. Isabelle Bassett,   b. 11 Feb 1856, Rushville, New York ,   d. Deceased  [Natural]
  Family ID	F02647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart