Bassett Family Association Database
Elisha Bourne Bassett
1822 - 1865 (43 years)-
Name Elisha Bourne Bassett Born 6 Aug 1822 Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Gender Male Died 25 Nov 1865 Allegan, Michigan Buried UNKNOWN Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan Notes - Elisha was a Captain in the 19th Michigan Infantry, and was captured and confined in Libby prison where he contracted tuberculosis and died at home in 1865. He was Probate Judge in Michigan where he made his home for some time. In a history book on Allegan Township, it states "An academy was organized and incorporated in 1845 or 1846, which was taught for five or six years by Elisha B. Bassett, who received his education at Williams
college....Mr. Bassett is spoken of by his pupils of those days as an excellent teacher, and the school was prosperous but had a short life."
1850 Federal Census, Allegan County, Michigan
E.B. Bassett 27 Mass Attorney
Anne E. 24 Eng
Marie F. 7 NY
1860 Federal Census, Allegan County, Michigan
Elisha Bourne Bassett 37 Mass Attorney
Anne E. 24 Kent Co. Eng (2nd wife)
Marie F. 17 NY
Ettie 8 MI
Mary 5 MI
John 10/12 MI
Person ID I06171 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 23 Sep 2011
Father Nathan Bassett, b. 8 Jun 1793, Wareham, Massachusetts , d. 18 Feb 1842, Lee, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) Relationship Natural Mother Maria Houck, d. Deceased Relationship Natural Married 24 Oct 1816 Lee, Massachusetts Family ID F01379 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Frances Mary Brewer, b. 6 May 1823, d. 23 Dec 1844 (Age 21 years) Married 25 May 1842 Children + 1. Maria Frances Bassett, b. 3 Dec 1842, d. Deceased [Natural] 2. Byron Bourne Bassett, b. 11 Sep 1844, d. 27 Nov 1844 (Age 0 years) [Natural] + 3. Ettie Bassett, b. 29 Oct 1851, d. Deceased [Natural] [Family member] Family ID F02763 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Anna E. Lawrence, b. 25 May 1825, d. 22 Aug 1896 (Age 71 years) Married 26 Sep 1848 Children + 1. Ettie Bassett, b. 29 Oct 1851, d. Deceased [Natural] 2. Mary Bassett, b. 15 May 1854, d. 2 May 1930 (Age 75 years) [Natural] 3. Helen Bassett, b. 24 Jun 1856, d. 12 Oct 1859 (Age 3 years) [Natural] + 4. John Lawrence Bassett, b. 2 Aug 1859, d. 18 Apr 1911 (Age 51 years) [Natural] + 5. Charles Elisha Bassett, b. 4 Jun 1864, d. 20 Dec 1935 (Age 71 years) Family ID F02764 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Elisha was a Captain in the 19th Michigan Infantry, and was captured and confined in Libby prison where he contracted tuberculosis and died at home in 1865. He was Probate Judge in Michigan where he made his home for some time. In a history book on Allegan Township, it states "An academy was organized and incorporated in 1845 or 1846, which was taught for five or six years by Elisha B. Bassett, who received his education at Williams