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Elisha Bourne Bassett

Male 1822 - 1865  (43 years)


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  • Name Elisha Bourne Bassett 
    Born 6 Aug 1822  Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Nov 1865  Allegan, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried UNKNOWN  Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1842, Lee, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Maria Houck,   d. Deceased 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 24 Oct 1816  Lee, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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