Edwin Palmer Bassett

1832 - 1908  (76 years)

• Name	Edwin Palmer Bassett
  Born	25 Apr 1832	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Oct 1908	Ossining, New York
  Notes	I have a letter on stationary from 1895 that read Edwin P. Bassett & Sons Manufacturers of Straw, Felt & Fancy Hats 560 & 562 Broadway Factory: Franklin, Mass. 1880 Federal Census of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Edwin P. Bassett 46 M MA MA MA Head Straw Goods Lizzie W. 44 F MA MA RI Wife Edwin B. 16 M MA MA MA Son At School Joseph P. 14 M MA MA MA Son At School Josephine 7 F NY MA MA Daughter Fanny Greig 21 F IR IR IR Other Servant Newspaper and date unknown News has been received of the death of Edwin P. Bassett, son of the alte Dea. Joseph P. Bassett, who passed away at Ossining, N.Y., his country home, October 3d. He was born April 25th, 1832, on the Bassett homestead in the Rice Village district. After leaving school, he started on his life career as clerk in the Harding P. Woods store; later he went to Athol, clerking in the store of Bassett & Chickering. In a few years he took a position in the store of his brother-in-law, the late Mr. Emory Thayer, at Charleston, South Carolina, where he remained until the opening of the civil war, when he was compelled to leave for the North. He married Miss Lizzie Barton of Phillipston. Going to Brooklyn, N.Y., which has always been their home, he accepted a position as salesman in the wholesale straw goods store of M Davis Thayer, of New York city. He afterward, with E. Snow, bought out the business and built a factory for the manufacturing of the goods at Franklin. The Bassett, Snow Co. was of short duration. Mr. Snow going out of the firm, the two sons, Edwin B. and Joseph P., were taken in, and the firm was then known as Bassett & Sons. They carried on a successful business for many years. On account of declining health, Mr. Bassett has spent the last years of his life in his country home on the Hudson. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Edwin B. and Joseph P. Bassett, and a daughter, Mrs. Josephine Barlow, also a sister, Mrs. Mary Stone of Orange, and two brothers, Charles S. Bassett of Franklin, and Henry M. Bassett of this town.
  Person ID	I08866	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2011

  
  

  Father	Joseph Palmer Bassett,   b. 26 Mar 1795, Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Jul 1877, Orange, Massachusetts  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Smith,   b. 24 Jan 1800, Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts ,   d. 27 Oct 1873, Barre, Massachusetts  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	9 May 1822	Barre, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F02033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Warner Barton,   b. 4 Jan 1835, Phillipston, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Jul 1914, Ossining, New York  (Age 79 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1863	Athol, Massachusetts
  Children	+ 1. Edwin Barton Bassett,   b. 11 Jan 1864, Athol, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Jan 1927, Poughkeepsie, New York  (Age 62 years)  [Natural] + 2. Joseph Palmer Bassett,   b. 7 Sep 1865, New York City, New York ,   d. 13 May 1912, Ossining, New York  (Age 46 years)  [Natural]   3. Irving Barton Bassett,   b. 16 Nov 1869, Brooklyn, New York ,   d. 15 May 1870, Brooklyn, New York  (Age 0 years)  [Natural] + 4. Josephine Barton Bassett,   b. 17 Jun 1872, Brooklyn, New York ,   d. Deceased  [Natural]
  Family ID	F03805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart