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Frank Joseph Bassett

Male 1902 - 1976  (74 years)


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  • Name Frank Joseph Bassett 
    Born 23 Jun 1902  North Adams, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 81DAC562D0D6ED4EB6304650D041E2B38536 
    Died 24 Sep 1976  North Adams, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 27 Sep 1976  Southview Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Frank Joseph Bassett, son of Paul and Clara (Lacroix) Bessette, was born about 1903 in Massachusetts. He married Edith Anna English, daughter of Philip and Anna (Cressdolf) English, on 25 Feb 1924 in North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
      From a letter written in 1924, he was a mule spinner living at 33 Protection Avenue in North Adams, Massachusetts. She was a speeder tender.

      The North Adams Massachusetts Transciprt, Monday, September 27, 1976
      Frank Bassette, native of Adams

      Frank Joseph Bassette, 74, of 180 Bracewell Ave., a native of Adams, died Friday evening at his home.
      Mr. Bassette was born June 23, 1902, a son of the late Paul and Clara B. (LaCroux) Bassette, and attended Adams schools. He was a lifelong resident of the area and had worked as a laborer at the Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates Greylock Division. He was a member of Notre Dame Church.
      He leaves his wife, the former Edith English; four sons, Lawrence and Francis of North Adams, Ralph of Fontana, Calif.; and Phillip Bassette of East Pepperell; a daughter, Shirley McLean of Easthampton; two sisters, Roma Bassette and Mrs. Wilfred Shartrand, and a brother, Leo Bassetts, all of North Adams; 14 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
      The funeral was held at 9 a.m. today with a Liturgy of Christian Burial in Notre Dame Church. Burial was in the family lot in Southview Cemetery.
      The San Soucie Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
    Person ID I10380  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2014 

    Father Napoleon Paul Bessette,   b. 1870, St. Jean, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1953, North Adams, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Clara Bertha LaCroix,   b. Abt 1878, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1966, North Adams, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Married 7 Sep 1898  Adams, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edith Anna English 
    Married 25 Feb 1924  North Adams, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Family ID F3970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart