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- Charles Anselm Bassett (Includes picture)
Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume IX, 19
Among the men of whom the Commonwealth is proud - though their names
may not be widely heralded, was Charles Anselm Bassett of Fall River. He was
born April 1, 1842, at Taunton, Massachusetts, and died at Fall River, January
23, 1916.
He was the son of Charles Jarvis Holmes Bassett (1814-1891) and
Emeline Dean Seabury. His grandfathers, with dates of birth and death, were:
Anselm Bassett, born April 30, 1784, died September 9, 1863, and John Westgate
Seabury, Jr., born July 17, 1791, died April 28, 1857. His grandmothers' names
before marriage were Rosalinda Holmes and Emeline Dean.
His ancestors were of pure Pilgrim stock. William Bassett emigrated
from England to Leyden, Holland; and came thence in the ship "Fortun
Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. He was afterwards one of the original
proprietors of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, a man of good education,
and a wealthy landowner. In the Pequot War he served as Volunteer, and was for
six years a Representative in the Old Colony Court. Peregrine White, the first
white child born in the Plymouth Colony, became his son-in-la
His grandson, William Bassett (3), born in Sandwich, Massachusetts,
1686, was Marshal of the Colony, Judge of the Common Pleas, and Register of
Probate, and one of the most distinguished men of his time.
The father of Charles A. Bassett was Cashier and later President of
the Taunton National Bank - a man of notable integrity, firmness and
efficiency.
He was a clerk in a dry-goods store in 1859. For four years he was the
youngest clerk in the National Bank of Taunton. He became Cashier of the First
National Bank of Fall River (1864-1877), and Treasurer of the Fall River
Savings Bank, 1877, to the time of his death.
He was a member of the "Sinking Funds Board" of Fall River for nearly
twenty years.
His social affiliations were with the Masonic Fraternity, and t
Quequechan Club of Fall River. He was a Republican. He was an attendant of the
First Congregational Church of Fall River.
On June 15, 1870, he married Mary L., the daughter of Dr. Foster and
Nancy L. Hooper, and granddaughter of Salmon and Rebecca Foster Hooper. They
have one daughter, Mary Hooper Bassett, wife of George H. Waring - a cotton
broker.
Mr. Bassett's career furnishes a good illustration of the usefulness
and power of a faithful, modest, reputable citizen, and is one that can be
safely emulated by all young men in present and future generations.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1842 - 1916 (73 years)