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- Henry DeForest Bassett died aged 40 years, four months and twenty two days.
According to a letter written by George Bassett of Liverpool, New York, Henry was a naval constructor for the Confederate Navy and was shot close to the end of the war.
1860 Federal Census of Southern Division, Mobile County, Alabama (4 Aug 1860)
Henry D. Bassett - 34 - M - New York - Shipbuilder 500 1500
Nancy - 19 - F - Alabama
Ellen S. - 1 - F - Alabama
Bassett Family Bible
Henry D. Bassett and Nancie Jane Baird were married at James Baird's East Fowl River, Mobile County, State of Alabama on the third day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen and fifty-eight.
3rd of June 1858
BIRTHS:
Henry D. Bassett, son of DeForest and Sylvina Bassett was born in the town of Houncefield, Jefferson County, State of New York in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and twenty five the twenty eight day of October
28th Oct. 1825
Nancie Jane Bassett, wife of Henry D. Bassett and daughter of James and Ellen Baird, was born in the city of Mobile, State of Alabama on the twenty third day of September of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Forty One
23 Sept. 1841
Ellen Sylvina Bassett, daughter of Henry D. and Nancie Jane Bassett was born in the city of Mobile, State of Alabama in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Fifty Nine the sixteenth day of February.
16th Feb. 1859
James Henry Bassett, son of Henry D. and Nancie Jane Bassett was born at East Fowl River, Captain James Bairds', Mobile County, State of Alabama in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Sixty the third day of July.
3rd July 1860
Wm. Shiloh Bassett, son of Henry D. and Nancie Jane Bassett was born in the city of Mobile, State of Alabama, in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and sixty two on the seventh day of April.
7th April, 1862
Henry DeForest Bassett, Jun., son of Henry and Nancie Jane Bassett was born on the twenty sixth day of January twelve o'clock noon in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Four.
Tuesday January 26th 1864
In the city of Mobile State of Alabama
Nancy Sylvinia Bassett, daughter of Henry and Nancie Jane Bassett was born on the twenty seventh day of October in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Five in the City of Mobile, State of Alabama.
27 Oct. 1865
Wm. George Bassett was born on the second day of October five o'clock in the morning in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Six.
2 Oct. 1866
Mary Olivia Bassett was born on the six of September in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred Sixty Eight.
6 Sept. 1868
DEATHS: Wm. Shiloh, son of Henry D. and Nancie Jane Bassett, died in the city of Mobile on the sixth day of July twenty minutes to five o'clock in the afternoon in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and sixty three. Aged on year two months and twenty nine days.
Ellen Sylvina, daughter of Henry D. and Nancie Jane Bassett, died in the city of Mobile on the sixth day of July fifteen minutes to five in the afternoon in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and sixty three. Aged four years four months and twenty days.
James Henry, son of Henry D. and Nancie Jane Bassett, died in the city of Mobile on the seventh day of July at half past ten o'clock in the forenoon in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and sixty three. Aged three years and four days.
Nancie Sylvina Bassett, daughter of Henry D. and Nancie J. Bassett, died in the city of Mobile on the ninth day of November half past nine A.M. in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and sixty five. Aged thirteen days.
Henry D. Bassett died February 22nd 1868 at East Fowl River, Mobile County, Alabama. Aged forty years, four months and twenty two days.
Mother, Oct. 12 at 1:15, age 74
War of the Rebellion Official Records
United States & Confederate Navies Series 1-21
p 880. Letter from Lt. Eggleston C.S. Navy to Commdr Jones, CS Navy, Mobile 3 Mar 1864. "Bassett now has her (CS Strmr Tenn.) in hand and is going to build docks to lift her down."
p 909. Order from Admiral Buchanan, C.S. Navy to Comdr Johnston of CSS Tenessee regarding defects, Mobile 30 Jul 1864. "Constuctor Bassett has instructions to examine the steering gear of the Tennessee and to remedy the defects you speak of if possible."
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Bassett Family Association Database
1825 - 1868 (42 years)
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