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Jane Craig

Female 1856 - 1930  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Jane Craig 
    Born Aug 1854 or 3 Aug 1856   Darling, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 92DEF6BC23131D439C7C50AFEC2FA78F20BD 
    Died Feb 1930  Harrisville, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Harrisville Cemetery, Town of Diana, Lewis County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • According to the marriage register for Ontario, Canada, John Bassett was 22 years of age and Jane Craig was 23 years of age at the time of their marriage. Also "bridegroom was adopted at infancy by one Besett but his father's name was Stewart."

      The Journal and Republican
      Lowville, New York
      Thursday, February 27, 1930
      Mrs. Jean Craig Bassett
      Widow of the late John Bassett, Harrisville
      Died Monday of Heart Disease, Aged 73
      Mrs. Jean Craig Bassett, 73, widow of the late John Bassett, Harrisvlle, died suddenly of heart disease Monday. She was married to Mr. Bassett on September 6, 1876 and they located in Harrisville in 1898. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bassett. One daughter, Blanche, died in 1918. Mrs. Bassett was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, the Ladies' Aid society and Women's Home Missionary society of that church.
      Surviving are five sons, John, Jr., George C., A. Lloyd, Ross and William C. Bassett, all of Harrisville; three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Deachman, North Woodstock, New Hampshire; Mrs. Mary Mannigan, Harrisville; and Mrs. Christina Sanford, Potsdam; one brother, Charles Craig, Caldwell's Mills, Ontario; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

      The Black River Democrat
      Lowville, New York
      Thursday, February 27, 1930
      Harrisville Woman DIes Suddenly
      Mrs. Jean Craig Bassette, 73, died suddenly at her home in Harrisville, Monday morning. She had been in failing health for eight years. Death was due to heart disease. She was the widow of John Bassette, who died in 1922.
      A native of Darling, Ontario, she was born August 3, 1856, a daughter of George and Elizabeth Stewart Craig, natives of Yorkshire, England. Her girlhood was spent in Darling where she married Mr. Bassette, September 6, 1876. For a time they resided in Lanark, Ontario, and later moved to Caldwell's Mills, Ontario. In 1885 they came to Harrisville, where they had since resided. Nine children were born to them, eight of whom survive, also 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

      1881 Canadian Census of Lanark, Lanark North, Ontario, Canada
      John Bessett - 27 - M - Ontario - French Catholic - Lumberer
      Jane - 27 - F - Ontario - Scottish Congregationalist
      Elizabeth - 3 - F - Ontario - French Catholic
      John - 1 - M - Ontario - French Catholic

      1900 Federal Census of Diana, Lewis County, New York (2 Jun 1900)
      John Bassett - 43 - M - Apr 1856 - Head - CN-CN-CN - Woods Laborer
      Genie - 45 - F - Aug 1854 - Wife - CN-CN-CN
      George - 18 - M - Feb 1882 - Son - CN-CN-CN
      Adam D. - 16 - M - Sep 1883 - Son - CN-CN-CN
      Mary - 14 - F - Feb 1886 - Daughter - CN-CN-CN
      Blanche - 11 - F - Jul 1888 - Daughter - CN-CN-CN
      Ross - 10 - M - Nov 1889 - Son - CN-CN-CN
      William - 8 - M - Sep 1891 - Son - CN-CN-CN
      Christine - 3 - F - Jun 1896 - Daughter - CN-CN-CN
      (Living at 37 Elm Street)
      (9 children, 9 living)
    Person ID I4  429B John Bassett of Harrisville, New York
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2013 

    Father George Craig 
    Mother Elizabeth Stewart 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Bassett,   b. 1854, Township of Darling, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1922, Harrisville, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 29 Aug 1876 or 6 Sep 1876  Lanark, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Bassett,   b. Abt 1878, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. John Bassett,   b. Abt 1880, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. George Craig Bassette,   b. 4 Feb 1882, Wilbur, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1939  (Age 56 years)
    +4. Adam Lloyd Bassette,   b. Sep 1883, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1932  (Age ~ 48 years)
    +5. Mary Bassett,   b. Feb 1886, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Blanche Bassett,   b. Jul 1888, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917  (Age ~ 28 years)
    +7. Ross Bassette,   b. Nov 1889, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1964  (Age ~ 74 years)
    +8. William C. Bassette,   b. 19 Sep 1892, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1974, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     9. Christine Ann Bassett,   b. Jun 1896, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] OCM - Ontario Canada Marriages.