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- The Black River Democrat
Lowville, New York
Thursday, July 31, 1941, Harrisville
Annual Bassette Reunion Held
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mannigan, Mr. and Mrs. Varick Sanford, of Potsdam, and Ross Bassette, were host and hostesses at the annual Bassett reunion held at the Lar Parr camp at Lake Bonaparte on Sunday. A picnic dinner was served at 2 p.m. followed by a short business meeting.
The officers elected to succeed John Bassette, president; and Mrs. William Mannigan, secretary and treasurer; were: Mr. Ross Bassette and Mrs. Harold Bassette, respectively. Games. swimming and boating were enjoyed.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mannigan, Mr. and Mrs. WIlliam Mannigan, Ross Bassette, Mrs. Carrie Bassette, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Bassette and children Keith, Jeannie and Dana Rae; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bassette and daughter Joyce; Mr. and Mrs. John Bassette, of Harrisville; Mrs. Minnie North, of Conifer; Mr. and Mrs. Mervil Bassette and children Evelyn Ann and Paul, of Adams Center; Mr. and Mrs. William Bassette, Blanche and Janet Bassette, of Watertown; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bassette and children Eudora, Beth, Jack and Birdie, of Watertown; and Mrs. and Mrs. Varick Sanford, of Potsdam.
The Tribune-Press
Gouverneur, New York
March 22, 1978
Harold E. Bassett
Harold E. Bassett, 65, of Elm Street, Harrisville, died March 14, in Vero Beach, Florida where he and his wife Grace were vacationing.
The funeral was March 19 at the Christian Church in Harrisville, with Janet B. Gibbs, pastor of the United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in the Harrisville cemetery. The Emma Louise Chapter 744, OES attended in a body at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lundy Funeral Home in Harrisville, and the Diana Lodge 928 F and AM conducted services at 8 p.m.
He is survived by his wife, Grace Bassett; a son, Sgt. Richard Bassett, United States Air Force, Please, New Hampshire; a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Joyce) Kent, Rowley, Massachusetts, three grandchildren and a brother, Mervil Bassett, Adams Center.
He was born October 26, 1912 in the Town of Pitcairn, the son of George C. and Mabel Tiffany Bassett. He attended Harrisville school and married Grace P. Sykes, July 2, 1935 at Fine. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He and his father had operated a service station in Harrisville and later he worked for the former St. Regis Paper Mill at Harrisville. He was employed at the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation at Star Lake for 24 years before retiring.
He was a member of Army Navy Post 61, American Legion, Watertown, the Harrisville Christian Church, and DIana Lodge, and a former member of the Harrisville Fire Department.
The Journal and Republican
Lowville, New York
Thursday, July 11, 1935, Harrisville
Miss Grace Sykes Bride of Harold E. Bassett at Home Wedding
Miss Grace Sykes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sykes, of Fine, became the bride of Harold E. Bassett, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bassett, of this village, at the home of the bride's parents at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, July 2. The ceremony was performed by Mr. Bateman of Christ church as the bridal party stood before an archway of ferns and garden flowers.
Attendants were the bride's sister, Miss Ida Sykes, and William Mannington, cousin of the groom. Only immediate members of the family witnessed the ceremony. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Ross Bassett and Mrs. Mervil Bassett sang. The bride wore a gown of white silk crepe and carried a bouquet of white roses and lily of the valley, tied with satin ribbon, while her maid of honor was attired in white georgette and carried yellow souvenir roses. The occasion marked the 33rd anniversary of the bride's parents who were married in the same home. For going away outfit, Mrs. Bassett was dressed in a yellow crepe gown with accessories to match. After a wedding trip through the Adirondacks, the couple will reside in Harrisville, where the bridegroom is in business with his father.
1920 Federal Census of Harrisville, Diana, Lewis County, New York (9 Jan 1920)
George Bassett - 37 - M - Head - CN-CN-CN - Foreman Lumber Co.
Mabel - 34 - F - Wife - NY-NY-NY
Mervil - 13 - M - Son - NY-CN-NY
Evelyn - 10 - F - Daughter - NY-CN-NY
Harold - 7 - M - Son - NY-CN-NY
(Living on Elm Street)
1930 Federal Census of Harrisville, Lewis County, New York (8 Apr 1930)
George C. Bassett - 48 - M - Head - CN-CN-CN - Proprietor Gas Station
Mabel A. - 44 - F - Wife - NY-NY-NY
Mervil G. - 23 - M - Son - NY-CN-NY - Civil Engineer General Practice
Harold E. - 17 - M - Son - NY-CN-NY
(Living on Elm Street)
(Married at 23 & 20)
The Journal and Republican
Lowville, New York
Thursday, August 11, 1932
Harrisville
Mr. and Mrs. George Bassett and son, Harold, left Monday, for Auburn, where their son, Mervil, will wed Miss Beatrice Knapp at the home of the bride. Harold Bassett is to be best man.
The Journal and Republican
Lowville, New York
Thursday, January 26, 1939
G.C. Bassette
Prominent Harrisville Man Dies After Extended Illness
Harrisville, January 21 - George Craig Bassette, 56, former Northern New York lumberman and for the past ten years proprietor of a service station at Harrisville, died at 5 p.m. Friday at his home. Death followed an extended illness. He had been in poor health since he underwent an operation in April.
Surviving besides his wife are two sons, Mervil George Bassette, of Adams Center and Harold Edwin Bassette, who was engaged with him in the operation of the service station at Harrisville; three brothers, John and Ross Bassette, of Harrisville and WIlliam C. Bassette, 1001 Myrtle ave., Watertown; three sisters, Mrs. William (Elizabeth) Deachman, of North Woodstock, New Hampshire; Mrs. Robert (Mary) Mannigan, of Harrisville and Mrs. Varick (Christina) Stanford, of Potsdam. A daughter, Evelyn Mable, died in 1927.
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