Abbot Bassett descends from #4B William Bassett of Lynn, Massachusetts as follows:
William Bassett (b. 1624) and wife Sarah Burt
William Bassett (b. 1647) and wife Sarah Hood
John Bassett (b.1682) and wife Abigail Berry
Zephaniah Bassett and wife Mary
Edward Bassett (b. 1742) and wife Huldah Cleverly
Samuel Bassett (b. 1775) and wife Elizabeth Scott
Edward Bassett (b. 1809) and wife Clara Jane Morgan
Abbot Bassett (b. 1845 Chelsea)
Abbot was at one time the president of the Bassett Family Association (1899) and served as secretary of the League of American Wheelman.
While on a recent trip to Boston, I visited the archives at the Massachusetts Historical Society and had a chance to see a family scrapbook from the Abbot Bassett family. I will feature several pictures this month and few more next month.
Picture of Edward Bassett and Clara Jane Morgan with sample of wedding dress
Swain & Bassett Partnership Papers
News article about Bankruptcy of Swain & Bassett
To read the original newsletter article about Abbot Bassett, click on the link below.
http://www.bassettbranches.org/newsletters/2009/06/200906.shtml