Peter Kellogg Bassett descends from #1B John Bassett of Connecticut:
John Bassett and wife Margery
Robert Bassett and wife Mary
Robert Bassett (b. 1640) and wife Elizabeth Riggs
Samuel Bassett (b. 1692) and wife Deborah Bennett
Ebenezer Bassett (b. 1731) and wife Hannah Smith
James Bassett (b. 1757) and wife Betsey Canfield
William Bassett (b. 1781) and wife Lucy Smith
Sheldon Bassett (b. 1805) and wife Harriet Lenora Hull
Royal Molton Bassett (b. 1828) and wife Frances J. Stratton
Sheldon H. Bassett (b. 1867) and wife Florence Shaffenbergh
Royal Mouton Bassett (b. 1900) and wife Louise Kellogg
Peter Kellogg Bassett
Hartford Courant, Connecticut, February 4, 2022
Peter Kellogg Bassett
1939 – 2022
Peter Kellogg Bassett, 82, of Stoddard, NH, formerly of Coventry, beloved husband of 60 years of Patricia (Lamoureux) Bassett passed away peacefully on Monday, January 31, 2022. Peter was born on October 15, 1939, in Washington, DC the only child of Royal Bassett and Louise Chamberlain. He grew up in various places. Peter graduated from Mitchell College. He pursued a wide range of careers including, owning a hardware store, being a caregiver for the developmentally disabled, and a farmer. He cared for youngsters throughout his life and was instrumental in the development of their life skills. In his school years he was a scholar and athlete. His favorite sports were crew, soccer, and hockey where he shined as a goalie. He developed and ran one of the earliest programs for Riding for the Developmentally Disabled in the state. Being a mentor to many through coaching and school liaison for FFA was some of his most rewarding experiences. Peter’s compassion for people and animals was his legacy to all. In addition to his beloved Patricia, he leaves his three daughters Susan Bassett-Wooley of Coventry, Barbara Foremen and her spouse Philip of Vernon and Elizabeth Hanville and her spouse Richard of Cornelius, NC, and his eight loving and cherished grandchildren Sydney Wooley, Samantha Foreman, Joseph Wooley; Andrew Foremen, Jonathan Hanville, Sabrina Hanville; Sierra Wooley and James “JP” Hanville. A time of visitation for family and friends will be at the Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home, 551 Talcottville Road in Vernon on Monday, February 7, 2022, from 5-7 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 11:00 am at St. Bernard Church, 25 St. Bernard Terrace, Rockville. Burial will follow in St. Bernard Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please make donations to local homeless shelters and food pantries or to a Hardship Hockey Scholarship being created in Peter’s memory to benefit the Queen City Royals Youth Hockey Team in Indian Trail, NC. For information about the scholarship please contact cullenb@xicenter.com.