Clarissa R. Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:
William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
Joseph Bassett (b. 1635 and wife Mary Lapham
William Bassett (b. 1667) and wife Mary Bumpus
Seth Bassett (b. 1715) and wife Mary Hayward
Seth Bassett (b. 1739) and wife Lydia
Seth Bassett (b. 1785) and wife Mary Toby
Clarissa R. Bassett (b. 1812). She married several times.
In doing some research for a neighbor of mine who is descended from Clarissa R. Bassett, we found several errors in Clarissa’s Find-a-Grave page including her birth year, death date, maiden name and place of burial. They have now been updated.
Birth date comes from the Seth Bassett family bible. Death dates comes from the letter below.
Envelope: addressed to Mrs. Phila Ann Bailey, Mannsville, Jefferson Co., New York
Postmark: Saint Peter, Minn. Jun 9
Enclosure:
A list of addresses for Tomlinsons, Mortindale, Benedict, and Cosner.
Notes: Mary is Phila Ann’s sister. Grandma was most likely their sister, Clarissa (Bassett) Tomlinson. Aunt “Adaline” = Bassett’s sister & Phila Ann’s daughter.
Clarissa’s daughter, Mary Ann (Tomlinson) Cosner, was Phila Ann’s niece. I have a letter to Phila Ann from Mary Ann.
Minerva Cosner is Mary Ann’s daughter.
Saint Peter
June 8th 80
Dear Great Auntie,
Have just written to Great Aunt Mary and now I must pen to you the same sad news. Grandma is dead. Died last Thursday June the 3rd at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Was buried the next day at 8 (?) p.m. None of the boys were there but both Aunt Adaline and Aunt Maria (?). Aunt Adaline come eight weeks ago Thursday. She has been very sick since she come with Eyrsiplus (?). In bed about two weeks. Aunt Marie would come and stay two weeks then go home and stay two weeks. She only lives 45 miles from there. The last time she came was in the morning and Grandma died in the afternoon. She did suffer terrible for the last three months. Mother hardly left the room. For ten weeks we had one or two watching all the time. We dare not leave for a minute. But alas we watch by her bedside no more. She was so happy. She said the Lord was King. And she had a strong arm to lean upon. And she was ready and willing to go when the time came. Some times she would be suffering so terrible hard she would say (O dear. How much longer.) Then she would stop a minute and say (It must be all right or it wouldn’t be so.) If you could only of seen her. She was so happy. Mother is about wore out. She is so tired. She has no ambition to do anything. Her and Aunt Adaline and Father are going over to the graveyard. I am left alone with the hired (?) girl. The minute they go away I want to go to sleep for I get so lonesome. I expect you are wondering who I am. Your great niece Minerva daughter of your niece Mary Ann. Will close for this time hoping to hear soon. I remain your great niece Minerva Cosner. St. Peter
PS will send you a lock of Grandma’s hair and a piece of her shroud.
Have written this for Mother for she said she could not set [sic] down to write. She was so tired.