George Morgan Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:<\/p>\n
William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
\nJoseph Bassett (b. 1635) and wife Mary Lapham
\nWilliam Bassett (b. 1667) and wife Sarah Sweetland
\nWilliam Bassett (b. 1694) and wife Mary Crossman
\nWilliam Bassett (b. 1726) and wife Lydia Fisher
\nJames Bassett (b. 1765) and wife Elizabeth Caswell
\nElijah Bassett (b. 1791) and wife Eliza Sherman
\nCharles Sherman Bassett (b. 1842) and wife Loretta Janette Agard
\nGeorge Morgan Bassett (b. 1872) and wife Harriet Grace Parker<\/p>\n
The Castilian, Castile, Wyoming County, N.Y., Thursday, September 24, 1959
\nRites Held For George M. Bassett<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 KENMORE \u2013 George Morgan Bassett, 87, of 141 Palmer Avenue, Kenmore, more recently at the Erie County Infirmary, Alden, N.Y., went to the be \u201cwith Christ, which is far better\u201d, on September 9, 1959.<\/p>\n
He is survived by one son, Lowell P., Palmer Avenue, who is employed by the State Board of Equalization and Assessment, and one daughter, Virginia L., 1101 East 35th<\/sup> Street, Brooklyn 10, N.Y., who devotes her life to missionary work. Also surviving are two brothers, William A. Bassett of Perry, and Eugene F. Bassett of Jamestown, plus numerous nephews and nieces.<\/p>\n Mr. Bassett\u2019s friends will remember him as a redhead who loved the Lord and who had strong moral and political views. His humor was ever delightful and his best stories were about the old days. During his life he was a printer, telephone installer, editor of Akron News, fruit farm hand, salesman, and writer for a company specializing in placement of executive personnel.<\/p>\n His wife, Mrs. Harriet P. Bassett died in 1930.<\/p>\n Mr. Bassett\u2019s special interests included people, Bible study and Bible teaching, history, astronomy, geology, genealogy, writing of music, poetry, and fiction, and chorus and choir singing.<\/p>\n His church preference was either Methodist or Presbyterian, with choice varying according to the minister\u2019s preaching of the fundamental gospel.<\/p>\n His eyes were given to the Buffalo Eye Bank.<\/p>\n He was particularly fond of his home town, Castile, N.Y., and Letchworth Park nearby. For many years he attended the \u201cMay Breakfasts\u201d at Castile.<\/p>\n Eventually his ashes will be placed to rest in Grace Cemetery, Castile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" George Morgan 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 Sarah Sweetland William Bassett (b. 1694) and wife Mary Crossman … Continue reading