{"id":1871,"date":"2019-10-17T19:51:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T02:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2019-10-17T19:51:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T02:51:09","slug":"alvin-henry-bassett-postmaster-and-storekeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/alvin-henry-bassett-postmaster-and-storekeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Alvin Henry Bassett, Postmaster and Storekeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alvin Henry Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:<\/p>\n

William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
\nNathaniel Bassett (b. 1628) and wife Dorcas Joyce
\nNathan Bassett (b. 1677) and wife Mary Crowell
\nNathaniel Bassett (b. 1712) and wife Sarah Chase
\nNathaniel Bassett (b. 1755) and wife Mercy Phillips
\nDaniel Bassett (b. 1775) and wife Joanna Nickerson
\nEphraim Bassett (b. 1802) and wife Reliance Nickerson
\nAlvin Nickerson Bassett (b. 1836) and wife Emily Cahoon
\nAlvin Henry Bassett (b. 1859)<\/p>\n

Boston Herald, Massachusetts, Friday, March 11, 1932
\nThugs Beat, Rob Postmaster, 70
\nThieves Get $150 from 85-Pound Storekeeper Near Harwich
\n(Special Dispatch to The Herald)<\/p>\n

HARWICH, March 10 \u2013 Alvin H. Bassett, 70-year-old postmaster and storekeeper at Pleasant Lake, who is less than five feet tall and weighs only 85 pounds, was beaten unconscious by two men early tonight when he battled in a futile attempt to prevent the robbery of $150 in postal funds.<\/p>\n

Bassett entered his store about 7 P.M. and found the two men prowling behind the counters. Both pulled guns and ordered him to put up his hands and reveal where the money was kept.<\/p>\n

When Bassett refused, one struck him over the head and then both beat him. For 10 minutes Bassett fought but finally was knocked unconscious. When he revived he found himself tied and with a cloth across his mouth. He wriggled free about an hour later and telephoned Charles Cahoon, who found him again unconscious on the floor.<\/p>\n

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A.H. BASSETT DIES AT PLEASANT LAKE
\nHad Been Postmaster There for More Than 50 Years<\/p>\n

PLEASANT LAKE, Nov. 7 – Funeral Services will be held here at 2 P.M. Tuesday for Alvin H. Bassett, 78, Pleasant Lake postmaster for more than half a century, who died at his home on Pleasant Lake avenue yesterday. Burial will be in Island Pond Cemetery, Harwich.<\/p>\n

A descendant of the first settlers of Pleasant Lake, he was born here, the son of Alvin N. and Emily Cahoon Bassett. He was a pioneer cranberry grower in this part of the cape and operated extensive bogs until he sold his cranberry interests more than 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

He was appointed postmaster in 1883, succeeding his grandfather, Patrick F. Cahoon. The post office has been located ever since in the building where Mr. Bassett conducted a general store. Because of its proximity to the New Haven Railroad line, the Bassett store and post office served as a depot.<\/p>\n

He leaves his widow, the former Adella M. Hurd of East Harwich, whom he married April 6, 1890. A son, Palmer Bassett, in whose memory a square was dedicated near the post office four years ago, died in 1918 while serving in the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alvin Henry Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows: William Bassett and wife Elizabeth Nathaniel Bassett (b. 1628) and wife Dorcas Joyce Nathan Bassett (b. 1677) and wife Mary Crowell Nathaniel Bassett (b. 1712) and wife Sarah Chase … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1871"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1873,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1871\/revisions\/1873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bassettbranches.org\/newsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}