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Splinters From The Tree August 2013

(1) Welcome
(2) O. P. Bassett & Co. Printers of Chicago, Illinois
(3) Rebecca F. Bassett - Francis H. Perry Wedding Certificate
(4) John Clark Bassett of Aberdeen, South Dakota
(5) Baylies Sheffield Bassett of Allegany County, New York
(6) Wm. H. Bassett Company of Brockton, Massachusetts
(7) Enos Bassett Antique Box of Hamden, Connecticut
(8) New family lines combined or added since the last newsletter
(9) DNA project update

Section 1 - Welcome

The following trees were added to the Bassett website database since the last newsletter:

                25B.  George W. Bassett of LaGrange County, Indiana (467 individuals)
                26B.  Joseph Bassett of Perth, Western Australia (75 individuals)
                27B.  Francis W. Bassett of Wheeling, West Virginia (38 individuals)
                45B.  Adolphus Boles Bassett of Massachusetts (34 individuals)
                46B.  Isaac Newton Bassett of Missouri (104 individuals)
                47B.  Thomas Bassett of Brome, Quebec, Canada (51 individuals)
                48B.  Francis Bassett of South Carolina (2169 individuals)
                49B.  Thomas Orzo Bassett of New York (16 individuals)
                74B.  Thomas J. Bassett of South Carolina (28 individuals)
                75B.  Commodore P. Bassett of Kentucky (121 individuals)
                80B.  Bassetts of Northam, Devonshire, England (13 individuals)
                86B.  George W. Bassett of Indiana (68 individuals)
                87B.  Elias & William Bassett of Ohio (1107 individuals)
                88B.  John Morrison Bassett of South Carolina (329 individuals)
                89B. Henry Bassett of New York (102 individuals)
                91B. James Bassett of North Carolina (309 individuals)
                92B. William & Jeremiah Bassett of South Carolina (355 individuals)

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Section 2 - Featured Bassett: O.P. Bassett & Co. Printers of Chicago, Illinois

The following booklet was sent to my by a lady from Maine who was cleaning out her father's old collection of magazines. It is a beautiful book of more than 100 pages of printing labels from 1874.

Orland P. Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:

William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
Nathaniel Bassett (b. 1628) and wife Dorcas Joyce
Samuel Bassett (b. 1670) and wife Elizabeth Jones
Samuel Bassett (b. 1700) and wife Alice Weaver
Samuel Bassett (b. 1740) and wife Tabitha Waite
John Bassett (b. 1770) and wife Clarissa Kellogg
John Waite Bassett (b. 1803) and wife Angeline Crocker
Orland P. Bassett (b. 1835)

Genealogical and Biographical Record of Cook County, Illinois (1894) Orland P. Bassett     Genealogical and Biographical Record of Cook County, Illinois (1894) Orland P. Bassett
Genealogical and Biographical Record of Cook County, Illinois (1894) Orland P. Bassett

        Orland P. Bassett, of the Pictorial Printing House, of Chicago, and the owner of large greenhouses in Hinsdale, where he makes his home, was born March 31, 1835 in Towanda, Pa. His father, John W. Bassett, was a wheelwright of the Keystone State, and in 1872 he came to Illinois, spending his last days in Chicago at the home of his son, where he died at the age of eighty-four years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. His wife bore the maiden name of Angeline Crooker, and passed away several years previous to the death of her husband. Their family numbered nine children, of whom four are yet living: Henry, John, Orland and Chauncy.
        Mr. Bassett whose name heads this record was reared in his native State, and remained with his parents until he had attained his majority. The greater part of his education was acquired in a printing-office. In 1854 he began the printing business, which he has followed up to the present time, and step by step he has worked his way upward until now he is President of the Pictorial Printing Company, of Chicago. He owned the entire business until about four years ago, when he sold the controlling interest. It was in March, 1857, that he came to the West and located in Sycamore, Ill., where he published a paper, the Sycamore True Republican, for nine years. He then sold out and removed to Chicago, where he carried on a job printing-office until 1874, when he bought out the establishment of the Pictorial Printing Company, as before stated.
        On the 5th of April, 1858, Mr. Bassett was united in marriage with Miss Betsey M. Shelton. One child has been born to them, Kate B., wife of Charles L. Washburn, of Hinsdale. They have one son, Edgar B.
        For many years Mr. Bassett was a supporter of the Republican party, but is now independent in his political views. In 1887 he removed to Hinsdale, where he makes his home, but still does business in Chicago. He also has in Hinsdale the largest greenhouses to be found in the West, does an extensive business in this line, and employs a large number of men. When he began business in Sycamore he had no capital and bought his outfit on credit, but he has steadily worked his way upward, and the business of the Chicago Pictorial Printing Company has at times amounted to $1,000 per day. The company is well known throughout the United States and Canada, and also in parts of Australia and South America, and its success is due in a large measure to the untiring efforts and good management of Mr. Bassett. He is a genial and pleasant gentleman, is very popular, makes friends wherever he goes, and is justly deserving of the high regard in which he is held.

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Section 3 - Featured Bassett: Rebecca F. Bassett - Francis H. Perry Wedding Certificate

The following was for sale on ebay this week.

Rebecca F. Bassett was descended 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
Samuel Bassett (b. 1746) and wife Peninnah Bassett
John Bassett (b. 1770) and wife Mercy Ellis
Josiah Bassett (b. 1792) and wife Eda Ellis
Franklin Bassett (b. 1809) and wife Hulda Eldredge
Rebecca F. Bassett (born 1851)

Wedding certificate for Rebecca F. Bassett and Francis Howard Perry
Wedding certificate for Rebecca F. Bassett and Francis Howard Perry
Married 12 Feb 1874 in Brewster, Massachusetts

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Section 4 - Featured Bassett: John Clark Bassett of Aberdeen, South Dakota

John Clark 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
Nathan Bassett (b. 1702) and wife Hannah Washburn
John Bassett (b. 1734) and wife Sarah Cushman
John Bassett (b. 1769) and wife Susan Grinman
Augustus Bassett (b. 1821) and wife Sarah Jane Walker
John Clark Bassett (b. 1864)

History of South Dakota by Doane Robinson, Vol, II (1904)
 
        John C. Bassett, president of the Aberdeen National Bank, and one of the well-known and successful bankers of South Dakota, was born in Killingly, Windham county, Connecticut, August 26, 1864, the son of Augustus and Sarah J. Bassett. The parents were born in Connecticut and their family names have identified with New England for many generations.
        John C. Bassett was educated in the public schools of Danielson, and began his business career in 1880 as secretary of a milling company at Danielson. In 1888 he came to South Dakota and located at Langford, Marshall county, where he engaged in the banking business. In 1900 he was elected cashier of the Aberdeen National Bank, and removed his residence to that city. In 1902 he was elected president of the above bank. Mr. Bassett's banking and financial interests are extensive, as besides holding the presidency of the Aberdeen National Bank, he is president of the Commercial Bank of Langford, South Dakota, president of the State Bank of Pierpont, South Dakota, vice-president of the First State Bank, of Aberdeen, and a stockholder in other banking institutions. In politics Mr. Bassett is a Republican, and he belongs to the different Masonic bodies and to the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church.
        On June 29, 1892, Mr. Bassett was married to Harriet Galbraith, who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 12, 1864. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett are the parents of the following children; Ruth, Hellene, Margery and Clarke.

J.C. Bassett home, Aberdeen, South Dakota Postcard
J.C. Bassett home, Aberdeen, South Dakota Postcard

Evening Huronite, Huron, South Dakota, Friday, April 24, 1931
Bassett, Pioneer Aberdeen Banker, Dies in California
Head of Aberdeen National Bank Succmbs to Abdominal Ailment
Was Father of Mrs. Clarence Boteler, Huron

        LOS ANGELES, April 24 (AP) – J. C. Bassett, 65, of Aberdeen, S.D., prominent South Dakota banker and pioneer, died in a hospital here yesterday. He had been ill for several months of an abdominal ailment while spending the winter here.
        Bassett was chairman of the board of the Aberdeen National Bank and Trust company, and a director of the ninth district federal reserve bank and the First Bank Stock corporation.
        His widow, a son and three daughters survive. Funeral services will be held at Aberdeen.

Banking Leader

        ABERDEEN, April 24 – (AP) John C. Bassett, pioneer Aberdeen banker who died yesterday in Los Angeles, had been a leader in Aberdeen banking circles for more than 20 years.
        Born in Willimantic, Conn., in 1865, Bassett came west to Minneapolis in 1886. Two years later he came to South Dakota and became associated with the Commercial State bank at Langford.
        Bassett came to Aberdeen in 1900, serving as president of the Aberdeen National bank from 1901 to 1929. He then became chairman of the board. When the Aberdeen National became a member of the First Bank Stock corporation, Bassett was elected a member of the corporation’s board of directors.

Daughter in Huron

        He also was elected to the executive council of the American Bankers’ association and was state chairman of the liberty loan drive during the World war.
        Clarke Bassett, his son, is associated with the Aberdeen National. Besides his widow, other survivors are his daughters, Mrs. Dale Goldthwaite of Yankton, Mrs. Clarence Boteler of Huron and Mrs. Earl Wilkinson of Oak Park, Ill.
        The banker’s body will arrive in Aberdeen Monday, relatives said. Funeral services will be on Tuesday.

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Section 5 - Featured Bassett: Baylies Sheffield Bassett of Allegany County, New York

Baylies Sheffield Bassett descends from #1A William Bassett of Plymouth as follows:

William Bassett and wife Elizabeth
Joseph Bassett (born 1635) and wife Mary Lapham
William Bassett (born 1667) and wife Sarah Sweetland
William Bassett (b. 1694) and wife Mary Crossman
William Bassett (b. 1726) and wife Lydia Fisher
Jedidiah Bassett (b. 1751) and wife Sarah Briggs
John Chandler Bassett (b. 1795) and wife Martha St. John
Baylies Stockton Bassett (b. 1821) and wife Esther Crandall
Baylies Sheffield Bassett

The Bassett mentioned in the Bassett Reunion article below are all children of John Chandler Bassett and his wife.

The Sun, Alfred, New York, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 1904
The Bassett Reunion
An Interesting Report from One in Attendance

        The fourth Bassett reunion was held at the pleasant home of Charles E. Green, North Main St., Alfred, Aug. 30th, 1904. About 75 of the relatives greeted one another with that warm friendly greeting of one family and one blood.
        Six of the now living seven of the original family were in attendance, viz: John C. Bassett, Andover; Geo. H. Bassett, Woodhull; F.M. Bassett, Andover; Mrs. W.W. Kingsbury, Rushford; Mrs. Wm. S. Clarke, Westerly, R.I.; Mrs. James Stillman, Webster, Mass. One sister, Mrs. J.D. Chrisman of Walton, N.Y., was not able to attend on account of ill health. The dinner was prepared by the Ladies Aid Society of the Alfred Church and very acceptably served in the Brick, after which all assembled in the commodious reception room of the same, and enjoyed with keen relish the following program:
        Piano solo, Miss Mary Green,; quartette, Mrs. Giles Frair, Mrs. Geo. Bloss, Mrs. Park Rogers, and Miss Flo Bassett; poem F.M. Bassett; flute solo, Fred Rogers accompanied by Edna Rogers; memorial paper, Arminda Hezeltine; banjo and guitar duet, H. Sheffield Bassett and Maria Stillman; paper (sunshine), Mrs. L.C. Randolph; Alfred Song, company; vocal solo, Miss Ruth Stillman; reading, Miss Lena Bassett; vocal solo, B. Sheffield Bassett; story, Miss Mary Stillman; vocal solo, Mrs. Giles Frair; The Bassett song, company; recitation, Geo. A. Green.
        Although our number has been somewhat diminished since our last meeting by the relentless hand that stays not every call strengthens the cords of love that binds our hearts together here and helps to smooth the thorny pathway leading across the dark unknown up to the great city of eternal day, where we all hope to be reunited.  B.M.F.

The Alfred Sun, Allegany County, New York, February 19, 1948
B. Sheffield Funeral Held Wednesday

        Baylies Sheffield Bassett, more familiarly known as Sheff Bassett, died Saturday at the Benson Nursing Home in Almond following a five months’ illness. He was 76 years of age.
        He was the son of Baylies Bassett and Mary Green Bassett and was born on Bennett’s Creek, but when he was five years old his family moved to Alfred and purchased what is now known as the Kappa Delta House, where he and his family lived for many years. He attended Alfred Academy and later connected with the Erlich Clothing Store in Hornell. He purchased the Allen Clothing Store in Alfred which was operated until 1940. On April 5, 1909, he married Belle Santee of Hornell, who passed away in 1937. They had two sons, B. Stockton Bassett, who died in 1938, and Harold Bassett of Oneida, who survives.
        For many years Mr. Bassett was agent for the Equitable Life Insurance Company, taking over the business of the late William H. Crandall. He also served that company in the capacity of district manager for the surrounding area, which is comprised of several counties. He held this position until his recent retirement because of ill health.
        He was a member of the First Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church, a trustee of Alfred University, and a member of the Board of Visitors of the New York State Agricultural and Technical Institute.
        Funeral service were held on Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock from the Landon Funeral Home in Hornell, with the Rev. E.T. Harris officiating, and interment in the Alfred Rural Cemetery.

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Section 6 - Featured Bassett: Wm. H. Bassett Co. of Brockton, Massachusetts

The following item was for sale on ebay last month. I have been unable to identify this Wm. H. Bassett.

If you know anything about him or his company, please let me know.

The following item was for sale on ebay last month. I have been unable to identify this Wm. H. Bassett.

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Section 7 - Featured Bassett: Enos Bassett Antique Box (1805) of Hamden, Connecticut

I have not positively identified this Enos Bassett yet. I believe him to be a son or grandson of Theophilus and Lydia (Atwater) Bassett.

I am also looking for the parents of Enos Bassett, born 22 Jan 1808, died 1 Jan 1892 in Hamden, Connecticut. This Enos married Polly Weed.

Antique Box offered by Samuel Herrup Antiques, Sheffield, Massachusetts
Antique Box offered by Samuel Herrup Antiques, Sheffield, Massachusetts
Antique Box offered by Samuel Herrup Antiques, Sheffield, Massachusetts

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Section 8 - New family lines combined or added since the last newsletter

        No lines were combined and no new lines were added since the last newsletter.

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Section 9 - DNA project update

No new participants were added to the Bassett DNA project this month.

Donations of any amount can be made to the Bassett DNA project by clicking on the link below. Any funds donated will be used to fund select Bassett DNA tests that will further our project as a whole and benefit all Bassetts worldwide.

http://www.familytreedna.com/group-general-fund-contribution.aspx?g=Bassett

This is just a reminder that the DNA portion of the Bassett Family Association can be found at:

http://www.bassettbranches.org/dna/

A current spreadsheet of results can be found at:

http://www.bassettbranches.org/dna/BassettDNA.xls

If you don't have Excel and can't open the spreadsheet above, you can now see the DNA test results at the following website.

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Bassett/

Jeffrey Bassett
520 Salceda Drive
Mundelein, IL 60060 USA
email address link in header above