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Captain Joseph Bassett

Male 1785 - 1821  (36 years)


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  • Name Joseph Bassett 
    Title Captain 
    Born 17 Mar 1784/85  Yarmouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Oct 1821  Kennebec River, Solon, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Joseph settled in Moscow, Maine.

      From Vassalboro, Maine, Joseph Bassett moved to China, Maine, and from
      there, shortly after his marriage to Pheobe Weeks, they moved to Moscow,
      Maine, where they lived on a farm overlooking Bingham Village, on the east
      shore of the Kennebec River. After his death the children, except for the baby
      Joseph whom his mother took to the Baker farm, were left on the Bassett farm,
      their mother and Mr. Baker going there every so often to tell them what to do.
      The older children refused to take orders from the stepfather, and on 8 Jul
      1823, Charles Baker of Moscow, Maine was appointed their guardian, the two
      oldest children then being minors over 14, while the rest were minors under 14
      according to Moscow town records.

      In Oct 1821, as a substitute for the former Minute Men, and before
      there was a regular standing army, all men able to serve if needed for defense
      against an invasion of the U.S. went to some selected place each autumn after
      harvest for one or two weeks military training. It was called "going to
      muster". Returning from such a muster with several other men, Joseph Bassett,
      a captain in his organization, was drowned in fording the Kennebec, which had
      risen after a heavy rain, forcing the horses to swim. He was riding a 4 year
      old colt, which became frightened and tried to go back. When forced into deep
      water it reared and went over on its back, the captain's feet being caught in
      the stirrups so that he went under the colt. Both drowned before the
      other riders could rescue him. He is buried in the Bingham, Maine Cemetery.
    Person ID I01734  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2011 

    Father Jonathan Bassett,   b. 10 Nov 1746, Yarmouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1793  (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Hallett,   b. 21 May 1754, Yarmouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 13 Jan 1773/74 
    Family ID F00389  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Phoebe Weeks,   b. 24 Dec 1786,   d. 4 Sep 1863  (Age 76 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Susan Bassett,   b. 22 Sep 1806, Moscow, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased  [Natural]
    +2. Jonathan Bassett,   b. 2 Sep 1808, Moscow, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1884, Baker Homestead, Moscow, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Natural]
    +3. Hartson Bassett,   b. 9 Aug 1810, Moscow, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1885, Moscow, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Natural]
    +4. Mary Thatcher Bassett,   b. 18 Sep 1812, Moscow, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1892, Bingham, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [Natural]
     5. Phoebe Bassett,   b. 22 May 1816, Moscow, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased  [Natural]
    +6. Joseph Bassett,   b. 22 Feb 1821, Moscow, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1889, Dresden Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [Natural]
    Family ID F00797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart