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Captain William Bassett

Male 1787 - 1857  (70 years)


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  • Name William Bassett 
    Title Captain 
    Born 9 Jan 1786/87  Yarmouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Sep 1857 
    Buried UNKNOWN  Ashfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • William was ten years of age when his family moved to Ashfield, Massachusetts. Ashfield had two companies of militia which met and held maneuvers according to the law. William achieved the rank of Captain of one of the
      companies. He was a farmer and land owner. He built a brick house in Ashfield about 1825. He was one on the organizers of the first library in Ashfield.
    Person ID I02714  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2011 

    Father Elisha Bassett,   b. 14 Mar 1743/44, Yarmouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1832, Ashfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Susannah Howes,   d. 29 Jul 1831, Ashfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 12 Nov 1772 
    Family ID F00574  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Nancy Alden,   d. 8 Apr 1840 
    Married 23 Jan 1823 
    Children 
     1. John Bassett,   b. Ashfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1825  [Natural]
    +2. William Franklin Bassett,   b. 11 Jul 1825, Ashfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1914, Hammonton, Atlanta County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)  [Natural]
     3. Nancy Alden Bassett,   b. 22 Aug 1828, Ashfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased  [Natural]
    Family ID F01250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lydia Gray,   d. Deceased 
    Married 1841 
    Children 
     1. Sophia V. Bassett,   d. Deceased  [Natural]
    Family ID F01251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart