Bassett Family Association Database
Captain William Bassett
1787 - 1857 (70 years)-
Name William Bassett Title Captain Born 9 Jan 1786/87 Yarmouth, Massachusetts Gender Male Died 21 Sep 1857 Buried UNKNOWN Ashfield, Massachusetts 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 , d. 31 Dec 1832, Ashfield, Massachusetts (Age 88 years) Relationship Natural Mother Susannah Howes, d. 29 Jul 1831, Ashfield, Massachusetts 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 , d. 31 Jul 1825 [Natural] + 2. William Franklin Bassett, b. 11 Jul 1825, Ashfield, Massachusetts , d. 7 Jun 1914, Hammonton, Atlanta County, New Jersey (Age 88 years) [Natural] 3. Nancy Alden Bassett, b. 22 Aug 1828, Ashfield, Massachusetts , 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
- 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