Bassett Family Association Database
John Bassett
1793 - 1874 (81 years)-
Name John Bassett Born 20 Mar 1792/93 Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Gender Male Died 27 Apr 1874 Batavia Township, Branch County, Michigan Notes - John and Cyntha relocated to Batavia, Branch County, Michigan.
After John and Cynthia married they removed to Andes, New York where 8 out of their 10 children were born. They then started overland to Michigan and located on Government land on Section 33, Batavia Township. They were the
first settlers in the township. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, a good, honest and industrious man and with wife were active in M.E. Church. While improving his 160 acres of wild land he found time to teach and conducted one
of the first schools in the township.
(FB - Family Bible)
1850 Federal Census of Batavia, Branch County, Michigan
John Bassett 57 M Massachusetts Farmer
Cyntha 57 F New York
Adams 25 M New York Farmer
Emily 23 F New York
Francis 18 M New York Farmer
Marcus 16 M New York Farmer
Sophia 14 F Michigan
George 12 M Michigan
1860 Federal Census of Batavia, Branch County, Michigan (12 Jul 1860)
John Bassett 67 M Massachusetts Farmer 5000 1835
Louisa 24 F Michigan
Alonzo Hibner 25 M New York
1870 Federal Census of Batavia, Branch County, Michigan (3 Aug 1870)
John Bassett 77 M Massachusetts Farmer 8000 1200
Sara 66 F New York Keeping House
Person ID I03220 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 23 Sep 2011
Father Ebenezer Bassett, b. 1752, d. Deceased, Andes, New York Relationship Natural Mother Abigail Adams, b. 11 Aug 1760, d. Deceased Relationship Natural Married 21 May 1780 Edgarton, Massachusetts Family ID F00704 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Cynthia Melissa Benjamin, b. 30 Sep 1793, Columbis, Connecticut or New York , d. 10 Jun 1858, Batavia Township, Branch County, Michigan (Age 64 years) Married 19 Mar 1816 Hamden, Delaware County, New York Children 1. Amelia Bassett, b. 25 Aug 1819, Andes, Delaware County, New York , d. 24 Jan 1899, Moline, Illinois (Age 79 years) + 2. Arnold Schofield Bassett, b. 16 Jun 1821, Andes, Delaware County, New York , d. 15 Apr 1895, Muddy, near Harrisburg, Linn County, Oregon (Age 73 years) [Natural] + 3. Adams Bassett, b. 1 Mar 1823, Andes, Delaware County, New York , d. Abt 30 Mar 1887 (Age 64 years) [Natural] 4. William Penn Bassett, b. 1 Mar 1823, Andes, Delaware County, New York , d. Deceased, Andes, Delaware County, New York [Natural] 5. Hannah Emily Bassett, b. 4 Dec 1825, Andes, Delaware County, New York , d. Deceased [Natural] 6. Edward H. Bassett, b. 18 Dec 1827, Andes, Delaware County, New York , d. Feb 1868, Memphis, Tennessee (Age 40 years) [Natural] + 7. John Cassius Bassett, b. 12 Apr 1830, Andes, Delaware County, New York , d. 14 Nov 1870, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Age 40 years) [Natural] + 8. Francis E. Bassett, b. 6 Apr 1832, Andes, Delaware County, New York , d. 11 Feb 1909, Richardson, San Juan County, Washington (Age 76 years) [Natural] + 9. Marcus Tully Peake Bassett, b. 19 Aug 1834, Andes, Delaware County, New York , d. 7 Sep 1886, Halsey, Oregon (Age 52 years) [Natural] 10. Louisa Sophia Bassett, b. 4 Jul 1836, Batavia Township, Branch County, Michigan , d. 4 Jul 1914, Bay View, Michigan (Age 78 years) [Natural] + 11. George H. Bassett, b. 25 Dec 1838, Batavia Township, Branch County, Michigan , d. 10 Mar 1885, Bronson, Branch County, Michigan (Age 46 years) [Natural] Family ID F01492 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Sarah M. Beach, d. Deceased Married 22 Oct 1861 Galesburg, Michigan Family ID F01493 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- John and Cyntha relocated to Batavia, Branch County, Michigan.