Bassett Family Association Database
Lydia Parlin
1820 - 1897 (77 years)-
Name Lydia Parlin Birth 27 Feb 1820 Bingham, Maine 
Gender Female Death 5 Nov 1897 Moscow, Maine Notes - Before she was married, Lydia's brother raised a piece of flax; she took the straw, soaked it in water, swingeled it (broke it by the handful), carded, spun and made linen cloth of it, as well as linen thread for sewing. She also made unbleached bedticks, and hand towels which were rather coarse and scratchy, although she also made a better grade of towel of bleached linen. In those days each girl "made her fix", similar to our hope chests, though then everything was made by hand - bedding, towels, tablecloths, and their own clothes of handmade woolen cloth. A girl could earn 50 cents a week going out to spin (if she could get work); 40 threads of yarn to a knot, 6 knots to a skein, 6 skeins spun in a day was expected. Lydia Parlin Bassett belonged to the Congregational Church where she sang in the choir, her voice remaining fine even at 70 years of age. She willed $100 to the church to buy a
bell which is still in use, having earned the money by taking in spinning.
Person ID I03576 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 23 Sep 2011
Father Abel Parlin d. Deceased Relationship Natural Mother Elizabeth Goodrich d. Deceased Relationship Natural Family ID F01653 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hartson Bassett, b. 9 Aug 1810, Moscow, Maine d. 19 Dec 1885, Moscow, Maine (Age 75 years) Marriage 1 Sep 1839 Bingham, Maine Children 1. Elizabeth P. Bassett, b. 11 Jun 1840, Moscow, Maine d. Deceased, Bingham, Maine [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]2. Edwin S. Bassett, b. 22 Apr 1843, Moscow, Maine d. 11 Mar 1872, Lincoln, California (Age 28 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]3. Flora Etta Bassett, b. 10 May 1847, Moscow, Maine d. 11 Mar 1923, Bingham, Maine (Age 75 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]+ 4. Moses Baker Bassett, b. 9 Apr 1852, Moscow, Maine d. 1923, California (Age 70 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]Family ID F01652 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Before she was married, Lydia's brother raised a piece of flax; she took the straw, soaked it in water, swingeled it (broke it by the handful), carded, spun and made linen cloth of it, as well as linen thread for sewing. She also made unbleached bedticks, and hand towels which were rather coarse and scratchy, although she also made a better grade of towel of bleached linen. In those days each girl "made her fix", similar to our hope chests, though then everything was made by hand - bedding, towels, tablecloths, and their own clothes of handmade woolen cloth. A girl could earn 50 cents a week going out to spin (if she could get work); 40 threads of yarn to a knot, 6 knots to a skein, 6 skeins spun in a day was expected. Lydia Parlin Bassett belonged to the Congregational Church where she sang in the choir, her voice remaining fine even at 70 years of age. She willed $100 to the church to buy a