Bassett Family Association Database
Joseph Bassett
1821 - 1889 (67 years)-
Name Joseph Bassett Born 22 Feb 1821 Moscow, Maine 
Gender Male Died 26 Jan 1889 Dresden Township, Chickasaw County, Iowa Buried UNKNOWN Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Iowa Notes - Joseph was a farmer. His farm adjoined his brothers' farms along the east bank of the Kennebec River at Moscow, Maine. He built his house before he was married. He was appointed postmaster at West Moscow, Maine on 17 Oct 1861. The document, signed M. Blair (Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General of the United States under President Abraham Lincoln) is in the possession of his grandson, G.N. Bassett. About 1869 he sold his house and farm to his niece Octavia Bassett Hill and her husband Charles Hill, and with his wife and children moved to Iowa, settling in Chickasaw County, near the present site of Fredericksburg. At first they put up a log house, but soon had a good frame dwelling. Here Joseph Bassett engaged in farming until his death. He made one visit back to Moscow, Maine, about a year before his death.
1850 Federal Census of Moscow, Somerset County, Maine (8 Aug 1850)
Jos. Bassett 29 M Maine Laborer
Living with Elijah Chapman (44 M Farmer)
1860 Federal Census of Moscow, Somerset County, Maine (26 Jun 1860)
Joseph Bassett 39 M Maine Farmer 1200 600
Francis 35 F Maine Tailoress
Sinderville 9 F Maine
Lenora 6 F Maine
Almeda 6/12 F Maine
1870 Federal C. of Fredericksburg, Dresden Twp., Chickasaw Co., IA (7 Jul 1870)
Joseph Bassett 48 M Maine Farmer 8000 500
Frances 44 F Maine House Keeper
Ella 18 F Maine At Home
Lenora 15 F Maine At Home
Hartwell 10 M Maine At Home
1880 Federal Census of Dresden, Chicasaw County, Iowa
Joseph Bassett 56 M ME MA ME Head Farmer
Frances M. 53 F ME ME ME Wife Keeps House
Hartwell 20 M ME ME ME Son At Home
Person ID I03580 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 23 Sep 2011
Father Captain Joseph Bassett, b. 17 Mar 1784/85, Yarmouth, Massachusetts , d. 4 Oct 1821, Kennebec River, Solon, Maine (Age 36 years) Relationship Natural Mother Phoebe Weeks, b. 24 Dec 1786, d. 4 Sep 1863 (Age 76 years) Relationship Natural Family ID F00797 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Frances Melvina Stone, b. 23 Jun 1825, Mount Vernon, Maine , d. Jun 1897, Leroy Township, Bremer County, Iowa (Age 71 years) Married 20 Sep 1850 Children + 1. Cinderella Bassett, b. 1851, Moscow, Maine , d. 27 Oct 1881, Fredericksburg, Iowa (Age 30 years) [Natural]+ 2. Lenora A. Bassett, b. 1853, Moscow, Maine , d. 25 Dec 1891, Fredericksburg, Iowa (Age 38 years) [Natural]+ 3. Hartwell Bassett, b. 24 Nov 1859, Moscow, Maine , d. 5 Apr 1941, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Age 81 years) [Natural]Family ID F01655 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Joseph was a farmer. His farm adjoined his brothers' farms along the east bank of the Kennebec River at Moscow, Maine. He built his house before he was married. He was appointed postmaster at West Moscow, Maine on 17 Oct 1861. The document, signed M. Blair (Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General of the United States under President Abraham Lincoln) is in the possession of his grandson, G.N. Bassett. About 1869 he sold his house and farm to his niece Octavia Bassett Hill and her husband Charles Hill, and with his wife and children moved to Iowa, settling in Chickasaw County, near the present site of Fredericksburg. At first they put up a log house, but soon had a good frame dwelling. Here Joseph Bassett engaged in farming until his death. He made one visit back to Moscow, Maine, about a year before his death.