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Evergreen Cemetery, Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Bassett, Charles 1820-1912, GAR 1861-1865
Bassett, Emma Parsons, wife, 1819-1901
HISTORY OF LORAIN COUNTY OHIO (1879)
(article also includes drawing of Charles Bassett far
Charles Bassett
Among the families whose general worth has made them conspicuous in the
history, not only of the community in which some members of them now reside,
but also in the eastern States where for more than two centuries their
ancestors have resided, that of the Bassetts hold an exalted and prominent
position. The progenitors of him whose name heads this sketch, settl
Massachusetts contemporary with the pilgrim fathers, while those of his mother
actually came to America on the "Mayflower" in 1620, she being a lineal
descendant of Miles Standish, the warrior pilgrim. Each successive generation
from this historic stock have by industrious and straightforward lives done
honor to their exalted ancestry.
Charles Bassett was born in the town of Chili, Monroe county, N
York, March 10, 1820, and we write this sketch of him on the fifty-ninth
anniversary of his birth-day. He was the youngest child and second s
Nathan Bassett and Sarah Standish, the former of whom was born August 1
1763, the latter, December 10, 1775, both at Bridgewater, Massachusetts. They
were married April 4, 1793, and lived together sixty years, the husband and
father dying in 1853, the wife and mother in 1854. Their children numbered
nine, and were born in the order named: Thomas, Phebe, Sarah, Naomi, Betsey,
Freelove, Amanda, Emily and Charles. In 1812 they removed to Chili, Monroe
county, New York, and to Russia township in 1834. They settled on the farm now
occupied by their son, Charles, and for two years lived in a log cabin, 14 by
16 feet, an illustration of which appears in the sky margin of the view of the
homestead on another page of this volume. In 1836 he erected a frame house,
which is still standing in the rear of the present residence. Nathan Bassett
was a man of extraordinary vitality, and possessed mental capabilities above
the average. He was of a sunny temperament, of a jocular disposition, and had
an extended knowledge of human nature. In his younger days he had been a
great traveler, having spent seven years on the ocean, in the service of the
West India Company. As a sample of his indomitable will and courage we mention
the fact that he had reached his "three score years and ten" when he
penetrated the wilderness, purchasing sixty-seven acres of land, and made a
home for himself and wife in Russia township.
Towards the close of the revolutionary war, he volunteered, and went
with his regiment to Rhode Island, where the British were expected to land. He
also served in the war of 1812, at Buffalo, New York, where he was wounded. He
lived to the age of ninety years, and to within a few months of his death was
as active as most men at sixty. On the Christmas day preceding his decease he
was prostrated by a paralytic shock, the effects of which, four months later,
ended his remarkable life. He enjoyed the respect and esteem of all by whom he
was known, and his memory to-day is green in the hearts of those who knew him
best. In politics he was an old line whig. He held several offices in t
township government, notably that of school examiner. His last days were
rendered as comfortable as possible, and the filial affection of his children,
and the long-tired love of his devoted wife did much toward the alleviation of
his sufferings and in smoothing the entry into "that bourne from whence no
traveler returns".
Charles Bassett, son of the above, follows in his father's footsteps,
and like him enjoys a deserved respectability and prominence in the community
of which for forty-five years he has been an honored citizen. The people of
the township, reposing confidence in his integrity, elected him a number of
times township trustee, and two terms a justice of the peace, besides to other
minor offices, especially to that of school director, which office he has held
nearly every year since he attained his majority.
On the 7th of September, 1846, he married Emma, daughter of John and
Ann Parsons, and sister of Lott Parsons of Russia township. She was born at
Noil, England, July 28, 1819. They have five children, namely: Emma, bo
April 26, 1847, married Frederick E. Griffin of Amherst; Charles Henry, born
April 26, 1850; Miles Standish, born December 1, 1851; Helen, born January 20,
1857; Harvey Lewis, born July 3, 1859. All except Emma reside at home with
their parents, the sons conducting the business of the farm under the
direction of their father. Mr. Bassett has been a farmer all his life, and now
has two hundred and thirty-five acres of well improved land, including the
original sixty-seven acres purchased by his father in 1834. He is a good
practical farmer; a man of domestic tastes; economical and independent in the
management of his affairs; a good husband and father, and an honest
trustworthy citizen.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1820 - 1912 (92 years)