Bassett Family Association Database
Charles Ralph Bassett
1836 - 1919 (82 years)-
Name Charles Ralph Bassett Born 14 Dec 1836 Spruce Corner, Ashfield, Franklin County Massachusetts 
Gender Male Died 20 Apr 1919 Buffalo, New York Buried UNKNOWN Ashfield, Massachusetts Notes - While still a boy, along with his farm work, he took trips, as far as New York State, with a pack, selling silk from farm to farm. When 21, having decided to follow merchandising instead of farming, he came to New York, opening an office at 173 Broadway. This was the same building in which later he was a successful wholesale jewelry merchant for many years before he retired in 1897.
In 1862 he moved from Ballston to Brooklyn, New York. In 1870 he moved to Watertown, New York, which he made headquarters in his trade with country stores in surrounding counties. In 1884 he returned to Brooklyn, continuing
from his New York office his merchandising in Northern New York. In 1906 he removed to Buffalo where he died.
Springfield Republican, Massachusetts, 1 May 1919
Former Ashfield Man Dies
Charles R. Bassett, 83, died in Buffalo, N.Y., Easter Sunday. He was born in Ashfield, the son of Francis Bassett and Mehitabel (Ford) Bassett of that town. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Levi Ford of Greenfield and Mrs. Rosa S. Ranney of Ashfield. He also leaves his widow and four children, a son , George B. Bassett and two daughters, Mrs. Charles M. Harrington and Mrs. Alfred H. Martin, all of Buffalo, and a son, Edward M. Bassett, of Brooklyn, N.Y. The burial was in Ashfield the 23d
Person ID I05746 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 9 May 2023
Father Francis Edward Bassett, b. 14 May 1796, Spruce Corner, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts , d. 1876 (Age 79 years) Mother Mehitabel Ford, b. 23 Jul 1801, d. 1 Nov 1892, Ashfield, Massachusetts (Age 91 years) Family ID F01274 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elvira Rogers, b. 17 Sep 1837, Aurelius, New York , d. 28 May 1923, Buffalo, New York (Age 85 years) Married 17 Sep 1860 Ballston, New York Children + 1. George Barclay Bassett, b. 17 Jun 1861, Ballston, Saratoga County, New York , d. Deceased [Natural]+ 2. Edward Murray Bassett, b. 7 Feb 1863, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York , d. Deceased [Natural]+ 3. Mary Bassett, b. 17 Oct 1866, d. Deceased [Natural] 4. Effie Rogers Bassett, b. 26 Apr 1869, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York , d. Deceased [Natural]5. Helen Whitin Bassett, b. 31 Mar 1875, d. 28 Nov 1900 (Age 25 years) [Natural] Family ID F02604 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- While still a boy, along with his farm work, he took trips, as far as New York State, with a pack, selling silk from farm to farm. When 21, having decided to follow merchandising instead of farming, he came to New York, opening an office at 173 Broadway. This was the same building in which later he was a successful wholesale jewelry merchant for many years before he retired in 1897.