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- Harvey moved to Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont. He later moved to Crawford County, Wisconsin.
1850 Federal Census of Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont (9 Aug 1850)
Harvey M. Bassett 42 M New York Farmer 2000
Clarissa 38 F Vermont
Jane Ann 10 F Vermont
Victoria A. 3 F Vermont
Joseph B. 73 M Connecticut
1860 Federal Census of Prairie de Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin (28 Jun 1860)
Harvey W. Bassett 52 M New York Farmer 2000 150
Clarrissa 41 F Vermont
Victoria A. 13 F Wisconsin
History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin (188
Harvey Bassett and his wife, his mother, Mrs. Catherine Craw, (widowed
by the death of her second husband, Samuel Craw,) with two half sisters,
Minerva and Alicia Craw, and Isaac Hill, left Fairfield, Vt., May 22, 1838,
destined for Crawford Co., Wis. The outfit consisted of three two horse teams
and wagons, considerable household furniture, provisions, etc.. Seth Hill,
brother of Isaac Hill, had settled in Bridgeport town a year or two previous.
His representations induced the emigration of this party. They were met in
Michigan by Seth Hill, who returned to this town with the party. In Illinois
they were joined by Samuel Bassett, a brother of Harvey, also by another half
sister, Emiline Craw. Harvey Bassett, was born in Easton, N.Y., June 8, 1808.
He lived previous to coming west in Fairfield, Vt., where he married Clarrissa
Warren, in 1833. His wife was born in that town, March 5, 1811. In 1838, they
came to Bridgeport, and settled on section 9, town 6, range 6 west, making a
very fine farm, with valuable improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett had two
children - Jane Ann, born July 4, 1840, and died at the age of sixteen years,
and Victoria Augusta, born Dec. 1, 1846, and married, Feb. 19, 1873, to
William B. Hickean. Mr. Hickean died April 30, 1881. Mr. Bassett died June 3,
1867, and his widow is still in vigorous health, and is living with her
widowed daughter on the old homestead where they settled in 1838. Isaac Hill
died about two years after coming here. Seth Hill lived in the county until
after the war, when his wife having died, he moved to Illinois. Grandma Craw
died in 1859, Emiline Craw married William Keith, and went to Missouri and
there died. Minverva is living in Illinois, and is the wife of Elias S. Bowen,
Alicia died in Bridgeport town, about 1863. Samuel Barrett, lived in
Bridgeport many years, but died in Minneapolis, Minn., in 1872.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1808 - 1867 (58 years)