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- John and Ella's only child died young.
Lowville Journal Republican, Dec 1924
John J. Bassett
Born in Leyden, November 18, 1848
Died at the Masonic Home, Utica, December 11, 1924
John J. Bassett died at the Masonic Home, Utica, Thursday morning,
December 11th, and his funeral was held Saturday at the Talcottville M.
church. Rev. C. G. Roop officiated. The service was followed by the Masonic
burial ceremony under charge of Jesse Lewis, W.M. of Boonville Lodge. T
bearers were C.B. Miller, Augustine Merrill, Louis Merrill, D.W. Miller,
Franklin Shedd and W.A. Weskin.
Mr. Bassett was born November 18, 1848, and spent practically his life
in Leyden, excepting one year in Canada. He was the son of Nathan and Clarissa
Hall Bassett, who were pioneer farmers in the town of Leyden. His mothe
Clarissa Hall, at the age of sixteen years made the butter from the dairy on
the farm that is now owned by Mrs. Robert Talcott, and at the close of the
season this butter was taken to Rome by team. From there it was forwarded to
New York city. This was the beginning of shipping butter to the New York city
market from Lewis County.
Mr. Bassett was educated in the schools of Leyden and later attended
Prof. Duffy's select school at Boonville. He married Ella Hall for his first
wife, who died December 28, 1911. Later he married Mrs. Hattie Belle Goodall.
He is survived by his wife and four nephews, Walter and Fred, of California;
Augustus, of Boonville, and Louis Merrill, of Utica.
There were present at the funeral from out of town Mr. and Mrs. W.B.
Hill, Mrs. Mary Vrooman and Mrs. Parson White of Deer River; Arthur Hall and
Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Weskin, of Ilion. A delegation of Mr. Bassett's aged friends
from the home accompanied the remains to the place of burial.
Mr. Bassett was never identified with any church, but as long as his
health permitted he attended the M.E. church at Talcottville. He was a
promoter of Leyden Grange, being one of the charter members, and held t
office of master. In politics he was a Republican. Although he never sought an
office, he was appointed postmaster at Talcottville and held that position
until he resigned to take up his residence at the Masonic Home in Utic
Mr. Bassett had been a sufferer from rheumatism for thirty-five years
and showed great patience and fortitude through his long, painful illness.
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1848 - Deceased