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- Brookfield Courier, Wednesday, Nov 21, 1900
Death of Mrs. Morris Bassett
Nov. 19 – Mrs. Morris Bassett, whose long illness has been mentioned
several times in this correspondence, passed away at three o’clock last Friday
morning, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Mason. For several weeks it has
been known that none other than a fatal result could be expected, and Mrs.
Bassett, being aware of her condition, was perfectly resigned to the final
change. Her death was caused by heart disease, from which she had been a
patient sufferer. While she had many friends among us, Mrs. Bassett, by reason
of her illness and her home-loving disposition, passed the greater portion of
her time in the family circle, where her gentle and kindly ways received the
appreciation she had earned by her life-long devotion to all around her. Mrs.
Hannah J. Bassett was the daughter of the late Russell and Martha Lamb. She
was born in Plainfield, Otsego county, Aug. 3d, 1834, and nearly all her life
was passed in this vicinity. At the age of 18 she accepted the Christian faith
and became a member of the Free Will Baptist church in Unadilla Forks,
remaining in full fellowship with it to the end of her life. Sept. 3d, 1857,
she became the wife of Morris Bassett, one of our most respected citizens,
whose death occurred about eight years ago. Soon after the death of her
husband, Mrs. Bassett became a member of the household of her daughter, Mrs.
E. B. Mason, and her presence in the home left desolate by her departure was a
joyful inspiration to its happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett were the parents of
two daughter, Esther M., who married Edgar B. Mason, and Myra D., who married
Dr. George E. Newell. Mrs. Newell died some years ago. Surviving Mrs. Bassett
are four brothers, E. D. Lamb of LeLancey’s Corners, Delos Lamb of Hartwick,
and Spencer and DeWitt Lamb of Plainfield; also three sisters, Mrs. Orr
Bassett of this place, Mrs. Henry Buell of Plainfield, and Mrs. R.C. Griffith
of North Syracuse. Wherever her name is mentioned it is always accompanied by
an earnest tribute to her character, and the record of good deeds is on
broken by the summons to eternal reward. Unwillingness to cause anxiety led
Mrs. Bassett to avoid mention of the heart trouble from which she suffered,
and which her physicians had pronounced incurable. But as her illness
increased its fatal nature became plain, and the loving care and attention she
received did much to prolong her days. Sunday afternoon her pastor, Rev. W.R.
Wood, conducted the funeral services, at which were present many relatives and
neighbors who joined in paying tribute to the excellence of a life whic
though quiet and unassuming, has left a lasting influence for good upon every
person who came within its reach.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1834 - 1900 (66 years)
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