Josiah Gardner Bassett

1851 - 1915  (64 years)

• Name	Josiah Gardner Bassett
  Birth	18 Mar 1851	Bridgewater, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Nov 1915	Bridgewater, Massachusetts
  Notes	Boston Herald, Massachusetts, Monday, November 29, 1915 Deaths J. Gardner Bassett Forty Years Teacher and Masters in Boston School (Special Dispatch to The Herald) BRIDGEWATER, Nov. 28 ? J. Gardner Bassett, aged 64 years, died today at his home on Summer street. Mr. Bassett became ill a week ago, rallied slightly after a surgical operation, and then suffered a relapse. Mr. Bassett was born here, the son of Josiah L. Bassett. He was graduated from the Bridgewater high and normal schools, and taught for several years in Fall River. In 1871 he went to the Bigelow grammar school in South Boston, and in 1896 was appointed master. He attracted attention in 1902 by abolishing the use of the rattan in the school and introduced a system of ?moral suasion.? He held South Boston school posts 40 years in all, retiring last January. Locally Mr. Bassett was noted for his many varied business and professional activities. He was a member of the school board for nine years. He was a trustee of Bridgewater academy and of the Bridgewater Cemetery Association. For several years he was the proprietor of the Pawnee House at Oak Bluffs, and he had interests in the Bridgewater Brick Company. He was a past master of Fellowship Lodge, A.F.& A.M. Mr. Bassett leaves a widow and two children, Mrs. Norman S. Pratt of Newton and William H. Bassett of this town. 1880 Federal Census of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts J. Gardner Bassett 29 M MA MA MA Head Teacher Annie H. 29 F MA MA MA Wife Keeping House Gardner T. 3 M MA MA MA Son Elizabeth 2 F MA MA MA Daughter Theresa Condon 17 F EN EN EN Other 1900 Federal Census of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA (19 Jun 1900) Gardner Bassett 49 Mar 1851 M MA MA MA Head School Teacher Annie H. 49 Apr 1851 F MA MA MA Wife Elizabeth 21 Dec 1878 F MA MA MA Daughter Joseph Silva 24 Jan 1876 M PO PO PO Servant Servant (PO - Portugal) (#634.617.1) (Married 25 years, 3 children, 2 living) 1910 Federal Census of Bridgewater, Barnstable County, MA (20 Apr 1910) J. Gardner Bassett 59 M MA MA MA Head Teacher Public Schools Annie 59 F MA MA MA Wife Jacinto Farcra 30 M PT PT PT Servant Servant private family (Living at 26 Summer Street) (Married 35 years, 3 children, 2 living) (PT - Portugal)
  Person ID	I09395	1A William Bassett of Plymouth
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Josiah Lathrop Bassett,   b. 2 May 1818, Bridgewater, Massachusetts d. 27 Apr 1896, Bridgewater, Massachusetts (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Selina Gardner Wilber   d. Deceased
  Marriage	27 Sep 1848	Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F02186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Howland Taylor,   b. 26 Apr 1851   d. Deceased
  Marriage	31 Dec 1874	New Bedford, Massachusetts   [1]
  Children	1. Gardner Taylor Bassett,   b. 18 Oct 1876, Massachusetts d. 24 May 1886 (Age 9 years)  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 2. Elizabeth Bassett,   b. 12 Dec 1877, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural] + 3. William Howland Bassett,   b. 12 Feb 1881, Bridgewater, Massachusetts d. Deceased  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
  Family ID	F04012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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