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Eben Pierce Bassett

Male 1876 - 1961  (84 years)


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  • Name Eben Pierce Bassett 
    Born 18 Aug 1876  Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 May 1961  Belfast, Waldo County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried UNKNOWN  Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Bangor, Maine Daily News, 29 May 1961, p.16

      Searsport - Eben Pierce Bassett, 84, died Saturday evening at a Belfast
      hospital following a long illness.
      He was born at Providence, R.I., August 18, 1876, son of Alpheus and
      Elizabeth (Lane) Bassett.
      He was a graduate of the University of Maine in 1899 as an electrical
      engineer. He was a second lieutenant in Coburn Ports Corps, ROTC. He worked
      for General Electric Company at New York until 1929, when he retired.
      Following his retirement he lived at Bayside for many years. He moved to
      Searsport seven years ago.
      He did research for the Penobscot Marine Museum on ships and sea
      captains. He was a member of the New England Genealogical Society and t
      American Genealogical Society. He compiled the Bassett genealogy.
      He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Bassett, of Searsport;
      a cousin, Albert Pierce of Bangor.
      Funeral services will be at the First Congregational Church of
      Searsport Tuesday at 1 p.m. Robert Sargent will officiate.
      Interment will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor.
      Friends may call at Young's Funeral Home, Searsport, Monday evening.
    Person ID I09888  1A William Bassett of Plymouth
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2024 

    Father Alpheus Bassett,   b. 13 Jul 1839, Blenburn, Penobscot County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1884, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Lane Wheelden,   b. 26 Apr 1843, South Orrington, Penobscot County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1924, Schenectady, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 19 Jan 1865  Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F02371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth St. John,   d. Deceased 
    Married 7 Feb 1913  Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F04168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Rachel J. Best,   b. Abt 1886, Cobleskill, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Deceased 
    Married 17 Oct 1929  Belfast, Waldo County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F04169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Caroline Wilson,   b. 17 Mar 1872,   d. 14 Jan 1943, Stockton Springs, Waldo County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 31 Aug 1931  Belfast, Waldo County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F04170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Maybelle Wainwright Goodnow,   b. 1 Oct 1885,   d. Deceased 
    Married 7 Nov 1943 
    Family ID F04171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 5 Elizabeth Pendleton Havener,   b. 3 Jun 1893, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1963  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1955  Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F04172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart