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George C. Bassett

Male 1818 - 1874  (56 years)


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  • Name George C. Bassett 
    Born 5 Jun 1818  New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 6 Mar 1820 
    Gender Male 
    _UID E4C825CA820C5B47940239694CDE45B82A06 
    Died 30 Aug 1874  Newark, Gratiot Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ithaca Cemetery, Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • George C. Bassett, son of James and Ruth Bassett, was born 5 Jul 1818 in New York. He was christened on 6 Mar 1820. He died 30 Aug 1874 in Newark, Gratiot County, Michigan. (Death record says 1875, but cemetery stone says 1874) He married Eliza Smith on 8 Sep 1843 in LaGrange County, Indiana (LCIM). Eliza was born 27 Feb 1823 in England. She died 7 Mar 1893 in Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan. He was buried in the Ithaca Cemetery in Ithaca, Gratiot County, Michigan.
      (LCIM - LaGrange County, Indiana Marriages 1832 - 1880)

      1850 Federal Census of Town of Springfield, La Grange Co., IN (17 Sep 1850)
      George C. Bassett 31 M New York Carpenter 300
      Elizabeth 27 F England
      Edward H. 5 M Indiana
      Henry D. 4 M Michigan
      Byron N. 7/12 M Indiana

      1860 Federal Census of Fulton Townshp, Gratiot County, MI (1 Jun 1860)
      George Bassett 40 M New York Farmer 600 100
      Eliza 35 F England
      Edward 12 M Indiana
      Henry 11 M Michigan
      Richard 9 M Indiana
      George 8 M Indiana
      Harriett 4 F Indiana

      1870 Federal Census of North Shade Twp, Gratiot County, Michigan (10 Aug 1870)
      Clark Basset 26 M Michigan Farmer 600 500
      Pricilla 24 F New York Keeping House
      Living next door
      James H. Basset 31 M New York Farmer 500 400
      Susan 28 F Ohio Keeping House
      Frank 4 M Michigan

      1870 Federal Census of Fulton Township, Gratiot County, Michigan (29 Jun 1870)
      Geo Bassett 51 M New York Farmer 2500 824
      Eliza 46 F England Keeping House
      Byron 20 M Indiana Farm hand 500 ---
      George 18 M Indiana Farm hand
      Harriet 14 F Indiana At home
      Emma 5 F Michigan
      Living next door
      Edward Bassett 25 M Indiana Farmer 1200 471
      Sylvia 19 F Ohio Keeping House

      1880 Federal Census of Newark, Gratiot County, Michigan
      George Bassett 27 M MI NY EN Head Farmer
      Eliza C. 56 F EN EN EN Mother Keeping House
      Emma L. 15 F MI NY EN Sister At Home

      Ithaca Township, Gratiot County, Michigan cemetery records
      George C. Bassett b. 5 Jul 1818 d 30 Aug 1874
      Elizabeth C. b. 27 Feb 1823 d 7 Mar 1893

      State of Michigan Genealogical Death Indexing System
      George C. Bassett
      Date of Death: 30 Aug 1875
      Ledger Page: 192
      Record Number: 74
      Place of death: Newark
      County of Death: Gratiot
      Sex: Male
      Race: White
      Marital status: Married
      Age: 56 years 2 months
      Cause of death: Dysentery
      Birthplace: New York
      Occupation: Carpenter and Joiner
      Father's Name: James Bassett
      Father's Residence: New York
      Mother's Name: Ruth Bassett
      Mother's Residence: Not recorded
      Date of Record: 23 May 1876
    Person ID I1  165B George C. Bassett of Gratiot County, Michigan
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2013 

    Family Eliza Smith,   b. 27 Feb 1823, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1893, Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1843  LaGrange Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Edward Cunningham Bassett,   b. 8 Oct 1844, Ontario, La Grange Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1914, Newburg, Wayne Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +2. Henry D. Bassett,   b. 5 Apr 1846, LaGrange Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1909, Newburg, Wayne Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +3. Byron L. Bassett,   b. 28 Oct 1849, Springfield, La Grange Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1900, St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    +4. George F. Bassett,   b. 1852, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1902  (Age 50 years)
     5. Harriet Bassett,   b. Abt 1856, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Emma Bassett,   b. Abt 1865, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
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