Bassett Family Association Database
George C. Bassett
1818 - 1874 (56 years)-
Name George C. Bassett Born 5 Jun 1818 New York Christened 6 Mar 1820 Gender Male _UID E4C825CA820C5B47940239694CDE45B82A06 Died 30 Aug 1874 Newark, Gratiot Co., Michigan Buried Ithaca Cemetery, Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Michigan 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 , d. 7 Mar 1893, Ithaca, Gratiot Co., Michigan (Age 70 years) Married 8 Sep 1843 LaGrange Co., Indiana Children + 1. Edward Cunningham Bassett, b. 8 Oct 1844, Ontario, La Grange Co., Indiana , d. 19 Feb 1914, Newburg, Wayne Co., Michigan (Age 69 years) + 2. Henry D. Bassett, b. 5 Apr 1846, LaGrange Co., Indiana , d. 10 Nov 1909, Newburg, Wayne Co., Michigan (Age 63 years) + 3. Byron L. Bassett, b. 28 Oct 1849, Springfield, La Grange Co., Indiana , d. 1 Nov 1900, St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan (Age 51 years) + 4. George F. Bassett, b. 1852, Indiana , d. 22 Oct 1902 (Age 50 years) 5. Harriet Bassett, b. Abt 1856, Indiana 6. Emma Bassett, b. Abt 1865, Michigan Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 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.