Bassett Family Association Database
Newcomb Mendall Bassett
1840 - 1908 (68 years)-
Name Newcomb Mendall Bassett Birth 25 Jan 1840 Seymour, Connecticut 
Gender Male Death 23 Mar 1908 New Haven, Connecticut Burial UNKNOWN Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut Notes - Newcomb was clerk of the board of public works of New Haven, Connecticut. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving first as a 100-day man in the 2nd Regiment of the Connecticut Volunteers from 7 May to 7 August 1861, and then on various vessels of the US Navy, ending as a paymaster on the USS National Guard. He received a disability pension for a crippling fall he suffered in 1898. In his pension records, he is described as 6 feet tall, with blue eyes and brown hair, a weight of 245 pounds, and an anchor and star tattoo on his right forearm.
1880 Federal Census of New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Newcomb Bassett 40 M CT CT CT Head Bookkeeper
Jennie E. 34 F NY NH NY Wife Keeping House
Edward 10 M CT CT NY Son At School
Charles F. 9 M CT CT NY Son At School
Lizzie Lavin 25 F IR IR IR Other Servant
Person ID I10699 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 23 Sep 2011
Father Samuel Bassett, b. 4 Sep 1809, Broadalbin, New York d. 28 Mar 1892 (Age 82 years) Relationship Natural Mother Mary Andrew d. 28 May 1854 Relationship Natural Marriage 30 Sep 1832 Family ID F02610 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jennie Elizabeth Hill, b. 29 Jun 1845, Troy, New York d. 23 Jan 1915, Cleveland, Ohio (Age 69 years) Marriage 8 Dec 1868 Children + 1. Edward Samuel Bassett, b. 1 Oct 1869, New Haven, Connecticut d. Abt 9 Mar 1952, Cleveland, Ohio (Age 82 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]+ 2. Charles Ferris Bassett, b. 21 Mar 1871, New Haven, Connecticut d. Deceased [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]Family ID F04460 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Newcomb was clerk of the board of public works of New Haven, Connecticut. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving first as a 100-day man in the 2nd Regiment of the Connecticut Volunteers from 7 May to 7 August 1861, and then on various vessels of the US Navy, ending as a paymaster on the USS National Guard. He received a disability pension for a crippling fall he suffered in 1898. In his pension records, he is described as 6 feet tall, with blue eyes and brown hair, a weight of 245 pounds, and an anchor and star tattoo on his right forearm.