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- George W. Bassett was born about 1863 in New York.
1870 Federal Census of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota (10 Jun 1870)
Richard A. Bassett - 41 - M - New York - Life Insurance Agent 900
Mary A. - 37 - F - New York - Keeping House
Edward P. - 15 - M - New York - Attending School
George W. - 7 - M - New York - Attending School
1880 Federal Census of 2nd Ward, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
Rich. A. Bassett - 53 - M - NY-NJ-NJ - Head - Sells Milk Safes
Mary A. - 47 - F - NY-NJ-NJ - Wife - Keeps House
George W. - 17 - M - NY-NY-NY - Son - Laborer
Allen - 8 - M - IL-NY-NY - Son
Excerpt from HISTORY AND DIRECTORY OF YATES COUNTY, NEW YORK by Stafford C. Cleveland published in 1872 in Penn Yan, New York, pages 155-159 as well as additional excerpts from the other pages indicated in brackets.
The father of Allen Bassett was Justus Bassett of Connecticut, and his mother Beulah Tuttle of the same State. In 1800 the father died in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where they had taken up their abode, leaving their children, Polly, Julia and Allen. The widow afterwards married John Boyce of Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York, wither the family removed. They came to Barrington, (then Wayne), in 1812. Three children were added to the family by the second marriage, Clorinda, Chauncey and Harriet. They settled on lot 16 where Mr, Boyce died three years later, leaving the mother's oldest son, Allen, the dependence of the family. He has therefore had a large experience of life in a new country, and has borne himself bravely and well in the battle of life.
Polly, the elder sister, married Hiram Bishop of Hillsdale settled in Barrington, and had seven children, who reached adult age and married: Sally, Betsey, Louisa, William, James S., Emily and George W. Emily married Alexander Patten, and resides at Hornellsville. They all reside beyond the limits of Yates county. Julia Bassett married Orrin Bishop of Hillsdale, and settled near her mother and brother in Barrington, where he died leaving four children, Philemon, Mary A., Beulah E., and Harriet. Philemon married Caroline Bigelow of Barrington, and died, leaving his widow and one child, Charles P. This boy was a drummer in the 33rd regiment of New York volunteers, enlisting at the age of twenty, and serving in the Army of the Potomac, through all its campaigns and all its principal engagements, until Grant conquered at Richmond, after which he was honorably discharged.
From page 970: Caroline (daughter of John W. and Mary (Shannon) Bigelow) married Philemon Bishop. They had a son Charles, who married Lois, daughter of Samuel V. Miller.
From pages 702-703: Lois D. (daughter of Samuel V. (1814-) and Adaline (Vorce) Miller) married Charles P. Bishop of Barrington, and they reside at Monterey, Schuyler Co, Mary A. Bishop married George P. Lord of Barrington. They reside at Urbana and have seven children. Beulah E. Bishop married Joseph Westcott of Dundee, a son of James M. Westcott.
From pages 1103-1104: First Christian Society of Starkey and Barrington ... The preachers of this faith have been: Ira Brown, ... James M. Westcott ... The trustees, aside from those already mentioned, have been: Addison B. Lewis, Allen Bassett, ... James M. Westcott.
From pages 1103-1104: First Christian Society of Starkey and Barrington ... Among the members of this church have been the following: Allen Bassett and wife.
From page 1075: James M. Westcott, son of Samuel Westcott, sone of Samuel Westcott and Cynthia Bates his wife, was born n 1809 in the town and county of Otsego, New York. His parents were natives of Rhode Island. His father died in Rushford, Alleghany Col, in 1856, at seventy-five, and his mother is still alive in 1972, at eighty-two. They had four sons and four daughters, and James M. is the oldest son ... In 1831 James married Mary, daughter of Samuel Burt of Livonia, Livingston County. Their children were Joseph B., Martin R. and Ruth.
From page 1075: Joseph B., born in 1832, (son of James M. and Mary (dau. of Samuel Burth of Livonia, Livingsto Co.) Westcott), married Eliza B., daughter of Orrin Bishop of Barrington. He is a lawyer, and now a clerk in the Revenue Department at Washington. Their children are Mary B., Corinne (Carrie), Ella (Ellie) and Ruth. Harriet D. Bishop maried Martin R. Westcott, a brother of Joseph, and resides in Urbana, and has two children, William W. and James M.
From pages 1074-1075: Martin R., born in 1837, married Harriett, sister of the wife of his brother. He is a farmer in the town of Wayne, and was an efficient soldier in the Union service. He was first a soldier of the 44th New York Volunteers, afterwards served in the 105th New York Volunteers, and was nearly three years in the organization of the Sharp Shooters. He took part in eighteen battles. Their children are William W., James O. and one other.
Allen Bassett married Druzilla W. Eddy, and settled near the maternal homestead, where she died in 1829, leaving four surviving children. Mr. Bassett's mother died the same year. The children of the first marriage were Zenecia F., Palmer H., Julia and Richard A.
Zenecia F. married James Thayer of Milo.
From page 705: James (son of Simon (1782-1856) and Elizabeth Lucas (1786-1862) Thayer) married Zenecia, daughter of Allen Bassett of Barrington. He is a substantial farmer on lot 33. They have four surviving children, James A., Emeline, Laura and Fancelia. James A. married Alice, daughter of James Lawrence. They have one child, Mary A. Mary A. died in 1867. Emma married John B. Haas, of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, and has a daughter Eva P.
Palmer H. married Susan J. Smith, and resides in Dundee, They have had two children, Charles E. and Fred P. Charles E. was a member of the Brass Band of Dundee, and though but a lad of fifteen accompanied them when they enlisted, and went to Norfolk, Virginia, during the war of the Rebellion, where they were stationed as a Post Band. He there died, and was much lamented b his associates and friends, to whom he was greatly endeared both by reason of his personal and musical accomplishments. He was proficient with several musical instruments, but his favorite was the tenor drum. His monument stands in the Dundee Cemetery, a broken column, with his drum and the flag of the Union, representing his untimely death and its accomplishments. Palmer H. Bassett canvassed the county of Yates for the sale of this book.
Julia married Andrew Wortman of Barrington, in 1845. They have three children, Huldah A., Eugene A. and Cassie L. Huldah married Henry Freeman, and they reside in Steuben County.
Richard A. married Mary A. Hendrickson, and has two children, Edward P. and George W., and resides in Warsaw, Indiana. He entered the military service during the late war as First Lieutenant of Company B, 126th Regiment New York Volunteers, of which he was subsequently Captain. He shared the hard fortunes of that regiment through the war, and after the battle of Gettysburg was Captain of the Provost Guard before Richmond, where he participated in the closing scenes of the war.
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio Embracing the Counties of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake (1893)
Captain Richard A. Bassett, of Wickliffe, Lake County, Ohio, is a veteran of the late war and a prominent and highly respected citizen. Of his life we present the following brief review.
Captain Richard A. Bassett was born in Yates county, New York, February 20, 1829, son of Allen Bassett and grandson of Daniel Bassett. The Bassett family in America are descended from Lady Bassett, a weathly English heiress, who had many suitors, but who refused to accept any one of them unless he would assume her name. Thus the name was perpetuated.
Allen Bassett was a native of North Haven, Connecticut. He moved to New York, and for sixty years lived on the same farm in Yates county. He died there in 1875, at the age of eighty years. He was a musician in the war of 1812. His first wife, a native of New York and of English descent, was by maiden name Miss Drusilla Eddy. She died in 1829. They had five children. By a subsequent marriage Allen Bassett had ten children.
The subject of our sketch was reared on his father's farm, receiving his education in the district schools and the Dundee Academy. From 1857 until 1860 he was engaged in teaching school in Michigan. Eight of his brothers and sisters were also teachers. It was in 1854 he went to Flint, Michigan, and for one year he kept a hotel there. After that, when not engaged in teaching, he was variously employed until the Civil War came on, when he returned to Yates county, New York.
Upon his return to New York, Mr. Bassett aided in recruiting a company of his old neighbors and schoolmates for service in the war. He enlisted August 8, 1862, in Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth New York Volunteers, going into service as First Lieutenant. He was captured at Harper's Ferry, was paroled and sent to Chicago, and the following December was exchanged. He then went to Centerville, Virginia, where he was on out-post guard duty. In the spring of 1863 he was attached to the Army of the Potomac, and soon afterward went into battle at Gettysburg. In that battle he commanded Company B of his regiment, and thirty-four out of his forty-four men were killed and wounded, one of his brothers being among the killed. Our subject, however, escaped without a scratch. After the battle he was promoted to the captaincy of Company E, same regiment. In the spring of 1864, as soon as General Hancock had recovered from the wounds he had received at Gettysburg, he placed Captain Bassett in command of his headquarter guard, composed of 100 infantry and fifty cavalry. Captain Bassett then took part in all the engagements from the crossing of the Rapidan till the close of the war. He was discharged in the spring of 1865, on account of physical disability. While a member of Hancock's guards, he became afflicted with hernia and hemorrhage of the lungs, from which disorder he has suffered more or less ever since. He is now the recipient of a pension of $24 per month.
Since the war Captain Bassett has been located at various places. He spent two years in St. Peters, Minnesota; one year in St. Louis, Missouri; about ten years in Rockford, Illinois; in 1880 moved to Cleveland, Ohio; and since 1887 has been a resident of Lake county. While in these various localities he was engaged in the hat, cap and jewelry business. He now has the management of 150 acres of land, upon which are 1,200 fruit trees, and a vineyard covering several acres. In horticultural affairs he takes an active interest. He is the auditor of the Euclid Grape Growers' Shipping Association.
Captain Bassett was married in 1852 to Mary Ann Hendrickson, a native of New York. They have had three children; Edward P., George W. and Allen. Edward P. is deceased.
Our subject affiliates with the Democratic party. He is a Royal Arch Mason, a comrade of the G.A.R., and a member of the Chosen Friends. Mrs.Bassett is a Presbyterian.
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