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Harold W. Bassett, Sr.

Male 1895 - 1963  (67 years)


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  • Name Harold W. Bassett 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 19 Jun 1895  Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 9E07DE649D678446B5394BEC839125BACD40 
    Died 31 Mar 1963 
    Notes 
    • Times Record, Troy, New York, April 1, 1963
      Mr. Bassett Dies Suddenly

      Harold W. Bassett Sr., 67, of 277 Congress St. died suddenly yesterday at his residence. He had been under the care of a physician. Mr. Bassett had lived in Troy since 1948 and was an employe of Peterson and Packer Coal. Co. 15 years before retiring in 1951. The husband of the late Jessie Currie, he had been a member of the Teamsters Union and of Trinity Methodist Church of Troy.
      Surviving are two sons, Harold W. Jr. of Troy and Francis O. Bassett of Schenectady; two brothers, Clyde of East Nassau and Pierson Bassett of Pittsfield, Mass.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
      The funeral will be held from the A.R. Fox and Son Funeral Home, Congress and 13th streets, Wednesday at 3 p.m., with Rev. Thomas Orr, pastor at Trinity Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Sand Lake Union Cemetery.

      Times Record, Troy, New York, April 2, 1963
      Harold W. Bassett

      BASSETT ? Harold W. Sr. at the residence, 277 Congress St., Troy, March 31, 1963; husband of the late Jessie Jane Currie; father of Harold W. Jr. of Troy and Francis O. Bassett, Schenectady; brother of Clyde, East Nassau and Pierson Bassett, Pittsfield, Mass. Also survived by seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren.
      Funeral service Wednesday 3 p.m. from the A. H. Fox and Son Funeral Home Congress and 13th St., Troy. Interment Sand Lake Union Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday afternoon between 3 and 5 and Tuesday evening between 7 and 9 p.m.




      1900 Federal Census of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (16 Jun 1900)
      Willette Bassett - 30 - M - Dec 1869 - NY-NY-NY - Head - Salesman Groceries
      Addie L. - 31 - F - Aug 1868 - NY-NY-NY - Wife
      Clyde E. - 7 - M - Nov 1892 - NY-NY-NY - Son - At School
      Harold W. - 4 - M - Jun 1895 - MA-NY-NY - Son
      (Married 9 years, 2 children, 2 living)

      1910 Federal Census of Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York (2/3 May 1910)
      Willet E. Bassett - 40- M - NY-NY-NY - Head - Farmer - Own Farm
      Addie L. - 41 - F- NY-NY-NY - Wife
      Clyde E. - 16 - M - NY-NY-NY - Son - Laborer working out
      Harold W. - 14 - M - MA-NY-NY - Son
      Perison H. - 8 - M - MA-NY-NY - Son
      (Married 18 years, 3 children, 3 living)

      1920 Federal Census of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (15 Jan 1920)
      Harold W. Bassett - 24 - M - MA-NY-NY - Head - Laborer Farm
      Jessie - 30 - F - NY-NY-NY - Wife
      Harold - 1-7/12 - M - MA-MA-NY - Son
      (Living at 4 Wood Avenue)

      1930 Federal Census of Averill Park, Rensselaer County, New York (5 Apr 1930)
      Harold W. Bassett - 34 - M - MA-NY-NY - Head - Chauffeur Town Road
      Jesse J. - 40 - F - NY-NY-NY - Wife
      Harold W. Jr. - 11 - M - MA-MA-NY - Son
      Francis J. - 9 - M - MA-MA-NY - Son
      (Married at 21 & 26)
    Person ID I125  54B Edward Bassett of Rennselaer County, New York
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2017 

    Father Willen E. Bassett,   b. Dec 1869, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Addie L.,   b. Aug 1868, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jesse J.,   b. Abt 1890, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1954  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Harold Willett Bassett, Jr.,   b. 24 Apr 1918, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1984, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +2. Francis O. Bassett,   b. Abt 1920, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1975  (Age ~ 55 years)
    Family ID F43  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart