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Elmer Francis Bassett

Male 1889 - 1962  (72 years)


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  • Name Elmer Francis Bassett 
    Born 30 Aug 1889  Forestport, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID C3DF9F3B757DFC45ABE191C32DD053AA893A 
    Died Apr 1962  New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Rome Daily Sentinel
      Friday Evening
      November 15, 1918
      Bassett Prisoner Of Huns
      War Department Acknowledges Error in Reporting Forestport
      Soldier Killed in Battle
      Foresetport, November 15 - Word has been received in this village that Elmer Bassett, son of Frank Bassett, proprietor of the Albert Hotel in this village, is alive and well in France. Last July the parents of the young man received word that he had been killed in battle. Since that time they had received a letter from him, and they telegraphed to Washington to find out whether their son was alive or dead. Last night a message came from the War Department saying that an investigation had been made in France and that Private Bassett had been captured by the Germans and held a prisoner. The report that he had been killed in battle was erroneous.

      Daily Sentinel
      Rome, New York
      Saturday Evening, June 18, 1938
      Bassett-Fahy
      Forestport, June 18 - Mrs. Henrietta Leola Fahy and Elmer Bassett, both of Forestport, were married at Alder Creek Thursday evening. The ceremony was performed by I. Newton Jaones, Justice of the Peace. Mr. Bassett is employed by the Gould Paper Company at their lumber camp and made the trip out by airplane, his first trip in the air.

      Daily Press
      Utica, New York
      Saturday, April 14, 1962
      E. F. Bassett Dies; Former Supervisor
      Forestport - Elmer F. Bassett, 72, a World War I veteran and on two occasions a member of the Oneida County Board of Supervisors, died yesterday in the basement of his home from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the abdomen.
      Dr. T.W. Piekelniak, Oneida County coroner, ruled death was due to suicide. Mr. Bassett had been in ill health.
      He was born in Forestport, son of Frank and May Rockwell Bassett. He attended local schools and resided here all of his life. He served on the Board of Supervisors from 1920 through 1925, and again in 1948 through 1951.
      He was employed by the New York Central Railroad, served in the infantry in Europe during World War I, was a member and past master of Uriel Lodge F&AM, a member of the Odd Fellows and American Legion.
      Besides his wife, the former Henrietta Faye, he leaves three brothers, George Bassett, Clarence Bassett, Forestport; Wade Bassett, Fulton; two sisters, Mrs. Lena Wickham and Mrs. Laura Rogers, both of Utica.
      The funeral will be at 2 Monday from the Trainor Funeral Home, Boonville, with the Reverend Irving Beal, Presbyterian minister, officiating. Burial will be in Alder Creek Cemetery.
      Calling hours at the funeral home are this evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening. Members of Uriel Lodge will conduct rites at 7:30 tomorrow night.

      Utica Observer Dispatch
      Saturday, April 14, 1962
      Elmer F. Bassett, Ex-Supervisor
      Forestport - Elmer F. Bassett, 72, a World War I veteran and on two occasions a member of the Oneida County Board of Supervisors, died yesterday in the basement of his home from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the abdomen.
      Dr. T.W. Piekielniak, Oneida County coroner, ruled death was due to suicide. Mr. Bassett had been in ill health.
      He was born in Forestport, son of Frank and May Rockwell Bassett. He attended local schools and resided here all of his life. He served on the Board of Supervisors from 1920 through 1925 and again in 1918 through 1951.
      He was employed by the New York Central Railroad, served in the infantry in Europe during World War I, was a member and past master of Uriel Lodge F&AM, a member of the Odd Fellows and American Legion.
      Besides his wife the former Henrietta Faye, he leaves three brothers, George Bassett, Clarence Bassett, Forestport; Wade Bassett, Fulton; two sisters, Mrs. Lena Wickham and Mrs. Laura Rogers, both of Utica.
      The funeral will be at 2 Monday from the Trainor Funeral Home, Boonville, with the Reverend Irving Beal, Presbyterian minister, officiating. Burial will be in Alder Creek Cemetery.
      Calling hours at the funeral home are this evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening. Members of Uriel Lodge will conduct rites at 7:30 tomorrow night.

      1900 Federal Census of Forestport, Oneida County, New York (June 13, 1900)
      May A. Bassett - 30 - Female - May 1870 - NY-NY-NY - Head
      Elmer F. - 10 - Male - Aug 1889 - NY-NY-NY - Son - At School
      George L. - 8 - Male - Sep 1891 - NY-NY-NY - Son - At School
      Wade F. - 6 - Male - Jan 1894 - NY-NY-NY - Son - At School
      Lena L. - 4 - Female - Jan 1896 - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Laura G. - 1 - Female - Aug 1898 - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      (Married 11 years, 5 children, 5 living)

      1910 Federal Census of Forestport, Oneida County, New York (April 15, 1910)
      Frank Bassett - 44 - Male - NY-CF-UN- Head - Laborer Saw Mill
      Mary - 39 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Wife
      Elmer - 20 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son - Laborer Car Shop
      George - 18 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son - Laborer Saw Mill
      Wade - 16 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Lena - 14 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Laura - 11 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Stuart - 7 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Clarence - 4 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Warren - 2 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      (Married 21 years, 8 children, 8 living)
      (CF - French Canadian, UN - Unknown)
    Person ID I14  119B Frank Bassett of Forestport, Oneida County, New York
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2017 

    Father Frank A. Bassett,   b. 6 Jul 1865, Cohoes, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1948, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother May Agnes Rockwell,   b. 23 May 1870, Forestport, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1932, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 8 Jan 1888 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henrietta Leola Fahy 
    Married Jun 1938  New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] World War I records.