Amos Bassett

1817 - 1881  (63 years)

• Name	Amos Bassett
  Born	13 Nov 1817	Ohio   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	E81AEE9808C3D748BFEA8BEC3E2ED1B38284
  Died	7 Jul 1881  [1]
  Buried	Oakland Cemetery, Montezuma, Parke County, Indiana
  Notes	Amos Bassett located in Iowa per a letter from Judge John Ray Bassett. Excerpt from the Isaac Newton Bassett Autobiography My Uncle Alexander Bassett was married and settled in Elkhart Co, Indiana. I do no know the maiden name of his wife. He died about 1845. His Children were William, Amos, George, Daniel and some others whose names I do not know. I never saw any of them but Amos who visited us in 1845. He was afterwards married in Michigan and I heard from him by letter in 1870. He was then in Ill. near Bloomington. Newport Hoosier, Indiana, 13 July 1881 Amos Bassett Amos Bassett, an aged and respected citizen of Hillsdale, and father of Mrs. John Osborn and Mrs. Wick Vanlandingham of this place, died very suddenly on Thursday last, of congestion of the stomach. His funeral was preached at his late residence on Saturday morning by Rev. William McMasters, the interment being in our Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Bassett was 64 years of age and had been a consistent member of the Baptist Church for 30 years. 1850 Federal Census of Elkhart County, Indiana Amos Bassett - 32 - M - Ohio - Farmer 800 Aurilla - 23 - F - Vermont George M. - 1 - M - Indiana 1860 Federal Census of Center Township, Marshall County, Indiana (25 Jun 1860) Amos Bassett - 49 - M - Ohio - Farmer 3500 500 A.M. - 34 - F - Vermont - Housekeeper Geo. M. - 10 - M - Indiana Orange D. - 8 - M - Indiana Ellina - 6 - F - Indiana Charles F. - 4 - M - Indiana Chandler - 1 - M - Indiana W.O. Myers - 20 - M - Ohio - Farm laborer 1870 Federal Census of Constantine, St. Joseph County, Michigan (10 Aug 1870) Amos Bassett - 42 - M - Ohio - Farmer 2800 400 Eliza - 61 - F - Ohio - Keeping House Alice(?) A. - 16 - F - Indiana - At home Charles F. - 13 - M - Works on farm
  Person ID	I142	8B John Bassett of Hunterdon County, New Jersey
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Bassett,   b. 11 Nov 1778, Bethleham, Hunterdon County, New Jersey(?) ,   d. 16 Sep 1846, Elkhart County or Cass County, Indiana  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Anna Mickey,   b. 26 Jan 1787,   d. 15 May 1854  (Age 67 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1805	Scioto County, Ohio   [2]
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Aurilla M. Hall,   b. 29 Mar 1826,   d. 14 Jul 1862  (Age 36 years)
  Married	4 Jul 1848  [1]
  Children	1. George M. Bassett,   b. 25 Sep 1849, Indiana   2. Orange D. Bassett,   b. 1 Jun 1851, Indiana   3. Alma A. Bassett,   b. 29 Jan 1854, Indiana + 4. Charles Franklin Bassett,   b. 5 Oct 1856, Indiana ,   d. 8 Aug 1935, Jupiter, Florida  (Age 78 years)   5. Chandler D. Bassett,   b. 17 Dec 1858, Indiana ,   d. 27 Sep 1862  (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eliza A. Rayner,   b. 16 Oct 1818,   d. 25 Jul 1894, Indiana  (Age 75 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1864  [1]
  Family ID	F62	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] FBR - Family Bible Record. [S1] SCOM. Scioto County, Ohio marriages 1804-1815