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William Manning Bassett

Male 1881 -


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  • Name William Manning Bassett 
    Born Jun 1881  Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 77C4CBE61B99D0498951C9D56EE775E4DFD5 
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    • 1900 Federal Census of 10th ward, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (11 Jun 1900)
      John I. Bassett - 58 - Nov 1841 - M - CT-CT-CT - Head - Gen Mang. Fert. Co.
      Jennie - 49 - Apr 1851 - F - CT-CT-CT - Wife
      William M. - 18 - Jun 1881 - M - CT-CT-CT - Son
      (Living at 65 Botolph Street) (Married 25 years, 1 child, 1 living)

      1920 Federal Census of 8th Ward, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts (12 Jan 1920)
      William M. Bassett - 38 - M - CT-CT-CT - Head - Civil Engineer Power Co.
      Catherine V. - 32 - F - NJ-NJ-PA - Wife
      William V. - 4-1/12 - M - NY-CT-NJ - Son
      (Living at 105 Woodland Street)

      1930 Federal Census of Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (24 Apr 1930)
      William M. Bassett - 48 - M - CT-CT-CT - Head - Civil Engineer Hydro Electric Co.
      Katherine V. - 42 - F - NJ-NJ-PA - Wife
      William V. - 14 - M - NY-CT-NJ - Son
      Jennie - 79 - F - CT-CT-CT - Mother (Wd)
      & Maid
      (Living on Howland Road) (Married at 32 & 26)


      Boston Herald, Friday, December 23, 1955
      W.M. Bassett of Electrical System Dies

      William Manning Bassett, 74, retired superintendent of structures for the New England Electric System, died yesterday at his home, 15 Howland Rd., West Newton.
      Earlier, he was a civil engineer for the New York Central Railroad and assisted in construction of the Grand Central Terminal in New York.
      A graduate of MIT in 1902, he was a member of the institute?s Alumni Council. He also held membership in the Appalachian Mountain Club, the Menauhant Yacht Club of Falmouth, and the West Newton Neighborhood Club.
      He leaves his wife, the former Katharine Varick; a son, William V. Bassett of Bethlehem, Pa., and a daughter, Mrs. Edward W. Pride Jr. of Needham.
      Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 2 P.M. in the Second Church (Congregational) West Newton.

    Person ID I1517  6B William Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2012 

    Father John Isaac Bassett,   b. 3 Nov 1840/1841, North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1904, Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Jennie Bassett,   b. 6 Apr 1851, North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1937  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katherine Varick 
    Children 
    +1. William Varick Bassett,   b. 18 Dec 1915, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1979, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart