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- 1900 Federal Census of Pilesgrove, Salem County, New Jersey (12 Jun 1900)
Clement Bassett - 43 - M - Feb 1857 - NJ-NJ-NJ - Head - Gentleman
Mary A. - 32 - F - Jan 1868 - NJ-NJ-NJ - Wife
News Crispin (Wd) - 67 - M - Nov 1837 - NJ-NJ-NJ - Father - Retired
(Married 12 years, no children)
Biographical and Historical Sketch of Captain William Crispin
Mary Augusta Crispin Bassett
Mary Augusta (Crispin) Bassett, the only child of Hews and Margaretta B. (Humphreys) Crispin. was born Jan. 7, 1868, in the village of Sharptown, Salem County, N.J. She was educated at Friends Select School, Salem, N.J., and was married April 27, 1888, to Clement Bassett of Mannington, Salem County, son of Elisha Bassett, of Salem. She lived near Salem the first four years after marriage, but the remainder of her life was spent mostly in Sharptown. She became a member of the W.C.T.U. at the age of fifteen and has always been active in the work, following in the footsteps of her mother. She has been in county work ever since the county organization was established, serving as Superintendent in different departments; was County Recording Secretary for two years; but on account of ill health was compelled to relinquish the work for one year, which she spent in California.
Returning home in 1899 she again entered upon the work, taking up again the department of Health and Heredity in the State W.C.T.U., to which she was appointed the year before she went to California, and which she still held, "realizing," as she says, that "To be well-born is of far greater importance than any other inheritance". Since 1899, she has served as President of the local union of Sharptown, and in the fall of 1909 was made County Secretary of the Loyal Temperance Legion. She is also connected with the Woman's Suffrage Association of New Jersey.
Mrs. Bassett is a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and tho she has no children,, she is deeply interested, not only in the present generation but in the generations yet unborn, and is spending much of her life to secure to them the enjoyment of the right to be well-born, which is due to every child.
Mrs. Bassett is fond of outdoor life and is considered an excellent equestrienne, and is an enthusiatic mountain-climber and a lover of nature. But she is a believer also in work, and finds plenty to do in her line for the betterment of society and the State wherever she may be. She found time, even when in pursuit of health in California, to take up the work there with advantage to all concerned. And with the vast need of work in the instruction of the public in regard to total abstinence, prohibition and the proper environment and prenatal condition necessary to prevent race-degeneracy, we commend Mrs. Bassett's line of work to all who may read this book. Mrs. Bassett's line of descent is (1) Captain William, (2) Silas, (3) Benjamin, (4) Joseph, (5) Joseph, (6) Josiah, (7) Hews, being of the eighth generation from Captain Williams.
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