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Dewitt Clinton Bassett, Sr.

Male 1859 - 1941  (81 years)


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  • Name Dewitt Clinton Bassett 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 28 Aug 1859 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 379FBA28FA04A347B2CCAE44C0DF22E7B80A 
    Died 13 Feb 1941 
    Buried Lake View Cemetery, Interlaken, Seneca County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Succeeding his father on the homestead, D. Clinton Bassett continued the practices of farming laid down by his father and gradually developed his farm into a high state of productivity. Year after year bountiful crops were taken with no sign of deterioration. In 1879-1880 he attended school at Cook Academy in Havana, New York, and there learned surveying, and with the instruments handed down by his grandfather, Nathan B. Wheeler, he went out and surveyed many farms in this vicinity. Upon the marriage of his son, DeWitt Jr., he removed to Interlaken.

      Bassett Family Bible
      Diane Bassette Nelson
      The family believes the Bible was presented to Mary Catherine Peterson and Dewitt Clinton Bassette at the time of their marriage in 1887. The dates for their births and for the parents' births and marriages were entered at that time. With some exception most events occurred in the Town of Covert, Seneca County, New York. All burials are at Lake View Cemetery, Interlaken, Seneca County, New York. Some members of the family dropped the final "e" from the Bassette name.
      Births
      Mary Jane Wintersteen - March 18, 1834
      Abram D. Peterson - January 24, 1830
      Mary R. Wheeler - September 5, 1827
      Jared B. Bassette - September 28, 1824
      Mary Catherine Peterson - September 30, 1863
      Dewitt Clinton Bassette - August 28, 1859
      Harold D. Bassette - May 12, 1889
      Myron W. Bassette - October 22, 1892
      Dewitt Clinton Bassette Jr. - August 13, 1899
      Lemuel J. Bassette - October 15, 1901
      Francis P. Bassette - May 7, 1908
      Margaret F. Stone - March 8, 1893
      Arthur Stone Bassette - October 23, 1909
      Mary Catherine P. Bassette - April 5, 1911
      Jim Wheeler Bassette - September 25, 1913
      Myron W. Bassette Jr. - November 15, 1916
      Leland F. Bassette - September 7, 1922
      Jared Franklin Bassette - June 25, 1923
      Deaths
      Mary J. Wintersteen - June 25, 1901
      Abram D. Peterson - December 20, 1904
      Mary R. Wheeler - June 18, 1900
      Jared B. Bassette - June 17, 1894
      Harold D. Bassette - October 1, 1890
      Mary P. Bassette - Jul 16, 1920 (age 9 years)
      D. Clinton Bassette - February 13, 1941
      Mary Catherine Bassette - August 15, 1949
      Myron W. Bassette - September 15, 1961
      Lemuel J. Bassett - April 30, 1982
      Dewitt C. Bassette - May 1, 1983
      Leland F. Bassette - July 29, 1985
      Francis Peterson Bassett - October 28, 1992
      Marriages
      Mary J. Wintersteen and Abram D. Peterson - September 22, 1852
      Mary R. Wheeler and Jared B. Bassette - January 17, 1849
      Mary C. Peterson and Dewitt C. Bassette - October 6, 1887
      Margaret F. Stone and Myron W. Bassette - March 3, 1909
      Edna May Predmore and Dewitt C. Bassett Jr. - November 30, 1919
      Alice Burlingame and Lemuel J. Bassette - June 29, 1926
      Marian Colgate VanVleet and Francis P. Bassette - January 4, 1930
      On an additional sheet of paper:
      Catherine Ada Bassett - born May 6, 1930
      Richard Jay Bassett - born Janaury 17, 1932
      Betty Ann Bassett - born April 3, 1934
      Jane Elizabeth Bassett - born June 4, 1942
      Alice Marie Bassette - born September 30, 1943

      1860 Federal Census of Covert, Seneca County, New York (23 Aug 1860)
      J.B. Bassett - 35 - M - Seneca County, New York - Farmer 5000 1000
      Mary - 32 - F - Seneca County, New York
      Francis R. - 9 - M - Seneca County, New York
      Geo W. - 8 - M - Seneca County, New York
      Anna E. - 5 - F - Seneca County, New York
      DeWitt C. - 6/12 - M - Seneca County, New York
      Kate Vamillino - 18 - F - Ireland - Domestic

      1880 Federal Census of Covert, Seneca County, New York
      Jared B. Bassette - 56 - M - NY-CT-CT - Head - Farmer
      Mary - 53 - F - NY-NY-NY - Wife - Keeping House
      Dewitt C. - 21 - M - NY-NY-NY - Son - Attending School
      Ella Woodard - 26 - F - NY-NY-NY - Other - Servant
      Patrick Herrow - 19 - M - NY-IR-IR - Other - Servant
    Person ID I1634  1B John Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2012 

    Father Jared Beardsley Bassett,   b. 28 Sep 1824,   d. 17/18 Jun 1894  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary R. Wheeler,   b. 5 Sep 1827,   d. 18 Jun 1900  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1849 
    Family ID F308  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Catherine Peterson,   b. 30 Sep 1863, Farmer Village, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1949  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 5/6 Oct 1887 
    Children 
     1. Harold Ditmars Bassett,   b. 12 May 1889,   d. 1 Oct 1890  (Age 1 years)
    +2. Myron Wheeler Bassette, Sr.,   b. 22 Oct 1892, Interlaken, Seneca County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1961  (Age 68 years)
    +3. DeWitt Clinton Bassett, Jr.,   b. 13 Aug 1899,   d. 1 May 1983  (Age 83 years)
     4. Lemuel Jared Bassett,   b. 15 Oct 1901,   d. 30 Apr 1982  (Age 80 years)
    +5. Francis Peterson Bassett,   b. 7 May 1908,   d. 28 Oct 1992  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart