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George Henry Bassett

Male 1845 - 1908  (63 years)


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  • Name George Henry Bassett 
    Born 1845  Portumna, County Galway, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID F223DCB2DF8F2946A2105B1ABF0AB62C52BE 
    Died 16 Dec 1908  Boston, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Boston Herald, Friday, December 18, 1908
      George Henry Bassett

      George Henry Bassett, an old newspaper man and one of the editors of the New York Times during that paper?s activities in breaking up the Tweed ring, is dead at his home, 65 Wallingford street, Brighton, aged 63. He was born in Portumna, Ireland, and came to this country when 18, and worked as a reporter on the New York Express. Since that time he has always been engaged in newspaper work either as reporter, editor of correspondent. For 15 years he was the owner of a large fruit ranch in California, but during the time spent there continued his connections with numerous papers throughout this country and Europe. He is survived by a widow and daughter.
    Person ID I18  212B William Bassett of Limerick, Ireland
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2017 

    Father George William Bassett,   b. Abt 1817, Limerick, Munster County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1900, Limerick, Munster County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Guest,   b. Abt 1818,   d. 1906  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Jane Storey,   b. 1851, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Dorothea Bassett,   b. Abt 1880/8,   d. 22 Feb 1976, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years)
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart