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Leo Henry Bassett[1]

Male 1894 - 1982  (87 years)


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  • Name Leo Henry Bassett 
    Born 22 Nov 1894  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died Jul 1982  Elmwood Park, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Chicago Tribune, Illinois, 24 Jul 1982
      Leo H. Bassett Sr.

      Mass for Leo H. Bassett Sr., 87, a retired Chicago Fire Department
      engineer, will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Celestine Catholic Church, 3001 N.
      76st Ct., Elmwood Park. Mr. Bassett, a longtime Chicago resident who lived in
      Elmwood park in recent years, died Thursday in a Norridge nursing hom
      World War I veteran, Mr. Bassett retired in 1946 after 28 years as a Chicago
      firefighter. His father, Henry, helped organize Local 2, International
      Association of Firefighters, the Chicago firefighters union, and was its first
      president. Survivors include a son, Leo Jr., a Chicago firefighter with Engine
      Co. 10; a daughter, Marilynn; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and
      a sister.
    Person ID I18  318B Edward Bassett of Louisville Kentucky
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2009 

    Father Henry Bassett,   b. Nov 1868, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1905, Chicago, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Mother Edna,   d. Deceased 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Unknown,   d. Deceased 
    Children 
    +1. Leo Henry Bassett Jr.,   d. Dec 2004
     2. Marilynn Bassett
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] GEDCOM file imported on 3 September 2009.

    2. [S4] SSDI.

    3. [S5] SSDI.