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Thomas Bassett

Male 1797 - 1866  (69 years)


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  • Name Thomas Bassett 
    Born 1797  Oxborough, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Feb 1866  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried UNKNOWN  St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Port Hope, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (We know the parents of James Bassett are Thomas and Mary. We also confirm via DNA testing that James Bassett below matches a Bassett from this family that stayed behind in Norfolk).
      According to an obituary for son Thomas Bassett, they came to Canada in 1836.

      Thomas lived in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Attended his brother James' funeral in Port Hope.

      St. John's Anglican Cemetery, Range 11, Lot 100
      Stillborn s/o David Bassett - 28 Apr 1887
      3-day-old d/o David Bassett, b/d Port Hope, bled to death 30 Oct 1890.
      David Bassett (d.30 May 1878, age 57), b. Eng./d. Port Hope,s/o late Thomas
      Bassett
      James Bassett (d 5 Jul 1867), s/o James, drowned.
      Mary Ann Bassett (d. 8 Apr 1872, age 70,) b.Eng., d. Keene, Victoria Co, w/o
      Thomas Bassett.
      Thomas Bassett (3 24 Feb 1866, age 69), h/o Mary Ann.

      The Wreck At Port Hope and The Men Who Rescued

      The Port Hope papers bring to the full particulars of the heart rending disaster off their harbor, on Wednesday last, when the schooner Niagara was wrecked, and the subsequent action of the citizens of the town. The Rescue was one of the most gallant acts we have ever recorded, and shows that the sailors of our lakes possess that same noble spirit - that disregard of danger which characterizes their brethren of the ocean. TI was not until a third attempt, and after two brave men had perished in attempting the rescue, that the half frozen crew of the Niagara were taken off. The named of the boats crew who effected the rescue are Capt. Allward, Thomas and James Bassett, Capt. Polly, William Wakely, John Coulson, Mark May, James Button, Robt. Roberts and Capt. Butler. Capt Stephen Paddock of the schooner Annie Maude, and Robt Campbell, mate of the schooner John Wesley, were also of the number, and sacrificed their lives in the attempt. They were drowned when the second boat sent to the wreck swamped....
    Person ID I18  39B The Bassetts of Norfolk,England
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2014 

    Father James Bassett,   b. 1759, Oxborough, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1812, Oxborough, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Mary,   b. 1750, Oxborough, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1840, Oxborough, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 1784  Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Collett,   b. Abt 1802,   d. 8 Apr 1872  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1818  Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. James Bassett,   b. Abt 1819, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1900, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)
    +2. David Bassett,   b. Abt 1819, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1878  (Age ~ 59 years)
    +3. Thomas Bassett,   b. 20 Aug 1829, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. UNKNOWN
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2014 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart