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- (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....
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Bassett Family Association Database
1797 - 1866 (69 years)