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- Springfield Union, Massachusetts, Saturday, July 21, 1951
A.F. Bassett, Ware Native, Is Dead Here
Was Chandler Co. Official Until His Retirement in 1944
Arthur F. Bassett, 71, of 223 Forest Park Ave., died at Springfield Hospital Friday morning.
Here 46 Years
He was born in Ware on October 25, 1879, son of Frank and Mary (Straham) Bassett, and had made his home in Springfield for the past 46 years. Mr. Bassett was a graduate of Williams College in the Class of 1902. He was a member of the firm of Chandler Company until his retirement in 1944.
He leaves his wife, Rose A. (Kinsman) Bassett; two brothers, Lindoff Bassett of Brookfield and Paul S. Bassett of Holyoke; a grandson, Paul S. Bassett, Jr. of Kensington, Conn., and a cousin, Mrs. Edward T. Broadhurst of Springfield. The funeral will be private and friends are requested to omit flowers.
1900 Federal Census of Williamstown, Berkshire County, MA (13 Jun 1900)
Arthur F. Bassett 20 Oct 1879 M MA MA MA Student
(Student in Williams College)
1910 Federal Census of Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts (28 Apr 1910)
Arthur F. Bassett 30 M MA MA MA Head Clerk Shipping Co.
Rose K. 29 F MA MA MA Wife
(Married 3 years, no children)
1920 Federal Census of Springfield, Hampden County, MA (12 Jan 1920)
Arthur F. Bassett 40 M MA MA CN Head Manufacturer Metal
Rose K. 39 F MA MA MA Wife
& 1 servant
(Living at 223 Forest Park Avenue)
Encyclopedia of Massachusetts
Arthur Francis Bassett, Business Official
Although a young man, Mr. Bassett had accumulated a wealth of business
experience in the responsible positions he has filled, and when in 1911 he
formed his present connection with the Chandler Company, of Springfield,
Massachusetts, he brought to the secretary's office expert knowledge of the
duties of such a position. He is of the tenth American generation of Bassetts
descending from William Bassett, who came in the ship "Fortune" from Holland
in 1621, he going from England to Leyden, Holland, with the English Puritans
who came in the "Mayflower" in 1620. He lived in Plymouth, Duxbury, and
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and was one of the original proprietors of the
last-named town , and there he died in 1667, a wealthy landowner. He
represented his town in the old Colony Court for six years and was quite
prominent. In 1633 but four men paid a larger tax than he. His daughter Sarah
married, in 1648, Peregrin White, the first white child born in Plymouth
Colony.
From William Bassett, the American ancestor, the line of descent to
Arthur F. Bassett, of Springfield, is through William's son, Joseph, who died
in 1712; his son William (I); his son William (2), born in 1693, died in 1783;
his son William (3), born in 1726, died in 1776; his son William (4), born in
1749, died in1838; his son William (5), born in 1772, died in 1879; his son
Anson; his son Francis Luther; his son, Arthur F. Bassett, of Springfield.
Anson Bassett, of the eighth American generation, was born in
Hardwick, Massachusetts, April 16, 1807, died in Ware, Massachusetts, December
15, 1887. He was a farmer of Hardwick until 1863, when he sold his farm and
purchased another of one hundred acres at Ware, upon which he lived unt
passing away. He was a Democrat in politics, and upon the birth of the
Republican party, he became a member thereof and was ever afterward its ardent
supporter. His church affiliation was with the East Congregational Church of
Ware. He married, October 28, 1827, Sarah Ward, of Belchertown,
Massachusetts, who died in March, 1889, daughter of Abram and Louise (Shaw)
Ward. Their children: William; Francis Luther, of further mention, and Austin P.
Francis Luther Bassett, of the ninth American generation, was born in
Hardwick, Massachusetts, June 22, 1851, died in Ware, Massachusetts, October
17, 1914. He was an expert jeweler and watchmaker, learning his trade in youth
and following it all his life. With the exception of four years (1884-1888)
spent in Rockville, Connecticut, in business for himself, he was employed with
other firms, then later went to Ware and bought out a jewelry business, where
he remained until his death. He was a quiet man, domestic and home-loving in
his disposition, and greatly beloved by all who knew him well. He was a member
of the East Congregational Church of Ware, the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, and politically a Republican. He married, November 10, 1876, Mary C.
Straham, born in Canada, daughter of Peter and Mary (Stuart) Straham.
Children: Arthur Francis, of further mention; Lindoff Austin, born December
16, 1882; Paul Stuart, born in May, 1889, who married and has a son, Pa
Stuart (2), born October 19, 1917.
Arthur Francis Bassett, of the tenth American generation, eldest son
of Francis Luther and Mary C. (Straham) Bassett, was born in Ware,
Massachusetts, and there received his preparatory education. He then became a
student at Williams College, receiving his A.B. from that institution at
graduation, class of 1902. For a time after graduation he was in the insurance
business in New York City, then for one year was with the American Book
Company, and for another year a city salesman for the International Salt
Company of New York City. Leaving New York City at the end of his year with
that company, he went to Hartford, Connecticut, there becoming assistant to
the secretary of the Manufacturers' Association. In 1905 he came to
Springfield, Massachusetts and was made secretary of the Springfield branch of
the National Metal Trades' Association, a position he most capably filled for
two years. He accepted a position with the Package Machinery Company of
Springfield in 1907, going out first as travelling salesman, later becoming
office manager. In 1911 he became associated with the Chandler Company,
manufacturers of light metal goods and stamped name plates, the product of the
company finding a market in every part of the United States. Mr. Bassett is
secretary and assistant treasurer of the Chandler Company.
A man of social, friendly nature, Mr. Bassett finds much pleasure in
this membership in Springfield's clubs: The Colony, Nayaseet and Country. In
politics he is a Republican.
Mr. Bassett married, September 26, 1906, Rose Adele Kinsman, of
Springfield, born August 17, 1880, daughter of Warren Downe and Addie Louise
(Dowe) Kinsman, her father's life story being told elsewhere in this work. The
Kinsmans of this branch trace descent from Robert Kinsman (or Kingsman), who
came in the ship "Mary and John", arriving in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1634,
died in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1664. The line of descent from the founder
to Mrs. Rose Adele (Kinsman) Bassett is through Robert's son, Quartermaster
Robert; his son, Thomas, and his wife, Elizabeth Burnham; their son, Stephen,
and his wife, Lucy Kimball; their son, Jeremiah, and his wife, Sarah Harris,
their son Jeremiah (2), and his wife, Martha Andrews, he a soldier of t
Revolution; their son, Jeremiah (3), and his wife, Olive Messinger; their son,
Timothy Ware, and his wife, Rosarina Dowe; their son, Warren Dowe, and his
wife, Addie Louise Dowe; their daughter, Rose Adele, of the ninth American
generation, wife of Arthur Francis Bassett, of Springfield.
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1879 - Deceased