Sarah A. Town

1820 - 1906  (86 years)

• Name	Sarah A. Town
  Birth	5 Apr 1820
  Gender	Female
  _UID	AC60118EE102B24A8ADFCFC654EAA6A814D7
  Death	5 Sep 1906
  Burial	Section 42 of Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., New York
  Notes	1850 Federal Census of Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence County, New York Edgar M. Bassett 30 M Massachusetts Sailor 475 Sarah W. 30 F New York Benjamin 4 M New York William 3 M New York 1860 Federal Census of Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, NY (16 Jun 1860) Edgar M. Bassett 40 M Massachusetts Laborer 400 400 Sarah 40 F New York William 13 M New York Edgar 9 M New York Alice 9 F New York Elizabeth Town 64 F New York Domestic 1870 Federal Census of Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, NY (26 Jul 1870) Sarah Bassett 50 M New York Keeping House William 22 M New York Sailor Edgar M. 19 M New York Sailor (twin) Alice 19 F New York at home (twin) Willis 7 M New York at home Elizabeth Town 73 F New York Keeping House Ogdensburg Daily Journal, September 6, 1906 Mrs. Sarah A. Bassett Mrs. Sarah A. Bassett, widow of Captain Edgar M. Bassett, died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. H. Wood, on Canton street, after a brief illness, at the advanced age of 86 years and 5 months. Mrs. Bassett was well known in this city and her memory will be held dear in many homes. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Town, who came to Lisbon from Salem, Washington county, when St. Lawrence county was largely forest land. Mrs. Bassett was born on a farm in Lisbon. She was married about sixty-five years ago to the late Captain Bassett, a well known vessel captain on the lakes. He died in 1869. Mrs. Bassett was a nurse for over thirty years, before the day of the trained nurse, and her duties were performed in nearly all the prominent families of the city. One of her treasures was an album containing photographs of many of the children she had cared for in infancy. She was an industrious, kind-hearted Christian woman and her departure removed a pure, good life. She was a woman of extraordinary activity and could do as much housework as any woman. Age began to tell on her a couple of months ago, though she was confined to the bed only ten days. Besides her daughter, she leaves one son, Edgar M. Bassett, of this city.
  Person ID	I2	443B Edgar M. Bassett of Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	John Town
  Mother	Elizabeth (Daly) Town
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Captain Edgar M. Bassett,   b. 12 Jan 1821   d. 9 Jan 1870 (Age 48 years)
  Children	1. Orville Benjamin Bassett,   b. 15 Nov 1844   d. 14 Jul 1851 (Age 6 years)   2. William F. Bassett,   b. 26 Aug 1847   d. 11 Sep 1885 (Age 38 years) + 3. Edgar M. Bassett,   b. Mar 1852, New York d. 29 Jan 1909 (Age 56 years) + 4. Alice Bassett,   b. 18 Mar 1851, New York d. 23 Nov 1938 (Age 87 years)   5. Willis Bassett,   b. 1863, New York
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart