Bassett Family Association Database
Charles Henry Bassett
1828 - 1907 (78 years)-
Name Charles Henry Bassett Born 14 Mar 1828 Ossian, Allegheny County, New York Gender Male _UID 486CF27A89D9BA48AFB41CD4A74ABA1A9C05 Died 26 Feb 1907 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Cause: Cancer Notes - The Bassett family home was at 615 South 4th East Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Charles Henry Bassett - Captain of 4th Ten
Charles Henry Bassett was born March 14, 1828, in Ossian, Allegany, New York. He is the son of Elias Bassett and Matilda Salter, of this McGaw Pioneer Company. He married Permilia Mindwell Dayton March 18, 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. She is the daughter of Hyrum Dayton and Permelia Bundy and was born February 11, 1823, in Farmington, Geauga, Ohio. In December 13, 1846, they are in Montrose, Lee, Iowa where their daughter Helen Maria was born. By August 5, 1848, they are in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa with the Saints when their daughter Flora Elizabeth was born. They are not listed in the 1850 or 1852 census in Iowa. Charles Henry Bassett was called to be Captain of the 4th Ten in the James McGaw Pioneer Company. A picture of Charles Henry Bassett is in Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men. He was a High Priest and a missionary to Ohio in 1854. 326 "He was a brilliant, scholarly, gentleman. At the age of 15, he taught school. In Council Bluffs, Iowa, he clerked in a store. He developed an interest in merchandise sales and purchasing. After his arrival in the Salt Lake Valley he went, by horse team, to Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, to obtain goods for retail sales, becoming a very successful merchant. He later became a bookkeeper in the Bishop's General Storehouse. He served on a mission to Ohio in 1864. He became a High Priest in the Liberty Stake of Zion. Permilla died April 9, 1876, in Salt Lake City, Utah of pneumonia. The 1880 Federal Census locates Charles Bassett living in Salt Lake City, where he is a clerk in store. Charles H. Bassett wrote an essay called "Death and Burial on the Plains". This essay tells of life and death on the plains while they are camped on the Wood River in Iowa. He records the death of Joel Sprouse, how he died and was buried. Permela is mentioned in this report. He is listed as C.H. Bassett age 24, wife Permela age 29, and children Helen (Marie) age 6, Florinda (Elizabeth) age 3, and Charles (Julius) aged 8 months.
1880 Federal Census of 3rd Ward, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
C. Bassett - 53 - M - NY-NY-NY - Head - Clk. in Store
Permelia - 25 - F - UT-NY-NY - Wife - Keeping House
Alfred - 13 - M - UT-NY-NY - Son - At School
Nora - 11 - F - UT-NY-NY - Daughter - At School
Don Carlos - 7 - M - UT-NY-NY - Son - At School
Gertrude - 2 - F - UT-NY-NY - Daughter
Mary Bassett - 43 - F - NY-NY-NY - Head - Keeping House
Annie - 19 - F - UT-NY-NY - Daughter - Keeping House
Henry - 16 - M - UT-NY-NY - Son - At School
Ruby - 8 - F - UT-NY-NY - Daughter - At School
Louise Bassett - 1 - F - UT-NY-NY - Daughter
Salt Lake Telegraph, February 27, 1907
The Death List
Charles H. Bassett, 79 years old, died yesterday. Announcement of time and place of funeral will be made later. Charles H. Bassett was associated with Boliver Roberts in early days in the merchantile business under the firm name of Bassett & Roberts, and occupied the building where the Z.C.M.I. drug store now is.
Salt Lake Telegram, March 1, 1907
Interment of C.H. Bassett
The funeral of Charles H. Bassett was held from the second ward meeting house at 11 o'clock this morning. Interment was in the city cemetery.
Person ID I22 12B Oliver Bassett Last Modified 3 May 2012
Father Elias Bassett, b. 16 Feb 1800, Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York , d. 24 May 1869, Ogden, Weber County, Utah (Age 69 years) Mother Matilda Salter, b. 16 Jul 1800, Northfield, Ontario County, New York , d. 18 Oct 1878 (Age 78 years) Married 18 Jan 1821 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois Family ID F4 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Permilia Mindwell Dayton, b. 11 Feb 1823 or 5 Jan 1825, Farmington, Geauga, Ohio , d. 9 Apr 1876, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 51 years) Married 18 Mar 1845 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois Children + 1. Helen Marie Bassett, b. 13 Dec 1846, Montrose, Iowa , d. 1 Oct 1921, Provo, Utah (Age 74 years) + 2. Flora Elizabeth Bassett, b. 5 Aug 1848, Council Bluffs, Pottawatamie County, Iowa , d. 3 Dec 1916, Provo, Utah (Age 68 years) + 3. Charles Julius Bassett, b. 3 Nov 1851, Kanesville, Iowa , d. 26 Nov 1918, Boise. Idaho (Age 67 years) + 4. Charles Henry Bassett, b. 4 Mar 1855, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 24 Jul 1940, Lago, Idaho (Age 85 years) + 5. Francis Agustus Bassett, b. 1856, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 7 Aug 1919, Lago, Idaho (Age 63 years) 6. Hiram Clarence Bassett, b. 1859, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 13 Oct 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 1 years) + 7. Annie Matilda Bassett, b. 17 Aug 1861, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 10 Sep 1886, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 25 years) + 8. Fred Clayton Bassett, b. 26 Jun 1865, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 29 Oct 1946, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 81 years) Family ID F7 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Elizabeth Knight, b. 16 Jun 1836, Gallatin, Clay County, Missouri , d. 16 Nov 1926, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 90 years) Married 5 Mar 1853 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Children 1. Mary Ellen Bassett, b. 9 Jun 1854, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 14 Feb 1917 (Age 62 years) + 2. Melvie Amanda Bassett, b. 28 Jul 1856, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 24 Dec 1938, Ogden, Weber County, Utah (Age 82 years) + 3. William Henry Bassett, b. 14 Mar 1858, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 29 Dec 1929, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho (Age 71 years) 4. James Lester Bassett, b. 25 Jan 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 7 Sep 1860 (Age 0 years) + 5. Ernest Knight Bassett, b. 13 Jun 1861, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 18 Apr 1944 (Age 82 years) 6. Lutie Canfield Bassett, b. 13 Jul 1868, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 20 Sep 1869 (Age 1 years) 7. Ruby Rosaltha Bassett, b. 13 May 1871, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. Abt 15 Apr, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 8. Roscoe Knight Bassett, b. 28 May 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 11 Jul 1878 (Age 4 years) + 9. Lois Knight Bassett, b. 13 Apr 1879, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 18 Jun 1947, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 68 years) Family ID F8 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 3 Sarah Stagemen Married 21 Feb 1854 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Children 1. Myron Stageman Bassett, b. Nov 1854, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 2. Frederick Elias Bassett, b. 26 Jun 1856, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Family ID F10 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 4 Amanda Melvina Wright Married 9 Nov 1856 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Children 1. Millie Elizabeth Bassett, b. 21 Sep 1857, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah , d. 25 Dec 1915 (Age 58 years) + 2. Minnie Mindwell Bassett, b. 26 Feb 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 3. Clarice Amanda Bassett, b. 6 Jun 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 4. Henry Lawrence Bassett, b. 28 May 1864, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 5. Alfred Wright Bassett, b. 1 Oct 1866, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 6. Nora Bassett, b. Abt 1869, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 7. David Walter Bassett, b. 21 Feb 1871, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Family ID F11 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 5 Permelia Francelia Phippen, b. 31 Aug 1854, Grantsville, Utah , d. 11 Aug 1942, Oakland, California (Age 87 years) Married 25 Jul 1871 Children + 1. Don Carlos Bassett, b. 16 Sep 1873, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 2. Isaac Bassett, b. 4 Jun 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 3. Gertrude Bassett, b. 4 Jun 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 4. Freeman Bassett, b. 25 Dec 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 5. Hyrum Dexter Bassett, b. 8 Oct 1886, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 6. Allen Salter Bassett, b. 28 Nov 1887, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 7. Cora Bassett, b. 8 Jul 1890, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Family ID F9 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- The Bassett family home was at 615 South 4th East Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.