Bassett Family Association Database
Henry (Harry) Franklin Bassett
1890 - 1963 (~ 72 years)-
Name Henry (Harry) Franklin Bassett Born Nov 1890 New York 
Gender Male _UID BCFCCE093BABEB4882C847916DCC1BA3C108 Died 1963 Lake Butler, Florida Buried Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York in the Cossenas family plot Notes - Notes from Nate Carter: "Uncle Harry lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and also owned a resort in Rosco, New York - Lakewood Farm Inn. The founder of the Rockefeller fortune, old John D. Rockefeller visited his Inn as did another well known millionaire - old Commodore Luckenback of the steamship lines bearing his name. After Uncle Harry died, his son managed the Inn for a while but was not as financially capable and the Inn passed into other hands and later burned. There was a lake on the property which was called Lake Florence.
1900 Federal Census of 27th Ward, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (13 Jun 1900)
Henry W. Bassett - 36 - M - Mar 1863 - NY-NY-NY - Head - Contractor
Matilda - 32 - F - Oct 1867 - NY-NY-NY - Wife - Housewife
Henry Jr. - 9 - M - Nov 1890 - NY-NY-NY - Son - At School
Phebe - 8 - F - Feb 1891 - PA-NY-NY - Daughter - At School
Tillie - 6 - F - Apr 1894 - PA-NY-NY - Daughter
Margaret - 3 - F - Apr 1897 - PA-NY-NY - Daughter
Minnie - 25 - F - Feb 1875 - VA-VA-VA - Servant - Cook
(Living at 4512 Osage Avenue)
(Married 15 years, 6 children, 4 living)
1930 Federal Census of Manhattan, New York County, New York (23 Apr 1930)
Harry Bassett - 39- M - NY-NY-NY - Head - Manager Summer Resort
Marie - 36 - F - NY-GR-FR - Wife
Harry Jr. - 13 - M - NY-NY-NY - Son
Marie - 12 - F - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
Olga - 8 - F - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
Sonia - 7 - F - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
George M. Cossenas - 47 - M - NY-GR-FR - BrotherL
(GR - Greece, FR - France)
(Married at 24 and 21)
Person ID I336 34B Bassetts of County Down, Northern Ireland Last Modified 30 Sep 2013
Father Henry Westfield Bassett, b. Mar 1863, New York , d. 24 Dec 1923, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 60 years) Mother Matilda Adeline Wood, b. Oct 1867, New York , d. 1926 (Age ~ 58 years) Family ID F86 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary (Marie) Cossenas, b. Abt 1894, New York , bur. Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York in the Cossenas family plot Married 1915 Children + 1. Harry Franklin Bassett, Jr., b. 13 Aug 1916, New York City, New York , d. 10 Nov 2005, Trenton, Gilchrist County, Florida (Age 89 years)+ 2. Marie Bassett, b. Abt 1918, New York , d. 1979 (Age ~ 61 years)+ 3. Olga Bassett, b. 9 Jun 1921, New York , d. 7 May 2022 (Age 100 years)+ 4. Living Family ID F113 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Notes from Nate Carter: "Uncle Harry lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and also owned a resort in Rosco, New York - Lakewood Farm Inn. The founder of the Rockefeller fortune, old John D. Rockefeller visited his Inn as did another well known millionaire - old Commodore Luckenback of the steamship lines bearing his name. After Uncle Harry died, his son managed the Inn for a while but was not as financially capable and the Inn passed into other hands and later burned. There was a lake on the property which was called Lake Florence.