Samuel Bassett

1756 - 1836  (80 years)

• Name	Samuel Bassett
  Born	7 Sep 1756	Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  _UID	73E7ABB3A9A7B94CB29E50CD8149E83B67D6
  Died	27 Dec 1836	New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
  Buried	Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, NH, Connecticut
  Notes	3B3233 Samuel Bassett, son of Samuel and Susannah (Morris) Bassett, was born 7 Sep 1756 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. He died 27 Dec 1836 in New Haven, Connecticut, aged 81 years. He married Jerusha Hotchkiss, daughter of Benjamin and Martha (Brooks) Hotchkiss, of Wallingford, Connecticut, on 30 Oct 1777 in Wallingford, Connecticut. Jerusha was born 10 Mar 1756 in New Haven, Connecticut. She died 3 Nov 1811 in New Haven, Connecticut. They are both buried in Grove Street Cemetery. He possibly married (2) Mary Bristol. Samuel left no widow when he died but had the following children: Freeman C. Bassett, Bridgeport, Connecticut, Loley Bassett Plumb of New Haven, Jerusha Bassett Smith of New Haven, Anson Bassett of Sing Sing, New York, William Bassett of Denmark, New York, David Bassett of Dayton Ohio, and Samuel Bassett of Michigan. Arrears of pension were paid to Henry Fowler, atty. for the children. This was from a letter dated 11 Oct 1947 from Mrs. Kenneth F. Wood of West Barrington, Rhode Island. MILITARY: Pension File S15746 Total Service 1 yr - 9 months Enlisted 1776, first part of Jan in 3rd Co. of state troops under Capt. Samuel Peck of Milford Fifth Battln. of Genl. Wardsworth's Regt. For 3 months. Marched to N. Y. in Genl. Waterbury's Brigade, then to Brooklyn where worked on defenses of Brooklyn Heights for 3 mos. and discharged in Brooklyn. Then enlisted in first part of June at Milford under Capt. Peck for 6 mos. Soon to N. Y. in Genl. Waterbury's Brigade, in Sept. to Harlem, skirmish with British. Then to White Plains under Col. Douglass for remainder of 6 mos. and discharged there. Enlisted 1779-4-4 under Capt. Peter Hepburn of Milford for 1 year - served in garrison at Ft. Edwards in Milford, constant service. Certif. issued 1833-11-9 under act of 1832-6-7 Vol. 1, p. 24 of Conn. Men in Revol. BIRTH, MARR., & DEATH.: Susan Woodruff Abbott, comp., FAMILIES OF EARLY MILFORD, CONN., Baltimore, MD: Gen., Pub. Co., Inc., 1979 (FHL US/CAN 974.67/M2 D2a), pp.64 &66: "Samuel Bassett s of Samuel and Susannah (Morris) was born ca 1756 and died 27 Dec 1836 ae 81 (NHT1). He marr. Cheshire, Conn. 30 Oct 1775 Jerusha Hotchkiss."
  Person ID	I429	3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	Samuel Bassett,   b. 1723, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut ,   d. 21 Aug 1806, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Susannah Morris,   b. 1729,   d. 1815, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut  (Age 86 years)
  Married	17 May 1746	Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
  Family ID	F210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jerusha Hotchkiss,   b. 10 Mar 1756, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 3 Nov 1811, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut  (Age 55 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1775	Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut
  Children	+ 1. David Bassett,   b. Abt 1777, , , Connecticut ,   d. Aft 1850  (Age ~ 74 years)   2. Polly Bassett,   b. 1781, North Haven, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 17 Jan 1826, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut  (Age 45 years) + 3. Freeman Clinton Bassett,   b. 10 Mar 1786, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 11 Dec 1858, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut  (Age 72 years) + 4. Anson H. Bassett,   b. 4 Oct 1789, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 20 Sep 1863, Yorktown, Westchester, New York  (Age 73 years)   5. Samuel Bassett,   b. Abt 1792,   d. 14 Dec 1795  (Age ~ 3 years)   6. Samuel Bassett,   b. Abt 1795   7. Azel Bassett,   b. Abt 1797 + 8. Jerusha Hotchkiss Bassett,   c. 22 Jun 1800, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut ,   d. 22 Sep 1888  (Age ~ 88 years)   9. Loly Bassett + 10. William Bassett,   b. 14 Aug 1803, Milford, New Havven, Connecticut ,   d. 26 Jul 1889, Castorland, Lewis, New York  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2015
  Family ID	F215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart