Edward Darwin Bassett

1819 - 1891  (71 years)

• Name	Edward Darwin Bassett
  Birth	8 Aug 1819	Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  _UID	3F20EF926B24534786CCF020D55E66CED2A5
  Death	4 Jul 1891	Troy, New York
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York
  Notes	The will of Edward Bassett of Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, was written on 1 Jun 1836 and proven 23 Feb 1841 in New Haven County District Court. Mentioned in Edward's will and the other pertaining documents were his present wife Damaris Bassett; his daughters Phebe Tomlinson, Aleather Lewis, and Hannah Bassett; his sons Darwin Bassett, Samuel Bassett, Elliott Bassett, Andrew Bassett, William Bassett and Joseph Bassett; his son-in-law William R. Tomlinson; and Edward D. Bassett. Moses Hawkins of Oxford and Hannah Bassett of Oxford, his daughter, were named as executors. Land mentioned included the homestead containing ten acres and two pieces of land in Southbury (forty acres and one acre). An eleven grave plot, Section U, Lot 50, was sold to Andrew S. Bassett on 16 Apr 1891 and transferred to Harriet L. Hollis in the Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York. Harriet L. Bassett - age 66 Mary E. Bassett - age 7 Edward D. Bassett - age 75 Andrew S. Bassett - age 63 Maranda Bassett - age 73 Elizabeth A. Hollis - age 55 Frank Hollis - age 72 Sarah K. Hollis Keenan - age 46 Harriet L. Hollis - age 79 William H. Keenan - age 56 Robert F. Keenan - age 65 1850 Federal Census of Chatham, Columbia County, New York (5 Aug 1850) Edward Bassett - 29 - M - Connecticut - Farmer Harriet - 25 - F - Connecticut Andrew - 4 - M - Connecticut Living next door Ebenezer Bassett - 83 - M - Connecticut - Farmer Edward M. - 24 - M - Connecticut - Farmer Esther Jordon - 54 - F - Connecticut Maria - 20 - F - Connecticut Edward Peterson - 23 - M - New York - Laborer
  Person ID	I525	1B John Bassett of Connecticut
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Edward Bassett,   b. 1751   d. 21 Jan 1841, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Damaris Curtiss,   b. 1778   d. 24 Feb 1856, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1799
  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Devonshire   d. Bef 1850
  Marriage	1 Jan 1843	Southbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
  Children	+ 1. Andrew Saverne Bassett,   b. 16 Jun 1846, Middlebury, Connecticut d. 10 Oct 1910, Green Island, Albany County, New York (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Harriet S. Taylor,   b. 5 Apr 1825   d. 15 Apr 1891, Green Island, Albany County, New York (Age 66 years)
  Children	+ 1. Charles Edmund Bassett, Sr.,   b. 24 Nov 1854, New York d. 1926 (Age 71 years)   2. Frank H. Bassett
  Family ID	F206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart