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Titus Bassett

Male 1781 - 1867  (86 years)


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  • Name Titus Bassett 
    Born 1781  New Haven, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID E9D7D644AE4F2145983F9B6620B6DA6F3473 
    Died 4 Mar 1867  Adams, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Titus Bassett was a soldier in the War of 1812.

      1820 Federal Census of Adams, Jefferson County, New York
      Titus Bassett 100220-10110-0003

      1850 Federal Census of Adams, Jefferson County, New York
      Titus Bassett - 66 - M - Connecticut - Hatter 800
      Sarah - 60 - F - Massachusetts
      Laura - 34 - F
      Marvin - 24 - M

      1860 Federal Census of Adams, Jefferson County, New York (6 Jul 1860)
      Titus Bassett - 80 - M - Connecticut - Hatter 1500 200
      Sarah - 74 - F - Massachusetts - Housework
      Laura - 45 - F - New York - Straw Braiding

      Childs's Gazetteer of Jefferson County, Town of Adams
      Titus Bassett was born in New Haven, Conn., in 1781, and in 1804 removed to Adams, where he died in 1867. He married Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Warriner, and their children were Harvey, Marvin, Marvin, 2nd, of Oswego, and Laura of Adams. Harvey Bassett was born in Adams in 1819, and here learned the hatters' trade. He married Jane, daughter of Abram and Leah (Van Buskirk) Ouderkirk in 1843, by whom he had a daughter, Sarah Jane, who was born in 1842 and died in 1964, and a son, Daniel D., who was born in 1844. He died in 1956. Daniel D., who learned the printers' trade, served in the First N.Y. Vet. Cav. until the close of the war. He married Angerase, daughter of John and Mary (McGovern) Foley, of Ellisburgh, in 1866, by whom he had had a son and a daughter, viz: Lena R., who died February 14, 1883, aged 15 years, and Floyd H., born May 4, 1873. Mr. Bassett is foreman of the Journal printing office in Adams village, and resides on Clay street.

      The Growth of a Century, By John A. Haddock, Eli Thayer
      In the fall of 1804 Titus Bassett came from Granville, and in 1805 married a daughter of Nathaniel Warriner. He was a hatter by trade and for many years Bassett's hats supplied the wants of the surrounding country. He is rememberred as an estimable citizen. Mrs. Bassett lived to the age of 93 and died in 1880, having resided in Adams since 1805.
    Person ID I562  6B William Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2012 

    Father Titus Bassett,   b. 24 Oct 1753, North Haven, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Hitchcock,   b. 19 Mar 1757,   d. 28 Jul 1835  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1775/1776 
    Family ID F137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Warriner,   b. 26 Feb 1788, Wilbraham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880, Adams, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 23 Feb 1805  Adams, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Laura Bassett,   b. 18 Oct 1814
    +2. Harvey Bassett,   b. 1819, Adams, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Marvin Bassett,   b. 16 Feb 1826
    Family ID F250  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart