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Edward Bassett

Male 1727 -


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  • Name Edward Bassett 
    Born 1727  Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 7645E6E1DEED884E98F503F16BA92810F052 
    Notes 
    • 3B325. Edward Bassett, son of Josiah and Alice (Canfield) Bassett , was born in 1727 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He married Sarah Sanford in 1772. Sarah was born in 1755 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. She was baptized 2 Apr 1775 at the First Congregational Church in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. She died 17 Feb 1798 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. They lived in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Christenings for the children are all from the Milford First Congregational Church records.

      BIRTH & MARR.: Susan Woodruff Abbott, comp., FAMILIES OF EARLY MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, (Baltimore, MD: Gen. Pub. Co., Inc., 1979), pp.63 &64 (FHL US/CAN 974.67/M2 D2a): "Edward Bassett s of Josiah and Alice (Canfield) was born ca 1727. . . He married Sarah Sanford (?).

      CHURCH: Milford First Congregational Church Records, Vol.1, p.48 (FHL film #1012263): 2 April 1775, "Edward Bassit and Sarah his wife were admitted to full communion."

      CENSUS: Edward Bassett was found in the 1790 U. S. Census of Milford, New Haven, CT, p.102 the Edward Bassett household included: One male over 16 [Edward], one male under 16 [either son Edward [14], Elias [10], or Josiah [8], but which one? Where are the others?], and five females [wife Sarah & daughters Sarah, Mehitable, Elizabeth, & Mary].

      LAND: Milford, New Haven, CT Land Records, Vol. 12, p.14 (FHL film #4926): Edward Bassett of Milford, New Haven, CT sold land to Samuel Gunn on 22 March 1748/9. This land was part of the original land granted to Edward's "Grandfather Canfield." In this document the land had been annexed to Sgt. Thomas Canfield in 1686. Witnessed by Josiah Bassett. Recorded 22 March 1749.

      LAND: Milford, New Haven, CT Land Records, Vol. 21, p.449 (FHL film #4926): Edward Bassett of Milford, New Haven, CT sold land to William Attwater located in Milford: "Whole of my [Edward's] dwelling house standing at a place called Stubing Plain Rocks [?] in Milford and all my right title interest which I have in a certain piece of corn planted in land of Aaron Finn adjoining to land of Samuel Pruddin a little eastward of said Pruddins house. Also one live Shoat [a young pig just weaned] supposed to weigh 80 or 90." Dated 3 June 1792. Witnessed by David Attwater & Sally Brintnat. Recorded 27 Sep 1798.
    Person ID I639  3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2012 

    Father Josiah Bassett,   b. say 1692, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1767  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Alice Canfield,   c. 3 May 1696, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1740  (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1717  Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Donald L. Jacobus states that Josiah Basett and Alice Canfield were married at Milford on 25 April 1717. (CT: New Haven Co. Milford Pr. Sec. So. #2. Ackley-Bosworth Genealogy, Donald L. Jacobus, Ed., p. 246.)
    Family ID F191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Sanford,   b. 1755, of, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1798, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 1772 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Bassett,   b. 21 Dec 1774, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Edward Bassett,   b. 13 Mar 1776, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mehitable Bassett,   b. 24 Apr 1778, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Elias Bassett,   b. 17 Mar 1780, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1857, Bennington, Wyoming, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     5. Josiah Bassett,   b. 10 Mar 1782, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1782, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Josiah Bassett,   c. 25 Sep 1785, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1863, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
     7. Elizabeth Bassett,   c. 25 Sep 1785, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Mary Bassett,   c. 17 Aug 1788, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Lucy Bassett,   c. 24 Oct 1790, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Phamelia Bassett,   c. 10 Jun 1792, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Asenath Bassett,   c. 17 May 1795, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Julia Bassett,   c. 9 May 1798, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 May 2015 
    Family ID F190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart