Reverend George Washington Bassett

Abt 1812 - 1880  (68 years)

• Name	George Washington Bassett
  Prefix	Reverend
  Birth	Abt 1812	Walton, Delaware County, New York
  Gender	Male
  _UID	5957D94300F11B419D6AD254A389B5567DE5
  Death	23 Mar 1880	State Center, Iowa
  Burial	Hillside Cemetery, Marshall County, Iowa
  Notes	Past and Present of Marshall County, Iowa (1912) George G. Bassett The Bassett family has been highly regarded in the affairs of Marshall county since the early days here, each member having led a life free from paltry designs and in a manner to win material success along whatever line they directed their attention. One of the best known of the present generation is George G. Bassett, an efficient Marshalltown engineer. Mr. Bassett was born at Ottawa, La Salle county, Illinois, June 16, 1852. He is the son of George W. and Sarah A. (Goddard) Bassett, the father born at Walton, Delaware county, New York, and the mother in Livingston county, New York. They grew up, were educated and married in their native state, and the father came to Marshall county, Iowa, in 1863, the rest of the family following in October, 1864, all locating at State Center. The father was a prominent and faithful minister in the Congregational church. He was pastor of the church at State Center for a short time. He preached in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Milwaukee. For a number of years he was pastor of the church at Ottawa, Illinois. He was an earnest, scholarly and forceful exponent of the Gospel and did an incalculable amount of good for the cause he espoused. His death occurred in State Center, Iowa, in 1880 at the age of sixty-eight years, and in that town his widow, a woman of beautiful Christian attributes, still lives, having reached the ripe age of ninety years. Their family consisted of three children, all of whom are living. Politically, the father was a Democrat in early life, later an Aboltionist and a supporter of the "underground railroad". 1860 Federal Census of Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois (16 Jul 1860) George W. Bassett 48 M New York Old School ?? Minister 24000 500 Sarah A. 39 F New York George G. 8 M Illinois Harriet M. 5 F Illinois Mary A. 3 F Illinois Mary Platt 17 F Scotland Servant Mandanda Gooding 39 F New York 1870 Federal Census of State Center Twp., Marshall County, Iowa (26 Jul 1870) George W. Bassett 47 M New York Farmer 1480 --- Sarah A. 49 F New York Keeping House George G. 18 M Illinois Farm Hand Harriet 15 F Illinois At home Mary A. 13 F Illinois At home 1880 Federal Census of State Center, Marshall County, Iowa Sarah Bassett 58 F NY MA NY Mother Keeping House George G. 27 M IL NY NY Son S.M. Engineer Hattie M. 25 F IL NY NY Daughter Teacher in Grade School Minnnie A. 22 F IL NY NY Daughter Music Teacher Living with the Armbrecth Family
  Person ID	I652	1B John Bassett of Connecticut
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Reverend Archibald Bassett,   b. 21 Mar 1772, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 29 Apr 1859, Walton, Delaware County, New York (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Keziah Curtiss,   b. Torringford, Connecticut d. 19 Jan 1868, Walton, Delaware County, New York
  Marriage	1 May 1804	Torringford, Connecticut
  Family ID	F114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ann Goddard,   b. 12 Nov 1820, East Bloomfield, New York d. 8 Mar 1912, State Center, Marshall County, Iowa (Age 91 years)
  Children	+ 1. George Goddard Bassett,   b. 16 Jun 1852, Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois d. 1880, State Center, Iowa (Age 27 years)   2. Harriet Marina Bassett,   b. 19 Nov 1854, Walton, Delaware County, New York   3. Minnie Blanche Bassett,   b. 27 Jun 1857, Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart