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- 3B323653. Robert Tweedy Bassett, son of Simeon and Effie E. (Tweedy) Bassett, was born 27 Aug 1822. He died 8 Feb 1894. He married (1) Susan Demerest on 3 Jun 1845 at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. She was born 27 Dec 1821. She died 17 Feb 1855. He married (2) Anna Augusta Price. They are both buried in the Congressional Cemetery on 6 Jun 1901.
Died: BASSETT. On Thursday, Feburary 8, 1894, at 5:15 a.m., Robert Tweedy Bassett, brother of Isaac Bassett, in the seventy-thrid year of his age. Funeral from his late residence, No. 1028 East Capitol street on Saturday, February 10, at 3 p.m.
Death of Mr. Robert T. Bassett, (8 Feb 1894)
Another one of the oldest residents of Washington died this morning in the person of Mr. Robert T. Bassett of the coast survey office. Mr. Bassett was the brother of Capt. Isaac Bassett of the United States Senate, and spent the greater portion of his life in this city. He was born in 1822, near the place where the United States treasury now stands. At the age of twenty-five he entered the service of the United States coast survey, remaining in that service until his death, about forty-eight years. For many years he was stationed along the coast at various points from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico. About 1878 he was called in from the field and assigned to duty in the map mounting division of the office, where he remained until his death. During all his long years of service of forty-eight years he was never known to apply for a leave of absence on account of sickness until his last illness. He was a generous-hearted, faithful and conscientious officer, always attentive to duty and kind and thoughtful of others. About a year ago he had slight stroke of paralysis, but recovered sufficiently to resume his duties. Since that time he has been subject to sudden attacks of vertigo, and had several bad falls, in one of which, occurring in his bed room, he broke his arm at the shoulder, and while confined to the house from that cause he was stricken on Monday last with cerebral apoplexy and immediately lost the power of speech, although remaining conscious until the last. He leaves a wife and three children - Mr. Robert S. Bassett of Falcon, Col.; Mrs. H.O. Hall and Miss Marguerite Bassett of this city. His funeral will take place on Saturday at 3 p.m. from his late residence, 1023 East Capitol street.
1870 Federal Census of 22nd Ward, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY (15 Aug 1870)
Robert T. Bassett 47 M DC U.S. Coast Surveyor
Anna A. 33 F NJ Keeping House
Robert L. 18 M DC Clerk Furnishing Goods
William P. 10 M New York At home
Margaret 3 F New York
1880 Federal Census of Washington, District of Columbia
Robert T. Basset 58 M DC DC DC Head Coast Survey Officer
Annie R. 43 F NJ NJ NJ Wife Keeping House
Maggie 15 F NY DC NJ Daughter At School
Arthur 3 M NJ DC NJ Son
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Bassett Family Association Database
1822 - 1894 (71 years)