James Bassett^[1]

1824 - 1896  (72 years)

• Name	James Bassett
  Birth	13 Jan 1824	England
  Christening	22 Feb 1824	Ightham, Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Aug 1896	Jimenez, Costa Rica
  Notes	The Big Timber Pioneer, Montana, Wednesday, 7 October 1896 Death Of James Bassett, Sr. He Was one of the Early Settlers of Lincoln County Mr. James Bassett, Sr., who went down to Costa Rica with a small colony from Lincoln county about a year ago, and who has been very ill for several months, died on August 7, at a small place called Jimenez. Mr. Bassett was well known in Lincoln county, being one of the early settlers, locating on a piece of land in the eastern part of the county in 1878, and changing his location to Egypt a couple of years later where he had resided continuously ever since until a year ago, says the Davenport Times. He was born in England, January 13, 1824, and had traveled extensively in both hemispheres, having lived many years in Australia, California and Oregon. He had made and lost a great deal of money during his lifetime, but finally died a very poor man. He was well educated and a gifted man in many respects. He was educated for a Baptist minister, occasionally preaching during his latter years, and had few equals as a speaker and debater. He was twice married and leaves a wife and family of seven children, most of whom are grown. 1880 Federal Census of District 1, Spokane County, Washington Jas. N. Bassett 56 M EN EN EN Head Farmer Eliza 34 F SA EN EN Wife Keeping House Victoria 18 F CA EN SA Daughter Richard 6 M CA EN SA Son Frederic H. 2 M OG EN SA Son Henry W. 10/12 M WT EN SA Son (SA - South Australia, OG - OGN.) James took his family to South Australia sometime between 1864 and 1866.
  Person ID	I67	180B John Bassett of Kent
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	James Bassett,   b. 28 Nov 1802   d. 1882 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Knight   d. Deceased
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Hadedorn   d. Deceased
  Children	1. Augustus Toplady Bassett,   b. 17 Mar 1869, North Adelaide, South Australia d. 14 Jun 1933, Penticton, British Columbia (Age 64 years) + 2. Richard Baxter Bassett,   b. 17 Sep 1873, California, U.S.A. d. 12 Jan 1949, Penticton, British Columbia (Age 75 years)   3. Frederick Hagedorn Bassett,   b. 17 Dec 1877, Weston, Oregon d. 25 Aug 1955, Penticton, British Columbia (Age 77 years)   4. Henry Washington Bassett,   b. Abt 1879, Washington, U.S.A. d. 7 Nov 1943, Montana, U.S.A. (Age 64 years)   5. Ellen Bertha Bassett,   b. 18 Nov 1885, Davenport, Washington d. 10 Sep 1965, Penticton, British Columbia (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Elizabeth Turnidge,   b. 20 Dec 1842, Oregon, Holt County, Missouri, U.S.A. d. 1867 (Age 24 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1857	Oregon
  Children	1. Francis V. Bassett,   b. 1858   d. 1859 (Age 1 year) + 2. Sarah Bezetha Bassett,   b. 19 Dec 1859, Adelaide, South Australia d. Deceased + 3. James Wells Bassett,   b. 1861, California, U.S.A. d. Abt 20 Jan 1942, Montana, U.S.A. (Age 81 years) + 4. Victoria Bassett,   b. 1862   d. 1935 (Age 73 years)   5. Fidelia Bassett,   b. 1864   d. 1865 (Age 1 year)   6. Adelaide Bassett,   b. 1866   d. 1867 (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] GEDCOM file imported on 29 August 2009.