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Leroy Albert Bassett

Male 1941 - 2005  (64 years)


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  • Name Leroy Albert Bassett 
    Born 5 Feb 1941  Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID C5A47BBAE6E5B34883C70FBA6B10F43319B9 
    Died 6 Sep 2005  Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Record-Journal
      Meriden, Connecticut
      Friday, September 9, 2005
      Leroy A. Bassett
      BASSETT, Leroy A., 64, former husband of Mary Bassett died on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, at New Britain General Hospital. Family and friends may call at the John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 East Main Street, Meriden, on Friday (TODAY) from 4 to 7 p.m. with a remembrance service of his life to be held at 6:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American School for the Deaf, 139 North Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut 06107.

      The Bridgeport Post
      Connecticut
      April 3, 1966
      Miss Mary Carson To Marry June 25
      Mrs. and Mrs. Elwood D. Howe Carson, 32 Birch Drive, Stratford, announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Elizabeth Howe Carson to Leroy Albert Bassett son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Bassett of Shelter Rock Road, Danbury. The wedding is set for June 25.
      The future bride, a great-great-granddaughter of Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, was graduated from Stratford high school and is a telephone operator with the main office of the Connecticut National bank. She is a granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Carson of this city and Mrs. Martin Melkild of Northport, Michigan, and the late Mr. Melkild.
      Mr. Bassett an alumnus of Danbury high school, studied at the Henry Abbott technical school majoring in electronics and is a sales representative and technical advisor with Acousticon, Hartford. He is a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor of Danbury and Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Water of Concord, New Hampshire.

      The Bridgeport Post
      Connecticut
      June 26, 1966
      Mrs. Leroy Albert Bassett
      Miss Mary Carson, Leroy A. Bassett Married Yesterday
      Miss Mary Elizabeth Howe Carson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood D. Howe Carson, 32 Birch Drive, Stratford, was married to Leroy Albert Bassett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Bassett of Shelter Rock Road, Danbury, yesterday at 11 a.m. in St. John’s Episcopal church. The Rev. Harry B. Whitley performed the ceremony.
      The bride was given in marriage by her father. Her gown, designed and made by her mother, was of white satin and Chantilly lace, fashioned with a round neckline and elbow-length sleeves on the Empire bodice of lace, and A-line skirt of satin and a detachable train. She wore a triple-tiered veil of silk illusion, arranged from a lace cap, and carried a bouquet of white roses and stephanotis.
      Mrs. Seth S. Boughton of Danbury served as matron of honor, and Mr. Boughton was best man. John D. Carson, brother of the bride, ushered.
      A reception followed in Guild hall of the church, after which the couple left for a wedding trip to Puerto Rico and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. They will reside at 76 Lincoln Street, Meriden.
      A graduate of Stratford high school, the bride is a telephone operator with the main branch of the Connecticut National bank. She is a great-great-granddaughter of Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine.
      Mr. Bassett is an alumnus of Danbury high school and the Henry Abbott Technical school where he majored in electronics. He is a sales representative and technical advisor with the Acousticon Hearing Aid center in Hartford.
    Person ID I7  529B Raymond Louis Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Raymond Louis Bassett,   b. 22 Sep 1912, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1993, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Arlene Waters,   b. 16 Aug 1921, Newtown, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 2017, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth Howe Carson 
    Married 25 Jun 1966 
    Children 
     1. Tammy Bassett
     2. Michelle Bassett
     3. Deborah Bassett
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart