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- 3B363231. George P. Bassett, son of Philip and Margaret (Hitt) Bassett, was born 3 Dec 1837 in Colchester, Delaware County, New York. He died 5 Aug 1896 in Colchseter, Delware County, New York. He married (1) Anna Palmer, daughter of Abel and Clarissa (Flowers) Palmer, in Sep 1861. She was born 12 Jan 1839 in New York. She died 12 Sep 1874, aged 35 years in Downsville, Delaware County, New York. He married (2) Mrs. Elizabeth (Parker) Beers, daughter of Professor James O. Parker.
BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW THE LEADING CITIZENS OF DELAWARE COUNTY (1895)
George P. Bassett, M.D., a prominent citizen and successful physician of Downsville, town of Colchester, was born in that town, December 3, 1837, a son of Philip and Margaret (Hitt) Bassett. The father was born September 7, 1803, near Catskill, where he grew to manhood on the ancestral farm, attending the district schools. When very young, he began to study medicine with Dr. Wells, of Middleburg, Schoharie County, at the same time teaching school. He then located his office in Colchester, and there married February 5, 1835, Margaret, daughter of Jerrid and Betsey (Barker) Hitt. She was born Janury 7, 1803, and died November 9, 1849, having given birth to two children; namely, George P. and Frances, the latter of whom was born October 25, 1842, and is the wife of W.E. Holmes, a resident of Downsville. Philip Bassett's second wife was Maria Barber, whom he mamrried December 24, 1851.
He was the only physician in the town of Colchester, and had an extensive practice, visiting his patients on horseback, and carrying his medicine in saddle-bags. He was one of the men to attend the first course of medical lectures at the Albany Medical College in Albany, whither he went on horseback, almost the only mode of travelling in those days. Philip Bassett was a kind-hearted, generous, benevolent man, of extraordinary nerve power, with special aptitude for his profession, in which he was eminently successful. He was a Republican; and both he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church, in which faith he died, July 27, 1866.
George P. Bassett was educated at the Delware Literary Institute at Franklin, after which he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, from which he was graduated in 1862, and began the practice of medicine in Downsville. In September, 1861, he married Anna,
Daughter of Abel and Clarissa (Flowers) Palmer. Mr. Palmer was born in the town of Delhi, and late in life went to Oregon, where he died. His wife has also passed away. Mrs. Bassett died September 12, 1874, aged thrity-five years and eight months, having had one child, Jennie, who is the wife of Edward C. Smith, a merchant of Downsvill, a nephew of David Anderson. Dr. Bassett has recently married a second time, his wife being Mrs. Elizabeth (Parker) Beers, daughter of Professor James O. Parker, a
noted musician of Deposit. Her first husband was Nelson Beers, by whom she had one son, Fred P. Beers, who is now a leading hardware merchant in Downsville.
Dr. Bassett has continued to practice in Colchester, where he has a private office, and is considered one of the most skilful and advanced physicians of the county. In 1864, he enlisted in the service of his country in the Tenth New York Regiment, as Assistan Surgeon, with rank of First Lieutenant. In politics he is a Republican. For two years he has been Town Clerk, has held the office of Supervisor for three years, and during the last five years has been Pension Examiner. He is a member of
the Fleming Post, Grand Army of the Rpublic, No. 280, and is a Mason, a member of Downsville Lodge, No. 464. A.F. & A.M. Dr. Bassett is a member of the Presbyterian church, which organization has his hearty support. He is an energetic, progressive man, thoroughly competent in this vocation, and deservedly esteemed in both private and public life.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1837 - 1896 (58 years)