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Elisha S. Bassett

Male 1811 - 1897  (86 years)


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  • Name Elisha S. Bassett 
    Born 1811  , , Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID A23A9CF70849A04296AEEC84BE0C87C9702F 
    Died 23 Mar 1897  , , New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 3B36571. Elisha S. Bassett, son of John Bassett, was born in 1811 in Massachusetts. He died 23 Mar 1897 in New York. He married Eliza Polley, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Smith) Polly, about 1833. She was born in 1817. She died in 1881. He is buried in Gravesville, Herkimer County, New York.
      Elisha and his son Issac both servied in Company C, 121st Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry. Elisha's cemetery stone indicates ('Co. C. 121st Regiment, N.Y. Volunteers').
      In the 1855 census of Herkimer County (June 1), Elisha (age 43) was a shoemaker and his property was valued at $600.00. It also listed his wife Elisa (age 38), his son George (age 21), daughter Ellen (age 16) and son Isaac (age 13). The family had lived in the county for 1 year at the
      time of the census.
      Elisha's death was recorded in the Herkimer Democrat on March 31, 1897. It indicated that he died at the home of Harvey Carpenter at the age of 86 years, and that he was a veteran of the late war. This information was found at the Herkimer County Historical Society.
      Elisha and Eliza are buried with their children Isaac N. Bassett and Lizzie David in Section 2H of the Gravesville Cemetery in Gravesville, Herkimer County, New York.

      1840 Federal Census of Russia, Herkimer County, New York
      Elisha Bassett 0100100-1000100 page 095

      1850 Federal Census of Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York
      Elisha Bassett 37 M New York Shoemaker
      Eliza 33 F New York
      Isaac N. 8 M New York
      James Polly 24 M New York

      1850 Federal Census of Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York
      George Bassett 15 M New York Laborer
      Living with Alden G. Girsby Family

      1880 Federal Census of Russia, Herkimer County, New York
      Elisha Bassett 69 M NY NY NY Head Laborer
      Eliza 62 F NY NY NY Wife Keeping House
      Lizza 24 F NY NY NY Daughter At Home
    Person ID I7778  3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2015 

    Father John Bassett,   b. 12 Apr 1780, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusettes Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1858  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Sally,   b. 1791,   d. 1873  (Age 82 years) 
    Married Abt 1810 
    Family ID F2584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Polley,   b. 1817,   d. 1881  (Age 64 years) 
    Married Abt 1833 
    Children 
    +1. George Bassett,   b. 1834,   d. Dec 1910  (Age 76 years)
     2. Ellen Bassett
     3. Isaac Bassett
     4. Mary Lizzie Bassett,   b. 1856,   d. 1889  (Age 33 years)
    Last Modified 27 May 2015 
    Family ID F2492  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart