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- The year 1850 saw the breaking up of the farm home of Lemuel and Julia Bassett, and the beginning for themselves of the sons Bennett and Jared. The time came when the two brothers must decide on their farms. The roadway divided their father's farm into nearly equal parts; the upper tract was the better land, but there was no good house on it. Which one was to have the upper farm and which the lower? They settled the matter by "drawing cuts", and the lower farm fell to Bennett. Jared bought only 70 acres on the start, paying $50 per acre.
Jared Beardsley Bassett (brother of Bennett Bassett) was married to Mary Wheeler whose father was Nathan Beech Wheeler.
Bennett Basset (brother of Jared Beardsley Bassett) was married to Matilda Wheeler whose father was Lyman Wheeler.
Nathan Beech Wheeler and Lyman Wheeler were brothers.
1850 Federal Census of Covert, Seneca County, New York
Jared B. Bassett - 25 - M - New York - Farmer 4000
Mary - 23 - F - New York
Frances - 3/12 - F - New York
William Wheeler - 14 - M - New York
1860 Federal Census of Covert, Seneca County, New York (23 Aug 1860)
J.B. Bassett - 35 - M - Seneca County, New York - Farmer 5000 1000
Mary - 32 - F - Seneca County, New York
Francis R. - 9 - M - Seneca County, New York
Geo W. - 8 - M - Seneca County, New York
Anna E. - 5 - F - Seneca County, New York
DeWitt C. - 6/12 - M - Seneca County, New York
Kate Vamillino - 18 - F - Ireland - Domestic
1880 Federal Census of Covert, Seneca County, New York
Jared B. Bassette - 56 - M - NY-CT-CT - Head - Farmer
Mary - 53 - F - NY-NY-NY - Wife - Keeping House
Dewitt C. - 21 - M - NY-NY-NY - Son - Attending School
Ella Woodard - 26 - F - NY-NY-NY - Other - Servant
Patrick Herrow - 19 - M - NY-IR-IR - Other - Servant
Bassett Family Bible
Diane Bassette Nelson
The family believes the Bible was presented to Mary Catherine Peterson and Dewitt Clinton Bassette at the time of their marriage in 1887. The dates for their births and for the parents' births and marriages were entered at that time. With some exception most events occurred in the Town of Covert, Seneca County, New York. All burials are at Lake View Cemetery, Interlaken, Seneca County, New York. Some members of the family dropped the final "e" from the Bassette name.
Births
Mary Jane Wintersteen - March 18, 1834
Abram D. Peterson - January 24, 1830
Mary R. Wheeler - September 5, 1827
Jared B. Bassette - September 28, 1824
Mary Catherine Peterson - September 30, 1863
Dewitt Clinton Bassette - August 28, 1859
Harold D. Bassette - May 12, 1889
Myron W. Bassette - October 22, 1892
Dewitt Clinton Bassette Jr. - August 13, 1899
Lemuel J. Bassette - October 15, 1901
Francis P. Bassette - May 7, 1908
Margaret F. Stone - March 8, 1893
Arthur Stone Bassette - October 23, 1909
Mary Catherine P. Bassette - April 5, 1911
Jim Wheeler Bassette - September 25, 1913
Myron W. Bassette Jr. - November 15, 1916
Leland F. Bassette - September 7, 1922
Jared Franklin Bassette - June 25, 1923
Deaths
Mary J. Wintersteen - June 25, 1901
Abram D. Peterson - December 20, 1904
Mary R. Wheeler - June 18, 1900
Jared B. Bassette - June 17, 1894
Harold D. Bassette - October 1, 1890
Mary P. Bassette - Jul 16, 1920 (age 9 years)
D. Clinton Bassette - February 13, 1941
Mary Catherine Bassette - August 15, 1949
Myron W. Bassette - September 15, 1961
Lemuel J. Bassett - April 30, 1982
Dewitt C. Bassette - May 1, 1983
Leland F. Bassette - July 29, 1985
Francis Peterson Bassett - October 28, 1992
Marriages
Mary J. Wintersteen and Abram D. Peterson - September 22, 1852
Mary R. Wheeler and Jared B. Bassette - January 17, 1849
Mary C. Peterson and Dewitt C. Bassette - October 6, 1887
Margaret F. Stone and Myron W. Bassette - March 3, 1909
Edna May Predmore and Dewitt C. Bassett Jr. - November 30, 1919
Alice Burlingame and Lemuel J. Bassette - June 29, 1926
Marian Colgate VanVleet and Francis P. Bassette - January 4, 1930
On an additional sheet of paper:
Catherine Ada Bassett - born May 6, 1930
Richard Jay Bassett - born Janaury 17, 1932
Betty Ann Bassett - born April 3, 1934
Jane Elizabeth Bassett - born June 4, 1942
Alice Marie Bassette - born September 30, 1943
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Bassett Family Association Database
1824 - 1894 (69 years)