Bassett Family Association Database
Edward Bassett
1727 --
Name Edward Bassett Born 1727 Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Gender Male _UID 7645E6E1DEED884E98F503F16BA92810F052 Notes - 3B325. Edward Bassett, son of Josiah and Alice (Canfield) Bassett , was born in 1727 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He married Sarah Sanford in 1772. Sarah was born in 1755 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. She was baptized 2 Apr 1775 at the First Congregational Church in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. She died 17 Feb 1798 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. They lived in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Christenings for the children are all from the Milford First Congregational Church records.
BIRTH & MARR.: Susan Woodruff Abbott, comp., FAMILIES OF EARLY MILFORD, CONNECTICUT, (Baltimore, MD: Gen. Pub. Co., Inc., 1979), pp.63 &64 (FHL US/CAN 974.67/M2 D2a): "Edward Bassett s of Josiah and Alice (Canfield) was born ca 1727. . . He married Sarah Sanford (?).
CHURCH: Milford First Congregational Church Records, Vol.1, p.48 (FHL film #1012263): 2 April 1775, "Edward Bassit and Sarah his wife were admitted to full communion."
CENSUS: Edward Bassett was found in the 1790 U. S. Census of Milford, New Haven, CT, p.102 the Edward Bassett household included: One male over 16 [Edward], one male under 16 [either son Edward [14], Elias [10], or Josiah [8], but which one? Where are the others?], and five females [wife Sarah & daughters Sarah, Mehitable, Elizabeth, & Mary].
LAND: Milford, New Haven, CT Land Records, Vol. 12, p.14 (FHL film #4926): Edward Bassett of Milford, New Haven, CT sold land to Samuel Gunn on 22 March 1748/9. This land was part of the original land granted to Edward's "Grandfather Canfield." In this document the land had been annexed to Sgt. Thomas Canfield in 1686. Witnessed by Josiah Bassett. Recorded 22 March 1749.
LAND: Milford, New Haven, CT Land Records, Vol. 21, p.449 (FHL film #4926): Edward Bassett of Milford, New Haven, CT sold land to William Attwater located in Milford: "Whole of my [Edward's] dwelling house standing at a place called Stubing Plain Rocks [?] in Milford and all my right title interest which I have in a certain piece of corn planted in land of Aaron Finn adjoining to land of Samuel Pruddin a little eastward of said Pruddins house. Also one live Shoat [a young pig just weaned] supposed to weigh 80 or 90." Dated 3 June 1792. Witnessed by David Attwater & Sally Brintnat. Recorded 27 Sep 1798.
Person ID I639 3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut Last Modified 1 Nov 2012
Father Josiah Bassett, b. say 1692, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut , d. Aft 1767 (Age ~ 76 years) Mother Alice Canfield, c. 3 May 1696, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut , d. Bef 1740 (Age ~ 43 years) Married 25 Apr 1717 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Notes - Donald L. Jacobus states that Josiah Basett and Alice Canfield were married at Milford on 25 April 1717. (CT: New Haven Co. Milford Pr. Sec. So. #2. Ackley-Bosworth Genealogy, Donald L. Jacobus, Ed., p. 246.)
Family ID F191 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Sanford, b. 1755, of, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut , d. 17 Feb 1798, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 43 years) Married 1772 Children 1. Sarah Bassett, b. 21 Dec 1774, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 2. Edward Bassett, b. 13 Mar 1776, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 3. Mehitable Bassett, b. 24 Apr 1778, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut + 4. Elias Bassett, b. 17 Mar 1780, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut , d. 1857, Bennington, Wyoming, New York (Age 76 years) 5. Josiah Bassett, b. 10 Mar 1782, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut , d. 5 May 1782, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut (Age 0 years) 6. Josiah Bassett, c. 25 Sep 1785, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut , d. 6 Sep 1863, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut (Age ~ 77 years) 7. Elizabeth Bassett, c. 25 Sep 1785, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 8. Mary Bassett, c. 17 Aug 1788, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 9. Lucy Bassett, c. 24 Oct 1790, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 10. Phamelia Bassett, c. 10 Jun 1792, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 11. Asenath Bassett, c. 17 May 1795, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut 12. Julia Bassett, c. 9 May 1798, First Cong. Ch., Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Last Modified 27 May 2015 Family ID F190 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 3B325. Edward Bassett, son of Josiah and Alice (Canfield) Bassett , was born in 1727 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He married Sarah Sanford in 1772. Sarah was born in 1755 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. She was baptized 2 Apr 1775 at the First Congregational Church in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. She died 17 Feb 1798 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. They lived in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Christenings for the children are all from the Milford First Congregational Church records.