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3801 Wilmington, Vermont
1900
John F. Bassett

John F. Bassett is a native and a familiar figure of Wilmington. He
was born in 1857, one of the five children of J. Newton and Susan Boyd
Bassett. William N. Bassett and Mrs. Ella S. Boyd also reside in Wilmington.
J. Manning Bassett, a soldier of the Civil war, of the Eleventh Vermont Heavy
Artillery, resides at Readsboro; and Mrs. Esther E. Dickenson at Plymouth,
North Dakota.
Jedediah Bassett, great grandfather of the present generation, was one
of the early settlers. His son Jonathan was a life-long resident and
prosperous farmer and reared a family of eleven children, of whom only two are
now living, James of Bennington, formerly a carriage maker, and Frank of
Brattleboro, once a harness maker in Wilmington. John F. and W. N. are now the
only adult male representatives in town of this once numerous famil
John F. Bassett was born and bred upon a farm where he remained until
after he became of age, when he bought the harness business of the estate of
Anson Barber. He was without experience, but engaged a skillful workman from
whom he learned the trade.
Many changes have taken place during the score of years that he has
conducted the harness business at the old stand and only two of the present
merchants are his seniors in business. Mr. Bassett is a skillful and reliable
workman and does a large share of the work in the shop. He has continued to
make heavy harnesses, which he sells on their merits and keeps in stock light
harnesses of his own and other makers. He carries a stock of blankets, robes
and horse furnishings, has the largest and with one exception, the only shop
in the Deerfield Valley and does a good stroke of business, both in sales and
repairs. He owns a good farm in town, also a village farm which he rents. He
has shown much foresight in the investment of confidence and cash in village
real estate and has received good returns on its rise in value by reason of
the advent of the railroad.
Mr. Bassett has given his attention closely and zealously to his
business, although always interested in village prosperity, and has been
financially successful.


John died on the farm in Wilmington. 		Bassett, John Fremont (I08695)
 
3802 Winston-Salem Journal, 7 May 2006
Margaret Elizabeth Bassett McLellan

Margaret Elizabeth Bassett McLellan, 79, of Winston-Salem died Wednesday, May
3, 2006. Mrs. McLellan was born Dec. 13, 1926, in Boston, Mass., to the late
John and Margaret Parnaby Bassett. She was an unselfish, wonderful, caring and
giving person. Mrs. McLellan was preceded in death by her husband, John
Theodore McLellan; and a son, Stephen James McLellan. Surviving are a son,
Brian McLellan of Cornelius; two daughters, Patty Holcome of Warner-Robbins,
Ga., and Tara Taylor of Hill, N.H.; four grandchildren, Paul, Timmy, Michael
and Tiffany; two great-grandchildren; Benjamin and Alexander; and two sisters,
Barbara Rafferty of New Hampshire and Sylvia Michaelson of Arlington, Mass. A
service will be held at a later date. (Hayworth-Miller) 		Bassett, Margaret Elizabeth (I20019)
 
3803 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, Tuesday, March 15, 20
Ronald Bassett

Ronald Bassett of Granger, Ind., died Sunday, March 13, 2005.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2005, at Hickey Funeral Home,
17131 Cleveland Road, South Bend, IN 46635, with the Rev. Daniel Scheid
assistant pastor of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Granger officiating.
Entombment will follow the services in Riverview Cemetery.

Ronald was born Feb. 26, 1911, in Wisconsin Rapids. He graduated from Lawrence
College, Appleton, in 1932 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and attended Harvard
Business School from 1933 to 1934. He was employed by Hardware Mutual Casualty
Co., and worked between Minnesota and North and South Dakota. In 1938, he was
transferred to Chicago, where he met and married Margaret Ferry on Feb. 26,
1939.

In 1945, Ron moved his family to South Bend, where he was American Mutu
Branch manager. In 1947, Ron joined Bath Insurance Agency and became executive
vice president. He retired in 1984 at the age of 73. Ron showed Tenness
Walker horses for five years and stopped when he was 75 years old. Ron was an
avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing, boating, hunting and snowmobiling. Ron
lived in Granger for the past 34 years.

His survivors include daughters, Tami (Thomas) Greenwell, Nancy (Dr. Melvin)
Liszkowski, Margo (Peter) Mason and Sachan Bassett; sons, Thomas and Robert
(Jolyne); 15 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, on Aug. 22, 1993; and his son,
Ronald Jr. (Char) on Feb. 22, 2004.

Friends may call from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorials may be given to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, 1
Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637. 		Bassett, Ronald F. (I24417)
 
3804 Wood County, Ohio

Jeremiah S. Benschoter, a well-known agriculturist of Grand Rapids
township, and a veteran of the Civil war, was born in Erie county, Ohio,
September 19, 1843, son of Samuel Wetherlow and Nancy Ann (Bassett)
Benschoter, who were pioneers of Grand Rapids township, having settled there
upon a tract of wild land in 1853.
Samuel W. Benschoter was born March 27, 1811, in Erie county, Ohio,
near the mouth of Rock river. His education was somewhat limited, but he was a
bright and industrious man, and, by hard work and judicious management as a
farmer and stock dealer, accumulated a comfortable competence. In 1838, in
Milan township, he married Miss Nancy Ann Bassett, by whom he had ten
children, as follows: Sarah A., who died at the age of three years; William
A., of Bowling Green; Jeremiah S., subject of these lines; Charles W., a farmer
of Grand Rapids township; Ella Eugene, now the wife of J.J. Black, of near
Tontogany, Ohio; J.W., in the insurance and real-estate business at Bowling
Green; Lucy M., single; Alice H., who died 1862, when eight years old; Jennie,
who also died in 1862, at the age of five; and Curtis E., of Bowling Green.
The mother of this fine family is still living. The father passed from earth
September 2, 1884, at Lakeside, Ohio, a consistent member of the M.E. Church;
during the later years of his life he was a strong advocate of temperance.
Politically he was originally a Democrat, but in 1861 he voted for Lincoln,
and ever afterward supported the Republican party.
J.S. Benschoter attended the district schools of the neighborhood of
his boyhood home, later the schools of Grand Rapids. On July 4, 1863, he
enlisted in Company F (Capt. Squire), 86th O.V.I. (Col. Lemert) "six-months
servicemen", and, after a short stay at Camp Chase, the regiment took part in
capturing Morgan's men when they made their raid into Ohio. Later it served in
the army of the Cumberland, participating in the battle of Cumberland Gap, and
the siege of Knoxville. Mr. Benschoter received his discharge February 14,
1864, returning home, resumed his studies for a time at Perrysburg, and then
spent three years in teaching. He and his brother William took charge of the
homestead for several years, but, in 1869, our subject began farming
independently, and now owns an eighty acre farm near Grand Rapids, besides his
interest in the old homestead of 240 acres. His farm is well tilled, has a
productive orchard, fine barns, and a brick dwelling house costing $2,000.
He stands well in the esteem of the community, is a Republic
politics, and has held many local offices, such as supervisor and school
director, for a number of years, trustee for two terms, member of the school
board twelve years, and he is now serving as justice of the peace. He is a
member of the M.E. Church, in which he has been steward for many years, and
has faithfully discharged the duties of trustee, class leader, and Sunday-
school superintendent. He belongs to the G.A.R., Bond Post No. 24, Grand
Rapids, also to the F.& A.M., Grand Rapids Lodge No. 289, and is past master
of the Lodge; also of the Enterprise Grange, in which he has served both as
secretary and master. He has always taken an active interest in the Farmers
Institute, and for three years was president of the Tri-county Institute of
Henry, Lucas, and Wood counties.
On February 25, 1869, Mr. Benschoter was married to Miss Rachel S.
Hannah, and three children have blessed this union: Lilly May, a young lady of
fine abilities, who was educated in Grand Rapids, and is now at home; Charles
E., a graduate of the Grand Rapids schools, later attending Oberlin College;
Effie Belle, now at school. Rachel S. Hannah was born February 10, 1845, in
Portage township, Ottawa Co., Ohio, and is a daughter of William P. and
Elizabeth (Dalzell) Hannah, who were the parents of ten children, as follows:
Nancy Isabel (Mrs. McMann), now deceased; James Gill, who died when nineteen
months old; Robert D., a farmer of Grand Rapids township; Elizabeth Jane, wife
of C.C. Gundy, county commissioner of Wood county, and residing in Washington
township; Mary Ann, deceased wife of William Spangler; Rachel S., Mrs. J.S.
Benschoter; Sarah M., deceased wife of George Cunnings, farmer of Washington
township; Cynthia R., wife of W.U. Baker, a farmer of Washington township;
William H., a farmer of that township; and Alice E., wife of R. J. Collin,
mayor, and a druggist, of Tontogany.  		Benschoter, Samuel Wetherlow (I06281)
 
3805 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts 29 May 19
James M. Bassett Sr., 94

ATHOL - James M. Bassett Sr., 94, formerly of Canal Street, died Sunday in
Quabbin Valley Healthcare nursing home. His wife, Hazel M. (Newell) Bassett,
died in 1955. He leaves two sons, James M. Bassett Jr. of Georgetown, S.C.,
and Norman Bassett of Athol; a daughter, Helen Jewett of Athol; eight
grandchildren, including Elizabeth M. Thompson of Athol, with whom he lived
for many years; and 14 great-grandchildren. Born in Readsboro, Vt., son of
James M. and Dora B. (Lewis) Bassett, he attended Readsboro and Athol public
schools. During World War II, Mr. Bassett was an Athol Civil Defense
volunteer. He was a self-employed carpenter, electrician and automobile
mechanic. Previously, he worked at General Electric Co., Lynn. A graveside
service will be held at 11 a.m. today in Jones Cemetery, Orange. There are no
calling hours. Witty Funeral Home, 158 South Main St., Orange, is directing
funeral arrangements. 		Bassett, James Manning Jr. (I19042)
 
3806 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, 10 Jul 19
Mary B. Bassett, 100

HOLDEN - Mary B. (Dominitis) Bassett, 100, of Wachusett Street, Jefferson, a
former weaver, died Tuesday in Holden Nursing Home after an illness. She was
the oldest living resident of Holden. Her husband, Arthur L. Bassett, died in
1966. She leaves two grandsons, Chester Bassett Jr. of Wayne, N.J. and David
R. Bassett of Princeton; seven great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren;
nephews and nieces. Her sons, U.S. Navy Lt. Chester A. Bassett, died in 1944,
and Robert W. Bassett of Holden, died in 1991. She was born in Shenandoah,
Penn., daughter of Thomas and Ona (Youdisuis) Dominitis and lived he
years.

Mrs. Bassett was once a weaver at Mill St. Mills in Jefferson. She was a
member of St. Mary's Church in Jefferson. She was a member of Friends of the
Council on Aging, Holden Senior Society and the John E. Harkins American Legion
Post Auxiliary. She was a Gold Star Mother.

The funeral service will held at noon Saturday in the Miles Funeral Home, 1158
Main St. Burial will be in Grove Cemetery. A calling hour will be from 11 a.m.
to noon Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the Gale Free Library, 23 Highland St., Holden
01520. 		Dominitis, Mary B. (I14803)
 
3807 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, 11 Nov 19
Paul S. Bassett Jr.

SUTTON - Paul S. Bassett Jr., of 351 Sutton Center died Monday in St. Vincent
Hospital, Worcester. He leaves his wife, Alfhild (Swanson) Bassett, and a son,
Paul Stuart Bassett III of Centerville, Va. He was born in Syracuse, N.Y., son
of Paul S. and Lilias (Sjostrom) Bassett, and had lived in Granby, Conn. for
12 years before moving to Sutton Center in 1968. He attended schools in
Syracuse, and also attended Syracuse University and the former Northeastern
University in Springfield. Mr. Bassett was a quality control engineer f
United Technologies for many years, and later worked at Reed and Prince Co. in
Worcester, retiring 10 years ago. Private graveside services will be held at
the convenience of the family in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Ware. There a
calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Congregational
Church of Sutton, Sutton, 10527, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Walker-Pahneuf Funeral Home, 21 Pleasant St., Ware, is directing arrangements. 		Bassett, Paul Stewart Jr. (I23888)
 
3808 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, 12 Feb 19
Arthur L. Bassett, 49

RUTLAND - Arthur L. Bassett, 49, of 78 Bushy Lane, an avid outdoorsman, died
Monday in Rutland. He leaves his wife, Cheryl L. (Sibley) Bassett; a stepson,
Mark S. Lemay of Rutland; two stepdaughters, Christina L. Fadden of Worcester
and Laura L. Lemay of Rutland; his mother, Marjorie E. (Clark) Basse
Holden; a brother, David R. Bassett of Princeton; his paternal grandmother,
Mary B. (Dominitis) Bassett of Holden; a nephew and a niece. Born in Holden,
son of Robert W. Bassett Sr., he moved to Rutland in 1984. He graduated from
Worcester Boys Trade High School.

Mr. Bassett was a planner 25 years with Norton Co. in Worcester. An avid hunter
and fisherman, he was a life member of the Rutland Sportsmen's Club and was
president of the New England Wildlife Turkey Federation. The funeral service
will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the First Congregational Church of Rutland, 264
Main St. Burial will be in Rural Cemetery. Calling hours are 6 to 9 p.m.
tomorrow at the Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden. In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions may be made to New England Wildlife Turkey Federation,
c/o Spencer Savings Bank, Main Street, Rutland 01543. 		Bassett, Arthur L. (I20067)
 
3809 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, 17 Dec 19
Edward L. Bassett Jr., 59

PHILLIPSTON - Edward L. Bassett Jr., 59, of 95 Baldwinville Road, a retired
state maintenance foreman, died Friday in Athol Memorial Hospital after an
illness.

He leaves his wife of 38 years, Carol E. (White) Bassett; two sons, Stephen M.
Bassett of Royalston and Todd M. Bassett of Madbury, N.H.; three daughters,
Susan M. Sharp of Tulsa, Okla., Amy M. Bassett of Athol and Jessica M. Bassett
of Phillipston; two brothers, Tedie and Bernard Bassett, both of Petersham;
two sisters, Caroline Mousseau and Laura Jane Cox, both of Asheville, N.C.; 13
grandchildren, nephews and nieces. He was born in Worcester, son of Edward L.
Bassett Sr. and Marion (Brigham) Bassett, and later lived in Petersham and
Athol. He lived here 38 years. He served in the Navy from 1956 to 1959. He
served in the Navy Reserve until 1962.

Mr. Bassett was the maintenance foreman at the Templeton Development Center,
formerly the Walter E. Fernald State School, where he worked for 20 years. He
retired in 1990. He was previously a steel hardener for nine years at Union
Twist Drill Co. in Athol. He was also an attendant for three years at Gardner
State Hospital. Mr. Bassett formerly served in the Phillipston Fire
Department. He was a member of Petersham Orthodox Congregational Church. He
was an enthusiastic hunter and fisherman.

A graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family in Lower
Cemetery. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to a charity. Fiske Funeral Home, 1356 Main St.,
Athol, is directing arrangements. 		Bassett, Edward L. Jr. (I24258)
 
3810 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, 17 May 19
Marion V. Bassett, 77

ATHOL - Marion V. (Brigham) Bassett, 77, of 71 Oakland Ave., formerly of
Petersham, died yesterday in Gardner Manor Nursing Home, Gardner, after an
illness. She leaves her husband of 43 years, Ernest K. Bassett; three sons,
Edward L. Bassett of Phillipston, Ted A. Bassett of Petersham and Bernard A.
Bassett, formerly of Petersham; two daughters, Caroline V. Mousseau of
Ashville, N.C. and Laura J. Cox of Fort Worth, Texas; 19 grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Lewis B. and
Marion (Dupies) Brigham, and lived more than 35 years in Petersham, and 15
years here. Mrs. Bassett was a member of the Orthodox Congregational Church in
Petersham and its Ladies' Union. She was a 50-year member of the Petersham
Grange. She was a member and past president of the Petersham American Legion
Auxiliary. After cremation, funeral services will be held at the convenience
of the family. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the Orthodox Congregational Church Flower Fund,
North Main Street, Petersham 01366. Pillsbury Funeral Home, 96 South Barre
Road, is directing arrangements. 		Brigham, Marion V. (I24253)
 
3811 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, 17 Oct 1991
Robert Bassett Sr., 72

HOLDEN - Robert W. Bassett Sr., 72, of Wachusett Street died yesterday in The
Medical Center of Central Massachusetts-Hahnemann, after a long illnes

He leaves his wife, Marjorie E. (Clark) Bassett; three sons, Robert W. Bassett
Jr. of Suncook, N.H., and Arthur L. and David R. Bassett, both of Rutland;
five grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. Born in Holden, he was the
son of Arthur L. and Mary B. (Dominitis) Bassett, and lived here all his life.

Mr. Bassett was head maintenance mechanic at O.S. Walker Co. in Worcester for
34 years, retiring in 1986. He was a member of the Rabbit Breeders Association
and the Bee Keeper's Association, both in Worcester. Mr. Bassett graduated
from Worcester Boys Trade High School. He was a technical sergeant in the U.S.
Army during World War II, serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Priva
funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be
in Grove Cemetery. Calling hours at Miles Funeral home, 1158 Main St., are 7 to
9 tonight. The family request that flowers be omitted. Memorial contributions
may be made instead to the American Cancer Society, 7 Oak St., Worcester
01609. 		Bassett, Robert W. (I20065)
 
3812 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, 22 Feb 19
Edward L. Bassett Sr.

ATHOL - Edward L. Bassett Sr., 72, of 297 Moore Hill Road died yesterday in
Athol Memorial Hospital after an illness.

He leaves his wife, Anita M. (Miarecki) Bassett; four sons, Stanley F.
Miarecki of Orange, Edward L. Bassett Jr. of Phillipston, Theodore Bassett of
Petersham and Bernard A. Bassett in Texas; a daughter, Caroline Mousseau of
Asheville, N.C.; a brother, Ernest Bassett of Athol; a sister, Lou Ella
Ellsworth of Petersham; 19 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was
born and raised in Petersham, son of Leslie M. and Marion M. (Mann) Bassett,
and lived here 39 years.

He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Co. A, 10th Armored
Infantry Regiment, in France and Germany. He was a prisoner of war of t
Nazis.

Mr. Bassett owned and operated the former Hillside Dairy Farm for 20 years. He
then worked for 13 years at L.S. Starrett Co., retiring in 1984.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Fiske Funeral Home, 1356
Main St. The Rev. Jeffrey P. Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in
Ledgeville Cemetery, Petersham. Calling hours at the funeral home are 7 to 9
tonight. The family requests that flowers be omitted. Contributions may be
made instead to the Memorial Fund of Athol Memorial Hospital, 2033 Main St.,
Athol, 01331. 		Bassett, Edward L. (I24250)
 
3813 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, 24 Sep 19
Ernest K. Bassett, 74

PETERSHAM - Ernest K. Bassett, 74, of 35 Old Barre Road, died Sunday in
Heywood Hospital, Gardner, after an illness.

His wife of 43 years, Marion V. (Brigham) Bassett, died last year. He leaves
three sons, Edward L. Bassett of Phillipston, Ted A. Bassett of Petersham and
Bernard A. Bassett in Arizona; two daughters, Caroline V. Mousseau of
Asheville, N.C., and Laura J. Cox of Fort Worth, Texas; a sister, Marion
Luella Ellsworth of Petersham; 19 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Born in Petersham, son of Leslie W. and Marion M. (Mann) Bassett, he graduated
from Petersham High School.

A World War II Army Air Corps veteran, he served in Europe.

Mr. Bassett worked at Charles G. Allen Co., a foundry in Barre; 30 years at
Barre Wool Combing Co., South Barre; and 15 years at L.S. Starrett Co., Athol.
He retired in 1986.

He attended the Orthodox Congregational Church.

No funeral service is planned. After cremation, burial will be at the family's
convenience in East Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Please omit flowers.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Orthodox Congregational Churc
North Main Street, Petersham 01366. Pillsbury Funeral Home, 96 South Barre
Road, Barre, is directing arrangements. 		Bassett, Ernest K. (I24252)
 
3814 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, 26 May 19
Lilias Bassett Bernd

WARE - Lillias (Sjostrom) Bassett Bernd, 101, of Ormond Beach, Fla., formerly
of Ware, died March 28 in Ormond Beach Health Care Center. Her husband, Walter
Bernd Sr., died in 1970. Her first husband, Paul S. Bassett, died in 1954. She
leaves a son, Paul S. Bassett Jr. of Sutton; two stepsons, Walter Bernd Jr. of
Ypsilanti, Mich. and Jules Bernd of Spring Lake, Mich.; and a grandson. She
was born in Providence, R.I., daughter of Carl and Ella (Rhodes) Sjostrom, and
lived here many years. She moved to Ormond Beach in 1954. She had also lived
in New York and Holyoke. She graduated from Dana Hall in Wellesley. Mrs. Bernd
was a former member of Trinity Episcopal Church. A graveside service will be
at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Aspen Grove Cemetery. There are no calling hours.
Walker-Phaneuf Funeral Home, 21 Pleasant St., is directing arrangements. 		Sjostrom, Lillias (I18971)
 
3815 Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Massachusetts, 29 Mar 19
Alfhild Bassett

SUTTON - Alfhild (Swanson) Bassett of 351 Boston Road died Thursday in St.
Vincent Hospital, Worcester. Her husband, Paul S. Bassett Jr., died last
November. She leaves a stepson, Paul S. Bassett III in Virginia. She was born
in Springfield, daughter of August and Augusta (Anderson) Swanson, and later
lived in Connecticut. She lived here since 1968. She graduated from a
Springfield High School and Boston University. Mrs. Bassett was a staff editor
for a publishing company in Boston. She then worked in the neuropatholo
department at Clark University in Worcester for many years before she retired.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Aspen Grove Cemetery,
Ware. There are no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 516 Cares St., Springfield, 01104; or
First Congregational Church of Sutton, on the Common, Sutton, 01590. Walker-
Phaneuf Funeral Home, 21 Pleasant St., Ware, is directing arrangements.  		Swanson, Alfhild (I23889)
 
3816 WRITES OWN OBITUARY
Knowing that she was suffering from an incurable disease, Mrs. Senorah
Bassett, wife of Marshall Bassett, whose death occurred Friday morni
their home in Waldron, wrote her obituary and farewell message to her husband
and sons some time ago and had it put away by a friend, who was the only other
person to know of its existence. The document was found after her death. The
poem contained in the obituary which is printed below was also written by Mrs.
Bassett.


OBITUARY
(Written by My Own Hand)

Mrs. Senorah J. Israel Bassett was born August 31, 1858, daughter of
James N. and Catherine P. Israel, was married to Marshall Bassett, January 8,
1880. To us were born three sons, Herbert D., Ernest, and W.O. Bassett. Eight
living grandchildren, one, little Paul Jones Bassett, went to Heaven June 3,
1915. Four great-grandchildren, Robert Lee Bassett, Betty Jane Cosand, Paul E.
and Richard Bassett. Two brothers, Hovey L. Israel, living in Texas; William
A. Israel, living in Shelbyville. One half-uncle, David Armstrong, of
Shelbyville; three nieces, ten cousins.
I united with the Methodist church at the age of nine years. I was
taught Jesus at my mother's knee. Was converted when fourteen years old. Was
never so far away from God but I could hear the still small voice and feel the
weight of my angel mother's hand upon my head. I love my church. I love my
neighbors and friends. They may not have understood me, but Jesus knows. He
knows the things that do my way oppose. I love my home, I love my family. I
gave them to Jesus in their infancy and taught them of His great love. I have
a sacred place in my home where I meet my Savior. He comes and sips with me
and I with Him. I am trusting in His Word and through His grace and by His
hand He is leading and He has promised to be with me even to the end of the
way. Then 'tis only a step from me to Him. I will close my eyes here and open
them in Glory, where I shall see Him face to face and meet my loved ones
there. My friends and neighbors have all been so kind and good to me. I thank
them all and pray God's blessings to attend them. I am writing for the
summons, Weary child come home.

Dear loved ones 'round the table meet.
No more your Mother's face you'll greet;
The empty chair no more she'll fill,
For she's gone Home as 'twas God's will.
My dearest children true and tried
Through length of years of life besides,
I bid you thus a fond farewell
Too deep for words or tears to tell
Though I leave you never more
To greet you at the open door,
To grasp your hand, to see your smiles,
Has made life happier all the while.
And as I rest in yonder land
Still hidden from us by God's hand,
There I may know again in truth
The ones I loved on earth so dear.
Good-bye, one and all. I am trusting Jesus all the wa
Text: He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most hi
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

The Kokomo Tribune, Friday, 18 March 1932
Dies at Waldron, Ind.
Mother of W.O. and Ernest Bassett Expires Thursday Night at Her Home

Mrs. Marshall Bassett, mother of W.O. Bassett and Ernest Bassett of
this city, died Thursday evening at 8:30 o’clock at her home in Waldron, Ind.,
following an illness that had confined her to her bed for some time. She had
visited in the home of her sons here and was known to a number of their
friends.
The sons have gone to Waldron where the funeral will be held probably
Saturday afternoon or Sunday. The Bassett Fuel Co. will be closed Saturday
afternoon as a mark of respect to the deceased. 		Israel, Senorah J. (I10496)
 
3817 Yolo County, California Obituaries
Kelan "Kelly" B. Bassett

Kelan "Kelly" Blaine Bassett died at his Woodland residence on Jan. 17, 1998,
after an 18-year battle with multiple sclerosis. Born on Jan. 24, 1954, in
South Bend, Ind., to Lester and Barbara (Phelps) Bassett, he was 43. He was a
country musician and played in the Sacramento Valley for many years,
performing solo and with his brother Craig, with Ma Barker and the Outlaws,
and with the Bassett Brothers band. He was also a prolific songwriter a
music was his life. He is survived by his parents, Lester and Barbara Bassett
of Woodland; a son, Casey Bassett of Pioneer, and three brothers, Randy
Bassett of Cupertino, and Craig and Terry Bassett, both of Woodland. He is
also survived by his nephews, Brian Bassett of Sacramento and Michael a
Stephen Bassett, both of Woodland; and a niece, Shannon Bassett of Cupertino.
Friends are invited to attend a graveside service Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the
Woodland Cemetery. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the
New Testament Church, 108 Woodland Ave., Woodland. Contributions may be made
in his name to the Woodland Department of Recreation toward the construction
of a mini-amphitheater. McNary's Chapel is assisting with the arrangements. 		Bassett, Kelan (I28525)
 
3818 Yuba County Obits, Appeal-Democrat, 3 Jun 1952, Pa
Ella Isabel (Bassett) Watson
Pioneer Gridley Woman Expires

Mrs. Ella Isabel Watson, 91, who crossed the plains in 1863 by covered
wagon, from her native state of Illinois, died early today in a Gridley
hospital. Mrs. Watson, widow of Milton Watson who died 31 years ago, had lived
with relatives in Gridley since his death. She is survived by eight children,
33 grandchildren, 64 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren,
as well as by six brothers. Ella was born Nov. 12, 1860. When brought to
California by her parents, the wagon train camped overnight in what is now
Reno, Nev. The family settled first in Glenn County, near Butte City, a
later went to Lassen county to reside. When 18 years of age, the young woman
was married to Milton Watson in Beaver. The pioneer woman is survived by the
following sons: James Watson of Washington, Charles E. Watson of Oregon, H. M.
Watson of Gridley, J.W. Watson of Hoopa and John Watson of Redding; daughters,
Mrs. Rachel Love of Susanville, Mrs. D.C. Rogers of Oregon and Mrs. Margaret
V. Whitinger of Gridley. Surviving brothers include Eugene Bassett, Burney,
Mark H. Bassett, Sacramento, George Bassett, Corning, Roy Bassett, Fall City,
Sylvan and Verne Bassett, both of Aden. Funeral services are to be conducted
in the Gridley Funeral chapel at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, with interment in the
Gridley-Biggs cemetery. Rev. R.A. Moon of Gridley will officiate. 		Bassett, Ella Isabel (I15580)
 
3819 Amy lived in the same home for 27 years until she married, then moving
seven times in two years. She bought her first car in 1936, paying $700.00 for
it. Before she bought the car she had to drive a large mule, "Kate", hitched
to a two wheel cart, to be able to get to school, where she taught. The roads
were very bad. She received a salary of $60.00 a month.

Amy taught school for 22 years. Teaching four years at Six Mile
School, three years at Dye School, one year at McMurray and fourteen years at
Franklin.
One of the great thrills of Amy's life was when she went to her
Grandmother Hafford's in Rector, Arkansas, in 1918. There she experienced the
luxury of being able to take a bath in a real bath tub.

One of the great experiences in Amy's life was when she and a friend
got on a train and rode to Chicago, Illinois to the 1933 World's Fair. Being a
country girl and not knowing the ways of the city, she had not made any
reservations for a hotel, so by chance, with the help of the taxi driver, they
were able to find a room. She said she would remember the trip for the rest of
her life. She took her first plane ride in 1939 in Sherman, Texas. She said it
would be her last.

Amy quit smoking 4 Oct 1976. She said, "I did not realize that the air
was so fresh."

Leon and Amy built a new 3 bedroom, brick home in Gainesville, Texas,
moving into it Nov 1965.
One of the favorite hobbies of Amy and Leon is collecting jars and
Avon bottles.
Amy and Leon are very wonderful people. They are always there to lend
a hand and give a smile to brighten anyone's day. 		Hafford, Amy Ellen (I21583)
 
3820 James was eight years old in 1858 when his parents moved to Fost
Township, Marion County, Illinois, about five miles east of Patoka and located
on the Salem-Vandalia Road (the old stage coach road, no longer in use). There
he attended the Chance School, so named for the Chance family, and there he
grew to be a man.
After Bell and Jim were married, they lived in Pakota. In 1876, the
spring following the birth of their first child, they, along with his parents,
his sister and brother-in-law (Mr. & Mrs. Fenton Caldwell), set out for Texas.
They arrived in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas on the first day of April. From
there they took wagons to Stephens County, Texas, and remained there until
August. Because of it being so dry, they moved once again and settled in Cooke
County, Texas, locating at Cross-timbers (according to Texas relatives this
was the Dye Community, near Woodbine).
Jim's brother, John "Jack" Altum, moved to the area also. They went
into business together. They had a mercantile in Woodbine. The railroad went
through Gainsville instead of Woodbine causing a decline in the Woodbine
community.
Jim's brother-in-law died in Aug 1877, his father 17 Mar 1882, his
mother 7 Sep 1883, his only daughter, whom Bell loved very much died 2 Oct
1883, and his brother, John P., Jan 1892. Following all of these deaths, they
decided to move to the prairie and there they lived seven years, near t
Scott family, with whom they became very good friends. Jim farmed ther
Once again they decided to move, so in June of 1897, they sold their
farm and moved to Indian Territory, locating near Moore (now Cleveland County,
Oklahoma). There he was living in March of 1898. At some point, they moved to
Oakland, Marshall County, Oklahoma, for he was in the dairy business with his
son Harvey.
In the year 1900, Jim and Bell took their sentimental journey back to
their childhood home of Marion County, Illinois. There they were able to visit
Jim's relatives in Patoka and then to stay at Bell's childhood home with her
brother Elmer, his wife, Maggie, and their first child, Gage, as well as her
mother, Sarah. Both the Texas family and the Illinois family have pictures of
the occasion.
Jim died of heart failure in Oakland after being in poor health for
some time. Bell remained in Oakland, living with her son, Harvey, and h
family. But in the meantime, Mr. Scott's wife died. When he found out
that Jim also died, he called on Bell. On his third calling, they were married
in Harvey's home. 		Altum, James B. (I10899)
 
3821 William Bassett V
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V V
William Bassett IV Abigail Bourne
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William Rachel Elisha Patience
Bassett III Willison Bourne Skiff
 		Bassett, William IV (I00115)
 
3822 Joseph Bassett, son of William and Elizabeth Bassett, was born in 1635.
He settled in Bridgewater and died there in 1712. He married (1) Mary Lapham,
daughter of Thomas and Mary (Tilden) Lapham, in 1658. His mother in law, Mary
(Tilden) Lapham, later married his father, William Bassett. Mary was bo
around 1641 in Scituate, Massachusetts. She died in 1676 in Bridgewater,
Massachusetts. He married (2) Martha Hobart on 16 Oct of 1677. She was the
daughter of Edmund Hobart of Hingham. After his death, his widow mov
Norton, where her sons located, and died there 14 Mar 1717.
Joseph was constable of Bridgewater in 1669, selectman in 1670, and
surveyor of highways in 1670, 1671, 1674, 1679, and 1680. He was a blacksmith
like his father and brothers. 		Bassett, Joseph (I00019)
 
3823 The News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida 17 Jul 2003
Lavern M. Bassett

Lavern M. Bassett, 93, of Ft. Myers, passed away Monday, July 14, 2003. He is
survived by his loving wife Myrtle, sons Lavern Jr., Donald and Alan, 8
grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at
2:00 PM Saturday, July 19, 2003 at Zion Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers,
please make memorial contributions to The Zion Lutheran Church Memorial Fund.
Cremation arrangements entrusted to Horizon Funeral Home & Cremation Center.

1940 Federal Census of Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan (19 Apr 1940)
La Vern Bassett 30 M Head MI Detroit Customer Service Dept. Store
Myrtle 26 F Wife MI Detroit
La Vern Jr. 4 M Son MI
Donald 3 M Son MI
Fred (Wd) 69 M Father MI Battlecreek
 		Bassett, LaVern M. (I19931)
 
3824 William Bassett was possibly the son of William Bassett of Bethnal
Green, London. A William Bassett was baptized at Stepney, England on 24 Oct
1600. Our William came over on the ship Fortune in 1621; settled fir
Plymouth, then in Duxbury, and finally in Bridgewater, of which town he was an
original proprietor. He died there in 1667. He was comparatively wealth
being a large land holder, only four in Plymouth paying a higher tax in the
year 1633. He had a large library. In 1648, he was fined five shillings for
neglecting "to mend guns in seasonable times" - an offense of not a very
heinous character - but is shows that he was a mechanic as well as a planter.
His name is on the earliest list of freeman, made in 1633; he was a
volunteer in the company raised in 1637, to assist Massachusetts and
Connecticut in the Pequod War; a member of the committee of the town of
Duxbury to lay out bounds, and to decide on the fitness of persons applying to
become residents and was representative to the Old Colony Court six years. His
son William settled in Sandwich; was there in 1651, and is the ancestor of the
families of that name in that town, and of some of the families in Barnstable
and Dennis. His son, Colonel William Bassett, was Marshall of Plymouth Colony
at the time of the union with Massachusetts, and in 1710, one of the judges of
the Interior Court, and afterwards Register of Probate.
When William Bassett died, he left books by Robinson and Ainsworth, a
concordance, commentaries, sermons, and religious histories.
There is no evidence to link our William Bassett with the Willi
Bassett of Leyden who married (1) Cecelia Leight before 1611. He is listed a
widower when he married (2) Margaret Oldham on 13 May 1611 in Leyden, Holland.
Our William married (1) Elizabeth, possibly a Tilden, most likely in
1623 after the ship Ann arrived in Plymouth. Elizabeth was the mother of all
of his children. Elizabeth died before 1650. He married (2) Mary (Tilde
Lapham, widow of Thomas Lapham and daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia (Huckstepp)
Tilden, sometime after 1651.


ESTATE OF WILLIAM BASSETT

INVENTORY OF ESTATE OF WILLIAM BASSETT
May the 12 anno. domini 1667

An Inventory taken of the moveable goods of William Basse
Bridgewater, deceased.

It a payr billowes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10-
It an anvill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-00-
It a vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10-
It the tongs hammers beckhorne . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10-
It al the rest of Small shopp Tools . . . . . . . . . 4-00-
It Answorth on 5 books moses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-06-
It Ursiuns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10-
It more to books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10-
It a comentary on romans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10-
It a concordance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-16-
It a commentary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-12-
Wilson on the romans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10-
Mayer on 4 evangelists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10-
Rogers his seven treteses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-08-
Haris on the beatituds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-07-
wilsons dixsonary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-08-
Knights concordance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-08-
Mayers exposition of diffcultys of . . . . . . . . . . 0-05-
to small books against prelassy . . . . . . . . . . . 0-04-
weemses explanation of ceremonial law . . . . . . . . 0-07-
dike on deceitfulness of the hart . . . . . . . . . . 0-03-
mR Robinsons observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-02-
a tretise of precious faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-02-
a parcel of small books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-08-
a mare and colt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-00-
3 cowes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10-
to steers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-00-
one Hiefer and a steer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-00-
Three yearlings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-05-
a sow & seven shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-05-
A rugg and fether bed & bolsters and sheets . . . . . 6-00-
mor and other smal fether bed boster & covering . . . 2-05-
more another rugg and fether bed and bolster
sheets and pillowes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10-
to pillowes to blankets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-15-
a parcell of flax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-05-
cotton yarne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-00-
smal parcel yarn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-07-
9 pounds of sheeps wool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-09-
corne 18 bushels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14-
an oxe hide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-18-
to bushels of malt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-08-
three baggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-08-
on sadle & bridle & sadle cloth & girts . . . . . . . 1-10-
a panel.. & girt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-07-
a cart rope & halter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-05-
a horse harnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-04-
Cow bels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-03-
nails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-15-
to payr of scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-08-
old hogsheeds & tubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-04-
------
84-11-

Pewter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-00-
three pots and pot hooks & skillet . . . . . . . . . . 1-00-
Iron mortar pot hangers Smothing Iron tongs and
fier shovel and spil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-14-
a candlestick & gridiron & fram of skillet . . . . . . 0-09-
howes and axes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-15-
Plow Irons & chaines rop ring & staple . . . . . . . . 1-18-
Cart & wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-02-
four guns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-05-
four forks & tu rakes a spade & tu shovels . . . . . . 0-09-
three weges & a wheel and wheelbarrow . . . . . . . . 0-10-
a parcell of hemp and tu braks . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-17-
a grindstone with his Iron hanging . . . . . . . . . . 0-18-
trayes a smal ketle & barrels & tubs . . . . . . . . . 1-16-
a Cheese press sives & sifting troughs payls and
half bushell & winding blades & hunk . . . . . . . . . 0-17-
in mony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-11-
powder bullets & horne & hemp hichel . . . . . . . . . 0-12-
a cutlesse warming pan & frying pan . . . . . . . . . 1-00-
a suite & cloak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-00-
more one suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12-
another suite & cloak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10-
a troopers coat & doblet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-03-
old cloathes and stockens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-05-
foure shirts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-00-
apeice of stufe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-00-
gloves caps and bands & neckcloths . . . . . . . . . . 0-15-
pillow beers napkins old linen . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-10-
shewes & hats & a carpet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-04-
cheasts chaires and table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-00-
a parcell of books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-00-
to Thwart sawes agers steeles sithes sneads . . . . . 1-00-
ropes & baskets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-02-
some small triviall things happyly forgotten . . . . . 0-05-00

The Inventory made by William Bre
John Willis

Mary ye relict of the bove sd William Bassett tooke oath this 25 of
May (67) before me Thomas Hinckley Asst.



THE FORTUNE

The actual second boat to Plymouth was the 55 ton Fortune. It arrived
at Cape Cod on Nov. 11, 1621 with "35 persons to remaine and live in ye
plantation." Under command of Thomas Barton, master, she had left London in
July.
The pilgrim fathers and mothers were settling in for another long,
cold winter. They didn't expect another boat until spring. When the Fortune's
tall white mainsail was seen off Cape Cod the nervous colonists thought it was
a French raiding party come down from Canada to make mischie
Governor William Bradford convened a council of war. Defense chief
Miles Standish, "the little chimney easily fired," mustered "every man, yea
boy, that could handle a gun" and ordered the 1,500 pound cannon on Fort Hill
to thunder out a warning shot.
As the Fortune tacked into Plymouth harbor, the settlers were
surprised and relieved to see her run up the red cross of England, this being
in the days before Scotland's cross of Andrew was added to the Union Jack.
Plymouth's sturdy little shallop, a tiny fishing vessell, brought ashore 35
new settlers, all in good health, "which did not a little rejoyce them
The welcome mat frayed a bit when it was learned that the penny
pinching Merchant Adventurers, the Colony's underwriter in London, had sent
the Fortune out with no provisions..."not so much as bisket cake or any
victialls," little bedding beyond "some sorry things" in their cabins, and
neither "pot nor pan to dresse any meate in."
Like those who crossed on the Mayflower, not all on the Fortune had
come to the New World seeking religious freedom. Only 12 were listed in
Plymouth's company of "saints," Separatist followers of Robert "Trouble
Church" Browne, a famous and fiesty dissenter from the Church of England.
The "saints" on the second boatload included such names as William
Bassett, Jonathan Brewster, William Wright, Thomas Morton, Austin Nicholas and
14 year old Thomas Cushman, who was adopted by Governor Bradford and grew up
to become Plymouth's ruling elder.
The rest were "strangers" - artisans and craftsmen sent over by the
sponsoring adventurers to make the colony viable enough to send fur and timber
back to England for profit. Included among them were Stephen Deane, a miller;
vintner William Hilton; Robert Hicks, a dealer in hides; armorer William Pitt;
carriage maker Thomas Prence, who later became governor; and, "fellmonger"
Clement Briggs, also a dealer in skins.
There was also a John Adams-a family name that was to leave an
indelible mark on the new continent- and William Conner, who might have been
Irish and either died or left the colony a few years later.
Besides the "lusty yonge men, and many of them wild enough," the
Fortune also carried four women, among them Martha "Goodwife" Ford who, the
journals report, was "delivered of a sonne the first night she landed, and
both are doing very well."
The newcomers found a tidy, tiny town rising along "a very swee
brooke under a hillside." There were 11 buildings along Leyden Street, seven
private dwellings and four common houses for stores, arms and bachelors.
Plymouth had made peace with a half dozen neighboring Indian tribes, had
celebrated its first harvest and witnessed its first marriage, between Susanna
Fuller White, a widow of three months, and Edward Winslow, a widower of less
than two months.
The colony had also witnessed its first and last duel, between Edward
Dotey and Edward Leister.
The little corn field on the hill behind the meeting house hid the
graves of more than half the 101 passengers who alighted from the Mayflower.
After surviving that first bitter winter and a spring epidem
scurvy and pneumonia, "when they were but six or seven sound persons" to work
the fields and put up the buildings, the Plymouth settlers were shocked to
learn that Robert Cushman arrived on the Fortune with an insulting letter from
Thomas Weston, speaking for the adventurers. It berated the colonists f
keeping the Mayflower too long and sending her back empty. The letter also
accused them of "weakness" and squandering their time in "discoursing, arguing
and consulting".
They swallowed the insults and loaded the Fortune with beaver a
otter pelts, bartered with the Indians for cheap trinkets, and stuffed as much
hardwood timber, wainscoting and "good clapboard" as they could into the
ship's hold.
The Fortune set sail on its return trip to England Dec. 13, just over
a month after arriving, only to fall into the hands of French pirates, who
hijacked the cargo and stripped the ship of everything of value on boar
including her sheet anchor. They left the passengers, including Robert Cushman
who had left his son behind in Plymouth, with not a "hat to their heads or a
shoe to their feet."
The new colonists from the Fortune were on hand for the second
Thanksgiving feast at Plymouth in 1622.
The Thanksgiving celebration, then usually held in October, was
repeated almost every year thereafter in the Plymouth Colony and soon became a
tradition throughout New England.
Thanksgiving moved west in the covered wagon era and became a national
holiday in 1863, when a war weary President Abraham Lincoln set aside the last
Thursday in November as a time for public thanksgiving.

(The above story from THE SECOND BOAT MAGAZINE, May 1982) 		Bassett, William I (I00001)
 
3825 Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 2 Sep 2004

Irene (Storrs) Bassett, 91, widow of Kenneth, of Canton, died,
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2004. 		Storrs, Irene (I18367)
 
3826 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I10)
 
3827 State of New York

This Ceritifes that on the Third day of July IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1879,
Lewis Bassett and Elnora M. Preston were by me united in MARRIAGE at Smyrna,
Chenango County, New York according to the laws of the State of New York by
C.P. Pudney, Justice of the Peace. 		Family: Lewis Fremont Bassett / Alnora Murella Preston (F05212)
 
3828 The Seattle Times, Washington, 2 July 2019
Stella Marie Bass
June 6, 1953 ? June 30, 2019

Stella Marie Bass was born June 6, 1953 to Madeline and Peter Conom.

Stella lived in the Magnolia neighborhood in Seattle her entire life. When Stella was 15 years old, attending Queen Anne High School, she met the love of her life Steve Bass. They married in 1972.

Stella worked at Nordstrom and Frederick and Nelson until her sons Brian and Andy arrived. Stella went back to school and graduated from the University of Washington and received her Master's in Education from Seattle University. She loved teaching and spent many years at Washington Middle School.

Stella was very proud of her Greek Orthodox faith and culture. She was a member of the Daughters of Penelope and Philoptochos at the Greek Orthodox Church of Assumption.

Stella was passionate about family, especially spending time with her four grandchildren. She enjoyed holidays and family birthdays that always highlighted her Greek cooking skills.

Although Stella was diagnosed with Evans Syndrome in early 2018 and followed all medical regiments with a positive outlook, the disease took her on June 30, 2019 and she is now in heaven with loved ones who have gone before her.

Stella is survived by her mother Madeline Conom; beloved husband Steve Bass; son Brian Bass and spouse Kristan LaJoie, son Andy Bass; brother Tom Conom and spouse Ann Conom, brother John Conom and spouse Diane Conom; sister in laws, Mary Bass and Life partner Jeff Jelinek, and Joanne Wilson and spouse Dave Wilson; her four beloved grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Celebration of Life will be held

Friday, July 5 at 11:30 a.m. at the

Greek Orthodox Church of Assumption located at 1804 13th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Greek Orthodox Church of Assumption.


 		Conom, Stella M. (I3720)
 
3829 1940 Federal Census of Buffalo, Erie County, New York (19 Apr 1940)
Charles Bassett 48 M Head NY Same Mech. Engineer Mgfr. meters
Jean 38 F Wife IL Same
Barbara 18 F Daughter NY Same
Kingman 15 M Son NY Same
Priscilla 13 F Daughter NY Same
James V. 9 M Son NY Same
William 7 M Son NY Same
Deborah 6 F Daughter NY Same
2 maids & 1 cook
(Living at 278 DePew)



Bassett House - A History
Decorators' Show House '85
Sponsored by The Junior League of Buffalo, Inc.
In Cooperation with The Buffalo news

The Bassett home; the Decorators' Show House for 1985, is located at 278 Depew Avenue in the City of Buffalo area which is designated Central Park. Mr. Lewis Jackson Bennett, the President of the Buffalo Cement Company Limited, developed the land and also built and sold many of the homes which line its streets and avenues.
Mr. Bennett, a direct descendant of Alexander Hamilton and a Mayflower family, moved to Buffalo in 1866 to assume canal repair contracts. He was responsible for all the slips and basins in Buffalo and for the area which
extended seventeen miles east of the City. In 1868, Mr. Bennett, his father-in-law, Andrew Spaulding, and John
Hand formed an independent contracting business for dredging. This partnership, called Spaulding & Bennett, obtained city, state, and federal contracts throughout Western New York. They supervised the building of the
first iron bridges in this area.
Lewis Bennett became interested in the manufacture of hydraulic cement in 1874. The following year he began to acquire land on the East and West sides of Main Street in the Northern section of the city where cement deposits were located. He eventually owned over 200 acres. In 1877, he established the Buffalo Cement Company Limited which quarried, manufactured and sold stone and cement.
Ten years later, Mr. Bennett began to make plans for a fine residential subdivision on a tract of land owned by his business. He was joined in this endeavor by his son, Leslie Jay Bennett and by William W. Pierce, the Secretary-Treasurer of Buffalo Cement. This subdivision, the Bennett-Pierce Tract, was called Central Park due to its geographical location.
Lewis J. Bennett envisioned a residential area of the finest quality homes. The plans for the development of Central Park included locations for churches or chapels, park areas, a railway station, a clubhouse for social
purposes, and business lots facing on Main Street. His company provided free of charge the foundation stones for corner lot homes. In this way he could ensure that large homes would be built on the corners to anchor every block.
Building restrictions were rigid. Minimum house prices were set for each street. A lot owner could only build a full two story or higher home and a barn on this property.
By the Spring of 1892, the land was ready for home construction. The streets and avenues, named for family and friends of Mr. Bennett, included Depew, Morris, Beard, Wood (now Woodbridge), Voorhees, Starin, Parker, Main, Amherst, Linden, Wallace and Wesley.

A newspaper advertisement at that time proclaime

Central Park
Gives you the best conditions to start with,
And it is so carefully protected,
That its future is secure.
If you build here you will soon have a real
home. Build and you will get what you want.

A review of that year tells us that the citizens of Buffalo were also informed about the important Erie Canal convention in the Music Hall and the heralded opening of the Buffalo Exposition. The city-wide celebration of the
400th Anniversary of the discovery of America was observed that October with parades, church services and a great festival in the Music Hal
Mr. Lewis J. Bennett's home, the first one built, was located at 354 Depew Avenue. It had 24 rooms, was situated on three acres and surrounded by beautiful gardens. His employees would use a horse and plow to clear the snow from the streets and sidewalks of Central Park. In the evening a man would ride a bicycle up and down the streets lighting the gas lamps. Mr. Bennett's home was razed in 1935, ten years after his deat
Mr. Bennett gave the land on Main Street to the City for the high school which bears his name. The property at the rear of the school was donated for use as a stadium site. All-High Stadium which serves every public high school in the city opened in 1928.
Construction of Show House '85 was begun in the Spring of 1894. At that time seven homes had already been built on Depew Avenue. James B. Craven, a superintendent of the Field Engineering Company, a civil engineering firm in Buffalo, was the first owner. This residence is an example of Colonial Revival architecture, a style which was popular between 1870 and 1920. It combined various colonial styles with contemporary elements. Ths Show House '85 features a large entry porch, straight window heads, over sized dormers, a balcony porch on the third floor and a slate roof. The spacious interior is highlighted by rich architectural detailing including wainscoating, moldings
and handmade floors. Many fine hardwoods were used throughout: oak in the main hallway, sycamore in the living room and gumwood in the library. Double sliding solid wood doors were finished with veneers which matches the woodwork of each room.
In 1989, the property was sold to the Henry H. Waters family. Mr. Waters, his wife Clara, son Henry and her mother Clara Goodman moved into the home. Mr. Waters was the Secretary-Treasurer of the Empire Metallic Bedstead Company which manufactured brass and iron bedsteads. When the last of his family passed away in 1902, Henry Goodman Waters inherited the home.
Mr. and Mrs. Judson Morey Sells purchased the house from Mr. Waters in 1910. He was the manager of the Northern Steamship Company whose passenger ships cruised the Great Lakes. The couple and their son, Judson, enjoyed gracious living in Show House '85. Nora Sells enjoyed having teas to raise money for her favorite charities. They employed a chauffeur, maid and nurse who lived in the home. Two years later a daughter, Norma, was born. The Sells children, as well as other neighborhood children, loved watching the city fire department in action; three white horses with flowing manes pulling a smoking engine.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry May lived at 290 Depew Avenue, across the street from the Sells home. He was Vice-President and General Manager of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company. This is why residents of Central Park often saw one of the company's driveable chassis, without a body, being tested on the streets.
The train station at Starin and Amherst was owned by Buffalo Cement and leased to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. This Belt Line went out of business in the twenties due to the popularity of automobiles. The station was sold to the Boy Scouts of America and served as Troop 12's Headquarters until after World War II. It is now privately owned and is the only surviving station on the Belt Line. The tracks presently serve as the
main Conrail Line in that area of Buffalo.
In 1925, the Sells family moved to another home, and sold Show House '85 to Alexander H. Petrie and his wife, Cecilia. He was the Vice-President of the Ontario Biscuit Company which manufactured biscuits, crackers and cakes. Mr. Petrie became President the following year. His company eventually joined with fifteen other regional companies throughout the United States to form the United Biscuit Company which is known today as the Keebler Company.
The Central Park clubhouse, the Autorega Club, at Linden and Starin was enjoyed by the various residents of Show House '85. Parties and dances for adults and young people were held there. The name for the clubhouse is thought to have been of Indian derivation. It later served as an annex of School 22. In the early thirties, it was the home of the Art Institute of Buffalo, as well as the W.P.A. Art School. The Autorega Clubhouse was a lovely two story English style building. Skylights were added at a later date for the artists' use. During World War II it was also used as the industrial camouflage headquarters for Western New York. The clubhouse was torn down after the war
when the Art Institute moved to Elmwood Avenue.
Mr. Petrie received a business transfer and sold his home in 1927 to Charles Kingman Bassett and his wife Jean. Mr. Bassett, the Secretary and later Vice-President of the Buffalo Meter Company, resided in Show House '85 for fifty-seven years. He died in May 1984 at the age of 92. His wife had passed away in December 1968.
The Buffalo Meter Company was founded in 1892 by Charles' father, George Barclay Bassett. He established the business to manufacture, under his own patents, water, oil and gasoline meters.
George Bassett, following engineering studies, moved to Buffalo in 1886 from Watertown, New York. He formed Bassett Brothers, a partnership with his brother Edward. This engineering and contracting firm designed and built over fifty municipal water works in New York State. Edward Bassett left the partnership in 1891 to practice law in New York City. Since he originated that city's first zoning plan, he has been referred to as the "Father of Zoning in the United States". He later became a representative to Congress.
Buffalo Meter's first product, a water meter, was manufactured on Washington Street. In 1917, George Bassett purchased a nine acre site on Main near Hertel where he built a factory and offices. Here the business prospered under his guidance and that of his two sons. Mr. George Bassett passed away in 1955 at the age of 93. His son Robert succeeded him as President and his son Charles became Vice-President.
In 1958, the Buffalo Meter Company was sold to the American Meter Company, moved out of state and later resold to the Singer Sewing Machine Company. This property is presently owned by the State University of New York and houses the SUNY AB Studio Art program.
Mrs. Charles Bassett was an eighth generation descendant of Pilgrim ancestors who came to America in 1621 on the ship Fortune. He was born in Buffalo, and following high school, attended Cornell University on a
scholarship. Mr. Bassett graduated with a mechanical engineering degree in 1914 and then joined his father's company. He served in World War I and later saw service in the United States Department of Commerce during the Eisenhower Administration.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bassett resided in Show House '85 with their seven children, four girls and three boys. Additions were made to the original home as their family increased in size. The house now has twelve bedrooms and six bathrooms. Mr. and Mrs. Bassett entertained frequently. They particularly enjoyed their annual New Year's Day receptio
The Bassett had many interests and hobbies. Charles began to ride horses in his late twenties and hunted at Geneseo. He was a founder of the Saddle and Bridle Club in 1921 and served as its President for many years. He
raised and bred riding and race horses, as well as Welsh ponies, at Longmeadow, his farm in Canada.
Mr. Bassett was a collector of Tiffany, Steuben and other types of art glass shades. He gave his sizeable collection, which was unique in the United States, to the Corning Museum of Glass and to the Rockwell-Corning Museum.
Among his other hobbies, Mr. Bassett also assembled a noteworthy collection of arrowhead fishing points, hybridized iris on his lot at Main and Huntington, and collected curly maple wood from which he designed his own
furniture.
In the forties, Mr. Bassett purchased.."beautiful rolling land, ideal for horseback riding". Two decades later, when the need for a community hospital was made known to him, he gave this property in Amherst for the
construction of Millard Fillmore's Suburban Hospital. It was his gift of 18.5 acres in 1965 and 13 acres in 1968 which made possible this first New York State Satellite Hospital Unit.
Mr. Bassett gave the Town of Amherst land for a right-of-way in 1968. The Town also received 37.6 acres in 1971 to be used expressly for a park. This is known today as Bassett Park.
During his lifetime he made numerous charitable gifts. Mr. Bassett gave the library at the Elmwood Franklin School, the lecture hall at the SUNYAB Engineering School, and several bells for the Carillon at Cornell University.
In 1973, the State University of New York at Buffalo honored him with the Walter P. Cooke Award for his contributions as a non-alumnus. He also was inducted as an honorary member into the University of Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 for his fifty year support of their athletic programs.
On May 4, 278 Depew will officially open as the Decorators' Show House '85. It will be completely refurbished by thirty-three of Western New York's outstanding decorators and interior designers. Sponsored by the Junior League of Buffalo and the Buffalo news, this 91 year old home will be reborn with fresh new ideas, colors and design - a wonderful head start for its second century. 		Bassett, Charles Kingman (I16085)
 
3830 Eden Cemetery

Herbert M.W., son of L.J. & M. J. Bassett
died Jan 14, 1863 Qe 2 ys & 8 ms
Best Loved One 		Bassett, Herbert M. W. (I13973)
 
3831 Evening News and Tribune, Jeffersonville-New Albany, Indiana
Thursday, August 20, 20009
Robert Carroll Bass

A funeral Mass for Robert Carroll Bass, 82, of Louisville, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at St. Ignatius Matyr Catholic Church, 1816 Rangeland Road, Louisville, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. He died Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at Twinbrook Nursing Home, Louisville.

He was retired from the A&P Warehouse and was also a USDA inspector. A Navy veteran, he was a member of St. Ignatius Matyr Catholic Church and the Hidden Treasures Club at the church, and was an auxiliary member of St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Survivors include his wife, the former Barbara Ann Richards; children, Robert "Keith" Bass and his wife, Barbara, Kevin Louis Bass and his wife, Cindy, Kathleen Walther and her husband, Eugene, and Kimberly Bottoms and her husband, Larry; granddaughters, Brittany, Robin, Amber, Olivia, and Alyson; half-sister, Judy Becker; and two nephews.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Bass; and grandson, Hamilton Bass.

Visitation will be at Ratterman and Sons Funeral Home, 3800 Bardstown Road, Louisville, from noon to 8 p.m. Friday.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Ignatius or to Hosparus.
 		Bass, Robert Carroll (I8)
 
3832 Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan, June 1997
Helen M. Bassett

Mrs. Helen M. Bassett - 1628 Turwill Lane, died Sunday morning, June 15, 1997.
Mrs. Bassett was born November 25, 1913 in Holly, MI, the daughter of James
and Lydia Covert. She received a Teaching Certificate, after which she earned
a Masters Degree at the University of Michigan. She taught public school in
Hastings, and for 30 years in the Kalamazoo Public School System. She was a
member of the Westwood United Methodist church, the Retired Teachers
Association, and a former member of the Etude Society. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Reid A. Bassett; and by a brother, Harold Hayner.
Surviving are a daughter, Mary Jane Mayne of Kalamazoo; and a grandson, Joseph
Reid Mayne and wife, Elizabeth of Auburn Hills, MI. Private interment services
will take place at Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery followed by a Memorial Service at
11:00 o'clock Wednesday at the Westwood United Methodist Church, 538 Nichols
Rd., with the Rev. Mr. Eric S. Beck officiating. In lieu of flowers the family
suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Westwood United Methodist
Church. Arrangements by the Langeland Family Funeral Homes Memorial Chapel 622
Burdick St. 		Covert, Helen M. (I19597)
 
3833 MRS. MARY CLEMENTINE HAILE BASSETT PASSES, Washtucna, Feb. 19

Services at United Presbyterian Church; burial at Walla Walla. Mrs.
Mary Clementine Haile Bassett, prominent pioneer, church and community worker,
friend to rich and poor alike, who has lived in Washtucna the past 33 years,
was called by the angel of death at 3:30 am., Friday. Funeral services were
held at the United Presbyterian church Tuesday morning at 10. The Reverend
R.H. Gordon officiated. The body was laid to rest in the family plot at Walla
Walla, WA. Six charter members of the Washtucna chapter of Eastern Star, Mrs.
J.W. Sitton, Mrs. J.H. Gill, Mrs. Art Shugart, Mrs. Levi Sutton, Mrs. J.C.
Nunamaker and Mrs. John Nunamaker acting as honorary pall-bearers. An acute
heart attack was the direct cause of her death. She was born in Billing
Missouri, in 1877, coming to Washtucna in 1898 and was 54 years of age at her
passing. Among her fraternal affiliations were the Eastern Star, of which she
was charter member, the Royal Neighbors, the U.P. Missionary society and the
Ladies of the Round Table club. She is survived by her husband, L.L.,
prominent hardware merchant and for many years mayor of Washtucna; a so
Robert H. of Los Angeles; three daughters, Esther of Washtucna, Gertrude, Mrs.
Loyd Bury, of Pullman, and Louise, now a student at W.S.C. She is also
survived by three sisters, Mrs. Nanie Saul, Tulsa OK; Mrs. Meda Willis,
Chandler, OK, and Mrs. G.W. Volz, of Long Beach, CA, and by three brothers.
A.J. and W.W. Haile, Spokane, and Daniel Haile, Portland. While Mrs. Bassett
has been in ill health for a number of years, she had that indomitable courage
that no amount of ill fortune could down, making her death a complete shock to
the community of which she was an integral part. She always rose to the
occasion, whatever it might be, good or ill, and there is hardly a family in
the community who is not indebted to her for past kindnesses. The attendance
at her funeral was one of the largest in the history of the town and the
magnificent floral offerings shows in part the esteem in which she was held. 		Haile, Mary Clementine (I12360)
 
3834 Northwest Iowa Conference Journal, 1958, p. 248.(United Methodist Church)
Thaddeus Stevens Bassett

Thaddeus Stevens Bassett was born on September 29, 1868, in
Blairstown, Iowa. After having been a printer and farm laborer, he attended
Cornell College and graduated in 1893. Shortly thereafter, on October 1
1893, he married Miss Emma O. Naumann, who had been a fellow student at
Cornell. In September of the same year, he had joined the Northwest Iowa
Conference and, except for two years, was to remain a member of that
Conference and its successor North Iowa Conference throughout his life. He
later attended Iliff School of Theology and many years later was given the
honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity by Cornell College.
In Northwest Iowa the family lived in the various communities of
Jolley, Newell, Graettinger, Wall Lake, Onawa, Sheldon, Manson, Clear Lake,
Primghar, Hartley, Inwood, Sioux City, Rolfe, Marathon, and Goldfiel
addition to his various pastorates, Dr. Bassett served at different times as
Secretary of the Conference Claimants Pension Fund; Field Secretary of the
Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, and for the six years from 1925 to 1931
as Superintendent of the Sioux City District.
After retirement in 1942, he spent six years with the Goodwill
Industries of Sioux City. At the time that Friendship Haven was opened in Fort
Dodge, he went there as Chaplain and was active in that capacity as long as
his health permitted.
Death came to him at his Friendship Haven home on February 8, 1958,
and he was buried at Graceland Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iow
Mrs. Bassett preceded her husband in death in May of 1939. Two sons
survive, Thaddeus B. Bassett of Manhasset, New York, and H.N. Bassett of
Washington, D.C.
These words written at the time of his retirement tell us of the many
accomplishments of a long and useful ministry:
"In the earlier years, he held charges that were semi-pionee
later years he built churches, remodeled parsonages, conducted revival meetings,
won youth and adults to the Christian life, strengthened the believers, and
led young men into the ministry. He was selected by the conference to be its
secretary for five successive years; he was the leader in the establishing of
the Minister's Pension Fund, raising the first $100,000; he served a term of
six years as Superintendent of the Sioux City District, while in that office
he dedicated the Methodist Hospital, the Women's Dormitory, and Wall Street
Mission, and was trustee of Morningside College, the Methodist Hospital, the
Pension Fund, and President of the Conference Board of Missions." 		Bassett, Thaddeus Stevens (I14769)
 
3835 South Dakota History, Volume 42, No. 3
Page 212

Fellow Sioux Falls resident Alice E. Bassett gained admissions to the bar six months after Rochford. Born in April of 1867 near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Bassett was the youngest child of Ira Norton Bassett, a Civil War veteran who died when Alice was young, and Betsey Babcock Bassett. In her early twenties, after graduation from Jennings Seminary in Aurora, Illinois, Bassett came to Sioux Falls, first working as a teacher then as a stenographer in the law office of Charles P. Bates, where she pursued her legal studies. On 5 April 1898, she successfully passed the examination before the South Dakota Supreme Court and was admitted to practice. As a licensed lawyer, the Sioux Falls newspapers reported, Bassett tried cases and gave legal advice to a number of clients. She preferred teaching and stenographic work, however, and began a business school, giving private evening instruction before establishing her school of stenography and typewriting in the Minnehaha building in Sioux Falls. On 2 January 1900, she married lawyer Henry August Muller.
?A lawyer has an opportunity almost equal with that of the clergy along the line of helpful and upbuilding influence upon mankind?, Alice Bassett Muller declared. She named as necessary qualifications fo the job the ability to think quickly and clearly on one?s feet, good health, and kindness and sympathy. Childless herself, she identified the conflict between career and family as the primary limitation for a woman lawyer. ?To succeed,? Muller asserted, ?a woman should devote all of her time to her profession, which would bar her from rearing a family and devoting herself to her home.? She described her work in 1920 as a combination of law, stenographic reporting, and teaching, taking any kind of work that came to her and making from two to four thousand dollars a year.
As a stenographer, Muller regularly took down the proceedings at various state conventions, among them the bankers association and education association, and reported numerous political addresses, including several by William Jennings Bryan. She was the official reporter for the Department of South Dakota Grand Army of the Republic. At the time of her death on 13 April 1926, she had nearly finished compiling a history of the department, having severed as its historian for three decades. The five-hundred-page volume contained data on thousands of South Dakota?s veterans. Muller was known for her charitable work and civic involvement. She played an active role in the organization of the Sioux Falls Humane Society, for which she served as secretary, and the Business and Professional Women?s Club. She was also closely involved in church work, the YMCA, and the Prisoner?s Welfare Society.



Obituary of Alice Bassett Muller

Alice Bassett Muller died at age 59 in Sioux Falls at home, 333 W. 8th
Street. Wife of attorney Henry A. Muller. Resided in Sioux Falls since 1893.
She was born in Ohio and moved to Indiana, then to Sioux Falls. She w
"counselor at law" and operated Muller's Business School. She was prominent in
the state Business & Professional Women's Association (one time president,
another time secretary). At the time of her death she was writing "a history
of the Grand Army of the Republic". She was a court stenographer for ma
years. She belonged to the First Christian Church, the local YMCA, and
secretary of Humane Society. At one time she was a school teacher. In 1900,
she went to Lafayette, Indiana to marry Mr. Muller. The ceremony was performed
by her brother, Dr. John W. Bassett. 		Bassett, Alice E. (I07223)
 
3836 The Daily News, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Wednesday, August 14, 2013
William Leonard Bass

BEULAVILLE - William "Bill" Leonard Bass Sr., died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, in Vidant Home Health and Hospice, Greenville. He was a Korean and Vietnam veteran, having retired form the U.S. Marines in 1971, with 20 years service. During his military service he was awarded the National Defense Service Metal W/2; Vietnam Campaign Medal W/device, Good Conduct Metal W/4; Presidental Unit Citation; and Meritorious Unit Citation. He also retired form the Government Civil Service with 22 years of service with the U.S. Marine Corps and Dept. of the Navy. He loved his church and previously served as Deacon. He loved all sports especially the ECU Pirates. He was an avid bowler and especially enjoyed the comradeship with all his bowling friends. Funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 followed by visitation at Beulaville Presbyterian Church, Beulaville. Graveside service at noon Friday, Aug. 16 at Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. Survivors include his spouse, Carol W. Bass of Beulaville; sons, Bill L. Bass Jr. of Farmville, Va., and Jon L. Bass of Winston-Salem; daughters, Sylvia Lauten of Jacksonville, Ann M. Maready and Tina M. Carter, both of Beulaville and Gina M. Elston of Wallace; 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Beulaville Presbyterian Church, 205 East Main Street, Beulaville, NC 28518 or American Wounded Warriors America's Fund, 4393 Kevin Walker Dr. PMB 159, Dumfries, VA 22025 or to donate on line you can go to Americasfund.org or Hospice 920 Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27835. Condolences may be left online at communityfuneralhomenc.com. Arrangements by Community Funeral Home of Beulaville.
 		Bass, William Leonard (I56535)
 
3837 (He was 25, she was 21 at time of their marriage) Bassett, Esther (I18)
 
3838 + 14B351124117. Arthur Joseph Bessette – born 9 Jul 1913 in Essex,
Chittenden County, Vermont, died 4 Jul 1952 in Essex
Junction, Chittenden County, Vermont at the Essex County
Fairgrounds in an accident. He married Ila Griffiths on
10 Oct 1944 in Burlington, Vermont.

Motorsport Memorial
Arthur Bessette

A stock car went out of control during a race at the Essex Junction Fairgrounds on 4 Jul 1952 and struck Arthur Bessette in the infield of the track. Bessette suffered a fractured skull and was killed instantly; his death certificate cite him as a bystander at the track. 		Bessette, Arthur Joseph (I12687)
 
3839 + 14B77CC32. Francis Bassett - born about 1865 in Wisconsin, engaged in
harness making in Red Jacket, Michigan in 1889.

Francis Bassett, son of Israel and Julia (Snow) Bassett, was born about 1865 in Wisconsin. He married?. He was engaged in harness making in Red Jacket, Michigan in 1889.

1900 Federal Census of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, WI (5 Jun 1900)
Frank Bassett 35 M APr 1865 WI CF WI Head Harness Maker
Mary 33 F Aug 1866 EN EN EN Wife
Blanche B. 7 F May 1893 WI WI EN Daughter At School
Frank E. 3 M Nov 1896 WI WI EN Son
Rose Heesing 18 F Nov 1881 SW SW SW Servant Servant
(56 Portland Street) (SW - Switzerland) 		Bassett, Francis (I3555)
 
3840 + 202B144. James Basset - christened 30 Apr 1743 in Llanelly, Carmarthen,
Wales, possibly the James that married Margaret and had
Richard Basset, christened 23 Apr 1772. 		Basset, James (I28)
 
3841 History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties, Missouri (Part 2) 1888

Rowland Bass, of the firm of Taylor & Bass, liverymen of Cuba, is the fourth of the seven children of Thomas and Sarah (Gibson) Bass, and was born in Crawford County, Mo., January 11, 1857. He received a good common-school education, and when of age began doing for himself. In 1880 he married Sarah, daughter of John Pinson, and to this union has been born two children. viz.: Claude and John L. After his marriage Mr. Bass conducted a livery stable in Steelville in partnership with his brother, Thomas, also paying some attention to the pursuit of agriculture. He also engaged in the hotel business at Steelville, and by close attention to his business he was very successful. The present firm of Taylor & Bass was established in 1886: both are energetic business men and are doing a good business. Politically, Mr. Bass is a Democrat. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church, and enjoy the respect and esteem of all who know them.
 		Bass, Rowland D. (I59551)
 
3842 HISTORY OF ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

H.N. BASSETT, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Koshkonong; born in Lenox, N.Y.,
Jan. 29, 1840; son of Adrien Bassett and Annie Gates, who came to Rock Co.,
Wis., in July, 1842; they had nine children, four sons - Avery J., Albert S.,
H.N. and T.D. Bassett. Mr. Adrien, the father, died in September, 1872, is
buried at Otter Creek Cemetery. H.N. Bassett married Miss C.H. Hasenger,
daughter of William and Asenath H., of the State of Michigan; the have four
children - Shelley V., born Jan. 29, 1867; George W., born Feb. 27, 187
Lettie, born Nov. 21, 1872, Guy A., born Feb. 27, 1876.

1880 Federal Census of Milton, Rock County, Wisconsin
Henry Bassett 36 M NY NY NY Head Farmer
Harriet 33 F NY -- -- Wife Keeping House
Shelley 12 M WI NY NY Son At Home
George 10 M WI NY NY Son At Home
Lettie 7 F WI NY NY Daughter At School
Guy 4 M WI NY NY Son At Home

1900 Federal Census of Lima, Rock County, Wisconsin (22 Jun 1900)
Henry N. Bassett (Wd) 60 M Jan 1850 NY NY NY Head Farmer
George W. 29 M Feb 1871 WI NY MI Son Farmer
Birdie 28 F Feb 1872 WI NY IL DauL
(Married 5 years, no children) 		Bassett, Henry Newell (I07815)
 
3843 married a Smith who was later knighted. Burgess, Jane S. (I33)
 
3844 Return of a death, City of Providence, William Frances Bassett

Date of death: February 13, 1925
Name in full: William Francis Bassett
Date of birth: Age 48 yrs
Place of death: Rhode Island Hospital
Usual Residence: 77 Putnam Street
Sex: Male Color: White Married
Name of wife: Emelia Roberts
Occupation: Jeweler Kind of work: bench hand
Fathers Name: George E. Bassett, born Central Falls
Mothers Name: Fannie H. Gray, born Massachusetts
Where to buried: North Burial Grounds
Signed: Emelia Bassett
Cause of death: Pneumonia Duration of disease: 8 days  		Bassett, William Francis (I13321)
 
3845 Rinker Funeral Home, October, 2017
Barbara H. Bassett

Barbara H. Bassett, 81, of 7733 Rawson Rd., Town of Lyndon, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Cuba Memorial Hospital's Palliative Care Unit after a brief illness.
Born on December 1, 1935, in Philadelphia, PA, she was a daughter of David and Helen Rompala Hartz. She had been married to Edmund D. Bassett who predeceased her on May 10, 2017.

She was an English Literature major and graduated from Monmouth University.

She worked for the former Worthington Biochemical in Freehold, New Jersey and Biozyme Laboratories in Olean. She also owned and operated Marketing Tangibles a sewing company making custom designed tote bags and aprons.

She is survived by Karl Bassett of Cleveland, OH, Carol (Bill) Bassett of Rochester and Laura Faulring of Caneadea; 10 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild; a brother, Ralph (Loretta) Hartz of New Jersey; and 3 nieces, Laura, Judy and Diane.

A private family Memorial Service will be held at the convenience of the family at Christ Episcopal Church, Cuba.

Arrangements are under direction of the Mark F. Rinker Funeral Home & Memorial Service, Inc., Cuba.

 		Hartz, Barbara (I1758)
 
3846 Springfield Union, April 11, 1955
Chicopee Girl to Become Bride of Mr. Bessette

Attendants have been named by Miss Doris Plasse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adiran Plasse of Paderewski Ave., Chicopee, for her marriage to John A. Bessette, son of Mrs. Aurore Bessette of Silver St., and the late Homer Bessette. The wedding will take place Saturday, April 23 at 10 in Assumption Church, Chicopee.
Miss Rita Plasse will be her sister’s honor attendant. Bridesmaids will be Miss Constance Arpin of Chicopee and Miss Anita Choinard of Chicopee Falls. Children of Mary will be Mary Rose Berthiaume of Chicopee and June St. Charles of East Longmeadow.
Edward Filliault of this city will serve as best man. Ushers named are Raymond Provost, Marcel Plasse, and uncle of the bride-elect, Roger Plasse, a brother, and William Swords.
A reception will be at St. Joseph’s Hall, Chicopee.


The Republican, February 24, 2014
John A. Bessette, Chicopee
(1929 ? 2014)

John A. Bessette, age 84, passed away on Feb. 23, 2014. He was born on Sept. 13, 1929, a son of the late Homer and Aurore (Roy) Bessette. John served in the National Guard. He was the owner and operator of LeBoeuf Service Cneter from 1969-1974. He later worked as a locksmith for A.W. Giffords for over 20 years before he retired in 1994. He was a communicant of the former Assumption Parish. He was a member of the Elks Lodge on Granby Rd and also of the former League of Sacred Heart of Assumption Church. He leaves his loving wife of nearly 59 years, Doris (Plasse) Bessette of Chicopee; 3 sons, Paul Bessette of Vergennes, VT, Roger Bessette of Manchester, CT and Glen Bessette of Blanford, MA; 3 daughters, Diane Bessette, Karen Grencho and Lisa Bessette all of Chicopee; 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He is predeceased by 1 brother and 2 sisters. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 from 5-8 p.m. at the Grise Funeral Home, 280 Springfield St, Chicopee. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 at 10 a.m. from the Grise Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. in Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Assumption Church (104 Springfield St), followed by burial in Calvary Cemetery with military honors. Memorial contributions may be made to St Jude Children's Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105 or to Shriner's Hospital for children, 516 Carew St, Springfield, MA 01104. Please visit www.Grisefh.com.
Grise Funeral Home.
 		Bessette, John Andre (I8195)
 
3847 The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC, Thursday, June 19, 2008
Rev. Walton Needham Bass Sr. 87

DURHAM -- Rev. Walton Needham Bass, Sr., 87, a resident of Croasdaile Village died, June 7, 2008.

He was born in the Rosewood Community near Goldsboro. He graduated from Rosewood High School and attended Kings Business College in Raleigh. He worked as a CPA in Charlotte. He volunteered for the Army with the rank of Staff Sergeant in World War II in the European Theater. He received an AA degree from Louisburg Junior College in 1949.

While at Louisburg, he met Emma Deane Simmons from Burgaw and they married in 1948. He received an AB degree from Woodard College in 1951. He received a BD degree from Duke Divinity School in 1954. He was an elder in the North Carolina Methodist Conference for 19 years serving as minister of several charges. He took a sabbatical and located at Lakewood United Methodist Church for his children to finish high school. He taught fo 17 years in the Durham Schools and retired in 1986 from both from both the school system and the NC Conference of the UMC.

He is preceded in death by his parents, V. Needham Bass and Smithie Elizabeth "Bessie" Herring Bass; four brothers, Eddison Bass of Farmville, DeWitt Bass of Wilmington, Wesley Bass of Rosewood, Milton E. Bass(twin) of Durham, one sister, Smithie Elizabeth "Beth" Olson of Fayetteville.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Emma Simmons Bass; his son, W. Needham Bass, Jr and wife, Phyllis King Bass of Durham; grandson, Jonathan Bass of Atlanta, GA. He daughter Smithie Elizabeth Bass Parrish; grandson, Joseph Parrish; granddaughter, Christine Plummber and husband, Barry Plummer; greatgranddaughter, Kiaya Plummer of Lexington; two sisters, Myrtle B. Hodges of Eden, Allene B. Tibbles of Streeter, IL; one brother, Will C. Bass of Raleigh; several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 21, 2008 in the William Preston Few Interfaith Chapel at Croasdaile Village. The family will receive friends after the service.

The family extends grateful thanks to the nursing staff of Croasdaile Village who took great care of him.

In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions to UMRH Foundation of Croasdale Village, 2600 Croasdaile Farm Parkway, Durham, NC 27707, for the Benevolent Fund.

 		Bass, Rev. Walton Needham (I61026)
 
3848 The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Saturday, June 3, 1944
Carrie Bassett, 79, Prominent Woman, Fennville, Dies

FENNVILLE, June 3 ? Mrs. Carrie Bassett, 79, prominent in Fennville activities for fifty years, died at the Community hospital in Douglas this morning, 10:30 a.m. She had been confined to the hospital for three weeks with a broken hip.
She was born July 14, 1864, in the vicinity of Allegan, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Kingsley, who are both deceased. The deceased was married to Charles E. Bassett, of Allegan, soon after he established the Fennville Herald Newspaper in 1892. About 1915, they and their daughter, Marcia and Mrs. and Mrs. Kingsley, moved to Washington, D.C. and Chicago, where Mr. Bassett held a position in the Department of Agriculture for five years.
They then returned to Fennville where they built up the Kingsley-Bassett farm. Mr. Bassett died about eight years ago.
The deceased was postmaster of Fennville; life member of Bethel chapter of Eastern Stat, of which she held the office of worthy matron; past president of Allegan association of OES; president two years of Fennville Womans club; and president of the Allegan County Federation.
She lived on the farm with her son-in-law Clare A. Arnold prior to her death, whose wife, Marcia died three years ago. Beside her son-in-law she leaves a cousin, Fred Kingsley of Millgrove and other distant relatives.
Funeral services are to be held at the home, Monday, 2 p.m. and interment will be in Fennville Cemetery.



The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Wednesday, June 7, 1944
Bassett Funeral Held in Fennville Home

FENNVILLE, June 7 ? Funeral services for Mrs. Charles E. Bassett who died early Saturday morning at Community hospital, Douglas, were held from her home Monday at 2 p.m.
Mrs. Bassett was active all of her adult life in many social, church, and fraternal activities of the community. She was married Sept. 2, 1892, to Charles E. Bassett who came here from Allegan and founded the Fennville Herald just six months prior to their marriage and in publication of which she assisted as associated editor.
Officiating at the services were the Rev. Fr. J. Ethan Allen of All Saints Episcopal church in Saugatuck, former pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd of Allegan, of which Mrs. Bassett was a member, assisted by the Rev. O.W. Carr of the Fennville Methodist church.
Casket bearers were brothers of Bethel chapter, O.E.S, Charles Green, William Van Hartesveldt, Sr., Robert Keag, Nelson Warren, E.J. Meles, and Henry Johnson.
Those from away attending the services included Mrs. Franc Chaddock, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Killian, Mrs. Claud Firestone of Allegan, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Arnlod of Plainwell, Miss Nina Bassett and Miss Bertha Billings of Grand Rapids; also Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kingsley of Millgrove.



The History of Western Allegan County, Kit Lane, Project Director
Kingsley - Bassett Family F476

Eliza J. and Harvey J. Kingsley came to Allegan from Ohio and later to
Fennville. They owned a large farm which extended from 58th Street on the west
to what is now the LaSalle bank property.
They had one daughter, Carrie, who married Charlie Bassett in 1892.
Charlie and Carrie started the Fennville Herald. They had one daughter,
Marcia, who married my father, Clare Arnold, who was a widower, my mother,
Nina V. (Bale Arnold having died in 1932).
When the fires raged across southwest Michigan in 1871, the same time
as the Chicago fire, the Kingsleys buried their possessions in a pit on this
farm. Marcia's grandfather built what is now known as the "Kingsley House" in
1886. Harvey J. Kingsley died in 1925 and Eliza died in 1929.......  		Kingsley, Carrie (I11059)
 
3849 + 14B3521699. Albert Abraham Bassett – born 13 May 1892 (WWI) in
Springfield, New Hampshire. He was a lumberman (WWI)
working for N.P. Clough & Co. in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
He married Arline J.

He was living next door to his brother George in the 1920 census.

1920 Federal Census of Grafton, Grafton County, New Hampshire (9 Jan 1920)
Albert A. Bassett 27 M NH CF CF Head Farmer
Arline J. 26 F CF CF CF Wife
Albert O. 1/12 M NH NH CF Son

1930 Federal Census of Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire (10 Apr 1930)
Albert A. Bassett 38 M NH CF CF Head Laborer Odd jobs
Arlene 36 F CF CF CF Wife Driller Electrical
Ovide A. 11 M NH CF CF Son
Robert A. 8 M NH CF CF Son 		Bassett, Albert Abraham (I4333)
 
3850 + 14B3553641. Leon P. Bessette – was born in 1866, died 1944 in Sterling,
Windham County, Connecticut, married his cousin Regina
Bessette, daughter of Claude Bessette. 		Bessette, Leon P. "Napoleon" Jr. (I4489)
 

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