Bassett Family Association Database

Albert Joseph Bassett, Sr.

Male 1890 - 1944  (54 years)

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  • Name Albert Joseph Bassett 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 19 Mar 1890  Utica, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID CF3800EC9DDCEA40B89BE8FC302A411C849D 
    Death 26 Oct 1944  Faxton Hospital, Utica, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: injuries received when struck by a train while walking along the railroad tracks near Wood 
    Burial Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Federal Census of 9th ward, Utica, Oneida County, New York (13 Jan 1920)
      Albert J. Bassett 29 M NY NY NY Head Fireman NY State Ry
      Mary 23 F NY IR IR Wife
      Margaret 3 F NY NY NY Daughter
      Albert Jr. 2 M NY NY NY Son
      (Living at 624 West Ave.)

      1930 Federal Census of Utica, Oneida County, New York (14 Apr 1930)
      Albert J. Bassett 40 M NY NY NY Head Painter House
      Mary M. 33 F NY IR IR Wife
      Margaret 14 F NY NY NY Daughter
      Albert J. 12 M NY NY NY Son
      John E. 7 M NY NY NY Son
      (Living at 1404 Lenox Avenue) (Married at 25 & 19)

      Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, New York, October 27, 1944

      The first mishap of the hunting season in the Central Adirondacks claimed the life of Albert J. Bassett, Sr., aged fifty-three of Utica, who died in Faxton Hospital, Thursday of last week of injuries received when struck by a train while walking along the railroad tracks near Woodgate. Coroner Herman J. Haberer listed a fractured skull, crushed chest and internal injuries as the cause of death and said he would continue his investigation of the case. The man was reported to be hard of hearing.
    Person ID I21  326B John Bassett of Oneida County, New York
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2026 

    Father John C. Bassett,   b. Dec 1859, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Lovinia Borman,   b. 10 Dec 1860   d. 13 Jun 1948 (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary M. Hyde,   b. 22 Jan 1896, Utica, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1941 (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 1918 
    Children 
    +1. Margaret Bassett,   b. 14 Feb 1916, Utica, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 2005, Chesapeake, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    +2. Albert Joseph Bassett, Jr.,   b. 15 Dec 1917, Utica, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1944, At Sea (World War II) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     3. Living
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Harriet Rydel 
    Children 
     1. Richard J. Bassett,   b. 25 Jan 1937, Utica, Oneida County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1963 (Age 26 years)
     2. Elizabeth Bassett
    +3. Donald Allen Bassett,   b. 4 Nov 1944   d. 3 Sep 2026 (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2026