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- Pioneer History of Clarksfield
William and Elias Bassett came from England to America, the former in 1830 and the latter in 1828. William and his family were on the ocean for more than six weeks. They lived in New York state for six months and then came to Townsend township, Huron County, O., and lived in the old block house for some time, then bought a small farm two miles from the Center. In the fall of 1832 they came to Clarksfield and lived in a house belonging to Johnson Wheeler, at Hayesville until the following spring, then moved to the Hollow and lived in a house across the street from Capt. Husted's probably just west from the Hotel. In 1834 they bought the Myron Rogers farm, of Levi Barnum. This was on the Norwalk road a half mile west of the Hollow. In 1838 they bought of Lucius M. Curtis 30 acres of land north of the Hollow and east of the river. In 1846 they bought out George Pelham and built the house which was owned by M.B Bissell for many years and is now owned by John Gardiner. In 1856 they moved to the Hollow, where Mr. Bassett died in 1862 at the age of 66 years. His wife, whose maiden name was Jane Pelham, died in Michigan in 1879 at the age of 76 years. Their children were Edward, Elizabeth, William and Thomas, born in England, Lucy, George, Samuel, Henry, Maylam and Ellen were born in Ohio. Edward went to Defiance county about 1841 and married there. He now lives in Nebraska. Elizabeth married Alanson Hamlin, a cousin of Noah, and they went west. She died in 1867. William became a blacksmith and worked at the Hollow. About 1852 he married a lady from Ashland county and moved to Defiance county, where he died in 1896. Thomas married Lydia Merrifield in 1856. He went to Defiance county and died there in 1892. Lucy married C.E. Mead, of Bronson Township, in 1853. They lived in Bronson, then Kansas and are now living in California. George was drowned in the Mississippi River in 1855. Samuel married Emeline Case and lived in Clarksfield until about 1868, when he moved to Missouri, where he died in 1888. Henry married Alcie M. Rogers in 1863, and lived in Clarksfield until 1873, following the profession of teaching. He now lives in Lodi, O., where he is a newspaper publisher. Maylam lived in Clarksfield until the war, and after serving as a soldier for four years, went to Michigan, where he married and lived until his death in 1896. Ellen died in infancy.
Elias Bassett lived at Hayesville for a time, but moved to Defiance,O. about 1838 and died in Iowa many years ago.
He came to the United States in 1829 arriving on the ship "Mary Harriot" on 9 Mar 1839, moved to New York, then Ohio, then west to Iowa. One family letter states he had 13 children, one dying in infancy.
1830 Federal Census of TOmsend, Huron County, Ohio
Elias Basset 10001-00001 (#87B2)
1mU5,1m20-30,1f20-30
1840 Federal Census of Farmer Township, Williams County, Ohio
Elias Bassett 001001-01001
1m10-15,1m30-40,1f5-10,1f20-30
1850 Federal Census of Caryall Township, Paulding County, Ohio (7 Aug 1850)
Elias Basset 45 M England Farmer 1000
Jane 31 F Ireland
Francis 7 M Ohio
Robert 5 M Ohio
Ellen 18 F Ohio
Folly R. 1 F Ohio
1860 Federal Census of Pleasant, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Elias Bassett 56 M England 2500 429
Melissa 25 F Ohio
Francis 18 Ohio
Robert 15 M Ohio
Fanny 13 F Ohio
Horton 10 M Ohio
Obediah 8 M Iowa
Charlotte 5 F Iowa
George 2 M Iowa
Philena Durham 18 F Ohio School Teacher
1870 Federal Census of Eden Township, Decatur County, Iowa (11 Aug 1870)
Elias Bassett 66 M England Farmer 2000 1500
Melissa 35 F Ohio Keeps House
Obed 16 M Ohio At home
Charlotte 14 F Ohio At home
George 12 M Iowa
Oliver 9 M Iowa
Albert 5 M Iowa
Walter 3 M Iowa
1880 Federal Census of Eden, Decatur County, Iowa
Malissa Bassett 46 M OH VA OH Head Keeping House
Oliver 18 M IA EN OH Son Farming
Albert 15 M IA EN OH Son At Home
Walter 12 M IA EN OH Son At Home
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Bassett Family Association Database
1803 - 1873 (70 years)