Bassett Family Association Database
Doctor Martin Bull Bassett, M.D.
1802 - 1879 (77 years)-
Name Martin Bull Bassett Prefix Doctor Suffix M.D. Birth 8 May 1802 Hebron, Connecticut 
Gender Male _UID F53D8ED407D02A40AA9C63396A1C2143A117 Death 14 May 1879 Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut Notes - Dr. Martin Bull Bassett graduated from Yale College in 1823 and studied medicine with Dr. Isaac Jennings of Derby, Connecticut. He also attended the Yale Medical College. After receiving his diploma he went west where he practiced medicine for a few years, but owing to ill health he returned east. He inherited the old Bassett homestead, on the River Road, where he lived. He was a man well read and was considered by his townsmen an authority on most every subject.
Spirit of the Times
August 17, 1831
Married
At Huntington, by the Reverend Mr. Swift, of Derby, Dr. M.B. Bassett, of Nelson, Ohio, to Miss Caroline E. Tomlinson, of Huntington.
1850 Federal Census of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut (17 Aug 1850)
Martin B. Bassett - 47 - M - Connecticut - Farmer 8000
Caroline - 40 - F - Connecticut
Elizabeth S. - 17 - F - Connecticut
Sarah J. - 15 - F - Connecticut
Frederick H. - 12 - M - Connecticut
Frances A. - 10 - F - Connecticut
Caroline T. - 8 - F - Connecticut
Emily - 6/12 - F - Connecticut
Ann Read -- 16 - F - Ireland
Lucy Tomlinson - 78 - F - Connecticut
Person ID I644 1B John Bassett of Connecticut Last Modified 9 Dec 2012
Father Reverend Amos Bassett, D.D. (Doctor of Divinity), b. 17 Jun 1764 d. 3 Apr 1828 (Age 63 years) Mother Sophia Bull, b. 24 Oct 1769, Farmington, Connecticut d. 1805 (Age 35 years) Marriage 21 May 1801 Family ID F105 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Caroline Tomlinson, b. Abt 1810, Connecticut d. 23 Sep 1887, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut (Age 77 years) Marriage 30 Jul 1831 Children 1. Elizabeth Sophia Bassett, b. 14 Feb 1833, Connecticut 2. Sarah Jane Bassett, b. Abt 1835, Connecticut + 3. Frederick Henry Bassett, b. 1837, Connecticut d. Jun 1867 (Age 30 years)4. Frances Atwood (Fannie) Bassett, b. Abt 1840, Connecticut 5. Caroline Tomlinson Bassett, b. 16 Apr 1841, Connecticut 6. Philo Martin Bassett, b. 1847 d. 1849 (Age 2 years) 7. Martha (Emily) Augusta Bassett, b. 4 Jan 1850, Connecticut Family ID F253 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Dr. Martin Bull Bassett graduated from Yale College in 1823 and studied medicine with Dr. Isaac Jennings of Derby, Connecticut. He also attended the Yale Medical College. After receiving his diploma he went west where he practiced medicine for a few years, but owing to ill health he returned east. He inherited the old Bassett homestead, on the River Road, where he lived. He was a man well read and was considered by his townsmen an authority on most every subject.