William Bassett

1818 - 1888  (69 years)

• Name	William Bassett
  Birth	14 Jul 1818	Farmer, Seneca County, New York
  Gender	Male
  _UID	037E0886FCCE4348BA8645D746366D36DFB5
  Death	16 Mar 1888	Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan
  Notes	Oakland County Michigan History John W. Bassett John W. Bassett, one of the intelligent citizens and well-to-do farmers of Southfield township, Oakland county, who owns 148 acres of land in section 3, belongs to one of the old pioneer families of Michigan. He was born in 1853 in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, and is a son of William and Roxanna (Curtis) Bassett, the former of whom was born in New York in 1818, and the latter in Connecticut in 1819. William Bassett accompanied his parents to Michigan in 1832, his father, Samuel Bassett, settling on a farm in Bloomfield township, Oakland county. At his marriage William Bassett settled on a farm in the township of Novi, which he traded for a store in Novi, but later purchased another farm in Bloomfield township, on which he resided until his death in 1886. He was a most exemplary man. He was a member of the religious body known as the Second Adventists. His wife, who was a daughter of Eli and Sarah (Jennings) Curtis, died in 1891, having been the devoted mother of a large family, of which our subject is the sixth member, the others being: Ada; Lawrence, a member of the 17th Michigan, lost his life at the age of 21 years from wounds received in defense of his country at the battle of Resaca; Eleila; Cleantha, deceased; Henry, of Bloomfield township, and Grosvenor and Milburn, both deceased. 1840 Federal Census of Novi, Oakland County, Michigan William Bassett 010010000-0000100 1850 Federal Census of Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan William Basset - 32 - M - New York - Farmer R. - 30 - F - Connecticut Asa R. - 8 - M - Michigan G.L. - 7 - M - Michigan 1860 Federal Census of Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan (30 Jul 1860) Wm Basset - 42 - M - New York - Farmer 2000 475 Roxanna - 41 - F - Connecticut - Domestic Ada R. - 18 - F - Michigan - Domestic George L. - 17 - M - Michigan - Fisherman Wm H. - 8 - M - Michigan John W. - 7 - M - Michigan Louisa Curtis - 30 - F - Michigan - Domestic 1870 Federal Census of Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan (6 Jul 1870) William Basset - 57 - M - New York - Farmer 8000 3000 Rosanna - 50 - F - Connecticut - Keeping House Henry - 19 - M - Michigan - Carpenter --- 200 John - 16 - M - Michigan - At School Living next door Daniel Basset - 36 - M - Michigan - Farmer 15,000 4000 Mary - 31 - F - Michigan Flora - 9 - F - Michigan Frank - 6 - M - Michigan Samuel - 87 - M - Connecticut - Retired Farmer 1880 Federal Census of Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan (23/24 Jun 1880) William Bassett - 61 - M - NY-CT-CT - Head - Farmer Roxanna - 60 - F - CT-CT-CT - Wife - Keeping House
  Person ID	I772	1B John Bassett of Connecticut
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Samuel Bassett,   b. 29 Mar 1784, New Haven County, Connecticut d. 3 Nov 1873, Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mary Caywood,   b. 23 Aug 1794, Lodi, Seneca County, New York d. 28 Oct 1833, Franklin, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	1810	Ovid, Seneca County, New York
  Family ID	F295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roxanna (Rosanna) Curtis,   b. 1819, Connecticut d. 14 Apr 1891, Michigan (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Ada Bassett,   b. 1842, Michigan   2. George Lawrence Bassett,   b. 1843, Michigan d. Abt 1864, Battle of Resaca (Age 21 years)   3. Eleila Bassett   4. Cleantha Bassett + 5. William Henry Bassett,   b. 11 Aug 1850, Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan d. 11 Jul 1931, Birmingham, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 80 years) + 6. John W. Bassett,   b. 1 May 1853, Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan d. 24 Mar 1916, Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan (Age 62 years)   7. Grosvenor Bassett   8. Milburn Bassett
  Family ID	F300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart