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Elisha Bassett 1744–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1744

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Death Date: 31 December 1832

Death Location: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Elisha Bassett

Mother: Ruhama\Ruhannah Jennings

Spouse(s): Susanna Howes

Children(s): Mary Bassett, Henry Bassett, Abigail Bassett, William Bassett

Elisha Bassett was born in 1744 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, the child of Elisha Bassett And Ruhama Ruhannah Jennings. Elisha Bassett married Susanna Howes, and had children including Abigail Bassett, Henry Bassett, Mary Bassett, William Bassett. Elisha Bassett passed away in 1832 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elisha Bassett was born in 1744 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, the child of Elisha Bassett And Ruhama Ruhannah Jennings.
  • Elisha Bassett married Susanna Howes, and had children including Abigail Bassett, Henry Bassett, Mary Bassett, William Bassett.
  • Elisha Bassett passed away in 1832 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Bassett
1714–1793
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Ruhama\Ruhannah Jennings
1716–1797
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Howes
1747–1831
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
SH

Children(s)

Mary Bassett
1773–1855
Birth Location: Dennis, Barstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
MB
Henry Bassett
1775–1851
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Abigail Bassett
1781–1867
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
AB
William Bassett
1787–1857
Birth Location: Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
WB

Elisha Bassett's Ancestors

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Elisha Bassett
1744–1832
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Parents
Elisha Bassett
1714–1793
Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ruhama\Ruhannah Jennings
1716–1797
Sandwich, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Grandparents
William (Bassett) IV
1680–1744
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Abigail Bourne
1684–1764
Sandwich, Barnstable Massachusetts Bay Colony
Samuel Jennings
1684–1764
Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Remember Smith
1689–1717
Sandwich, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Great-Grandparents
William III
1656–1721
Rachel Williston
1655–1744
Elisha Sr
1641–1706
Patience Skiffe
1652–1716
John Jennings
1645–1722
Ruhama Turner
1645–1721
Shubel Smith
1653–1734
Abigail Skiff
1666–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1624–1670
Mary Rainsford
1632–1694
Richard Bourne
1610–1682
Bathsheba Hallett
1616–1670
James Sr
1615–1687
Mary
1620–1673
Michael Turner
1622–1675
John Smith
1614–1710
Susannah Hinckley
1625–1675
Stephen Skeefe
1641–1710
Lydia Snow
1640–1711

Elisha Bassett's Descendants

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Elisha Bassett (14 Mar 1744–31 December 1832) m. Susanna Howes (20 Oct 1747–27 Jul 1831)
  1. 1. Mary Bassett 1773–1855 m. Alvan Clarke 1771–1835
    1. 1. Barnabas Clark 1799–1890 m. Submit Hitchcock 1801–1878
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Clark 1830–1914 m. Oliver (Perry) Dunkin 1825–1907
        1. 1. Sarah (Submit) Dunkin 1862–1949 m. Joseph (Benson) Southwell 1858–1914
        2. 2. Frederick (A) Dunkin 1856–1906 m. Nancy (Jane) Goodenow 1861–1951
        3. 3. Frank (L) Dunkin 1859–1937 m. Magdalena Angel 1865–1939
        4. 4. William (Wallace) Dunkin 1867–1937 m. Elizabeth Johnson 1879–1961
        5. 5. George (Samuel) Dunkin 1871–1946
      2. 2. Sabra (C) Wade 1836–1923 m. George (H) Wade 1833–1898
        1. 1. Ella (M.) Wade 1856–1948 m. Thomas (Benton) Leinbaugh 1853–1914
        2. 2. Charles (Lincoln) Wade 1860–1950 m. Ada (Frances) Eckman 1865–1952
      3. 3. Samuel (H) Clark 1827–1906 m. Katherine ((Catherine)) Yock 1823–1920
        1. 1. Barbara (Jane (Jennie)) Clark 1852–1883 m. Henry (S.) Tuttle 1850–1926
      4. 4. Frederick Clark 1839–1920 m. Lettie (A.) Clark 1850–1934 m. Mary (M) Newkirk 1836–1873
        1. 1. Ida (Olive) Clark 1859–1929
        2. 2. George (Barnabas) Clark 1867–1880
        3. 3. Abigail Clark 1878–1903 m. John (Return) Butler 1876–1953
        4. 4. Robert (Grant) Clark 1886–1938 m. Glady Armstrong 1887–1974
        5. 5. Marie (Grace) Clark 1884–
        6. 6. Alice (E) Clark 1861–1863
      5. 5. Lawrinda (Roxana) Clark 1842–1922 m. Phineas Kenyon 1838–1863 m. William (August) Stanzel 1833–1911
        1. 1. Alvin (B.) Kenyon 1861–1928 m. Sarah (Lodina (Sadie)) Reading 1860–1921
        2. 2. Chas. Kenyon 1859–1901 m. Mary (Ann) Bader 1859–
        3. 3. George (Christain) Stanzel 1865–1935 m. Caroline Fulcher 1871–1936
        4. 4. Silas (Bismark) Stanzel 1867– m. Madella Purdy 1867–1943
        5. 5. Eva (S.) Stanzel 1870–1953 m. William (Eugene) Fuller 1865–1925
        6. 6. William (August) Stanzel 1872– m. Nannie Stanzel 1879–1945
        7. 7. Mary (Hannah) Stanzel 1875–1957 m. Herbert Scott 1872–1940
        8. 8. Herman (Rudolph) Stanzel 1879–1966 m. Rosina (Ida) Dannenberg 1883–1964
        9. 9. Harriett (Sabra) Stanzel 1882– m. James (LeRoy) Hooper 1882–1964
    2. 2. George Clarke 1798–1816
    3. 3. Daniel Clarke 1807–1884 m. Ruth (D) Kinny 1814–1895 m. Diantha Pease 1810–1864
      1. 1. Mary (J) Clark 1842–
      2. 2. John (Pease) Clark 1840– m. Annie (M) Morris 1841–
        1. 1. Minnie (Gertrude) Clark 1866–
    4. 4. Thankful Clarke 1802–1831 m. Francis Ranney 1801–1885
    5. 5. Alvan (Clarke) Jr 1804–1887 m. Maria Pease 1808–1896
      1. 1. George (Bassett) Clark 1827–1891 m. Jennie (M) Mosely 1830–1916
      2. 2. Maria (Louisa) Clark 1829–1877 m. John (H) Stimpson 1828–
      3. 3. Alvan (Graham) Clark 1832–1897 m. Mary (M) Willard 1846–1892
        1. 1. Caroline (A) Clark 1865–1955 m. Charles (R) Eastman 1868–
        2. 2. Alvan Clark 1870–1885
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Willard) Clark 1872–1938 m. Richard (Harmon Grogan) Jr 1871–1900
        4. 4. Mary (Theodora) Clarke 1874–1955 m. Sumner (Russ) Hollander 1874–1957
      4. 4. Caroline (A) Clarke 1835–1863
    6. 6. Samuel Clarke 1805–1865 m. Fidelia Porter 1809–1836
    7. 7. Mary Clarke 1809–1886 m. Benjamin Tillon 1815–
    8. 8. Abigail ("Nabby") Clarke 1812–1899 m. William (Wallace) Johnson 1813–1900
      1. 1. Edward (Payson) Johnson 1849–1903 m. Mary (Caroline) Needham 1854–1927
        1. 1. Arville (Needham) Johnson 1880–1891
        2. 2. Marie (Abigail) Johnson 1900–1996 m. Leslie (Oscar) Mohrbacher 1902–1980
      2. 2. Mary (Clark) Johnson 1841–1850
      3. 3. Alvan (Othniel) Johnson 1843–1874 m. Harriet (Sophia) Strong 1844–1915
        1. 1. Abner (Strong) Johnson 1869–1934 m. Mary (E) Zwierzchke 1867–1937
        2. 2. Alvan (Elmer) Johnson 1867–1950 m. Julia (Leonora) Needham 1866–1947
      4. 4. Abner (Morse) Johnson 1846–1936 m. Cordelia (Rebecca) Tenny 1848–1886
        1. 1. Arthur (Dean) Johnson 1871–1940 m. Mary (Matilda) Bender 1874–1967
        2. 2. Frank (Tenney) Johnson 1874–1939 m. Vinnie (Reeve) Francis 1876–1956
        3. 3. Cordelia (Elizabeth) Johnson 1882–1925 m. Frederick (Nixon) Turner 1883–1956
      5. 5. Wesley Johnson 1847–1932 m. Sarah (Priscilla) Smith 1845–1935
        1. 1. Nellie (Potter) Johnson 1887–1968 m. Ira (Joy) Hayden 1884–1955
        2. 2. Lucy (May) Johnson 1880–1941 m. Ray (Aldus) Hughson 1876–1950 m. Walter (John) Foster 1875–1966
        3. 3. Alvan (Clark) Johnson 1875–1879
      6. 6. William (Wallace Johnson) Jr 1844–1900 m. Theodosia (A) Clark 1850–1929
        1. 1. Rollo Johnson 1875–1954 m. Sadie Lesher 1867–1946
        2. 2. Clark Johnson 1883–1942 m. Maude Reinhart 1874– m. Viola (Irene) Bates 1885–
        3. 3. Lillian Johnson 1871–1890
        4. 4. William (Wallace Johnson) III 1873–1969 m. Anna (L) Windnagle 1876–1960
        5. 5. Lorena Johnson 1878–1973 m. Warren (W) Hastings 1868–1947 m. William (John) Alcott 1880–1956
    9. 9. William Clarke 1814–1854 m. Caroline (A) Bullard 1814–1845 m. Cleetha (J) Clark 1820–1852
      1. 1. Mary (Caroline) Clark 1845–1924 m. Franklin Johnson 1849–1935
        1. 1. Leila (Thatis) Johnson 1883–1967
      2. 2. Edward (B) Clark 1847–
      3. 3. Clara (Aletha) Clark 1849–1881 m. Harrison (E) Lee 1834–1911
        1. 1. Minnie (A) Lee 1867–1910 m. Justin Chilcott 1866–1933
        2. 2. Sylvia (Esther) Lee 1872–1926 m. John (Patrick) Toole 1873–
        3. 3. Mollie Lee 1874–
        4. 4. Clement (Milton) Lee 1878–1938 m. Rachell (M) Riskens 1890–1983
        5. 5. Nellie Lee 1880–
      4. 4. Amelia (Ellen) Clark 1836–1842
  2. 2. Henry Bassett 1775–1851 m. Hannah Phillips 1779–1849
    1. 1. Susanna Bassett 1801–1845 m. Joseph (Flint) Upton 1802–1878
    2. 2. Mercy Bassett 1805–1874 m. Lorenzo Lilly 1805–1895
    3. 3. Henry (Bassett) Jr 1810–1895 m. Hannah (B.) Chapman 1817–1885
    4. 4. William (C) Bassett 1819–1869 m. Lucretia Crittenden 1829–1878
    5. 5. Hannah Bassett 1813–1853
    6. 6. Mary Bassett 1822–1827
    7. 7. Anna Bassett 1816–1880
    8. 8. George Bassett 1803–1885
  3. 3. Abigail Bassett 1781–1867 m. Barnabas Howes 1777–1853
    1. 1. George Howes 1823–1907 m. Ruth (Wrisley) Smith 1823–1905
    2. 2. Kimble Howes 1802–1869 m. Lucy Taylor 1807–1884
    3. 3. Barnabas (J) Howes 1818–1892
    4. 4. Enos Howes 1800–1880 m. Bathsheba Vincent 1800–1891
    5. 5. Abigail Howes 1820–1893
    6. 6. Lydia Howes 1804–1865
  4. 4. William Bassett 1787–1857 m. Nancy Alden 1792–1840 m. Lydia Gray 1796–1876
    1. 1. William (Franklin) Bassett 1825–1914 m. Lizzie (C) Leonard 1841–1927
    2. 2. Nancy (Alden) Bassett 1828–1931 m. Asa Guilford 1822–1877
    3. 3. John Bassett 1824–1825

Elisha Bassett's Timeline

2 Records

1744
14 Mar 1744
Birth of Elisha Bassett in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1832
31 December 1832
Age 88
Death of Elisha Bassett in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1744
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 1832
    Event Place: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Biographical sketches of Richard Ellis, the first settler of Ashfield, Mass , and his descendants

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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