Nathan Bassett (1763 - 1853)

Born 12 Aug 1763 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Died 23 Apr 1853 at age 89 in Lorain County, Ohio

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Biography

Nathaniel was born in 1763. He passed away in 1853. He served in the military as private in Captain Abram Washburn's company, Cotton's Regiment when the British threatened to invade Rhode Island, on Mar 10, 1781-Apr 1, 1781 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.¹ His gravestone shows Revolutionary War service:"RW 1775-1783." The US Census of 1850 shows both Nathan and Sarah living in Lorain, OH with their son Charles (aged 30), his wife Emma (aged 32) and two children (Charles aged 3 and newborn Emma).

Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts

• From John Maltby:

Lt. Joseph Bassett (Jr.) and Phebe Cushman had children,^[1] including:

Nathan Bassett, born on 12 Aug. 1763 in Bridgewater,^[2] settled in Genesee, NY.^[3]

New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850

An excellent snippet of his life, from "A standard history of Lorain county, Ohio", has been posted to his Find-A-Grave memorial, by LindaB on 12 Oct 2009, from which we learn that on 4 April 1893, he married Sarah Standish of Bridgewater, a lineal descendent of the infamous Capt. Myles Standish of the Mayflower. After removing to Western New York, he was injured in a skirmish at Buffalo, NY during the War of 1812, and they afterwards settled near Rochester ... They later (after he was 70 y.o.), made another move to Lorain Co., Ohio, where they spent their final years. He died in 1853 and Sarah in 1854. They were both buried at Evergreen Cemetery, South Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio.

We find his children's names, from the same article: Thomas, Phoebe, Sarah, Naomi, Betsey, Freelove, Amanda, Emily and Charles

An article appearing in the Elyria (OH) Chronicle Telegram in July of 1929 provides additional information about Nathan and his family, and the image is attached.

Sources

1. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 112, says they had Caleb 1757, Phebe, Nathan 1763, Abigail, Joseph 1769, Hannah 1771, David and Cushman.
2. ↑ Bridgewater VRs, Vol. 1, p. 44.
3. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 112.

• Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #11891887 : accessed 17 July 2018), memorial page for Nathan Bassett (12 Aug 1763–23 Apr 1853), citing Evergreen Cemetery, South Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Denise Shelton Innes (contributor 46803494).

• Roser, Susan E. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992), p. 86.

• Amy R. Coventry, Captain Myles Standish and the Descendants of Eldest Son (chart compiled by Amy R. Coventry, 12 August 1938. Copy in possession of Margaret Maulin, from Margaret's Family Tree on rootsweb.com).

• Year: 1850; Census Place: Russia, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: M432_705; Page: 242A; Image: 6

• John A. Maltby Genealogies - Elisabeth Ames - child # 705 - c