Preston Bassett
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Preston Rogers Bassett (abt. 1892 - 1992)

Preston Rogers Bassett
Born about in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , and
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Died at about age 100 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Preston Bassett is Notable.
Preston Bassett was a centenarian, living to age 100.

Preston was born about 1892. He is the son of Edward Bassett and Annie Rebecca Preston.

In 1900 Edward was the eldest of four children in the home of Edward and Annie Bassett. They were living on Newkirk Avenue in Brooklyn, New York where father Edward was a lawyer.[1]

Bassett's gifts to Amherst included the Preston R. Bassett Planetarium in Morgan Hall, the Bassett Physics Prize Fund, and the Bassett Room and early American furniture at the Mead Art Gallery.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/22827095?h=d6e396&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url
  2. ↑ “History of the Bassett Planetarium | Bassett Planetarium | Amherst College.” n.d. Amherst College. Gifts to Amherst College
  • The Descendants of Charles and Elvira Bassett, by Howard and Lorian Bassett, printed 09/1972




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X-4925 Anne X
Preston Bassett lived on Parley Lane in Ridgefield when I knew him. He was an eclectic collector and his colonial home was filled with his many and varied collections, some displayed in odd drawers. Riverboat water containers were displayed in a window to let the sun accentuate their deep colors. His lectures on colonial artifacts in the Keeler Tavern were fascinating and came from a deep knowledge and understanding of the history of the area which he willingly shared. He had bright and lively blue eyes. In his 80’s he would walk home from the Keeler Tavern even on cold winter evenings.
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