Bassett Chase Jr. (1805 - 1853)

Born 5 Jan 1805 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Polly (Nickerson) Mayo — married 14 Sep 1826 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA

Descendants

Died 25 Jul 1853 at age 48 in San Francisco, California

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Biography

Bassett was born in Harwich to Bassett Chase and his wife Thankfull on January 5, 1805. He married Polly Nickerson on Sept 24, 1824 in Harwich. They had 6 children. He passed away on July 25, 1853 in San Francisco, CA at the age of 48 of a fever. He is buried at the Baptist Church Cemetery in West Harwich.

Sources

Birth: Harwich VR's, Fourth book of Records, p. 303, [p.46]

Marriage: Harwich VR's, Volume III, p. 245, [p. 174]https://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harmarriages1861.html

Death: Harwich Record of Deaths in 1853, Journal page 9, Line 7 https://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/hardeaths1853.html

3 Bassett, 5 jan 1805; md. Polly Nickerson 1826. He d. in San Francisco 21 July 1853 ae 48. She d. 26 July 1853 ae 56. Ch. of Bassett& Polly: 1. Bethia N., 25 Nov 1831; md. Sylvester Baker Jr. of Dennis; d. 15 Oct 1855 2. Bassett J., 25 Aug 1837 3. Edward C., 6 Oct 1839; md. Lottie M. Bates of Sand.; d. 25 Apr 1907 4. Mary Elizabeth, 6 Oct 1841; md. Wm B. Covel 17 Nov 1861 5. Lurana S., 12 Nov 1846; d. 2 Aug 1863 6. Thankful W., 1843. Insane, single; d. 30 Sep 1802 ae 59.

JP (Josiah Paine)

death date and place from Cemetery Inscriptions of Dennis, Massachusetts by Burton Nathaniel Derick,Heritage Books,Inc.