He(r)man A Bassett
M, #11401, b. 1810, d. 1876
| Father* | Samuel Chipman Bassett b. 23 Sep 1779, d. 1816 | |
| Mother* | Anna Harmon b. 26 Mar 1783, d. 22 Mar 1849 | |
He(r)man A Bassett|b. 1810\nd. 1876|p11401.htm|Samuel Chipman Bassett|b. 23 Sep 1779\nd. 1816|p10064.htm|Anna Harmon|b. 26 Mar 1783\nd. 22 Mar 1849|p11397.htm|Rufus Bassett|b. 6 Apr 1757\nd. 1 Oct 1796|p10128.htm|Jedidah Handy||p10129.htm|Oliver Harmon|b. 27 Oct 1756|p12738.htm|Mary Plum|d. 14 Jun 1829|p12739.htm| | ||
| Charts | Bassett (paternal side) - William Bassett (1)(Immigrant 1621) |
| Reference | B64.6 |
| Note | He(r)man A Bassett and Oliver Harmon Bassett Proof that Oliver Harmon Bassett and Heman Bassett are brothers, and the sons of Samuel Chipman Bassett: We have proof (by DNA) that He(r)man who married 1) Englebert & 2) Mary Chambers is one of the two son's by Anna Harmon. Oliver Harmon Bassett's daughter Semira specifically says that her mother married her father's brother Herman. It is interesting to note that someone else also had Lucy married to both Oliver Harmon and Herman Christensen triviton@msn.com on Ancestry: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2104442&id=I103941668 has this Lucy Celesta Stanton married to both a Heman and an Oliver Harman. | |
| Photo* | He(r)man A Bassett was New Tag Photo in possession of great granddaughter Judy Bassett Bergstrom. Her cousin gave it to her, and he got it in pictures given to him by our great-aunt - Pearl Bassett Loggi, Ralph Lowe's daughter - who is now deceased. | |
| DNAbassett* | He is a descendant of William Bassett of the 1621 Fortune per dna kit #9466 - see http://bassettbranches.org/ and click on DNA Project then the Excel spreadsheet to find see the kit number. | |
| Birth* | 1810 | He was born in 1810 at Vermont How I chose 1810 as his birth year. 1808 - age 52 b.MA in 1860 1809 - age 15 in Oct 1824 when he chose guardian 1810 - age 58 b.VT in 1868 voting register 1811 - age 39 b.VT in 1850 1814 - official LDS bio says 1814 Guildhall, Essex Co, VT 1814 - per son who says that his father died 1876, age 62 At one end of the span, we can rule out 1814: We have proved that the date/place of the LDS bio is wrong because his father was never in Essex Co VT. His parents were married in Rutland Co VT on 9 Apr 1809, and moved from there to Ohio in 1814. We *can* safely assume that this is the Heman of LDS history because the LDS bio says that he died 1876 in Philadelphia, and that is also what his son Ralph says in his "Life Sketch". It is very possible that the LDS bio info came from Ralph's Sketch, and equally possible that he was inaccurate about his father's age. At the other end of the span, we can rule out 1808: Since the 1860 census has the place wrong, it is probable that it was *not* Heman who gave the information, and that whoever did, didn't know the facts. That leaves 1809-1811: If his mother was pregnant when she married, he could have been barely 15 by the time he chose his guardian, or if she got pregnant right after marriage he could have been "almost 15", and as teenagers are inclined to do, said he was 15 when he was actually just shy of his birthday. That is more likely since we have two other records that make his birth year in the vicinity of 1810. This is why I have chosen 1810 as his birth year. |
| Event-Misc* | 11 October 1824 | On 11 October 1824 at Geauga Co., Ohio, Herman Bassett age 15 orphaned chose Sebastian Adams as guardian - SLC film 20250 probate record vol A pg 573 - Sebastion is his uncle, being married to his mother's sister Eunice. "At a court of common pleas begun and held at Chardon in and for the County of Geaugua and the State of Ohio, on the eleventh day of October in the year one thousand and eight hundred and twenty four before the Honourable George Tate(?) president and Vene(?) Stone, John M Stone, Solomon Kingsbury Esquires appointed judges sitting as a court of probate, Herman Bassett (then something crossed out) a minor orphan aged fifteen years came into court & made choice of Sebastian Adams as his guardian, whereupon the court appointed the said Sebastian guardian accordingly and ordered that the letters of guardian bequeathed to him on his entering into bond of one hundred with Hurcules Carell(?) as surety. On the 16th day of October A.D. 1824 the said Sebastian filed his bond (agreeably to law and the above order) in the office of the clerk of this court and letters of guardianship were granted to him accordingly." |
| Event-Misc | 1830 | In 1830 at Kirtland, Lake Co., Ohio, ordained an elder in the springtime per Who's Who in the Doctrine & Covenants. |
| Event-Misc | October 1830 | In October 1830 at Kirtland, Lake Co., Ohio, baptized into the [Mormon] church per Who's Who in the Doctrine & Covenants. |
| Event-Misc | 3 June 1831 | On 3 June 1831 at Kirtland, Lake Co., Ohio, warned by Joseph Smith per Who's Who in the Doctrine & Covenants. |
| Event-Misc | 6 June 1831 | On 6 June 1831 at Kirtland, Lake Co., Ohio, revelation taking Heman's missionary calling from him and giving it to Symonds Ryderper Who's Who in the Doctrine & Covenants. Although he was no longer an official part of the church, it seems that he stayed with the Saints, being in many of the same places. |
| Marriage* | He married (__________) Englebert Check places in Mormon history - maybe they married somewhere along the trail from OH to Jackson/Clay county MO. | |
| Note* | He(r)man A Bassett and Mary Chambers One LDS IGI record shows "abt 1851" for the marriage to Mary Chambers; another shows 25 Oct 1888 in Manti, Sanpete Co., UT, and a third shows Heman Bassett m. Nancy CRANDALL 24 Oct 1888 same location. While a multiple marriage is possible, he was in his 60's in 1888 so the dates are highly suspect. | |
| (Witness) History | 1 May 1834 | He(r)man A Bassett witnessed It was in 1834 that Joseph Smith formed and led a paramilitary unit known as Zion's Camp on a 900-mile march from church headquarters in Ohio to western Missouri, in an attempt to restore the Missouri Mormons to the lands from which they had been driven. This trail started in Kirtland, Ohio (left May 1st), and proceeded via Akron, Mansfield, and Dayton, Ohio; Richmond, Indianapolis, and Clinton, Indiana; Paris, Decatur, Springfield and Pittsfield, Illinois; Louisiana, Moberly, and Richmond, to near Liberty, Missouri. on 1 May 1834. |
| Deed | 13 October 1834 | He bought land on 13 October 1834 at Clay Co., Missouri,: NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 section 9 twnshp 51 north, range 32 west (pg 9 of first plat book) - from several index sources - "Heman Bassett purchased two lots in Gallatin Township in 1834 and resold them the first week in January, 1835 (39) (39) Deed Recod Book F, p. 28. The deed books do not contain a record of his purchase indenture, but he sold his land December 10, 1836." Note that the deed book and page cited is wrong, see sale entries.1 |
| Deed* | 15 October 1834 | He bought land on 15 October 1834 at Clay Co., Missouri,: NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 section 8 twnshp 51 north, range 32 west (pg 9 of first plat book) "Heman Bassett purchased two lots in Gallatin Township in 1834 and resold them the first week in January, 1835 (39) (39) Deed Recod Book F, p. 28. The deed books do not contain a record of his purchase indenture, but he sold his land December 10, 1836." Note that the deed book and page cited is wrong, see sale entries.1 |
| Deed | 5 January 1835 | He sold land on 5 January 1835 at Gallatin Twnshp, Clay Co., Missouri,: "Heman Bassett purchased two lots in Gallatin Township in 1834 and resold them the first week in January, 1835 (39) (39) Deed Recod Book F, p. 28. The deed books do not contain a record of his purchase indenture, but he sold his land December 10, 1836." NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 section 8 twnshp 51 north, range 32 west (pg 9 of first plat book). Looking up the actual deeds, the sale is actually in Deed bk D pg 24-25 (SLC 955264) not Deedbook F. - This indenture made and entered into this 7th day of January [1835] by and between Heman Bassett and Mary Bassett his wife of the first part and Alvah Hancock [same place] of the other part. $53, 40 acres. Heman signed and Mary made her mark. |
| Deed | 7 January 1835 | He sold land on 7 January 1835 at Gallatin Twnshp, Clay Co., Missouri,: "Heman Bassett purchased two lots in Gallatin Township in 1834 and resold them the first week in January, 1835 (39) (39) Deed Recod Book F, p. 28. The deed books do not contain a record of his purchase indenture, but he sold his land December 10, 1836." NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 section 8 twnshp 51 north, range 32 west (pg 9 of first plat book). Looking up the actual deeds, the sale is actually in Deed bk D pg 23-24 (SLC 955264) not Deedbook F. - This indenture made and entered into this 7th day of January [1835] by and between Heman Bassett and Mary Basset his wife of the county of Clay and State of Missouri of the first part and Hiram Abbot [same place] of the second part. $65, 40 acres. Heman signed and Mary made her mark. |
| (Witness) History | between 1838 and 1839 | He witnessed The troubles that broke out in Missouri during August 1838 were the beginning of the end for the Mormons in Missouri. By November of that year the general expulsion from Missouri was well under way, and by spring 1839, nearly all the Mormons in Missouri had fled to Iowa and to Illinois. In the spring of 1839, Smith again set up church headquarters at a new settlement in Illinois named Nauvoo. between 1838 and 1839. |
| Census1840* | 1840 | He was the head of the household in the 1840 census, pg 48 #396-4987, Sangamon Co., Illinois with Heman Bassett 1m20-30 (Hemon) 2f0-5 (Mary & Martha) 1f20-30 (___ Englebert). Where is Madison who would be 6 years old?. |
| Marriage* | He married Mary Chambers. | |
| Census1850* | 1850 | He(r)man A Bassett appeared on the 1850 census as the head of household, pg 48b #396-418, Racine District 1, Racine Co., Wisconsin along with Mary Chambers, Madison Heman Bassett, Mary Kate Bassett, Martha Delsena Bassett and Manton Edward Bassett . His info on the census included Bassett, Heman 39 b.VT Teamster (no land). |
| Census1860* | 1860 | He(r)man A Bassett appeared on the 1860 census as the head of household, pg 78 #688-627, Sacramento 2nd Ward, Sacramento Co., California along with Mary Chambers, Mary Kate Bassett, Manton Edward Bassett and Ralph Lowe Bassett . His info on the census included Basset, Heman 52 b.MA farmer (no land). |
| Event-Misc* | 1868 | In 1868 at Santa Clara Co., California, "Heman was listed as Hermann Bassett in the Great Voting Register for Santa Clara County CA. He was listed as being 58 years old when he registered to vote in 1868, which would have him being born about 1810. He was listed as being born in Vermont in this record. Evidently, the family did not move to Santa Clara until 1868. They were more than likely in Sonoma County."2 |
| Marriage* | 27 December 1872 | He(r)man A Bassett married Lucy Celesta Stanton, daughter of Daniel Stanton and Clarinda Graves, on 27 December 1872 at |
| Death* | 1876 | He(r)man A Bassett died in 1876 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, "My Daddy ... He always called himself 'A Blue Bell Yankee.' He died in Philadelphia the Centennial year of '76, aged 62." [Note that there is no record of his death in Philadelphia, Why did he go to PA? Too bad we can't find him in the 1870 census. Also, why didn't Ralph mention his father's marriage to Lucy? Maybe he wasn't aware of it? It would seem that Heman didn't stick around after his marriage to Lucy as there is no further record.].4 |
Family 1 | (__________) Englebert | |
| Marriage* | He married (__________) Englebert Check places in Mormon history - maybe they married somewhere along the trail from OH to Jackson/Clay county MO. | |
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Family 2 | Mary Chambers b. bt 1818 - 1821, d. bt 1868 - 1871 | |
| Marriage* | He(r)man A Bassett married Mary Chambers. | |
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Family 3 | Lucy Celesta Stanton b. 8 Dec 1816, d. 4 Mar 1878 | |
| Marriage* | 27 December 1872 | He(r)man A Bassett married Lucy Celesta Stanton, daughter of Daniel Stanton and Clarinda Graves, on 27 December 1872 at |
| Last Edited | 14 Jun 2008 |
Citations
- [S1605] A History of the Latter-Day Saints in Clay County Missouri from 1833 to 1837, Max H Parkin.
- [S1596] James Jacobson Research Report done by Universal Genealogy Center.
- [S1604] Lyman Stephen Wood Journal (also with sketch by his wife Semira Bassett) - 45meg pdf available at http://www.bassett.net/genealogy/Bassett/LymanStephenWoodBio.pdf, Lyman Stephen Wood.
- [S1595] Autobiographical sketch by Ralph Lowe Bassett, in possession of Judy Bergstrom.