William BASSETT

(b. 9 September 1621 , Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 29 August 1684 , New Haven, Connecticut Colony )

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William BASSETT was born 9 September 1621 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England

William BASSETT was the child of ? and ?

William was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1648.

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William married Hannah DICKERMAN? 7 November 1648 in New Haven, New Haven Colony . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Hannah DICKERMAN? was born abt. 1622 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. Hannah died 6 November 1665 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville).

William BASSETT died 29 August 1684 in New Haven, Connecticut Colony .
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William BASSETT married

Hannah DICKERMAN?-- Date: 7 November 1648 Place: New Haven, New Haven Colony
"Passing now to the suburb on the west side of West Creek, we find, on the corner made by the streets now named Hill Street and Congress Avenue, the lot of William Ives. He died in 1648, leaving a wife and four children. William Basset married the widow; and the family continued to reside in the house till it was sold, in 1652, to the widow of Anthony Thompson."

History of the Colony of New Haven to Its Absorption Into Connecticut
By Edward Elias Atwater, Lucy M. Hewitt, Bessie E. Beach, Robert Atwater Smith
Published by Journal Publishing Company, 1902
Item notes: pp. 84-470
Original from the University of Virginia
Digitized Aug 21, 2007
767 pages
Page 150

Children of William BASSETT and Hannah DICKERMAN?:

Hannah BASSETT (b.13 September 1650, New Haven, New Haven Colony d. 17 June 1726, Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
m. John PARKER 18 November 1670 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

John BASSETT (b.24 December 1652, New Haven, New Haven Colony d. 8 February 1714, New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Mercy TODD 1675 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Samuel BASSETT (b.15 February 1654, New Haven, New Haven Colony d. 8 April 1716, New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Mary DICKERMAN 21 June 1677 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Abiah BASSETT (b.7 February 1657, New Haven, New Haven Colony d. January 1712, New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Ralph LINES 27 April 1681 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

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Origin of Surname
BASSET
(Fr.) A little fat man with short legs and thighs, from the French Basset.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.

1621 Birth
9 September 1621
Ipswich, Suffolk, England

1648 Marriage / Partner
William BASSETT and Hannah DICKERMAN? 7 November 1648, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

He was 27 years old.

1650 Birth of Child
Hannah BASSETT was born 13 September 1650, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

William was 29 years old.

1652 Birth of Child
John BASSETT was born 24 December 1652, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

William was 31 years old.

1654 Birth of Child
Samuel BASSETT was born 15 February 1654, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

William was 32 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1657 Birth of Child
Abiah BASSETT was born 7 February 1657, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

William was 35 years old.

1665 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hannah DICKERMAN? died 6 November 1665, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1670 Marriage of Child
Hannah BASSETT married 18 November 1670, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville) to John PARKER

1677 Marriage of Child
Samuel BASSETT married 21 June 1677, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville) to Mary DICKERMAN

1681 Marriage of Child
Abiah BASSETT married 27 April 1681, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville) to Ralph LINES

1684 Death
'Families of Ancient New Haven' by Donald Lines Jacobus

William Bassett, d. 29 Aug 1684; m. 7 Nov 1648 ________, wid. of William Ives.

They had four children: Hannah b. 13 Sep 1650; John b. 24 Dec 1652; Samuel b. 15 Feb 1654; Abiah b.c. 1657, bp 7 feb 1657.

William BASSETT - New Haven, Connecticut - First Church of Christ Title Historical catalogue of the members of the First Church of Christ in New Haven, Connecticut (

New Haven, Connecticut - First Church of Christ

Title Historical catalogue of the members of the First Church of Christ in New Haven, Connecticut (Center Church): A.D. 1639-1914, Parts 1639-1914
Author Franklin Bowditch Dexter
Publisher s.n., 1914
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Oct 9, 2007
Length 469 pages
Page 13

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