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David BASSET was born abt. 1659 in France
David BASSET was the child of ? and ?David was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1682.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
David married Marie MELANSON abt. 1682 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie MELANSON was born abt. 1664 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marie died 1 February 1726 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS.
David BASSET died abt. 1707 in Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Family and Children of David BASSET
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Marie MELANSON-- Date: abt. 1682 Place: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
http://www.gregors-gathering.ca/Acadia/Melanson/Charles/charles1_marie.htm
Marie MELANSON was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS
Children of David BASSET and Marie MELANSON:
Mary BASSET (b.20 February 1684, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , )
David BASSET (b.13 September 1687, Boston, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England d. abt. 1690, )
John BASSET (b.9 June 1693, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 2 October 1793, Norwich, Connecticut, USA )
Elizabeth BASSETT (b.15 July 1694, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1755, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. John WATERMAN 10 April 1721 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
David BASSET (b.31 May 1697, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 17 August 1724, West Indies)
Anne "Nanny" BASSET (b.8 February 1701, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1763, Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
Marie MELANSON-- Date: abt. 1682 Place: Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony http://www.gregors-gathering.ca/Acadia/Melanson/Charles/charles1_marie.htm
Marie MELANSON was the child of Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGAS
Children of David BASSET and Marie MELANSON:
Mary BASSET (b.20 February 1684, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , ) David BASSET (b.13 September 1687, Boston, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England d. abt. 1690, ) John BASSET (b.9 June 1693, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 2 October 1793, Norwich, Connecticut, USA ) Elizabeth BASSETT (b.15 July 1694, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1755, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut )m. John WATERMAN 10 April 1721 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
David BASSET (b.31 May 1697, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 17 August 1724, West Indies) Anne "Nanny" BASSET (b.8 February 1701, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1763, Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
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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.
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.
Biography
BASSET, DAVID, Huguenot merchant active in Newfoundland and New England; fl. 1687–1701; d. 17 Aug. 1724 in the West Indies.
Basset seems to have been an inhabitant of Acadia originally; some time before 1682 he married a Mary Laverdure, by whom he was to have six children. This woman may possibly have been the daughter of the Acadian settler Pierre Melanson dit La Verdure [see Charles Melanson*]. Basset established himself in Boston and became actively engaged in trade between New England and Newfoundland, shipping tobacco, sugar, and other provisions in return for fish. In the autumn of 1687, he came into conflict with the governor of Placentia (Plaisance), Antoine Parat*, who accused Basset of carrying to Boston two Huguenots the governor had wanted to send to France. As a punishment for his alleged offence, Basset’s ship and goods were confiscated, and he himself was sent to France to be imprisoned at Bayonne. However, Parat was later reprimanded for his actions – evidently the...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
BASSET, DAVID, Huguenot merchant active in Newfoundland and New England; fl. 1687–1701; d. 17 Aug. 1724 in the West Indies.
Basset seems to have been an inhabitant of Acadia originally; some time before 1682 he married a Mary Laverdure, by whom he was to have six children. This woman may possibly have been the daughter of the Acadian settler Pierre Melanson dit La Verdure [see Charles Melanson*]. Basset established himself in Boston and became actively engaged in trade between New England and Newfoundland, shipping tobacco, sugar, and other provisions in return for fish. In the autumn of 1687, he came into conflict with the governor of Placentia (Plaisance), Antoine Parat*, who accused Basset of carrying to Boston two Huguenots the governor had wanted to send to France. As a punishment for his alleged offence, Basset’s ship and goods were confiscated, and he himself was sent to France to be imprisoned at Bayonne. However, Parat was later reprimanded for his actions – evidently the...Read MORE...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
1684 Birth of ChildMary BASSET was born 20 February 1684, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
1687 Birth of ChildDavid BASSET was born 13 September 1687, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
1693 Birth of ChildJohn BASSET was born 9 June 1693, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
1694 Birth of ChildElizabeth BASSETT was born 15 July 1694, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
1697 Birth of ChildDavid BASSET was born 31 May 1697, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
1701 Birth of ChildAnne "Nanny" BASSET was born 8 February 1701, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
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