Brief Life History of William
When William Bassett was born on 17 August 1779, in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Samuel Bassett, was 25 and his mother, Martha Belding, was 23. He married Elizabeth Stone in 1794, in Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. He died on 11 November 1833, in Keene, Coshocton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Keene, Coshocton, Ohio, United States.
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- William Bassett, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- William Bassett, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- William Bassett, "Find A Grave Index"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from Old French basset ‘of low stature’, a diminutive of basse ‘low, short’, either a nickname for a short person or a status name for someone of humble origins.
Altered form of French Bessette 1 or Besset (see Bessette 2).
History: William Bassett (c. 1598–1667) came to Plymouth, MA, from Kent, England, in the 1620s; c. 1650 he moved to Duxbury and subesequently to Bridgewater. He had many prominent descendants, among them one of the earliest families on Martha's Vineyard. — The surname Bassett of French origin (see 2 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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