Brief Life History of Harriet Cordelia
When Harriet Cordelia Bassett was born on 13 September 1850, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Loren Elias Bassett Sr, was 41 and her mother, Hulda Dimeras Vaughn, was 42. She married George Hill on 13 December 1866, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Ulster, Floyd, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Millville, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 2 October 1884, in Lewisville, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Lewisville Cemetery, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.
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- Harriet Hill in household of George Hill, "United States Census, 1880"
- Harriet Cordelia Hill, "Find A Grave Index"
- Harriett Cordelia Bassett in entry for Emma Wheeler Kelly, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Floyd, Iowa, United States
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
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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BIOGRAPHY OF HARRIETT CORDELIA BASSETT HILL
Harriett Cordelia Bassett was born on 13 September 1850 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois to Loren Elias and Hulda Dimrus Vaughn Bassett. She was the fourth of five children,two girls and three boys. All …
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