Brief Life History of Thomas Edward
When Thomas Edward Bassett was born on 26 November 1862, in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, his father, Thomas Bassett, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Edward, was 35. He married Lucy Ann Lutz on 14 April 1886, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 22 August 1926, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Rexburg Cemetery, Madison, Idaho, United States.
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- Thomas E. Bassett, "United States Census, 1900"
- Thomas E. Bassett, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- Thomas E in entry for Thomas Myrthen Bassett, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
1879
Historical Boundaries 1879: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States 1913: Madison, Idaho, United States
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 Thomas Edward Bassett. Resourceful Disciple by Arthur Bassett
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