Henry Clay Bassett

Brief Life History of Henry Clay

When Henry Clay Bassett was born on 30 April 1830, in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Abner Bassett, was 42 and his mother, Harriet Byron Spalding, was 34. He died on 6 April 1853, in At Sea, at the age of 22, and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Abner Bassett
1788–1870
Harriet Byron Spalding
1795–1861
Lucretia Swift Bassett
1822–1881
Frederick Abner Bassett
1824–1850
Harriet Sophronia Bassett
1828–1828
Helen Philena Bassett
1828–1893
Henry Clay Bassett
1830–1853
Harriet Spalding Bassett
1832–1904
Julia S. Bassett
1835–1861
Julia Ann Bassett
1836–

Sources (4)

  • Henry C Bassett in household of Abner Bassett, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Henry C. Bassett, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Henry C Bassett, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (4)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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