Bassett, Rufus

Birth Name Bassett, Rufus 1a
Gender male
Age at Death more than 39 years, 5 months, 26 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1757-04-06 Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts   1a 2a 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f 3g 3h 3i 4a 4b 4c
Death after 1796-10-01 Benson, Rutland, Vermont   2a 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f 3g 3h 3i 4a 5a 4b 4c
Note: 1

Findagrave says 1830 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York

Note: 2

SAR elsewhere says after 1 Oct 1796 in Taney county, MO

Burial after 1796-10-01 Fairview cemetery, New Cairo, Saint Lawrence, New York   5a
Military Service     Revolutionary War, Sergeant 1a 2a 4a
Note: 1

Service Source:
MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 1, PP 755, 761; GOODRICH, ROLLS OF THE SOLS IN THE REV WAR 1775-1783, P 280
Service Description:
1) MA - CAPT WOOD, COL CARPENTER; ALSO PVT, CAPTS HAMMOND, DILLINGHAM, COL COTTON
2) VT - CAPT WARREN COTTLE

 

Note: 2

Qualifying Service Description:

VT - Captain Warren Cottle
MA - Captain Wood, Colonel Carpenter
Private; Captains Hammond, Dillingham, Colonel Cotton

 

Additional References:

SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
MA Soldiers and Sailors of the Rev War, 1896, Vol 1, pg 755 & 761
DAR cites - Goodrich, Rolls of the Soldiers in the Rev War, 1775 to 1783, pg 280

 

 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Bassett, William1711-11-231791-02-14
Mother Smith, Lydia1714-08-171770-03-08
    Brother     Bassett, William 1734/5-03-19 (Julian) before 1741-02-12
    Brother     Bassett, Joseph 1737-05-26
    Brother     Bassett, Nathan 1739-10-05
    Brother     Bassett, William 1741/2-02-12 (Julian)
    Brother     Bassett, Stephen 1743-12-20
    Brother     Bassett, Heman 1746-08-16
    Brother     Bassett, Silas 1749-04-13
    Sister     Bassett, Lydia 1751-05-19 1752-01-04
    Brother     Bassett, Peres 1753-07-28
    Sister     Bassett, Lydia 1755-04-11
         Bassett, Rufus 1757-04-06 after 1796-10-01

Families

Family of Bassett, Rufus and Handy, Jedidah
Married Wife Handy, Jedidah ( * 1757-05-11 + after 1794-02-07 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1776-06-23 Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts   2a 3a 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f 3g 3h 3i 4c
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Bassett, Samuel Chipman1779-09-23about 1816
Bassett, Nymphus1785-03-07about 1865

Source References

  1. White, Elizabeth Pearson: John Howland of the Mayflower: THE FIRST FIVE GENERATIONS, Volume 2
      • Page: p. 218
  2. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Ancestor Database”
      • Date: 2026-08-22
      • Page: BASSETT, RUFUS Ancestor #: A007267
  3. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Descendants Database”
      • Date: 2026-08-22
      • Page: Member: Mary Bernice Goddard Nat'l #: 393846 Ancestor #: A007267
      • Date: 2026-08-22
      • Page: Member: William Ann Armstrong Nat'l #: 405886 Ancestor #: A007267
      • Date: 2026-08-22
      • Page: Member: Lucille Bassett McKeown Nat'l #: 557241 Ancestor #: A007267
      • Date: 2026-08-23
      • Page: Member: Evelyn Bassett Piculell Nat'l #: 579430 Ancestor #: A007267
      • Date: 2026-08-27
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 768501 Ancestor #: A007267
      • Date: 2026-08-27
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 875277 Ancestor #: A007267
      • Date: 2026-08-28
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 889668 Ancestor #: A007267
      • Date: 2026-08-28
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 893892 Ancestor #: A007267
      • Date: 2026-08-28
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 1020468 Ancestor #: A007267
  4. Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Research System
      • Date: 2026-08-28
      • Page: Rufus BASSETT SAR Patriot #: P-110481
      • Date: 2026-08-28
      • Page: Jeffrey Neil Bassett (139890) is a descendant of Rufus BASSETT (P-110481)
      • Date: 2026-08-28
      • Page: William Jordan Barnsdale Jr. (206478) is a descendant of Rufus BASSETT (P-110481)
  5. findagrave: Rufus Bassett (1757-1830)
      • Date: 2026-08-28
      • Page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37375268/rufus-bassett