Orlin Bassett (1833 - 1912)

Born 27 Jan 1833 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States

Died 14 Jan 1912 at age 78 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Pvt Orlin Bassett served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 9, 1862
Mustered out: June 22, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company A 106th New York Infantry

Orlin Bassett was born on January 27, 1833 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States. He died on January 14, 1912 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

Marriage

Name: Orlin Bassett

Name Note: carpenter; Berlin, Wis.

Sex: Male

Race: white

Ethnicity: American

Father's Name: Dan R. Bassett

Father's Sex: Male

Mother's Name: Ann Bassett

Mother's Sex: Female

Spouse's Name: Mary Meeker

Spouse's Sex: Female

Spouse's Race: white

Spouse's Ethnicity: American

Spouse's Father's Name: John Hopkins

Spouse's Father's Sex: Male

Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Hopkins

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 29 Apr 1866

Event Place: Auroraville, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States

Event Place (Original): Auroraville, Washara, Wisconsin, United States

Source Details: p 109

Reference: Item 1^[1]

Military

U.S.Military

BASSETT, ORLIN.—Age, 27 years. Enlisted, August 9, 1862, at Herman, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. A, August 27,1862; mustered out with company, June 22, 1865, near Washington, D.C.^[2]

Fold3^[3]

Pension

Name: Orlin Bassett

Event Type: Pension

Event Date: 1907-1933

Event Place: United States

Death Date: 14 Jan 1912

Beneficiary's Name: Mary E^[4]

Death

Obituary^[5]

Name: Orlin Bassett

Sex: Male

Age: 79 yr

Race: W

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 14 Jan 1912

Event Place: South Bend, Indiana

Birth Year (Estimated): 1833

Affiliate Repository Place: City Health Office, South Bend

Source Reference: The source of this record is the book CH-46 on page 122 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.^[6]

Research Notes

• Per Familysearch bio: When Orlin Bassett was born in January 1835, in New York, United States, his father, Dan Kent Bassett, was 40 and his mother, Anna Allen, was 35. He married Mary Emmaline Hopkins on 29 April 1866, in Auroraville, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Rock, Minnesota, United States in 1870 and United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1905. He died on 14 January 1912, in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR2W-H8L : 6 September 2023), Orlin Bassett, 1866.
2. ↑ https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/106th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
3. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/15444353
4. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6WP-C14 : 20 August 2019), Orlin Bassett, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,154.
5. ↑ The South Bend Tribune, January 15, 1912, Page 5. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune/133137213/ : accessed October 8, 2023), clip page by user andrewguy1976
6. ↑ "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ7T-6Y8 : 3 December 2014), Orlin Bassett, 14 Jan 1912, South Bend, Indiana; from "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing "The source of this record is the book CSS-2 on page 113 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration." City Health Office, South Bend.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK8-YSLH : 10 June 2021), Orlin Bassett, ; Burial, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States of America, Bowman Cemetery; citing record ID 43581170, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/43581170/orlin-bassett : accessed 23 May 2021), memorial page for Corp Orlin Bassett (27 Jan 1833–Jan 1912), Find A Grave: Memorial #43581170, citing Bowman Cemetery, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Nita Stolns (contributor 47233907) .
• https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&1795373