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Personal data Joseph Bassett 

• He was born about 1632 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• He died on October 2, 1712 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
• A child of William Bassett and Elizabeth Unknown

Household of Joseph Bassett

(1) He is married to Mary Lapham.

They got married in the year 1658 at Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony.

(2) He is married to Martha Hobart.

They got married on October 16, 1677 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Bay Colony.

Notes about Joseph Bassett

== Biography ==Joseph Baasset was born about 1632 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was a son of [[Bassett-5|William Bassett]] and [[Unknown-176161|Elizabeth Unknown]].

Joseph married first in 1658 to Mary Lapham,
He married second 16 Oct 1677 to Martha Hobart, daughter of Edmund Hobart and wife Elizabeth _______.''[[Space:History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts|History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts]]'' (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol II, p.35
He was a blacksmith like his father and brothers.Cape Cod Library, Vol. 1, The Bassett Family of Yarmouth (C. W. Swift, Publisher and Printer; The "Register" Press 1912), pg. 1260N.P. Maling, ''Richard Mellen of Massachusetts: A Brief Genealogy of the Mellen Family,'' seagenes.wordpress.com (2011) (accessed 6 Oct 2012)
Joseph's Mother-In-Law, Mary Latham, later married his father, William Bassett.
Joseph was constable of Bridgewater in 1669, selectman in 1670 and surveyor of highways in 1670, 1671, 1674, 1679 and 1680.
After his death, his widow, Martha, moved to Norton where his sons located.{{citation needed}}

== Sources ==
Patricia Law Hatcher, ''Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots,'' Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data - Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.Bassett, Buell. ''[[Space:One Bassett Family in America|One Bassett Family in America]]'' (F.A. Bassett Co., Springfield, Massachusetts, 1926) [https://archive.org/details/onebassettfamily00bass/page/10 Page 10-14]

== See Also ==
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH2W-K8J

The following copy/pasted from the above family tree link:
Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 JOSEPH, b. say 1632; m. (1) by about 1660 Mary _____ (said to be his stepsister Mary Lapham, daughter of Thomas Lapham [see NEHGR 115:85]); m. (2) Hingham 16 October 1677 Martha Hobart [NEHGR 121:200].
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Children”
Joseph (ca1672-)
William (ca1671-)
Elnathan (ca1673-)
Lydia (ca1674-)
Jeremiah (ca1675-)
Elizabeth (ca1676-)
An addition: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bart/BASSETT.htm
5 JOSPEH BASSETT, born ca. 1635, married (1) his step-sister MARY LAPHAM ca. 1658, married (2) MARTHA HOBART 16 Oct. 1677 at Hingham, died in 1712. Mary was born ca. 1641 in Scituate, MA, died in 1676. Her mother, Mary (Tilden) Lapham, married (2) ca, 1651 William Bassett, Sr. Martha was the youngest daughter of Edmund & Elizabeth Hobart of Hingham. Martha was baptized in Hingham 1 June 1647.Joseph moved to West Bridgewater with his parents ca. 1655. He had “sixt acors of upland for a garden next unto his Father running in length North & South.” He also had 20 acres of upland “being at Mattfield.”On 3 July 1668 it was agreed to lay a foundation for a “Ware to catch the Alewifes (i.e., herring) herein the Towne River & yt Joseph Bassett & his companie is to lay and make the foundation of the ware at Satuccut to catch the Aleifes there and the Town is to se them paid for it.”As a Bridgewater proprietor in 1668, Joseph held right #41 for a planned distribution of land four miles from the center of Bridgewater but the actual distribution was not made until 5 Feb. 1682/3.On 1 June 1669 Joseph Bassett was sworn in as constable of Bridgewater.On 2 June 1669 “William Bassett of Sandwich …. The eldest son and heir of William Bassett sometimes inhabitant of … Bridgewater … now deceased” confirmed to “Joseph Bassett of Bridgewater my youngest brother” land in Bridgewater granted him by his father in his lifetime but not legally confirmed.On 7 June 1670 Joseph Bassett and Robert Latham were named “Surveyors of the Highwaies” for Bridgwater.On 8 July 1670 “It was agreed upon by the Towne mett together that the Cedar Swamp shall be all laid out.” Joseph Bassett was one of those who “weare to be paid for their paines by their severall Companies.”
The following is being added from a merge. Didn't want to lose this info so am copying and pasting here.
Joseph Bassett (1635-1712) & Mary Lapham (1641-dc )
Birth Abt 1635 Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, Died 1713 Age 77 years Father William Bassett, b.1600 St. Dustan, Stepney, London, England, d. 4 Apr 1667, Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, USA Mother Elizabeth [--?--], b. Abt 1603, Tenterden, Kent, England d. Bef 1651, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, (47 years ) Married Abt 1621 1 )Mary Lapham, b. 1641, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA d. 1676 (35 years ) md 2 ) Martha Hobart, b. Abt 1647, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA,d. 14 Mar 1716/17, Norton, Bristol Co., MA, (~ 70 years ) Married 6 Oct 1677 Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA,)"History of Early Settlement of Bridgewater", by Nahum Mitchell. Joseph Bassett, son of William (1) settled in West Bridgewater with his father and married Martha, daughter of Edmund Hobart of Hingham. Note: Only one marriage is noted and date of death is listed as 1712. Date of birth is given as abt 1629."One Bassett Family in America", by Buell Bursett Bassett, page 10. Mr. John McIlvene judged, and we agree, that this is the probable approximate date of birth of Joseph Bassett at Plymouth. If correct, he was about two years old when the family moved to Duxbury and about twenty years old when they moved again to Bridgewater. The chances are he was not married as yet. Bridgewater records are very deficient in early vital statistics. Date of birth is given as abt 1635. [
Sources1. [S193] Book: Bassett Family in America, Bassett, Buell Bursett, (Springfield, Massachusetts: The F. A. Bassette Company, 1926), page 10..2. [S193] Book: Bassett Family in America, Bassett, Buell Bursett, (Springfield, Massachusetts: The F. A. Bassette Company, 1926), page 10.3. [S107] Correspondent: Gibson, Helen, (Information attributed to Helen Gibson as a source have been developed through her research and through cooperative effort with her Aunt, Helen (Butler) Mazelow who produced most of the notes on the Butler line, the Tuttle line and the Peers line. ), note of February 5th, 2004.
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Reason This Information Is CorrectSee William Bassett's Christening record; England births and Christenings, 1538-1975 FHL Film 595417. He arrived in 1620 on the Fortune. 24 Oct 1600 Christening Place: SAINT DUNSTAN,STEPNEY,LONDON,ENGLAND https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NPHX-B4Y. Also 1600 London England Baptisms Marriages and Burials 1538-1812 William Bassett christening son of William Bassett Location: St Dunstan and All Saints Stepney Middlesex England William Bassett

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