BIOGRAPHIES: Ebenezer BASSETT, Rice Lake, Barron County, WI

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Ebenezer Bassett, furniture dealer, Rice Lake, Barron county, was born in 
Bradford, Steuben county, N. Y., August 14, 1841, and is a son of  A. T. and 
Sarah A. (Lord) Bassett, the ancestors of the former being among the early 
settlers of this country, while on the side of the latter they were German 
and English.  Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bassett, of whom our 
subject is the fourth, and one of the four now living.  In 1844 the family 
moved to near Elgin, Kane county, Ill.  The father followed carpentering, 
and died in 1870.  The mother passed away in 1874.  August 22, 1861, our 
subject enlisted in Company B, Eighth Illinois cavalry.  This company was 
organized at Sycamore, Ill., and went into camp at St. Charles.  He 
participated in all the battles in which the company was engaged, among which 
were the second battle of Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Culpepper, on the forage 
of the Rappahannock, seven days' retreat at Vicksburg, in the battles of 
Early's raid in Maryland, Antietam, Upperville and Gettysburg.  He at this 
time was in Beauford's cavalry corps of the army of the Potomac.  September 
18, 1864, he was mustered out, and re-enlisted in Gen. Hancock's veteran 
corps, February 5, 1865.  He was finally mustered out February 5, 1866, at 
which time he returned to Illinois.  In 1868 he moved to Kirksville, Mo., 
where he carried on a copper shop for four years.

In 1872 he came to Eau Claire, at which place he was engaged in contracting 
and building until 1875, when he came to Barron county, and homesteaded in 
Cedar Lake township.  In 1880 he came to Rice Lake, where he has since 
remained, with the exception of the years 1888 and 1889, when he was in 
California and Washington.  In October, 1890, he established his present 
business.  Mr. Bassett was married March, 1867, to Miss Maria M. Collins, a 
native of England.  They have six children, three of whom are living, namely:  
Fred A., Nettie G. and Sadie H.  Politically he affiliates with the republican 
party.  He is a member of the I. O. O. F., the A. F. and A. M. and the G. A. R.  
He and his wife are attendants of the Methodist Episcopal church.

--Transcribed from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley 
Wisconsin, 1891-2" pages 917 - 918.