[5432] age 30 b. NY
_Josiah FASSETT _____+
| (1725 - 1802) m 1752
_Josiah FASSETT Sr.__|
| (1761 - ....) m 1789|
| |_Hannah THAYER ______+
| m 1752
|
|--Jasper FASSETT Sr.
| (1790 - 1840)
| _Asa STEVENS ________
| |
|_Abigail STEVENS ____|
(1771 - 1845) m 1789|
|_Sarah ADAMS ________
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The oldest child of Josiah and Abigail. Born in Connecticut 1/8/1790 and came with his parents to Hemlock Bottom in1795. Master of the first Masonic lodge in Wyoming County; appointed Justice of the Peace.
BIOGRAPHY: TFG-110-Jasper was a prominent citizen. He was Justice of the Peace in Braintrim for many years and was a prothonatary of Luzerne Co. at the time of his death. He was a Master of the first Masonic Lodge in what is now Wyoming Co., PA. The PA Archives, 6 Series, p. 561, names him as a Commissioned Officer in the War of 1812.
His term as Justice of the Peace began in 1824.
From the REPUBLICAN FARMER & DEMOCRATIC JOURNAL
BY S. P. COLLINS
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY, WILKES BARRE, PA
20 Feb. 1839
Appointments by the Governor – Jasper FASSETT, Prothonotary and Clerk of the several courts of Luzerne county. Isaac BOWMAN, Register and Recorder of Luzerne county.
DEATH: REPUBLICAN FARMER & DEMOCRATIC JOURNAL (Jan-Sep 1840)
BY S. P. COLLINS
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY, WILKES BARRE, PA
DEATH: 12 August 1840
A meeting of the Court and Bar of Luzerne county, convened at the Court House in the Borough of Wilkesbarrre, August 5th, to take into consideration the most proper method of expressing the regret and unfeigned sorrow for the sudden and unexpected death of Jasper FASSETT, Esq., Clerk of the several Courts of Luzerne county. On the motion of H. B. WRIGHT, the meeting was organized by nominating Hon. William JESSUP as President of the meeting. On motion of G. W. WOODWARD, the Hon. William S. ROSS and Hon. C. D. SHOEMAKER were chosen Vice Presidents; and on motion of L. KIDDER, H. B. WRIGHT was appointed Secretary. Resolved, that there be a committee appointed, to consider of five persons, to report resolution expressive of the sense of this meeting on the subject of the death of Jasper FASSETT, Esq., late Prothonotary of this county – Whereupon the President appointed Messrs. WOODWARD, KIDDER, MAXWELL, BIDLACK and STURDEVANT. On motion of L. KIDDER, the meeting adjourned to meet at 12 o'clock, at the same place.
DEATH: At 12 o'clock the meeting resolved that the following persons were appointed a committee of arrangement to superintend the funeral of the deceased, viz; Messrs. H. B. WIRGHT, M'CLINTOCK, BUTLER, KIDDER, WURTS and H. WRIGHT.
The Committee of Arrangement directs the following order to be observed in the procession of the funeral of Jasper FASSETT, late Clerk of the several Courts of Luzerne County:
DEATH: 1. The Clergy
2. The Corpse, attended by four Pall Bearers
3. The Mourners
4. The Court
5. The Bar and Students
6. The Sheriff, his officers, the constables with their Staves, on attendance at Court
7. The Grand Jury
8. The Traverse Jury
9. The Ladies
10. Citizens in General
DEATH: The procession will be under the direction of Gen. Isaac BOWMAN, Marshall, and will start at 5 o'clock, P. M. Precisely, from the house of S. H. PUTERBAUGH, proceed to the West end of the Wilkesbarre bridge, and return in the same order to the Court House. H. B. WRIGHT Chairman.
On motion of L. KIDDER, Resolved, That the officers of the meeting be a committee to write the family a letter of condolence.
On motion of B. A. BIDLACK, Resolved that the proceedings be signed by the officers, and published in all papers of this county. William JESSUP, President; Wm. S. ROSS and C. D. SHOEMAKER, V. Presidents.
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FASSETT, JASPER, m. March 17, 1814, by Henry V Champion, Esq., at Braintrim, to Margaret Geary.
[589] Upper Cemetery
_Deacon John FASSETT _+
| (1720 - 1794) m 1741
_Nathan FASSETT _____|
| (1749 - 1821) |
| |_Mary WOOLEY _________+
| (.... - 1782) m 1741
|
|--Nathan FASSETT
| (1778 - ....)
| ______________________
| |
|_Azubah MONTAGUE ____|
(1753 - 1812) |
|______________________
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BIOGRAPHY: TFG-65-Nathan settled in Albion, Orleans Co., NY. S. J. Clark's History of City of Rochester and Monroe Co., NY, published in 1902 says "Nathan Fassett was of Scotch Ancestry. They came to NY State in 1822 and to Monroe Co. then removed to Genesee Co. - then returned to Monroe Co. and returned to Albion, Orleans Co. in 1853." Afterwards Nathan moved to Roscoe, IL, with his son, Luther.
1850 US Census Nathan is living in Barre, Orleans Co., NY
[4549] 1850 US Census age 70 b. VT
[4552]
Brighton Cemetery
NewEnglandCemeteries.doc