Bassett, Joel Bean, 1816-1912.
Bassett was born in Wolfboro, New Hampshire (March 17, 1816), the son of Daniel and Abigail Bassett. He moved to Minnesota (1852) where he worked in the lumber trade and lived in Minneapolis for the remainder of his life, except for the years 1865-1869 when he served as Indian agent at the Chippewa Agency at Crow Wing. He married Aurilia Carpenter (1857) and died in Los Angeles, California on February 1, 1912.
More biographical information will be found in the first folder of the collection.
From the guide to the Joel B. Bassett papers., 1859-1876 (bulk 1865-1868)., (Minnesota Historical Society)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Northern Boom Company (Minneapolis, Minn.). Northern Boom Company records, 1890-1920. | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Wales, William Winford, 1818-1902. William W. Wales and family papers, 1823-1930. | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Bassett, Joel Bean, 1816-1912. Joel B. Bassett papers, 1859-1876 (bulk 1865-1868). | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Joel B. Bassett papers., 1859-1876 (bulk 1865-1868). | Minnesota Historical Society |
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| associatedWith | Aldrich, Cyrus, 1808-1871. | person |
| associatedWith | Bonga, George, ca. 1800-1874. | person |
| associatedWith | Clark, Edwin H., 1834-1922. | person |
| associatedWith | Hole-in-the-Day, Chief, 1828-1868. | person |
| associatedWith | Northern Boom Company (Minneapolis, Minn.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wales, William Winford, 1818-1902. | person |
| associatedWith | Whipple, Henry Benjamin, 1822-1901. | person |
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| Leech Lake Indian Reservation (Minn.). | |||
| Crow Wing (Minn.). | |||
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| Crow Wing (Minn.) |
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Birth 1816
Death 1912
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