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bassette Name Meaning and History

Altered spelling reflecting the Canadian pronunciation of French Basset, from a diminutive of Old French bas ‘low’, either in the sense ‘low-born’ or ‘short’.

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The bassette name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the bassette family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of bassette Families in the US in 1920
Number of bassette families
 14-26
 5-13
 1-4
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 14 - Messages: 40
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Philemon BASSETTE berntline04 5
would like to correspond with fellow historians... Gregory A. Bassette 13
Zoe Daudelin married to Joseph Bassette dizzlylunadee 1
Marie aka Mary Morin Bassette D J RAMSEY 3
Hubert Bassette of Oregon jnb5503 1
jane bassette of lawranceville,va joigee 2
Bassette dizzlylunadee 1
Bassette name Mgoltare 0
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Daughter of Amelia Octavia Bassette judy15829 0
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