Jonathan Bassett - Hot Springs, Arkansas
Posted by: BruceS
N 34° 28.120 W 092° 58.774
15S E 501876 N 3814123
Grave of Revolutionary War veteran near Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WMAY99
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2011
Views: 7
Jonathan Bassett was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts on May 24, 1764. He was the son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Hall) Bassett. He died July 4, 1833 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Jonathan fought in the Revolutionary War when he was 17 and served in Colonel Freeman's regiment from Massachusetts as a private near the end of the war. It thought that he was wounded and moved to the Hot Springs area in 1828 to be receive treatment for conditions caused by his wounds. It is thought that he died from malaria.
Location type: Single Grave
Date of Birth: May 24, 1764
Date of Death: July 4, 1834
Cause of death: Died Later
Grave Marker Text: Jonathan Bassett
Massachusetts
PVT COL Freeman's Regt
Revolutionary War
May 24, 1764 July 4 1833
Ranks: Private
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