David
BASSET
(b.
31 May 1697
,
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
17 August 1724
,
West Indies
)
Cause of Death: murdered
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David BASSET was born 31 May 1697 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
David BASSET was the child of David BASSET and Marie MELANSON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE and Marie DUGASDavid BASSET died 17 August 1724 in West Indies.
(Note: Was murdered in broad daylight on board his ship in the West Indies while he was sleeping on the hay on the quarterdeck. He was 27 years old." Source: The Melanson Story; Acadian Family, Acadian Times, Chapter 8, Pt. 3, pg. 94)
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1697 Birth 31 May 1697
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1724 Death 17 August 1724
West Indies
He died at the age of 27.
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