Individual Details
Sara Dennis
(Sep 1834 - 17 Dec 1911)
Sarah's mother Almira G. Fish was born in CT, 1812-1813 and died 16 January 1840 at Otsego, Otsego NY.
Sarah Anne Dennis was born in September of 1834 at Otsego, Otsego, New York. Charles and Sarah had some harrowing experiences with the Indians. They made a practice of entering the cabin and taking any bread they found there. One day when they tracked up her newly scrubbed floor, Mrs. Bassett, her patience exhausted, seized a butcher knife and chased them out. However when news of the Sioux uprising reached Hopkins in 1862, Mrs Bassett did not rely on her butcher knife. Instead,the Bassett family, along with other early settlers sought refuge for the night in the home of the Hopkins family which was then the most substantial structure in the settlement at that time. The next day the party fled to Minneapolis where they remained for two days before venturing to return to their homes.
Sarah Anne Dennis was born in September of 1834 at Otsego, Otsego, New York. Charles and Sarah had some harrowing experiences with the Indians. They made a practice of entering the cabin and taking any bread they found there. One day when they tracked up her newly scrubbed floor, Mrs. Bassett, her patience exhausted, seized a butcher knife and chased them out. However when news of the Sioux uprising reached Hopkins in 1862, Mrs Bassett did not rely on her butcher knife. Instead,the Bassett family, along with other early settlers sought refuge for the night in the home of the Hopkins family which was then the most substantial structure in the settlement at that time. The next day the party fled to Minneapolis where they remained for two days before venturing to return to their homes.
Events
| Birth | Sep 1834 | Otsego, New York, United States | |||
| Marriage | Ca 1852 | Charles Bassett | |||
| Death | 17 Dec 1911 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Charles Bassett (1824 - 1909) |
| Child | Viola Almina Bassett (1870 - 1939) |
| Father | Oliver Dennis (1810 - 1872) |
| Mother | Almira G. Fish (1812 - 1840) |