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Subject: [NYSUFFOL] Joseph Bassett of Sag Harbor
Date: 12 Aug 2002 19:21:00 -0600

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On 8/12/02 (10:09:32 AM EDT), in an eMail gatewayed to the NYSUFFOL-L-rootsweb list, Jeffrey Bassett () asks,

"I am trying to find parents of Joseph Bassett of Sag Harbor, died there on 4 Sep 1892. I have a copy of his death certificate, but it does not list his parents names.

Would anyone be able to check the local paper in Sag Harbor to see if there would be an obituary for him?"


The John Jermain Memorial Library may be of some help to you:

John Jermain Memorial Library
Box 569
Main Street
Sag Harbor, NY 11963

Tel: 631/725-0049
Fax: 631/725-0597

eMail:

http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us/


The pertinent geography:

Sag Harbor is a village (incorporated in 1846) and is partly in the northeast
part of the of Town of Southampton and partly in the western part of the Town
of East Hampton, Suffolk County. There are currently 6 villages and 17
hamlets all or partly in the Town of Southampton and 2 villages and 7 hamlets
all or partly in the Town of East Hampton. There are no cities and 10 towns
in Suffolk County. There are 2 Indian reservations in Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of
Sag Harbor is bordered on the north by the Village of North Haven (Town of
Southampton); on the east by the Peconic Bay and the Hamlet of Northwest
Harbor (Town of East Hampton); on the south by the Hamlets of Wainscott (Town
of East Hampton) and Bridgehampton (Town of Southampton); and, on the west by
the Hamlet of Noyack (Town of Southampton).

For those who have their copy of the 2001 LI Population Survey
or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority
web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and
download the report), you'll find the Village of Sag Harbor (incorporated in
1846) in the Towns of Southampton and East Hampton, Suffolk County on pages
15, 28 & 32 (map) and 29 & 33 (population estimate).

I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting.

L'Shannah Tova & Happy 5763,

Walter Greenspan

Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State

New York State is divided into counties.

County
A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to
perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided
into cities, towns and Indian reservations.

City
A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities
are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic
areas.

Town
A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the
state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be
sub-divided into villages and hamlets.

Village
A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by
the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with
municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those
of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal
geographic areas.

Hamlet
A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed
at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods,
which are informal geographic areas.

Postal Zone "City" and "Town"
A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by
the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town"
may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders.
Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet
location.


Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of
non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places
have a different community name in their mailing address than the community
where that place is actually located.

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