It is only speculation that Jacob Kimball Basford was a son of David Bassford, however this seems like a reasonable possibility since Jacob's obituary indicated that he was a native of Calais, ME. [860] The only families found living in Calais during the years 1830-1850 are David Basford, and Asher Basford, who was David's brother. It is unlikely that Jacob was the son of Asher since there are several sources giving lists of Asher's children that do not include Jacob. [521] (If Jacob was the son of Asher, then it is likely that Asher had a wife before Mehitable Getchell since they did not marry until after Jacob would have been born.) David is known to have lived in Calais around the time that Jacob was born, and from the census data, it is known that he had a child of the right age. Therefore, it seems plausible that David was Jacob's father. If he is not a son, then it is probable that he would be a nephew or other close relative.
J. K. Basford "and lady" were passengers on the Steamship Golden Gate which went ashore on a reef near San Diego, CA. on 18 Jan 1854. The ship sent out a distress signal and all of the passengers were rescued by the ship Goliah and conveyed to San Francisco. [861]
1860 federal census for San Francisco, 5th Dist., San Francisco Co., CA, p. 495 [294]
J. K. Bassford, male, age 25, b. ME, apothecary, real estate 1000, personal estate 200
Ann W., female, age 23, b. NY
Edwin M. B., male, age 7, b. NY
W. L., male, age 5, b. CA
A. Nelson, male, age 39, b. Norway, mattress maker
1870 federal census for 8th Ward San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, p. 292 [862]
Ja's K. Basford, male, age 46, b. ME, druggist, real estate 4000, personal estate 250
Angeline, female, age 40, b. Brazil, personal estate 450
William, male, age 14, b. CA
Raphael, male, age 5, b. CA
Charles, male, age 1, b. CA
1880 federal census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, p. 183A [507]
J. K. Basford, male, head, age 60, b. ME, father b. NH, mother b. NH, druggist, married
Angelina, female, wife, age 45, b. Brazil, father b. NY, mother b. NY, housekeeping, married
Ralph X., male, son, age 15, b. CA, father b. ME, mother b. Brazil, at school, single
Charles A., male, son, age 11, b. CA, father b. ME, mother b. Brazil, at school, single
Harrold, male, son, age 6, b. CA, father b. ME, mother b. Brazil, single
Margaret Hannon, female, other, age 35, b. Ireland, father b. Ireland, mother b. Ireland,
servant, single
He is listed in the San Francisco city directories for 1879-1880, as a physician living at 2133 Bush. In 1881-1882 he is living at the same residence, but is listed as a "capitalist." In 1884-1885 he is a capitalist living at 2008 Pine. He is still listed at that address in the 1886 and 1887 directories, although I believe he had died by that time. [508]
He second married Angelina Augusta MERRY, daughter of (?) MERRY (? -? ), ? . Born abt 11 Jul 1838 in Brazil or New York. [863], [862, "b. in Brazil"], [864, "b. in NY"] age 74 years 8 months 3 days at death. Angelina Augusta died in San Francisco, CA, on 14 Mar 1913. [863], [865]
She is listed in the 1886 San Francisco city directory as a widow living at 903 Sutter, which is the address of her son Raphael. She is probably the Annie A. Basford listed at that address in 1887. [508]
1900 federal census for Redwood Twp., ED 55, Santa Clara Co., CA, 15 Jun 1900, p. 162B [864]
___ Townsend, head, female, age 67, b. Nov 1832, NY, father b. VT, mother b. VT,
widow, 1 child, 1 living
Angelina A. Basford, female, boarder, age 61, b. Aug 1838, NY, father b. NY,
mother b. Portugal, widow, 7 children, 2 living