Sophia is a daughter of Leonard McIntyre and Olive (Potter) McIntyre. Her sister Sally died when she was six years old leaving her the only girl in a family of five boys. Sophia appears in the 1850 US Federal Census, 1860 US Federal Census, and 1865 NY State Census records with her parents Leonard and Olive in Farmersville Township, town of Elton, Cattaraugus County, NY. As with all growing areas of the country in the early 1800's townships expanded and adjusted. Yorkshire, Freedom and Farmersville Townships tended to overlap in every Census. Sophia married George Adelbert Bassett on 16 April 1857 in Elton, Farmersville Township, Cattaraugus County, New York.
To Sophia and George were born seven known children. Their first two children, Ellen Jane 1859- and Frank Edward 1862- were both born in Cattaraugus County and the following children came in Erie PA and then Michigan.

Sophia was sister to:
William Joseph McIntyre 1823-1906 m. Susan Marie Martin
Sally Caroline McIntyre 1826-1844 (buried at Elton with Olive and Leonard)
Lewis Harvey McIntyre 1830-1878 m. Phoebe Ann Cheesman
Jared Augustus McIntyre 1833-1845 (buried at Elton with Leonard and Olive)
John Franklin McIntyre 1844-1920 m. Lavancia Oakes
William McIntyre 1847-1911

Sophia appears with her parents in :
1850 US Federal Census Freedom, Cattaraugus Co, NY, pg. 38, line#10.
1855 NY State Census, Farmersville, pg. 4, line#15
1860 US Federal Census Yorkshire, Cattaraugus Co, NY

Sophia appears in Census going forward from 1860 with her husband George and in the birth and marriage records for their children:
Ellen Jane 1859-1895
Frank Edward 1862-1934
Charles Leonard 1866-1956
Adeline Annette 11870-1951
William Leonard 1872-1943
Loren Theodore 1876-1961
George Adelbert 1878-1952

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