Thomas Basnett
Thomas Basnett | |
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| Born | 1808 |
| Died | 1886 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | British astronomer and meteorologist |
Thomas Basnett (1808–1886) was a prominent British astronomer and meteorologist. He built Marabanong in the Jacksonville, Florida area and married Eliza Wilbur in his third marriage. Basnett moved from England to Illinois in 1835 and ran a drugstore. Circa 1876 he constructed Marabonong on a promontory above the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, Florida[1]
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- ^ Empire Point mansion has long history of strong Trout women by Leni Bessette and Louise Stanton Warren October 8, 2005 Florida Times-Union
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- 19th-century British astronomers
- British meteorologists
- 1886 deaths
- 1808 births