Bassett Family Association Database
William Franklin Bessette

Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. William Franklin Bessette was born 22 Oct 1959 (son of Jean Paul Florent Bessette and Joanne May Drill); died 25 Sep 2004.
2. Jean Paul Florent Bessette was born 30 May 1921, Westfield, Orleans Co., Vermont (son of Philias Bessette and Eugenie Patenaude); died 7 Jan 1972, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan. Jean married Joanne May Drill. [Group Sheet]
3. Joanne May Drill Children:
- Cindy Carol Bessette was born 1951; died 1994.
- 1. William Franklin Bessette was born 22 Oct 1959; died 25 Sep 2004.
Generation: 3
4. Philias Bessette was born 4 Dec 1884, Quebec, Canada (son of Pierre Bessette and Rose Anna Quentin); died 12 Feb 1974, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont. Philias married Eugenie Patenaude 22 Feb 1909, Saint-Brigide, Iberville, Quebec, Canada. Eugenie (daughter of Jean Baptiste Patenaude and Marie (Viens) Patenaude) was born 14 Apr 1892; died 2 Nov 1983, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont. [Group Sheet]
5. Eugenie Patenaude was born 14 Apr 1892 (daughter of Jean Baptiste Patenaude and Marie (Viens) Patenaude); died 2 Nov 1983, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont. Children:
- Armand Roger Bessette was born 22 Nov 1909, Canada; died Jul 1968.
- Dorian Joseph Bessette was born 2 Apr 1912, St. Ignace de Stanbridge, Quebec, Canada; died 4 Apr 1956, Hartford, Windsor Co., Vermont.
- Loretta May Bessette was born 14 Jul 1915, Iberville, Quebec, Canada; died 7 Aug 1970, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
- Living
- 2. Jean Paul Florent Bessette was born 30 May 1921, Westfield, Orleans Co., Vermont; died 7 Jan 1972, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Michigan.
- Pauline Germaine Bessette was born 20 Jun 1924, Richford, Vermont; died 24 Oct 1983, Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
- Wilfred Leo Bessette was born 7 Jun 1926, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont; died 18 Aug 1981, Seldon, Suffolk Co., New York.
- Raymond Philip Bessette was born 9 Feb 1930, Colchester, Chittenden Co., Vermont; died 25 Apr 2007, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., New York.
- Joseph Arthur Alfred Bessette was born 5 Aug 1932, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont; died 25 Dec 2006, Tavares, Florida.
- Jeanette Alice Bessette was born 14 Apr 1935, Lyndon, Caledonia Co., Vermont; died 20 Aug 1991.
Generation: 4
8. Pierre Bessette (son of Noel Bessette and Martine Gamache). Pierre married Rose Anna Quentin 14 Nov 1881. [Group Sheet]
9. Rose Anna Quentin (daughter of Joseph Quentin and Esther (Benjamin) Quentin). Children:
- Phidellia Bessette was born 2 Apr 1882, Quebec, Canada.
- 4. Philias Bessette was born 4 Dec 1884, Quebec, Canada; died 12 Feb 1974, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont.
- Pierre Osias Bessette was born 27 Dec 1885, Quebec, Canada.
- Delvina Bessette was born 27 Jun 1887, Quebec, Canada.
- Aline Bessette was born 14 Aug 1892, Quebec, Canada.
- Sara Bessette was born 11 Mar 1900, Quebec, Canada.
- Eugene Bessette
10. Jean Baptiste Patenaude Jean married Marie (Viens) Patenaude. [Group Sheet]
11. Marie (Viens) Patenaude Children:
- 5. Eugenie Patenaude was born 14 Apr 1892; died 2 Nov 1983, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont.