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George Bessette

Male 1880 - 1951  (~ 71 years)


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  • Name George Bessette 
    Born Apr 1880  St. Johns, Province of Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID D8FB5ADEA170FF41903A783AB9F691A8C09A 
    Died 7 Sep 1951  Cohoes, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 11 Sep 1951  St. Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Times Record, Troy, N.Y., Saturday Evening, September 8, 1951

      George Bessette, of 20 Devlin Street, Cohoes, died yesterday after a brief illness. Born at St. Johns, Province of Quebec, Canada, he was a resident of Cohoes for more than fifty years. He was employed as a tailor at Wells & Coverly, Inc., Troy, for the last several years. He was a communicant of St. Patrick’s Church. Surviving are his wife, Julia Berthiaume Bessette; two daughters, Miss Bertha Bessette and Mrs. Eugene Snay, both of Cohoes; one son, Gaspard Bessette of Cohoes; one sister, Mrs. Joseph Galipeau, of Cohoes, and one brother, Henry H. Bessette of Cohoes. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday morning from the residence, and later from St. Patrick’s Church. Interment will be at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Waterford.

      1930 Federal Census of Cohoes, Albany County, New York (16 Apr 1930)
      George Bessette 51 M CF CF CF Head Tailor Tailor Shop
      Julia 43 F NY CF CF Wife
      Julia 19 F NY CF NY Daughter Drawer Cotton Mill
      Gaspard 16 M NY CF NY Son
      (Living at 20 Devlin Street)
    Person ID I10998  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2016 

    Father Alfred Bessette,   b. Abt 1874, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elmina Hebert 
    Married Cohoes, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julia Berthiaume 
    Children 
     1. Bertha Bessette
     2. Bessette
     3. Gaspard Bessette,   b. 9 Feb 1914, Cohoes, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1983, Cohoes, Albany County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F4203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart