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Josephine Bessette

Female 1880 - 1972  (~ 92 years)


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  • Name Josephine Bessette 
    Born Apr 1880  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 651ECFD20AA92140849AA8D28930F22CA777 
    Died 1 Nov 1972  Cohoes, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 4 Nov 1972  St. Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Schenectady Gazette, February 1, 1911
      Galipean-Bessette
      (Special to The Gazette)

      COHOES, Jan 31. – A pretty wedding took place last night at the Sacred Heart Church, when Miss Josephine Bessette was united in marriage to Joseph Galipean. Rev. father L.A. Lavigne, pastor of the church, officiated. It occurred in the presence of many friends and relatives. Following the ceremony a reception took place. Later Mr. and Mrs. Gailipean left on a wedding trip to New York and Philadelphia. Upon their return they will make their home in this city.

      The Times Record, Troy, N.Y., Thursday Evening, November 2, 1972
      Coheosier Dies After Long Illness

      Mrs. Josephine M. Bessett Galipeau, 92, of 557 Boght Rd., Cohoes, a resident for the last 70 years, died Wednesday at Cohoes memorial Hospital after a long illness.
      Born in Canada, she was as communicant of St. Marie’s Church and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of St. Ann’s and the Union of Prayer of that parish. She was the widow of Joseph A. Galipeau.
      Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Henry Desrosiers of Boght Corners, Mrs. Raymond Roberts of Waterford, Mrs. John Cronin and Mrs. Lynn Wilson, both of Boght Corners; and four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from the Fitzgerald Funeral Home, 105 Vliet Blvd., Cohoes, and at 10:30 a.m. from St. Marie’s Church where a Concelebrated Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Waterford.
    Person ID I11003  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2014 

    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 Joseph Gilipeau 
    Married 31 Jan 1911  Sacred Heart Church, Cohoes, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart