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Cornelia M. Dumas

Female Abt 1902 - 1964  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name Cornelia M. Dumas 
    Born Abt 1902  Malone, Franklin Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 94A67F5799B5184FBB118DA8C5F4338F41CB 
    Died 23 Jan 1964  Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 25 Jan 1964  St. Michael's Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Federal Census o0f Holyoke, Hampden County, MA (5 Jun 1900)
      Alphonse Bessette 28 M Oct 1871 CF CF CF Head Machinist (1885)
      Cornelia 33 F May 1867 NY NY CF Wife
      Roy 11 M May 1889 NY CF NY Son At school
      Homer 7 M Jun 1892 NY CF NY Son At school
      Ernest 5 M Oct 1894 NY CF NY Son At school
      (Living at 298 Hampden Street) (Married 12 years, 3 children, 3 living)

      Springfield Union, January 24, 1964
      Mrs. Cornelia Bessette

      Mrs. Cornelia (Dumas) Bessette, 96, of 988 Parker St. died Thursday at a local nursing home. She was born in Malone, N.Y., daughter of the late Francis and Adele (Cardinal) Dumas, and had lived in Hartford, Conn., for many years and had been a resident of this city for the past 25 years. She leaves a son, Robert Major, with whom she made her home; two brothers, William and Alfred Dumas of Malone, N.Y.; three sisters, Mrs. Lillie Mathias of this city, Mrs. Nettie Beedy of San Gabriel, Calif., and Mrs. Anna Sylvain of East Hartford, Conn.; seven grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at the State St. parlors of the George St. Pierre and Son funeral home Saturday at 8 a.m. with a requiem high mass in St. Joseph’s Church at 9. Burial will be in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Visiting hours are today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m.
    Person ID I1570  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2014 

    Father Francis Dumas 
    Mother Adelaide (Cardinal) Dumas 
    Family ID F1522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alfred Alphonse Bessette,   b. 26 Oct 1862, Hull, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1942, Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 29 Jul 1888  Malone, Franklin Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Roy "Bob Major" Bessette
    +2. Homer Joseph Bessette,   b. 20 Jun 1893, Holyoke, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1946  (Age 52 years)
     3. Ernest Francis Bessette,   b. 22 Oct 1894, Holyoke, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1938, Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    Family ID F603  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart