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- Timothy Bessette, son of Cajetan and Nadeau (Eleonore) Bessette, was born 31 May 1848 in Bourbannais, Kankakee County, Illinois. He married (1) Heloise Lambert on 17 May 1869 in Kankakee County, Illinois by Father Peter Beaudoin. He married (2) Ida May Hurd, daughter of Darius and Clarrissa Hurd, in 1876 in Concord, Cloud County, Kansas. Ida was born 12 Jun 1855 in Leonidas, St. Joseph County, Michigan. She died 21 May 1945 in Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota.
Timothy and Ida were married in Concord, Kansas and lived there for some years. Later, they moved to Oklahoma Territory and from there went to Rapid City in the winter of 1905. The next spring, they hauled lumber with a team and wagon from Rapid City to build their homestead house. They had some trouble crossing the Cheyenne River bed with the loads. While they were building their home, they lived in Pete Lemley's old homestead house on the Cheyenne River, which was three miles north of the Bessette homestead.
In 1870 he was living next door to his brother Luc.
1870 Federal Census of Pilot, Kankakee County, Illinois (10 Jul 1870)
Timothy Bissett 20 M Illinois Farmer 2000 600
Elzia 19 F Canada Keeping House
1880 Federal Census of Plymouth, Russell County, Kansas (17 Jun 1800)
Timothy Bessett 33 M IL EN EN Head Farmer
Ida 25 F MI NY NY Wife Keeping House
Mable 2 F KS IL MI Daughter
1900 Federal Census of South Wichita, Lincoln County, Oklahoma (Jun 1900)
Timothy Bessette 54 M May 1846 IL CF CF Head Farmer
Ida M. 45 F Jul 1844 MI NY NY Wife
Bert 19 M Jul 1880 KS IL MI Son At School
Lawrence 17 M Aug 1882 KS IL MI Son At School
Mary 16 F Apr 1884 KS IL MI Daughter At School
William 13 M Mar 1887 KS IL MI Son At School
Levi 7 M Feb 1893 KS IL MI Son At School
Mabel Welch 22 F Jun 1877 KS IL MI Daughter
Virgil F. 4 M Sep 1895 KS KS KS Grandson
Timothy A. 2 M Jan 1898 KS KS KS Grandson
(Married 24 years, 7 children, 6 living)
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