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Arthur Charles Bessette

Male 1867 - 1953  (85 years)


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  • Name Arthur Charles Bessette 
    Born 13 Oct 1867  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID B709DEB08C7FCA408BB2C94369E83797CBD0 
    Died 17 Jun 1953  Turners Falls, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 29 Jun 1953  St. Anne's Cemetery, Catonsville Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Federal Census of Montague, Franklin County, MA (18 Jun 1900)
      Arthur C. Bassett 33 M Oct 1866 CF CF CF Head Brick Mason
      Lena A. 27 F Jun 1872 CT CF CT Wife
      Arthur W. 10 M Jan 1890 MA CF CT Son At school
      Charles F. 8 M Mar 1892 MA CF CT Son At school
      Jennie J. 6 F Aug 1893 MA CF CT Daughter At school
      Harold J. 5 M Jan 1895 MA CF CT Son
      Winslow F. 1 M Jun 1898 MA CT CF Son
      (Married 12 years, 5 children, 5 living)

      1910 Federal Census of Montague, Franklin County, MA (20 Apr 1910)
      Arthur F. Bessette 42 M CF CF CF Head Bricklayer (1872)
      Lena A. 38 F CT CF NY Wife Keeping Lodging House
      Arthur W. 20 M MA CF CT Son Mason Bricklayer
      Jennie J. 17 M MA CF CT Daughter Rag Sorter Paper Mill
      Charles G. 16 F MA CF CT Son Molder Foundry
      Harold J. 15 M MA CF CT Son Milk Peddler
      Winslow F. 12 M MA CF CT Son Newsboy Street
      Mildred L. 2 F MA CF CT Daughter
      (Married 22 years, 9 children, 6 living)


      Springfield Union, June 18, 1953
      Turners Falls
      Arthur C. Bessette

      Turners Falls, June 17 – Arthur Charles Bessette, 85, of Madison Ave., died late last night at the Farren Memorial Hospital. He was born in Canada on Oct. 13, 1867, the son of Honore and Eudoxie (Montez) Bessette and had lived in this town for the past 65 years. He was a retired mason, a charter member of the Eagles and a charter member of St. Jean de Baptiste Society. He leaves his wife, the former Delana Young; four sons, Winslow of New London, Conn., Harold of Springfield, Charles of Turners Falls, and Arthur C. Bessette Jr., of Greenfield; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Disautel of Riverside and Mrs. Mildred Gosselin of Baltimore, Md., 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will take place Friday morning at 8 at the McCarthy funeral home, with a requiem high mass at 8.30 in St. Ann’s Church. Burial will be in St. Anne’s Cemetery.
    Person ID I2519  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2014 

    Mother Eudoxie Monty,   b. 24 Oct 1823, St Jean, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1910, Holyoke, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Father Honore Bessette,   b. 1 Mar 1820, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1911, West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 18 Feb 1840  St. Mathias, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F356  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Delana Young,   b. 22 Jun 1871, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1962, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Arthur Wallace Bessette,   b. Jan 1890, Turners Falls, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1973, Greenfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
    +2. Charles F. Bessette,   b. Mar 1892, Montague, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1971, Montague City, Montague, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)
     3. Virginia J. "Jennie" Bessette,   b. Aug 1893, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Harold John Bessette,   b. 10 Jan 1895,   d. 21 Nov 1976, Agawam, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +5. Winslow F. Bessette,   b. 13 Jun 1898,   d. 27 Aug 1992, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    +6. Mildred Sylvia Bessette,   b. 5 Aug 1907, Turners Falls, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 2012, Gettysburg, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 104 years)
    Family ID F984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart