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Joseph Bessette

Male 1844 - 1931  (~ 86 years)


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  • Name Joseph Bessette 
    Born Oct 1844  Mont-Saint-Gregoire, Iberville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID E90F126821000146AAE1395A11603A8B2EB3 
    Died 20 Sep 1931 
    Buried Assumption Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Joseph Bessette, son of Francois Xavier and Domithilde (Lariviere) Bessette, was born Oct 1844 (ODC) in Mont-Saint-Gregoire, Iberville County, Quebec, Canada. He died 20 Sep 1931 (ODC), aged 86 years and 1 month. He married Ozilda Ouilda Lavallee, daughter of Peter and Julie (Lafleur) Lavalee (ODC). Ozilda was born 3 Feb (ODC) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She died 11 Apr 1930 (ODC), aged 77 years, in Sandwich, Ontario, Canada. She was living at 416 Tecumseh Road in Sandwich, Ontario at the time of her death. They are both buried in Assumption Cemetery.

      1881 Canadian Census of Sandwich, Essex, Ontario
      Joseph Bissett 33 M Quebec Carpenter Catholic
      Ozilda 27 F Quebec Catholic
      Julia 8 F United States Catholic
      William 5 M United States Catholic

      1891 Canadian Census of Sandwich, Essex County, Ontario
      Joseph Bessette 44 M Head Quebec Rom. Cath. Carpenter
      Asilda 35 F Wife Quebec Rom. Cath.
      Julia 18 F Daughter U.S. Rom. Cath.
      William 16 M Son U.S. Rom. Cath. Carpenter
      Louis 14 M Son Ontario Rom. Cath.
      Blanch 11 F Daughter Ontario Rom. Cath.
      Charley 9 M Son Ontario Rom. Cath.
      Henry 7 M Son Ontario Rom. Cath.
      Albert 5 M Son Ontario Rom. Cath.
      Laura 3 M Son Ontario Rom. Cath.

      1901 Canadian Census of Sandwich, Essex County, Ontario
      Joseph Bessette 51 20 Aug 1849 Head Quebec Carpenter Roman Catholic
      Oilda 45 3 Feb 1856 Wife Quebec Roman Catholic
      Charles 18 5 Dec 1882 Son Ontario Roman Catholic
      Henry 16 26 Feb 1885 Son Ontario Roman Catholic
      Albert 14 25 Jun 1886 Son Ontario Roman Catholic
      Lorette 12 26 Feb 1889 Daughter Ontario Roman Catholic
      Eugene 9 6 Jan 1892 Son Ontario Roman Catholic
      Artrizel 7 25 Jun 1894 Daughter Ontario Roman Catholic
      Alma 4 28 Mar 1897 Daughter Ontario Roman Catholic
    Person ID I3106  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2014 

    Father Francois Xavier Bessette,   b. 21 Sep 1823, Marieville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Domithilde Lariviere 
    Married 13 Feb 1844  Saint-Gregoire, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ozilda Ouilda Lavallee,   b. 3 Feb, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1930 
    Children 
     1. Julia Bessette,   b. Abt 1873, Dennisonville, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. William Bessette,   b. Oct 1875, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Joseph Louis Telesphore Bessette,   b. 6 Sep 1876, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1966, River Canard, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. Blanch Bessette,   b. Abt 1880, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Charles Bessette,   b. Dec 1882, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Henry Bessette,   b. Feb 1885, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Albert Bessette,   b. Jun 1886, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Laura Bessette,   b. Feb 1889, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Eugene Bessette,   b. Jan 1892, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Artrizel Bessette,   b. Jun 1894, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Alam Bessette,   b. Mar 1897, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F1178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart