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Aurore Marie Florida Roy

Female 1891 - 1991  (100 years)


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  • Name Aurore Marie Florida Roy 
    Born 1891  Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 226180EB4EB25E419436A1DA31E70EC9C181 
    Died 16 Dec 1991 
    Buried 18 Dec 1991  St. Aloysius Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Federal Census of Springfield, Hampden County, MA (5 Jan 1920)
      Homer J. Bessette 27 M MA CN NY Head Oil Salesman Automobile Co.
      Aurora M. 28 F MA MA CF Wife
      Alida M. 4 4/12 F CT MA MA Daughter
      Eleanore C. 4/12 F MA MA MA Daughter
      (Living at 626 White St.)

      1930 Federal Census of Springfield, Hampden County, MA (9 Apr 1930)
      Homer J. Bessette 37 M MA CF NY Head Commercial Traveler Machinery
      Aurore M.F. 38 F MA MA CF Wife
      Alida M. 14 F CT MA MA Daughter
      Eleanor C. 10 F MA MA MA Daughter
      Homer J. Jr. 5 M MA MA MA Son
      John Andre 6/12 M MA MA MA Son
      (Living at 45 Athol Street) (Married at 22 & 23)

      Springfield Daily News, November 19, 1914

      Miss Aurore M. Roy was most agreeably surprised Tuesday evening at her home, 30 Farnsworth street, by a party of her friends who tendered her a linen shower in honor of her approaching marriage to Homer Bessette of Hartford, Conn. The evening was passed with games, vocal and instrumental music, etc. A buffet lunch was served. Cornet solos were given by Miss Esther Roy and piano selections by Miss Phelonise Roy Miss F.E. Handyside entertained with a delightful reading. One of the most enjoyable features was the unique Scotch singing and dancing by Miss H. McCallum. The party, numbering about 20, broke up shortly before midnight.

      Springfield Union-News, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 17, 1991
      Aurore Bessetet, 100

      Aurore M. (Roy) Bessette, 100, of Springfield, a retired employee of the former Springfield Celery Co. and former president and owner of the former LeBoeuf Pilgrim Pen Co. in Springfield, died Monday in Springfield Municipal Hospital.
      She owned the pen company from 1945 to 1953, and retired from the celery company in 1967.
      Born in the city, she lived in Springfield most of her life. She was a communicant of St. Thomas Aquinas, and a life member of its Dames de St. Anne.
      She was the widow of Homer J. Bessette.
      She leaves a son, John of Chicopee; a daughter, Alida Higgins of Great Barrington; two sisters, Alida Roy of Chicopee and Phelonese Caldwell of Wellesley Hills; nine grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.
      The funeral will be Wednesday morning at Grise Funeral Home and the church, with burial in St. Aloysius Cemetery. Calling hours are this afternoon and evening.
    Person ID I3991  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2014 

    Family Homer Joseph Bessette,   b. 20 Jun 1893, Holyoke, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1946  (Age 52 years) 
    Children 
     1. Alida Bessette,   b. 1915,   d. 1955  (Age 40 years)
     2. Eleanor C. Bessette,   b. 1919,   d. 1953  (Age 34 years)
     3. Homer Joseph Bessette,   b. 1924,   d. 1935  (Age 11 years)
    +4. John Andre Bessette,   b. 13 Sep 1929,   d. 23 Feb 2014  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F1524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart