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Marcel Joseph Bessette

Male 1848 - 1930  (82 years)


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  • Name Marcel Joseph Bessette 
    Born 11 Jul 1848  Chambly, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID EFC413D484C5E94D951704AA7FDEB6B13716 
    Died 24 Oct 1930  Woonsocket, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Federal Census of Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island
      Marcel Bessette 31 M CN CN CN Head Works in Cotton Mill
      Laura 31 F CN CN CN Wife Housekeeper
      Eliza 10 F CN CN CN Daughter At School
      Marcel 8 M CN CN CN Son At School
      Armazille 6 F RI CN CN Daughter At School
      Telmon 3 M RI CN CN Son
      Charlie 1 M RI CN CN Son

      1900 Federal Census of Woonsocket, Providence County, RI (8 Jun 1900)
      Marcel Bessette 51 M Jul 1848 CF CF CF Head Mill Carpenter
      Loiusa 51 F Sep 1848 CF CF CF Wife
      Charles 21 M Jan 1879 CF CF CF Son Wringer Worker
      Scott 19 M Apr 1881 CF CF CF Son Painter House
      Hubert 16 M Sep 1883 CF CF CF Son Operative
      Delisia 14 F Apr 1886 CF CF CF Daughter At School
      Frank 11 M Jul 1888 CF CF CF Son At School
      Patrick 9 M Nov 1890 CF CF CF Son At school
      Lucian 7 M Feb 1893 CF CF CF Son At school
      (Married 31 years, 11 children, 10 living)

      1910 Federal Census of Woonsocket, Providence County, RI (23 Apr 1910)
      James M. Bessette 61 M CF CF CF Head Carpenter Cotton Mill
      Louise 61 F CF CF CF Wife
      Charles F. 30 M RI CF CF Son Painter House
      Hubert O. 25 M RI CF CF Son Painter House
      Frank X. 22 M RI CF CF Son Painter House
      Raymon P. 19 M RI CF CF Son Clerk Bank
      Alphonse 17 M RI CF CF Son Office Machine Shop
      Lizzie Hatue 40 F CF CF CF Daughter Cloth Trimmer Cotton Mill
      (Married 41 years, 11 children, 9 living)
      (Lizzie married 12 years, no children)

      U.S. Naturalization Record
      Marcel J. Bessette, Woonsocket
      Vol. 3 P 309 U.S. Circuit, Providence
      Canada, born July 11, 1848
      Arrived 7 Oct 1865 in St. Albans, Vermont
      Naturalized 29 May 1886
    Person ID I3997  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2014 

    Father Marcel Bessette,   b. Abt 1820 
    Mother Theotiste dit Lavallee Legrain 
    Married 16 Jan 1844  St. Mathias, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F605  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Louise Scott,   b. 19 Nov 1848, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1921, Woonsocket, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elisa Bessette,   b. 8 Mar 1870, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Marcel Jeffrey Bessette,   b. Jan 1872, Canada or Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1921, Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years)
    +3. Hermenguilde Bessette,   b. 23 Jun 1874, Woonsocket, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1944, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Telmon Bessette,   b. About 1877, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Charles Frederick Bessette,   b. 1879, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966  (Age 87 years)
    +6. Scott Firmin Bessette,   b. 24 Apr 1881, Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1970, Slatersville, Providence County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +7. Hubert Olivier Bessette,   b. 27 Sep 1883, Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location
    +8. Francis Xavier Bessette,   b. 1888, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location
    +9. Raymond Patrick Bessette,   b. 1 Feb 1891, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960  (Age 68 years)
     10. Lucien Alphonse Bessette
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2014 
    Family ID F1527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Delima Caron 
    Married 25 Aug 1873  Precieux-Sang, Woonsocket, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1528  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart