Joseph David Bessette

1863 - 1939  (76 years)

• Name	Joseph David Bessette
  Born	27 Apr 1863	Farnham, Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F9DFF24B65C19047A4522AB7EBEF7210452C
  Died	29 Apr 1939	Burlington, Vermont
  Notes	1900 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden County, VT (9 Jun 1900) Joseph Bessette 31 M May 1869 CF CF UN Head Day Laborer Delia 28 F Oct 1871 VT VT CN Wife Joseph 14 M May 1886 VT CF VT Son At school George S. 12 M Jan 1888 VT CF VT Son At school Minnie 10 F Jan 1890 VT CF VT Daughter At school William 6 M Jun 1893 VT CF VT Son Arthur 5 M Nov 1894 VT CF VT Son Nelson 3 M Jun 1896 VT CF VT Son Ernest B. 7/12 M Oct 1899 VT CF VT Son (Living at 347 North Winooski Ave.) (Married 15 years, 8 children, 7 living) 1910 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden County, VT (22 Apr 1910) Joseph Bessette 47 M CF CF CF Head Laborer Odd Jobs Lena 41 F VT VT CF Wife Laundress at home Joseph 23 M VT CF VT Son Laborer Odd Jobs George 22 M VT CF VT Son Dock hand Steam Boat William 18 M VT CF VT Son Laborer Odd Jobs Nelson 14 M VT CF VT Son Earnest 12 M VT CF VT Son Lena 1/12 F VT CF VT Daughter (Wrong family) 1920 Federal Census of Burlington, Chittenden County, VT (5 Jan 1920) Joseph Bessette 59 M CF CF CF Head Laborer Brush Factory Blanche 39 F NY NY NY Wife Delia 10 F VT CF NY Daughter Edmund 6 M VT CF NY Son Wilfred 4 M VT CF NY Son Aurelia 1 2/12 F VT CF NY Daughter Gilbert 11/12 M VT CF NY Son Victoria A. 11/12 F VT CF NY Daughter Rachael M Langou 18 F VT VT VT Servant (112 Intervale Avenue) Obituary, 1 May 1939 Joseph Bessette Joseph Bessette, 78 years of age, died at a local institution Saturday, noone fater a lingering illness. He had been making his home at 56 Maple Street, Burlington. In his immediate family Mr. Bessette is survived by 12 children: George Stephen Bessette of Burlington, Mrs. William Godbout of Washington, Arthur Bessette, Nelson Bessette, Ernest Bessette, Mrs. Delia Burbeau, Edmund Bessette, Mrs. William Smith, Wilfred Bessette, Albert Bessette, Mrs. Bertha Hill and Allen Bessette, all of Burlington; also by three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Young of Burlington, Mrs. Rose Loker of Berlin, N.Y., and Mrs. Victoria Martel of Winooski; by four brothers, William Bessette, Charles Bessette and Moses Bessette of Burlington and Nelson Bessette of California and by 45 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday morning at 9. Interment will be in Mount Calvary cemetery. Vermont Death Certificate Joseph Bessette, born 27 Apr 1861 in Malletts Bay, Vermont Died aged 78 yaers, 7 months, 2 days Son of Nelson Bessette Widow of Blanche Brown
  Person ID	I4212	14B Jean Besset of Quebec
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Stephen Etienne Bessette,   b. 8 May 1828, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1887, Colchester Point, Malletts Bay, Vermont  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Aurelia Goyette,   b. 1840, Vermont ,   d. 11 Mar 1922  (Age 82 years)
  Married	3 Jan 1858
  Family ID	F635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Delia "Lena" Phillips,   d. 1911
  Married	24 Jul 1887
  Children	+ 1. Joseph David Bessette,   b. 27 May 1885, Vermont ,   d. 11 Dec 1933  (Age 48 years) + 2. George Stephen Bessette,   b. Jan 1888, Vermont ,   d. 1976  (Age ~ 87 years) + 3. Amelie Herminie Bessette,   b. Jan 1890,   d. 1982  (Age ~ 91 years)   4. Edward Bessette,   b. 17 Feb 1891, Burlington, Vermont ,   d. 28 Oct 1896, Burlington, Vermont  (Age 5 years) + 5. William Thomas Bessette,   b. Jun 1893, Vermont ,   d. 14 May 1925, Essex, Vermont  (Age ~ 31 years) + 6. Arthur Bessette,   b. Nov 1894, Vermont ,   d. 1988  (Age ~ 93 years)   7. Nelson Narcisse Joseph Bessette,   b. 27 Aug 1897, Burlington, Vermont ,   d. 18 Nov 1990, Chittenden Co., Vermont  (Age 93 years) + 8. Bernard Ernest Bessette,   b. 5 Oct 1899, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont ,   d. 31 Aug 1973  (Age 73 years)   9. Living   10. Frederick P. Bessette,   b. 22 Aug 1907, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont ,   d. 1976, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont  (Age 68 years) + 11. Delia Marie Bessette,   b. 28 Mar 1909, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont ,   d. 17 Aug 1994  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F1606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Blanche Bertha (Brown) Pine
  Married	29 Mar 1913
  Children	+ 1. George Edmond Bessette,   b. 18 Dec 1913, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont ,   d. Aug 1987, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont  (Age 73 years)   2. Alfred Bessette,   b. 14 Nov 1915,   d. 13 Oct 1916, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont  (Age 0 years) + 3. Wilfred Justin Bessette,   b. 14 Nov 1915, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont ,   d. 19 Jun 1990, Milton, Vermont  (Age 74 years)   4. Frances Ethel Bessette,   b. 1 Apr 1917, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont ,   d. 28 Oct 1918, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont  (Age 1 years) + 5. Living + 6. Albert Gilbert Bessette,   b. 8 Dec 1919, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont ,   d. 28 Aug 1986, Hyattsville, Prince Georges Co., Vermont  (Age 66 years) + 7. Victoria Albertha Bessette,   b. 8 Dec 1919, Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont ,   d. 20 Apr 2010, Noble Hospital, Westfield  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F1607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Pauline Rose Robair,   b. 21 Mar 1938
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F6971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart