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Eugene Joseph Bessette

Male 1887 - 1956  (68 years)


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  • Name Eugene Joseph Bessette 
    Born 25 Dec 1887  Iberville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID AFB813BB2DE5CC41AC5C08589FD6744BF072 
    Died 1956  New Bedford, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Mary changed the name to Bassett some time after Eugene left the family.

      1920 Federal Census of Weymouth, Norfolk County, MA (3 Jan 1920)
      Eugene Bessette 32 M CN CN CN Head Steamfitter Shipyard
      Mary 32 F MA MA MA Wife
      Margaret 6 F MA CN MA Daughter
      Florence 3 10/12 F MA CN MA Daughter
      Eugene 1 2/12 M MA CN MA Son
      Joseph 1 2/12 M MA CN MA Son
      (Living at 76 Shawmut Street)

      1930 Federal Census of Weymouth, Norfolk County, MA (30 Apr 1930)
      Mary Bessette (Div) 43 F MA IR MA Head
      Margaret E. 17 F MA CF MA Daughter Bleacher Shoe Shop
      Mary A. 14 F MA CF MA Daughter
      Joseph 11 M MA CF MA Son
      Eugene 11 M MA CF MA Son
      Elenor 9 F MA CF MA Daughter
      John E. 8 M MA CF MA Son
      Harold D. 6 M MA CF MA Son
      William P. 2 M MA CF MA Son
      Eliza J. Tobin (Wd) 78 F MA IR IR Mother
      (Living at 28 Lake Street) (Marred at 24)

      1940 Federal Census of Boston, Suffolk County, MA (6 Apr 1940)
      Mary E. Bassett 52 F Head MA Same
      Margaret E. 27 F Daughter MA Same Waitress Restaurant
      Eugene F. 22 M Son MA Same
      Joseph H. 22 M Son MA Same Elevator Operator Telephone Co.
      Eleanor R. 20 F Daughter MA Same Tester Meter Manufacturer
      John E. 18 M Son MA Same Kitchen Hand Restaurant
      Harold D. 14 M Son MA Same
      Paul W. 13 M Son MA Same
      (Living at 1 Moultry Street)
    Person ID I4907  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2014 

    Father Alphonse Bessette,   b. Abt 1858, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Rose Alma Cyr,   b. Abt 1858, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 6 Feb 1877  Saint-Athanase, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth Tobin,   b. 13 May 1887, Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1981, Dorchester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1911  Haverhill, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Elizabeth Bessette,   b. 25 Feb 1913, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1991, Arlington, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Mary Florence Bessette,   b. 23 Feb 1916, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1993, Los Angeles Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Joseph Henry Bessette,   b. 3 Nov 1917, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1971  (Age 53 years)
    +4. Eugene Francis Bessette,   b. 3 Nov 1917, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 2004, Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Living
    +6. John Edward Bassett,   b. 27 Dec 1921, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1932, Live Oak, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 10 years)
    +7. Harold David Bassett,   b. 11 Aug 1924, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1993, Canton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +8. William Paul Bassett,   b. 14 Jul 1926, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1991, Fulton, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2023 
    Family ID F1876  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart