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Arthur M. Bessette

Male 1905 - 1969  (63 years)


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  • Name Arthur M. Bessette 
    Born 10 Oct 1905  Farnham, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID BF8FD5ECD7B78246B3A77780527AF7920B17 
    Died 18 Mar 1969  Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 21 Mar 1969 
    Notes 
    • 1940 Federal Census of West Springfield, MA (April 1940)
      Arthur Bessette 34 M Head CN Springfield, MA Barber Own Shop
      Jean 30 F Wife CN Springfield, MA
      Robert 5 M Son MA Springfield, MA
      Norman 3 M Son MA
      Donald 2 M Son MA
      (Living at 135 Garden)

      Springfield Union, March 19, 1969
      Arthur M. Bessette

      Arthur M. Bessette, 63, of 37 Fairview Ave., West Springfield, died Tuesday at Springfield Hospital. He was born Oct. 10, 1905 at Farnham, Quebec, and lived in West Springfield 46 years. He was a self-employed barber and had retired in 1958. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jeanne (LaPorte) Bessette; three sons, Robert J. at home, Norman and Donald, both of West Springfield; four brothers, Armand and O’Leary, both of West Springfield, Romeo of Farnham, Canada, and Raynald, of Montreal, Canada; a sister, Mrs. Gertrude LaMaire of St. Bridget, Canada. The funeral will be Friday at George St. Pierre and Son funeral home, Chapin Terrace. Further arrangements are incomplete.
    Person ID I5468  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2014 

    Father Molise "Mose" Arthur Bessette,   b. 1 Dec 1866, Redford, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1942, Ste. Brigide, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Laura Corinne Brault 
    Married 8 Sep 1890  Dunham, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jeanne LaPorte 
    Children 
     1. Robert Bessette,   b. 1936,   d. 29 May 2013  (Age 77 years)
    +2. Norman E. Bessette,   b. Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 2013, Holyoke, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Donald A. Bessette,   d. 6 Mar 1984, West Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart