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Harold John Bessette

Male 1895 - 1976  (81 years)


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  • Name Harold John Bessette 
    Born 10 Jan 1895 
    Gender Male 
    _UID D278805D0B17744AB92BE2152313423A94B1 
    Died 21 Nov 1976  Agawam, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 23 Nov 1976  St. Thomas Cemetery, West Springfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Springfield Union, February 19, 1974
      Bessette Note 58th Year

      Mrs. And Mrs. Harold Bessette celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary Saturday with a family dinner at their home at 38 Ottawa St., Agawam. They were married Feb. 16, 1916.
      Mr. Bessette is retired from the Springfield Street Railway Co. He and Mrs. Bessette have three children, Mrs. Anita Seidzvrs of Tucson, Ariz., and Roger and Albert Bessette both of Agawam as well as 11 grandchildren.


      Springfield Union, Wednesday, November 22, 1976
      Harold J. Bessette

      AGAWAM – Harold J. Bessette, 81, of 38 Ottawa St., died Tuesday in the Springfield Unit of Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Turners Falls and was a resident here more than 60 years. Mr. Bessette was a retired driver for the Springfield Street Railway Co. and was a communicant of Ste. Therese Church in Agawam. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Isabelle (LeMire) Bessette; two sons, Albert E. and Roger L. of Agawam; a daughter, Mrs. Altina Sievers of San Antonio, Tex.; a brother, Winslow of New London, Conn.; two sisters, Mrs. Virginia Deautels of Greenfield and Mrs. Mildred Gosselin of Baltimore, Md.; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Thursday at Toomey-O’Brien funeral home, West Springfield, and in Ste. Therese Church. Burial will be in St. Thomas Cemetery, West Springfield.
    Person ID I5954  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2014 

    Father Arthur Charles Bessette,   b. 13 Oct 1867, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1953, Turners Falls, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Delana Young,   b. 22 Jun 1871, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1962, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Priscilla" Isabelle LeMire,   b. New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1981, Agawam, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 16 Feb 1916 
    Children 
    +1. Albert E. Bessette,   b. 5 Dec 1920,   d. 12 Aug 1995  (Age 74 years)
     2. Roger Leonard Bessette,   b. 2 Jul 1924, Agawam, Hampden County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1990, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. Altina Bessette,   b. 20 Mar 1919, Agawam, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 2016  (Age 97 years)
    Family ID F2270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart