Armand Bessette

1898 - 1960  (61 years)

• Name	Armand Bessette
  Born	28 Dec 1898	Springfield, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B48421D1B7138A499E8DAA5102E7E54D08F1
  Died	19 Jul 1960	Chicopee, Massachusetts
  Buried	21 Jul 1960	St. Rose Cemetery, Aldenville, Massachusetts
  Notes	Springfield Republican, September 15, 1937 Has Skull Fractured In Mill Accident Armand Bessette of Willimansett in Serious Condition At Providence Hospital Holyoke, Sept. 14. – No change is reported in the condition of Armande Bessette, 38, of 55 Whitman street, Willimansett, who is in a serious condition in the Providence hospital with a fractured skull received at 10.30 this morning at his work as a buffer at the C.F. Church manufacturing company in Willimansett. He is being attended by Dr. Oscar Bourgeault and his name i on the danger list. Bessette was buffing one of the company’s products, a toilet seat, when it caught in the wheel of the machine, spun around and struck him in the front part of the head. 1940 Federal Census of Louina, Randolph County, AL (4 Apr 1940) J.M. Bassett 60 M Head AL Same Operator Farm Nora 48 F Wife AL Same 1940 Federal Census of Chicopee, Hampden County, MA (16 Apr 1940) Armand Bessette 41 M Head MA Same Hand Filer Toilet Goods Mfg. Irene 41 F Wife CF Doris 15 F Daughter MA Donald 8 M Son MA (Living at 55 Whitman) Springfield Union, Wednesday, July 20, 1960 Armand Bessette CHICOPEE – Armand Bessette, 61, of 5 Whitman St., Willimansett, died Tuesday at Providence Hospital following a short illness. Born in Springfield, he was the son of the late Antoine and Victoria (Roberts) Bessette and has been a resident of Williamansett for the past 40 years. For many years he had been emplo9yed by the C.F. Church Mfg. Co. of Williamansett. Besides his wife, the former Irene Masse, he leaves a son, Donald of Willimansett; a daughter, Mrs. Rene Cote of Granby; four brothers, Oliver and Raoul of this city, and Antonio and Herve of Williamansett; two sisters, Mrs. Henry Paul of Willimansett, and Mrs. Harold Woodbridge of Long Island, N.Y.; also four grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Thursday morngin at 8:15 at the Arthur J. Brunelle, Jr. funeral home, Willimansett, with a solemn requiem high mass in the Church of the Nativity. Burial will be in St. Rose Cemetery, Aldenville. Calling hours at the funeral home today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10.
  Person ID	I6646	14B Jean Besset of Quebec
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Antoine Bessette,   b. 4 Jul 1867, Agawam, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 May 1956, Chicopee, Massachusetts  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Victoria Robert,   b. 21 Oct 1870, St. Valerien, Quebec, Canada
  Married	20 Aug 1889	Acton Vale, Quebec, Canada
  Family ID	F1134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irene Masse,   b. 24 Mar 1899, Chicopee, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 Jun 1979, Chicopee, Massachusetts  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1922	Holyoke, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Living + 2. Donald W. Bessette
  Family ID	F2531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart