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Leon "Leander" Bessette

Male 1826 -


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  • Name Leon "Leander" Bessette 
    Born 18 Jul 1826  Marieville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 445F0FD6423E674C9484E673CB2E7ABD5C3B 
    Notes 
    • 1881 Canadian Census of Ste-Athanase, Iberville, Quebec
      Leon Bessette 55 M Quebec Cultivateur Catholique
      Marcelline 53 F Quebec Catholique
      Joseph 24 M Quebec Manuf. Catholique
      Marie 26 F Quebec Manuf. Catholique
      Philomene 21 F Quebec Catholique
      Paul 18 M Quebec Cultivateur Catholique
      Auguste 16 M Quebec Cultivateru Catholique
      Zephir 7 M Unites States Catholique

      1900 Federal Census of New Bedford, Bristol County, MA
      Leon Bessette 73 M Jul 1826 CF CF CF Head Day laborer (1895)
      Marcelline 71 F Jan 1828 CF CF CF Wife
      Philomene Coma 40 F May 1860 CF CF CF Daughter Speeder Tender
      Philip 41 M Oct 1858 CF CF CF SonL Picker Tender
      (Living on Front St.) (Married 52 years, 16 children, 9 living)
      (Philomene and Philip married 2 years, no children)
    Person ID I703  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2014 

    Father Louis Pascal Bessette,   b. 31 Mar 1782, Saint-Mathias, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1859, Saint-Gregoire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Marie Anne Collette,   b. 1789 
    Married 4 Nov 1805  Saint-Mathias, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F85  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marcelline "Masaline" Messier 
    Married 2 Feb 1847 
    Children 
    +1. Peter Bessette,   b. 15 Jun 1850, Iberville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Marie Bessette,   b. Abt 1855, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Joseph Bessette
     4. Philomene Bessette,   b. Abt 1860, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Auguste Bessette
    +6. Celina Bessette
     7. Philomene Bessette
    +8. Zephirin Bessette,   b. 17 Sep 1873, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +9. Selinae "Samuel" Bessette,   b. 28 Feb 1849, St. John, P.Q., Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart