Bassett Family Association Database
Dora Brais
1902 - 1984 (82 years)-
Name Dora Brais Born 1902 Gender Female _UID 1F71E199A83E3343AB60208418AE69468A53 Died 30 Jan 1984 Notes - Providence Journal, Rhode Island, Tuesday, January 31, 1984
Dora Bessette
Dora Bessette, 81, of 1 Mendon Rd., a former winder and twister, died yesterday at the Nicholas Marra Nursing Home, East Providence. She was the widow of Oliver O. Bessette.
Born in Warren, a daughter of the late John and Eliza (Durnair) Brais, she lived in Cumberland for two years. She previously lived in Central Falls.
Before retiring 16 years ago, she worked for the Cadillac Textile Co.
She leaves a son, Normand Bessette of Pawtucket; four daughters, Doris LaFrance of East Providence, Germaine Campbell of Glocester, Eleanor Cotton of Pawtucket and Norma Rodrigues of Cumberland; 25 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 8 a.m. from the Mortuary of L. Heroux & Son, 20 Ledge St., Central Falls, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 at Notre Dame Church, Broad Street, Central Falls. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket.
1930 Federal Census of Central Falls, Providence County, RI (4 Apr 1930)
Oliver Bessette 39 M RI CF VT Head Machinist Machine Shop
Dora 27 F RI CF VT Wife Spinner Mill
Doris 7 F RI RI RI Daughter
Germaine 6 F RI RI RI Daughter
Theresa 5 F RI RI RI Daughter
Oliver 3 M RI RI RI Son
(Living at 4 Acorn Street) (Married at 32 & 19)
Person ID I9647 14B Jean Besset of Quebec Last Modified 29 Dec 2015
Father J. Theophile Brais Mother Eliza (Derouin) Brais Family ID F5519 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Oliva "Oliver" Bessette, b. 2 Jun 1889, Central Falls, Providence Co., Rhode Island , d. Mar 1963, Central Falls, Providence Co., Rhode Island (Age 73 years) Married 28 Aug 1922 Notre-Dame, Central Falls, Providence Co., Rhode Island Children 1. Doris E. Bessette, b. Abt 1923, Rhode Island , d. 5 Nov 1989, Miriam Hospital (Age ~ 66 years) 2. Germaine Eva Bessette, b. 15 Nov 1923, Central Falls, Rhode Island , d. 5 Nov 1994, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island (Age 70 years) 3. Living + 4. Oliva/Oliver Joseph Bessette, b. 12 May 1926, Rhode Island , d. Oct 1960, Dade County, Florida (Age 34 years) 5. Normand Bessette, b. About 1934, Rhode Island 6. Eleanor R. Bessette, b. About 1935, Rhode Island , d. 17 Sep 2017 (Age ~ 82 years) 7. Normande Bessette, b. About 1938, Rhode Island Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 Family ID F3667 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Providence Journal, Rhode Island, Tuesday, January 31, 1984