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Henry Bessette

Male 1873 - 1953  (79 years)


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  • Name Henry Bessette 
    Born 21 Mar 1873  Iberville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID E80D16F838636E4C8876D769FF427E055A3C 
    Died 26 Jan 1953  Old Folks Home, Main Street, Providence, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Providence Journal, Rhode Island, Tuesday, January 27, 1953
      Henry Bessette

      Henry Bessette, husband of Johanna (Highland) Bessette, formerly of 51 Cedar Street, Pawtucket, died yesterday at the Old Folks Home, Main Street, after a brief illness.
      Born in Stanbridge, Quebgec, Mar. 21, 1873, he was a son of Nazaire and Vita (Lanoue) Bessette, and came to this country 65 years ago. He had resided ni Pawtucket for 25 years.
      Besides his wife, he is survived by four sons, George and Leo Bessette of Pawtucket, Edmund of Attleboro, and Gerald Bessette of North Attleboro; four daughters, Mrs. Delia Menard and Mrs. Pauline Gastafson, both of Pawtucket, Mrs. Marie Lennon of Diamons Hill and Mrs. Helen McLean of Wollaston, Mass.; a brother, George Bessette of Central Falls; two sisters, Miss Delia Bessette of Central Falls and Mrs. Caroline Abercorm of Fall River; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
      The funeral will be held tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. from the Prata Funeral Home, 372 Broadway, Pawtucket, with a high requiem Mass in St. Mary?s Church at 9. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery.
    Person ID I4722  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2019 

    Father Nazaire Bessette 
    Mother Osette (Osithe) Lanoue 
    Married 10 Jan 1854  Henryville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eugenie Willette,   b. 1874,   d. 1933  (Age 59 years) 
    Children 
     1. Henry Bessette,   b. 1894,   d. 1895  (Age 1 years)
     2. Delia Bessette,   b. 1895
    +3. George Henry Bessette,   b. 1896,   d. 12 Dec 1960  (Age 64 years)
     4. Mary Ida Bessette,   b. 1898
     5. Paulina Malvina Bessette,   b. 1901
     6. Henry Bessette,   b. 1901
    +7. Leo A. Bessette,   b. 16 Feb 1903,   d. 6 Feb 1996  (Age 92 years)
     8. Helen R. Bessette,   b. 1906
    +9. Daniel Edmond Bessette,   b. 6 Jan 1910, Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1988, North Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +10. Gerald F. Bessette,   b. 3 Aug 1912, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1992, Attleboro Falls, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F6435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart