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Francois (Frank) Bessette

Male Abt 1864 - 1945  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name Francois (Frank) Bessette 
    Born Abt 1864  New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 7D488962F6BFAF459FBE8E9367CC448AD8EF 
    Died 24/25 Jan 1945  Troy, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Whitehall, Washington County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Plattsburgh Press-Republican
      Plattsburgh, New York
      Saturday, January 27, 1945
      Hold Rites Today for Frank Bessette
      Funeral services for Frank Bessette, 82, brother of Antoine Bessette, of Willsboro, will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. today from the Notre Dame des Victoires church in Whitehall. Interment will be in Our Lady of Angels cemetery.
      Mr. Bessette, who had been residing in Troy for the past several months, died Wednesday (Jan. 24) at Troy hospital. He had resided here the greater part of his life.
      Other survivors include five sons, Frank, Jr., Leon, Charles, and Henry Bessette, all of Whitehall; and Warren Bessette, with the U.S. Army in England; seven daughters, Mrs. Wilbur Gordon, Mrs. George Munger, and Mrs. Hobart Conlon, all of Troy; Mrs. Albert Neddo, Schenectady; Mrs. Mitchell LaChappelle, Mrs. Henry Manell and Mrs. Frank J. Omelia, all of Whitehall; two other brothers, William Bessette, Johnson City, and Filmore Bessette, Swanton, Vermont; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Suprenant, Hudson Falls.

      The Post-Star
      Glens Falls, New York
      Friday, January 26, 1945
      Vicinity Obituaries
      Frank Bessette
      Whitehall - Frank Bessette, 82, died in the Troy Hospital, at 10:30 P.M. Wednesday. The body has been brought to Whitehall and taken to the Harold A. Scott Funeral home, Saunders Street.
      Mr. Bessette had been making his home in Troy the past several months, but had lived here a great many years. He had been employed on the town highways and in his younger days he was a stone mason. He was a member of Notre Dame des Victoires Church.
      Survivors are five sons, Frank Bessette, Jr., Leon Bessette, Charles Bessette, Henry Bessette, all of Whitehall; Warren Bessette, who is with the U.S. Army in England; seven daughters, Mrs. Wilbur Gordon, Mrs. George Munger, Mrs. Hobart Conlon, Troy; Mrs. Albert Neddo, Schenectady; Mrs. Mitchell LaChappelle, Mrs. Henry Manell, Mrs. Frank J. Omella, Whitehall; three brothers, William Bessette, Johnson City; Antoine Bessette, Willsboro; Filmore Bessette, Swanton, Vermont, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Suprenant, Hudson Falls.
      Funeral services will be conducted in Notre Dame des Victoires Church at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Interment will be in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery.

      1900 Federal Census of Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York (15 Jun 1900)
      Frank Bessette - 32 - Male - Mar 1868 - NY-CF-CF - Head - Day Laborer
      Clara - 23 - Female - Jun 1876 - NY-CF-CF - Wife
      Mary - 5 - Female - Nov 1894 - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Frank - 2 - Male - July 1897 - NY-NY-NY - Son
      (Married 8 years, 5 children, 2 living) (CF - Canadian French)

      1910 Federal Census of Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York (16 Apr 1910)
      Frank Bessett - 40 - Male - NY-CF-CF - Head - Laborer Odd Jobs
      Clara - 34 - Female - NY-CF-CF - Wife
      Mary E. - 15 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Frank E. - 12 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Melvina A. - 8 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Bertha A. - 7 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Pauline - 5 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Aileen L. - 4 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Henry L. - 1-11/12 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Archer (?) - 0/12 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      (Living on Niles Street) (Married 17 years, 11 children, 8 living) (CF - Canadian French)

      1920 Federal Census of Whitehall, Washington County, New York (12 Jan 1920)
      Frank Bessett - 55 - Male - NY-CF-CF - Head - Laborer Saw Mill
      Clara - 43 - Female - NY-CF-CF - Wife
      Mary - 24 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter - Weaver Silk Mill
      Vina - 18 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter - Weaver SIlk Mill
      Bertha - 16 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter - Spinner Silk Mill
      Pauline - 15 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter - Spinner Silk Mill
      Eilene - 14 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Henry - 11 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Leon - 9 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Warren - 7 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Charles - 5 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Reginald - 4 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Virginia - 1-11/12 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Margaret P. - 2/12 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Benjamin Thatcher - 3-3/12 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Grandson
      (Cook's Island State Land) (CF - Canadian French)

      1930 Federal Census of Whitehall, Washington County, New York (16 April 1930)
      Frank Bessette - 63 - Male - NY-CF-CF - Head - Laborer Road
      Clara - 53 - Female - NY-CF-CF - Wife
      Charles - 16 - Male - NY-NY-NY - Son
      Virginia - 11 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      Margaret - 10 - Female - NY-NY-NY - Daughter
      (Living on WIlliams Street) (Married at 25 and 17) (CF - Canadian French)

      1940 Federal Census of Whitehall, Washington County, New York (26 April 1940)
      Frank E. Bassett - 72 - Male - Head - NY-NY-NY
      Clara - 65 - Female - Wife - NY-NY-NY
      Charles - 26 - Male - Son - NY-NY-NY - Spinner Silk Mill
      Margaret - 20 - Female - Daughter - NY-NY-NY - Maid Private Home
      (Living at 4 Elbow Street)
    Person ID I1  393B Frank Bessette of New York
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2016 

    Father Bessette 
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clarisse Hamel,   b. 4 Jun 1867, Whitehall, Washington County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Bessette,   b. 10 Nov 1896, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1969  (Age 72 years)
    +2. Frank E. Bessette,   b. 1897,   d. 1985  (Age 88 years)
     3. Melvina (Vina) Bessette,   b. Abt 1901
     4. Bertha Bessette,   b. Abt 1903,   d. 31 Dec 1965  (Age ~ 62 years)
    +5. Pauline E. Bessette,   b. Abt 1904,   d. 4 May 1976, North Creek, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years)
     6. Eileen Bessette,   b. Abt 1905
    +7. Henry Louis Bessette,   b. 26 May 1908,   d. Apr 1983  (Age 74 years)
     8. Leon John Bessette,   b. Abt 1910,   d. 1982  (Age ~ 72 years)
     9. Warren E. Bessette,   b. 14 Jun 1912, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1973, Troy, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     10. Living
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    +13. Living
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2017 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart