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Clarisse Hamel

Female 1867 - 1943  (75 years)


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  • Name Clarisse Hamel 
    Born 4 Jun 1867  Whitehall, Washington County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID A83F24562BD9394199FF3BED69C57E6AB57E 
    Died 1943 
    Buried Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Whitehall, Washington County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Time Record
      Troy, New York
      Thursday Evening, August 5, 1943
      Funeral of Mrs. Bessette
      The funeral of Mrs. Frank Bessette, Sr., of Whitehall, mother of Warren Bessette, Mrs. Mary Gordon, Mrs. Vina Conlon, Mrs. Eileen Munger and Miss Margaret Bessette, all of Troy, will be held tomorrow from the Church of Notre Dame des Victoires, Whitehall. Burial will be in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery in that village. Mrs. Bessette died Tuesday evening at her home, North William Street, Whitehall, after a short illness. Born in Ticonderoga, she had resided in Whitehall for the last 25 years. She was 69 years of age. Other surviving children are Frank Bessette, Jr. of Plattsburg; Henry Bessette, Springfield, Vermont; Leon and Charles Bessette of Whitehall; Mrs. Pauline Neddo of Schenectady and Mrs. Bertha LaChappelle and Mrs. Virginia Manell of Whitehall.

      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 I2  393B Frank Bessette of New York
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2016 

    Family Francois (Frank) Bessette,   b. Abt 1864, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24/25 Jan 1945, Troy, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 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)
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    Last Modified 3 Jan 2017 
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