Arthur Charles Bessette

1867 - 1953  (85 years)

• Name	Arthur Charles Bessette
  Born	13 Oct 1867	Canada
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B709DEB08C7FCA408BB2C94369E83797CBD0
  Died	17 Jun 1953	Turners Falls, Massachusetts
  Buried	29 Jun 1953	St. Anne's Cemetery, Catonsville
  Notes	1900 Federal Census of Montague, Franklin County, MA (18 Jun 1900) Arthur C. Bassett 33 M Oct 1866 CF CF CF Head Brick Mason Lena A. 27 F Jun 1872 CT CF CT Wife Arthur W. 10 M Jan 1890 MA CF CT Son At school Charles F. 8 M Mar 1892 MA CF CT Son At school Jennie J. 6 F Aug 1893 MA CF CT Daughter At school Harold J. 5 M Jan 1895 MA CF CT Son Winslow F. 1 M Jun 1898 MA CT CF Son (Married 12 years, 5 children, 5 living) 1910 Federal Census of Montague, Franklin County, MA (20 Apr 1910) Arthur F. Bessette 42 M CF CF CF Head Bricklayer (1872) Lena A. 38 F CT CF NY Wife Keeping Lodging House Arthur W. 20 M MA CF CT Son Mason Bricklayer Jennie J. 17 M MA CF CT Daughter Rag Sorter Paper Mill Charles G. 16 F MA CF CT Son Molder Foundry Harold J. 15 M MA CF CT Son Milk Peddler Winslow F. 12 M MA CF CT Son Newsboy Street Mildred L. 2 F MA CF CT Daughter (Married 22 years, 9 children, 6 living) Springfield Union, June 18, 1953 Turners Falls Arthur C. Bessette Turners Falls, June 17 – Arthur Charles Bessette, 85, of Madison Ave., died late last night at the Farren Memorial Hospital. He was born in Canada on Oct. 13, 1867, the son of Honore and Eudoxie (Montez) Bessette and had lived in this town for the past 65 years. He was a retired mason, a charter member of the Eagles and a charter member of St. Jean de Baptiste Society. He leaves his wife, the former Delana Young; four sons, Winslow of New London, Conn., Harold of Springfield, Charles of Turners Falls, and Arthur C. Bessette Jr., of Greenfield; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Disautel of Riverside and Mrs. Mildred Gosselin of Baltimore, Md., 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will take place Friday morning at 8 at the McCarthy funeral home, with a requiem high mass at 8.30 in St. Ann’s Church. Burial will be in St. Anne’s Cemetery.
  Person ID	I2519	14B Jean Besset of Quebec
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2014

  
  

  Mother	Eudoxie Monty,   b. 24 Oct 1823, St Jean, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1910, Holyoke, Massachusetts  (Age 86 years)
  Father	Honore Bessette,   b. 1 Mar 1820, Richelieu, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1911, West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts  (Age 91 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1840	St. Mathias, Quebec, Canada
  Family ID	F356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Delana Young,   b. 22 Jun 1871, Connecticut ,   d. 11 Sep 1962, Baltimore, Maryland  (Age 91 years)
  Children	+ 1. Arthur Wallace Bessette,   b. Jan 1890, Turners Falls, Massachusetts ,   d. 10 Nov 1973, Greenfield, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 83 years) + 2. Charles F. Bessette,   b. Mar 1892, Montague, Massachusetts ,   d. 15 Feb 1971, Montague City, Montague, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 78 years)   3. Virginia J. "Jennie" Bessette,   b. Aug 1893, Massachusetts + 4. Harold John Bessette,   b. 10 Jan 1895,   d. 21 Nov 1976, Agawam, Massachusetts  (Age 81 years) + 5. Winslow F. Bessette,   b. 13 Jun 1898,   d. 27 Aug 1992, Texas  (Age 94 years) + 6. Mildred Sylvia Bessette,   b. 5 Aug 1907, Turners Falls, Massachusetts ,   d. 10 May 2012, Gettysburg, Maryland  (Age 104 years)
  Family ID	F984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart