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Delana Young

Female 1871 - 1962  (91 years)


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  • Name Delana Young 
    Born 22 Jun 1871  Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 12E5A6193130AB42AE3B512AF19CDB4E1EA1 
    Died 11 Sep 1962  Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Sep 1962  St. Anne's Cemetery, Catonsville Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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, September 13, 1962
      Turners Falls
      Mrs. Arthur C. Bessette

      TURNERS FALLS – Mrs. Delena Bessette, 91, of Catonsville, Md., formerly of this town died Tuesday in St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Md. She was born in Connecticut June 22, 1871, the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Young. She had been a resident of Catonsville for the past seven years, formerly having lived here for 83 years where she was a member of St. Anne’s Church. She was the widow of Arthur C. Bessette. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Gosselin of Catonsville, with whom she made her home, and Mrs. Jennie Desautells of Riverside, Calif.; four sons, Arthur of Greenfield, Charles of this town, Harold of Springfield and Winslow of New London, Conn.; 18 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 8 at the McCarthy funeral home here with a requiem high mass at 8.30 in St. Anne’s Church. Burial will be in St. Anne’s Cemetery. Visiting hours are tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.
    Person ID I2520  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2014 

    Father Elijah Young 
    Mother Julia Robertson (Robidon) Young 
    Family ID F2266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arthur Charles Bessette,   b. 13 Oct 1867, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1953, Turners Falls, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Arthur Wallace Bessette,   b. Jan 1890, Turners Falls, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1973, Greenfield, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
    +2. Charles F. Bessette,   b. Mar 1892, Montague, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1971, Montague City, Montague, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)
     3. Virginia J. "Jennie" Bessette,   b. Aug 1893, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Harold John Bessette,   b. 10 Jan 1895,   d. 21 Nov 1976, Agawam, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +5. Winslow F. Bessette,   b. 13 Jun 1898,   d. 27 Aug 1992, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
    +6. Mildred Sylvia Bessette,   b. 5 Aug 1907, Turners Falls, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 2012, Gettysburg, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 104 years)
    Family ID F984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart