George Henry Bessette

1885 - 1961  (76 years)

• Name	George Henry Bessette
  Birth	24 Sep 1884/1885	Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _UID	69E595E2E4BC5348A08FECDFDC4EF891ADCC
  Death	30 Oct 1961	Troy, New York
  Burial	2 Nov 1961	St. Jean's Cemetery
  Notes	1920 Federal Census of Troy, Rensselaer County, NY (Jan 1920) George Bessette 34 M CF CF NY Head Shirt Ironer Collar Shop Florence 29 F NY NY NY Wife Francis 9 M NY CF NY Son Florence 7 F NY CF NY Daughter George 5 M NY CF NY Son John 2 11/12 M NY CF NY Son Margaret 10/12 F NY CF NY Daughter (Francis Bessette, born 19 Aug 1910 (SSDI), died Apr 1975 (SSDI)) 1930 Federal Census of Troy, Rensselaer County, New York (14 Apr 1930) George H. Bessette 44 M CF CF VT Head Baker Bakery (1898) Margaret R. 30 F PA GM GM WifeFrancis W. 19 M NY CF NY SonFlorence M. 18 F NY CF NY Daughter Tacker Cotton Factory George K. 16 M NY CF NY Son Messenger Boy telegraph John H. 13 M NY CF NY Son Marguerite E. 11 F NY CF NY Daughter LeRoy J. 8 M NY CF NY Son Gladys M. 5 F NY CF NY Daughter (Living at 815 5th Avenue) (Married at 20 & 29) 1940 Federal Census of Schaghticoke, Rensselaer County, NY (10 May 1940) George H. Bessette 55 M Head CN Same Baker?s Helper Bakery Margaretta 40 F Wife PA Same George K. 26 M Son NY Same Shaper Tailoring Shop John H. 23 M Son NY Same Brush Factory Elizabeth M. 21 F Daughter NY Same New Worker Le Roy 18 M Son NY Same CCC Cooking Gladys 15 F Daughter NY Same Lorraine 5 F Daughter NY Same Ronald 2 M Son NY The Times Records, Troy, N.Y., Nov. 1, 1961 BESSETTE â?? At St. Maryâ??s Hospital, Oct. 30, 1961, George H. Bessette, beloved husband of Margarette Schmidz Bessette; devoted father of Francis of Round Lake, Mrs. Clayton DeSormeau of Albany, George K. of California, John H. Speigletown, Mrs. Frederick Fewkes of Elnora, N.Y., Leroy J., North Greenbush, Mrs. Joseph Mazoway, North Greenbush, Mrs. Ronald Wilson, Averill Park, and Pfc. Ronald Bessette of Fort Devens, Mass.; brother of Mrs. Nell Germaine, New York City, Henry C. Bessette, Green Island, Miss Blanche Bessette, New York City; also survived by 30 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral from the John J. Sanvidge Funeral Home, 115th St., and Fourth Ave., Thursday morning at 8:30 oâ??clock, thence to St. Jeanâ??s Church where at 9:30 oâ??clock a Requiem High mass will be offered. Friends may call Wednesday evening. Interment St. Jeanâ??s Cemetery.
  Person ID	I5142	14B Jean Besset of Quebec
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Dr. Francois Xavier Bessette,   b. Abt 1845, Saint-Luc, St. Jean, Quebec, Canada d. 7 Aug 1923, Troy, New York (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Bridget "Delia" Wall
  Marriage	24 Nov 1876	Saint-Patrick, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Family ID	F786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret "Florence" Schmidz
  Children	+ 1. Living   2. Living   3. George K. Bessette,   b. 20 Mar 1914, New York d. 4 Dec 2000 (Age 86 years)   4. Living   5. Living   6. Leroy J. Bessette,   b. Abt 1922, New York d. 17 Dec 1964, New York (Age 42 years)   7. Gladys M. Bessette,   b. Abt 1825, New York   8. Ronald X Bessette,   b. 17 Aug 1937, Schaghticoke, New York
  Family ID	F1965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2021