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Arthur Bessette

Male 1876 - 1943  (67 years)


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  • Name Arthur Bessette 
    Born 26 May 1876  Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 9B2E8649E31155439B8462AB30EF5F64323D 
    Died 19 Dec 1943  Troy, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 23 Dec 1943  St. Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Federal Census of Cohoes, Albany County, New York
      Arthur Bessette 32 M CF CF CF Head Tailor
      Helmine 30 F CF CF CF Wife
      Eugene 5/12 M NY CF CF Son
      (Living on Ontario St.) (Married 2 years, 1 child, 1 living)

      1930 Federal Census of Cohoes, Albany County, New York (4 Apr 1930)
      Arthur Bessette 50 M CF CF CF Head Tailor Clothing Store
      Helmina 50 F CF CF CF Wife
      Paul 20 M NY CF CF Son
      Theresa 16 F NY CF CF Daughter
      (Living at 47 White St.) (Married at 30 & 30)

      The Times Record, Troy, N.Y., Monday Evening, December 20, 1943
      Obituary Notes

      Arthur Bessette, husband of the late Helmina Hebert, died yesterday at this home, 283 Remsen Street, after a brief illness. For many years he had conducted a custom tailoring business in this city. He attended St. Joseph’s Church and was a member of the Union of Prayer. Survivors include a daughter Miss Theresa Bessette, Cohoes; a son, Pfc. Paul E. Bessette, of the Army, stationed at Camp Santa Anita, Cal.; a sister, Mrs. Joseph Gallipeau, Cohoes; two brothers, George and Henry H. Bessette, Sr., both of Cohoes, and several nieces and nephews.
      Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 9 a.m. from A.G. Boivins’ Sons Funeral Home and at 9:30 at St. Joseph’s Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Waterford.
    Person ID I5997  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2014 

    Father Alfred Bessette,   b. Abt 1847, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Anastasia Soucy,   b. Abt 1849 
    Family ID F992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helmina Hebert,   b. St. Johns, Province of Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1943, Cohoes, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Paul E. Bessette,   b. 20 Mar 1910, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1985  (Age 75 years)
     3. Living
    Family ID F2288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart