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Louis J. Bessette

Male 1878 - 1929  (51 years)


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  • Name Louis J. Bessette 
    Born 5 Aug 1878  Champlain, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID B66BF9D2557D204396E367EE0299B44F8D62 
    Died 10 Dec 1929  Ludlow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Louis J. Bessette (Bassette), son of Jean Pierre and Sophie (Lamontagne) Bessette, was born 5 Aug 1878 in Champlain, Clinton County, New York. He was baptized 25 Aug 1878 in Champlain, Clinton County, New York. (Godparents: William Sequin and Marie Bessette). He died 10 Dec 1929 in Ludlow, Massachusetts. He married Mary D. Sequin, daughter of William and Amelia (Mesec) Sequin, on 2 Feb 1925 in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. She was born 1896 in Rouses Point, New York. She died 23 Apr 1962 in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. Both are buried in St. Aloysius Cemetery, Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, Section G., Lot #581.

      1930 Federal Census of Ludlow, Hampden County, Massachusetts (7 Apr 1930)
      Mary D. Bassett (Wd) 33 F NY NY NY Head
      Louis 5 M MA NY NY Son
      Royal D. 1 10/12 M MA NY NY Son
      Edgar Sequin? 28 M NY NY NY Brother Drop Forger Forging
      (Living on Center Street) (She was married at 26)

      A History of Ludlow, Massachusetts, 1774-1974
      Herbert L. McChesney, 1978, page 25

      Two garages opened around 1921 Louis Bassette's repair service started on the corner of North and Holyoke Streets (now Center and West Streets) has been replaced by an auto body shop.
    Person ID I6017  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2014 

    Father Jean "John" Pierre Bessette,   b. 23 Jun 1845, St. Jean l'Evangeliste, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1918, Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Sophie Lamontagne,   b. Abt 1850, Champlain, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1889, Ludlow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 30 Aug 1865  St. Mary, Champlain, Clinton Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F990  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary D. Sequin,   b. 1896, Rouses Point, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1962, Indian Orchard, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1925  Indian Orchard, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Louis Wesley Bassett,   b. 23 Feb 1925, Ludlow, Hampden Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1992, Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Shirley Marie Bessette,   b. 26 Apr 1927, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1927  (Age 0 years)
     3. Royal Vincent Bessette,   b. 18 Jun 1928,   d. 24 Aug 1935  (Age 7 years)
    Family ID F2295  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart