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Cajetan Bessette

Male 1812 - 1894  (82 years)


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  • Name Cajetan Bessette 
    Born 6 Aug 1812  Marieville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 928E7B585923424FB3770AECA70B0A02DE30 
    Died 13 Sep 1894  Fowler, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Federal Census of Bourbonnais, Will County, Illinois (12 Nov 1850)
      Cassel Besset 40 M Canada Farmer
      Elenor 45 F Canada
      Selenor 17 F Canada
      Joseph 12 M Canada
      Julie 9 F Canada
      Gedose 8 M Canada
      Mary 6 F Canada
      Luke 3 M Canada
      Lewis 5 M Canada
      Frances 3 M Canada
      Timothy 2 M Illinois

      1860 Federal Census of Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois (8 Aug 1860)
      Cassia Bessett 49 M Canada Farmer 3000 475
      Leona 53 F Canada
      Gedos 18 M Canada
      Lewis 15 M Canada
      Luke 15 M Canada
      Frances 13 M Canada
      Timothy 11 M Illinois
      Napoleon 9 M Illinois
      Julia 19 F Canada
      Mary 16 F Canada
      Joseph 22 M New York Farmer
      Adeline 22 F Canada
      Joseph 2 M Illinois
      Julia 8/12 F Illinois

      1870 Federal Census of Bourbannais, Kankakee County, Illinois (10 Jul 1870)
      Cajetan Bessette 60 M Canada Farmer 6800 1100
      Elenor 64 F Canada Keeps House
      Louis 23 M Canada At Home
      Frances 22 M Canada
      Napoleon 19 M Illinois
      & 1 servant

      1870 Federal Census of Pilot, Kankakee County, Illinois (15 Jul 1870)
      Luc Bessette 24 M Canada Farmer 2000 600
      Angeline 22 F Canada Keeping House
      Living next door
      1870 Federal Census of Pilot, Kankakee County, Illinois (15 Jul 1870)
      Timothy Bessette 20 M Illinois Farmer 2000 600
      Eliza 19 F Illinois Keeping House

      1880 Federal Census of Union, Benton County, Indiana
      Luke Bessett 29 M CN CN CN Head Farmer
      Angel 27 F CN CN CN Wife Keeping house
      Mary 8 F IL CN CN Daughtrer
      Dennis 6 M IL CN CN Son
      Frank Sensack 19 M IL IL IL Other Farm Laborer

      Death certificate for Timothy Bessette lists father as Kash Bessette. Immediate cause of death - uremia urosepsis due to , or as a consequence of prostatic hypertrophy, due to senility. Signed by Dr. Ray E. Lemly, MD, dated 17 May 1935 in Pennington County, South Dakota, Register of Deeds Office.
    Person ID I691  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2014 

    Father Louis Pascal Bessette,   b. 31 Mar 1782, Saint-Mathias, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1859, Saint-Gregoire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Marie Anne Collette,   b. 1789 
    Married 4 Nov 1805  Saint-Mathias, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F85  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleonore Nadeau,   b. 1805, Marieville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Fowler, Benton Co., Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 25 Sep 1832  Marieville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marie Celina Bessette,   b. 17 Apr 1833, Marieville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elenore Aurelie Bessette,   b. Abt 1835, Marieville, Rouville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1835  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. Eleonore Bessette,   b. 18 Jul 1836, Marieville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1842, Henryville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
    +4. Joseph Bessette,   b. 21 Sep 1838, Marieville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1900, Erin Springs, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    +5. Julie Bessette,   b. Abt 1840, Henryville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Didace Bessette,   b. Abt 1842, Henryville, Iberville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Marie Bessette,   b. 30 May 1884, Henryville, Iberville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1919  (Age 34 years)
    +8. Luc "Luke" Bessette,   b. Abt 1845, Henryville, Iberville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Louis Bessette,   b. Abt 1845, Henryville, Iberville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +10. Francois "Frank" Bessette,   b. 21 Apr 1847, Henryville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1924, Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +11. Timothy Bessette,   b. 31 May 1848, Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart