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Louis "Lewis" Bessette aka Bassett

Male 1811 - 1886  (75 years)


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  • Name Louis "Lewis" Bessette aka Bassett 
    Born 1 Mar 1811  Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 2 Mar 1811 
    Gender Male 
    _UID D4B5432AEF1A954E9D2876E10252EB629FE8 
    Died 23 Aug 1886  Muskegon, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: heart disease 
    Notes 
    • Louis Bessette, son of Francois and Marie (Auger) Bessette, was born 1 Mar 1811 in Pointe-Oliver (St-Mathias), Quebec, Canada. He was christened 2 Mar 1811, godparents, Louis Larau and Catherine Besset. He died 23 Aug 1886 in Muskegon, Michigan of heart disease. He married Josephte Sauve, daughter of Joseph and Therese (Timineur) Sauve on 14 Aug 1838 (MDJB) in St. Timothee, Quebec, Canada.

      1860 Federal Census of Malone, Franklin County, New York
      Lewis Bassett 50 M Canada Laborer
      J? 44 F Canada
      H? 21 F Canada
      F? 19 F Canada
      Catherine 18 F Canada
      Louisa 15 F Canada
      Eliza 14 F Canada
      Angeline 11 F Canada
      Lewis 7 M Canada
      Moses 6 M Canada
      Leon 3 M Canada
      Zoe 6/12 F New York

      Name: Louis Bassett
      Death date: 23 Aug 1886
      Death place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
      Gender: Male
      Age at death: 75 years
      Estimated birth year: 1811
      Birth place: Canada
      Marital status: Married
      Father name: Frank Bassett
      Mother name: Mary Bassett
      Occupation: Laborer
      Film number: 2363632
      Digital GS number: 4208671
      Image number: 544
      Reference number: p 298 rn 220
      Collection: Michigan Deaths 1867-1897
    Person ID I858  14B Jean Besset of Quebec
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2014 

    Father Francoise Bessette, IV 
    Mother Marie Auger 
    Married 2 Feb 1808  St. Joachim Parish, Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Josephte Sauve 
    Married 14 Aug 1838  St. Timothee, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Flavie Bassett
     2. Tharsille "Theresa" Bassett,   b. 1840
     3. Catherine Bassett,   b. Abt 1842, St. Timothee, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Rose Bassett,   b. 8 Nov 1845, St. Timothee, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1924  (Age 78 years)
     5. Eliza Bassett
     6. Angelique Bassett,   b. 1849, St. Timothee, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age 79 years)
    +7. Lewis Bassett
    +8. Moses Bassett,   b. 2 Oct 1854, St. Timothee, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 59 years)
     9. Marie Lia "Mary Leah" Bassett,   b. 2 Jan 1857, St. Timothee, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1941  (Age 84 years)
     10. Zoe Sarah Bassett,   b. Abt 1860, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart