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Pierre Bessette

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Pierre Bessette was born about 1840 in Marieville, Rouville, Quebec, Canada; was christened on 20 Oct 1840 in Marieville, Rouville, Quebec, Canada.

    Pierre married Adeline Benjamin on 7 Nov 1862 in Ste. Marie, Monnoir, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Pierre "Peter" Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1866 in Canada.
    2. 3. Louis Napoleon Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jun 1868 in Canada.
    3. 4. Joseph Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1870 in Vermont.
    4. 5. Joseph Antonio Ulderic Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Nov 1872 in Rhode Island.
    5. 6. August Herbert Benjamin Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Apr 1876 in Quebec, Canada; died on 24 Mar 1947 in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
    6. 7. Jean Baptiste Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1878 in Canada.

    Pierre married Delina Beauvais on 9 Jul 1884 in Lincoln, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Pierre "Peter" Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Pierre1) was born about 1866 in Canada.

    Pierre married Ida Reeves on 21 Jul 1896 in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, Fall River, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Rhea Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. George W. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. Etta Louise Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Dec 1905 in Providence, Rhode Island; died on 4 Sep 1998 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

  2. 3.  Louis Napoleon Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Pierre1) was born on 30 Jun 1868 in Canada.

    Louis married Albina Seguin on 17 Jun 1893 in Lincoln, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Baby Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point died before 1900.
    2. 12. Maria Lorette Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1899 in Rhode Island.
    3. 13. Edmund P. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1901 in Rhode Island.
    4. 14. Marguerite Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1903 in Rhode Island.
    5. 15. Leo M. "Lea" Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1904 in Rhode Island.
    6. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Joseph Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Pierre1) was born about 1870 in Vermont.

  4. 5.  Joseph Antonio Ulderic Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Pierre1) was born on 30 Nov 1872 in Rhode Island.

    Family/Spouse: Amanda Dumas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Joseph Ulderic Hubert Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1900 in Rhode Island; died on 27 Apr 1975 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut; was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, North Grosvenor Dale, Windham County, Connecticut.
    2. 19. Antonio Alfred Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point died on 2 Jul 1988 in Connecticut.
    3. 20. Alma R.M. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Nov 1905 in Rhode Island; died on 25 Sep 1993.

    Joseph married Della Viens on 30 Nov 1912 in Notre Dame, Central Falls, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  August Herbert Benjamin Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Pierre1) was born on 5 Apr 1876 in Quebec, Canada; died on 24 Mar 1947 in Central Falls, Rhode Island.

    August married Melanie Barre on 14 Apr 1901 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Melanie (daughter of Joseph Barre and Hermine (Bessette) Barre) was born in 1879; died in 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Romeo Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1903 in Rhode Island; died on 16 Jan 1967 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
    2. 22. Ernest Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1904 in Rhode Island.
    3. 23. Aldea Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Mar 1905 in Rhode Island; died on 7 Mar 1960 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
    4. 24. Arthur Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1906 in Rhode Island; died in May 1979.
    5. 25. Armand Rosario Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1908 in Rhode Island; died on 21 May 1968.
    6. 26. Albert J. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1913 in Rhode Island; died on 15 Aug 1975 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
    7. 27. Leo Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1915 in Rhode Island; died on 15 Jun 1944 in Italy.
    8. 28. Raymond A. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point died on 15 Feb 1988.

  6. 7.  Jean Baptiste Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Pierre1) was born about 1878 in Canada.

    Jean married M. Rebecca A. Noreau on 24 Nov 1913 in Notre Dame, Central Falls, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Cecile M. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Lucien B. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point died on 3 Oct 1982.
    3. 31. Jennette J. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 32. Norman Jean Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point died on 13 Jan 2014.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Rhea Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Pierre2, 1.Pierre1)

  2. 9.  George W. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Pierre2, 1.Pierre1)

  3. 10.  Etta Louise Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Pierre2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 4 Dec 1905 in Providence, Rhode Island; died on 4 Sep 1998 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.

    Family/Spouse: George Abraham Peckham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Berniece Peckham  Descendancy chart to this point died on 15 Sep 2014 in New Haven, Connecticut.

  4. 11.  Baby Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Pierre1) died before 1900.

  5. 12.  Maria Lorette Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Pierre1) was born in 1899 in Rhode Island.

  6. 13.  Edmund P. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Pierre1) was born about 1901 in Rhode Island.

  7. 14.  Marguerite Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Pierre1) was born about 1903 in Rhode Island.

  8. 15.  Leo M. "Lea" Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Pierre1) was born about 1904 in Rhode Island.

  9. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Pierre1)

  10. 17.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Louis2, 1.Pierre1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Patricia Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 35. Sandra Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 18.  Joseph Ulderic Hubert Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 24 Apr 1900 in Rhode Island; died on 27 Apr 1975 in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut; was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, North Grosvenor Dale, Windham County, Connecticut.

    Family/Spouse: Blanche Cote. Blanche was born in 1904; died in 1985; was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, North Grosvenor Dale, Windham County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Adrian Joseph "Buzz" Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1922 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island; died on 2 Aug 2009 in New London, Connecticut; was buried on 6 Aug 2009 in St. Mary Cemetery, Putnam, Windham Co., Connecticut.
    2. 37. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 38. George H. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1936 in Rhode Island; died on 26 Sep 2009 in Fall River, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Sep 2009 in Notre Dame Cemetery.
    4. 39. Richard Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1929 in Rhode Island.
    5. 40. Claire J. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1933 in Fall River, Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 2012 in Putnam, Connecticut; was buried on 23 Feb 2012 in St. Mary Cemetery, Putnam, Windham Co., Connecticut.

  12. 19.  Antonio Alfred Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1) died on 2 Jul 1988 in Connecticut.

    Family/Spouse: Rose Riopel. Rose died on 12 Feb 2003 in Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Doris Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 20.  Alma R.M. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 29 Nov 1905 in Rhode Island; died on 25 Sep 1993.

    Family/Spouse: Ovila Delude. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Rita A. Delude  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 43. Marguerite Delude  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 21.  Romeo Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.August2, 1.Pierre1) was born about 1903 in Rhode Island; died on 16 Jan 1967 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

    Romeo married Bernadette Gendron on 28 Jun 1927 in Mont-Saint-Gregoire, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Roger Albert Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 45. Gerard R. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Apr 2016.

  15. 22.  Ernest Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.August2, 1.Pierre1) was born about 1904 in Rhode Island.

  16. 23.  Aldea Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.August2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 19 Mar 1905 in Rhode Island; died on 7 Mar 1960 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: Louise Zenon Beaulieu. Louise was born on 20 Apr 1900 in Riviera Blanche, Quebec, Canada; died on 22 Nov 1958 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Saint Peter's Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 46. Alice Beaulieu  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 24.  Arthur Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.August2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 29 May 1906 in Rhode Island; died in May 1979.

    Family/Spouse: Edna Alma Carrignan. Edna was born in 1905; died in 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 47. Carmen E. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 May 1931 in Rhode Island; died on 21 Jan 2024.
    2. 48. Arthur J. Bessette, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1936; died on 3 Mar 2022.

  18. 25.  Armand Rosario Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.August2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 26 Mar 1908 in Rhode Island; died on 21 May 1968.

  19. 26.  Albert J. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.August2, 1.Pierre1) was born about 1913 in Rhode Island; died on 15 Aug 1975 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

  20. 27.  Leo Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.August2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 29 Mar 1915 in Rhode Island; died on 15 Jun 1944 in Italy.

  21. 28.  Raymond A. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.August2, 1.Pierre1) died on 15 Feb 1988.

  22. 29.  Cecile M. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jean2, 1.Pierre1)

  23. 30.  Lucien B. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jean2, 1.Pierre1) died on 3 Oct 1982.

    Family/Spouse: Pauline Gemme. Pauline (daughter of Napoleon Gemme and Mary L. Feilteau) was born on 30 Sep 1916; died on 26 Feb 2001. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  24. 31.  Jennette J. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jean2, 1.Pierre1)

  25. 32.  Norman Jean Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (7.Jean2, 1.Pierre1) died on 13 Jan 2014.

    Family/Spouse: Helen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 49. Norman J. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 50. Mary Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 33.  Berniece Peckham Descendancy chart to this point (10.Etta3, 2.Pierre2, 1.Pierre1) died on 15 Sep 2014 in New Haven, Connecticut.

  2. 34.  Patricia Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (17.Living3, 3.Louis2, 1.Pierre1)

  3. 35.  Sandra Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (17.Living3, 3.Louis2, 1.Pierre1)

  4. 36.  Adrian Joseph "Buzz" Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (18.Joseph3, 5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 13 Sep 1922 in Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island; died on 2 Aug 2009 in New London, Connecticut; was buried on 6 Aug 2009 in St. Mary Cemetery, Putnam, Windham Co., Connecticut.

    Adrian married Viola Beausoleleil on 5 Sep 1949. Viola was born on 16 May 1924; died on 13 Oct 1995. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 51. Pamela Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 37.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (18.Joseph3, 5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 38.  George H. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (18.Joseph3, 5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1) was born about 1936 in Rhode Island; died on 26 Sep 2009 in Fall River, Massachusetts; was buried on 29 Sep 2009 in Notre Dame Cemetery.

    George married Kathryn Barbara Palmer in 1949. Kathryn died on 20 Dec 2016. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 39.  Richard Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (18.Joseph3, 5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1) was born in 1929 in Rhode Island.

    Family/Spouse: Georgia Lee Koons. Georgia was born in 1930; died on 2 Feb 1991 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; was buried in Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 52. Janet Marie Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1953 in El Paso County, Texas; died on 10 Jun 2025 in Powells Point, North Carolina.
    2. 53. Richard Joseph Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Apr 1954 in El Paso County, Texas; died on 21 Jun 2020.
    3. 54. Robert Allen Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1955 in El Paso County, Texas.
    4. 55. Linda Sharon Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1959 in El Paso County, Texas.

  8. 40.  Claire J. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (18.Joseph3, 5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1) was born in 1933 in Fall River, Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 2012 in Putnam, Connecticut; was buried on 23 Feb 2012 in St. Mary Cemetery, Putnam, Windham Co., Connecticut.

    Family/Spouse: Gerald G. St. Jean. Gerald (son of Joseph St. Jean and Evelyn St.. Godard) was born in 1929 in Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 12 Sep 2014 in Lanessa Extended Care, Webster, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 56. Kevin St. Jean  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 57. Timothy St. Jean  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 58. James St. Jean  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 59. Laurie St. Jean  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 41.  Doris Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (19.Antonio3, 5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1)

  10. 42.  Rita A. Delude Descendancy chart to this point (20.Alma3, 5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1)

  11. 43.  Marguerite Delude Descendancy chart to this point (20.Alma3, 5.Joseph2, 1.Pierre1)

  12. 44.  Roger Albert Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (21.Romeo3, 6.August2, 1.Pierre1)

    Roger married Constance M. Benoit on 24 Apr 1965 in Notre Dame, Central Falls, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 45.  Gerard R. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (21.Romeo3, 6.August2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 1 Apr 2016.

    Family/Spouse: Carol Dufresne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 60. Tammy Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 61. Jacqueline Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 46.  Alice Beaulieu Descendancy chart to this point (23.Aldea3, 6.August2, 1.Pierre1)

  15. 47.  Carmen E. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (24.Arthur3, 6.August2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 23 May 1931 in Rhode Island; died on 21 Jan 2024.

    Family/Spouse: Russell Joseph Malo. Russell was born on 14 Mar 1929; died on 14 Apr 2015. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 48.  Arthur J. Bessette, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (24.Arthur3, 6.August2, 1.Pierre1) was born on 13 Sep 1936; died on 3 Mar 2022.

  17. 49.  Norman J. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (32.Norman3, 7.Jean2, 1.Pierre1)

  18. 50.  Mary Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (32.Norman3, 7.Jean2, 1.Pierre1)


 

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