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Joseph Bessette

Male 1840 - 1879  (38 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Bessette was born on 20 Jan 1840 in Canada; died in 1879 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    Joseph married Zoe Saint-Onge on 27 Nov 1866 in Saint-Alexandre, Quebec, Canada. Zoe was born on 1 Jul 1851 in Canada; died on 27 Nov 1944 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Narcisse Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Aug 1868 in Quebec, Canada; died on 25 Nov 1957 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
    2. 3. Zoe Angelina Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1870 in St-Sebastien, Quebec, Canada.
    3. 4. Louis Napoleon Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1873 in Iberville, Quebec, Canada.
    4. 5. Solime Henri Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1876 in St-Athanase, Iberville, Quebec, Canada.
    5. 6. Michel Joseph Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Oct 1878 in Mont-Saint-Gregoire, Quebec, Canada; died on 7 Jan 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Oliva Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Jean Baptiste Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1875.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Narcisse Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 25 Aug 1868 in Quebec, Canada; died on 25 Nov 1957 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    Narcisse married Heloise Cote on 30 Aug 1886 in Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts. Heloise (daughter of Onesime Cote) was born on 29 Nov 1868; died on 30 Aug 1956 in Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Adelard Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1888.
    2. 10. Alphonse Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1889.
    3. 11. Georges (Joseph Aldea) Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1892.
    4. 12. Henri Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1893.
    5. 13. Sylvio Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1895.
    6. 14. Laura Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1895.
    7. 15. Oscar Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1898.
    8. 16. Ernest Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jun 1899 in Quebec, Canada; died in Feb 1983 in Watertown, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.
    9. 17. Yvonne Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901.
    10. 18. Aime O. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1903 in Canada; died on 4 Sep 1983 in Holyoke Hospital, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; was buried on 6 Sep 1983 in St. Rose Cemetery, Aldenville, Massachusetts.
    11. 19. Rene Hippolyte Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1904.
    12. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Zoe Angelina Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 24 Mar 1870 in St-Sebastien, Quebec, Canada.

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


  3. 4.  Louis Napoleon Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 13 Jul 1873 in Iberville, Quebec, Canada.

    Louis married Marie Rheaume on 2 Oct 1893 in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Alice Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Hannah "Rosanna" Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 23. Marie Louise Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jul 1898 in Fall River, Massachusetts; died on 30 Sep 1991.
    4. 24. Lydia Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Solime Henri Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 28 Mar 1876 in St-Athanase, Iberville, Quebec, Canada.

    Solime married Emma Baril on 4 Sep 1894 in St-Athanase, Iberville, Quebec, Canada. Emma (daughter of Joseph Baril and M.C. Hermine (Beaudry) Baril) was born in 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Romeo Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Marie Anne Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 27. Maria Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1900.
    4. 28. Georges Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

    Solime married Odena Georges on 3 Jan 1930/1939 in Notre-Dame-auxiliatrice, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Solime married M. Rose Choquette on 17 Feb 1962 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Michel Joseph Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 5 Oct 1878 in Mont-Saint-Gregoire, Quebec, Canada; died on 7 Jan 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

    Michel married Elise Augustine Courcelle on 18 Sep 1897 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Elise was born on 8 Dec 1878 in Paris, France; died in 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Edna Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Rosine Bertha Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1899 in Wrightville, Hull, Quebec, Canada; died on 16 Feb 1990 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 31. Louise Leontine Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1904 in Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada; died on 19 Oct 1995 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 32. George A. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1909; died in 1975 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 7.  Oliva Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1)

    Oliva married Angelina Thomas on 21 May 1912 in Saint-Brigide, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Angelina (daughter of Joseph Thomas and Rose de Lima (Gourd) Thomas) was born in 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Armand Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 34. Roland Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 8.  Jean Baptiste Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born about 1875.

    Jean married Lena Ayotte on 24 Jun 1902 in Notre-Dame, Central Falls, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Valerie Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1904 in Rhode Island.
    2. 36. Laura P. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Abouit 1904 in Rhode Island.
    3. 37. Alia Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Rhode Island.
    4. 38. Stella Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1908 in Rhode Island.
    5. 39. Wilfred Aime Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Dec 1908 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; died in Jan 1980; was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtuck, Providence County, Rhode Island.
    6. 40. Cleophas Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1911; died in 1945; was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtuck, Providence County, Rhode Island.


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Adelard Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1888.

    Adelard married Delores Lacroix on 20 May 1907 in Wotton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 10.  Alphonse Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1889.

    Alphonse married Rose Delima Nadeau on 17 Jul 1911 in Saint-Adolphe-Wolfe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 11.  Georges (Joseph Aldea) Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1892.

    Georges married Yvonne Jeanne Danis on 2 Sep 1913 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 12.  Henri Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1893.

    Henri married Lucia Chandonnet on 22 May 1922 in Deschaillons. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Henri married Germaine Nadeau on 24 May 1957 in Tres-Saint-Sacrement, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Sylvio Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1895.

    Sylvio married Angelina Desjardins on 17 Jul 1926 in Imaculee-conception, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 14.  Laura Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1895.

  7. 15.  Oscar Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1898.

    Oscar married Casine Dumarais on 30 Aug 1921 in Glover, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 16.  Ernest Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 30 Jun 1899 in Quebec, Canada; died in Feb 1983 in Watertown, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.

    Family/Spouse: Rose Collette. Rose (daughter of Peter Collette and Celina (Brodeur) Collette) was born on 2 Jul 1901 in Vermont; died on 16 Jun 1983 in Waterbury, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Maurice Rene Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 May 1924 in Connecticut; died on 11 Mar 2001.
    2. 42. Robert A. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Nov 1926 in Waterbury, Connecticut; died on 5 Jun 2021 in Watertown, Connecticut.
    3. 43. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 17.  Yvonne Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1901.

  10. 18.  Aime O. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 16 Feb 1903 in Canada; died on 4 Sep 1983 in Holyoke Hospital, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; was buried on 6 Sep 1983 in St. Rose Cemetery, Aldenville, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: Annette Turcotte. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Aime Raymond Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 1930 in Holyoke, Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 2013 in Naples, Florida.
    2. 45. Gerald Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 46. Constance Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 47. Muriel Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 48. Jacqueline J. "Jackie" Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Nov 1939 in Holyoke, Massachusetts; died on 19 Oct 2008 in Chicopee, Massachusetts; was buried on 25 Oct 2008 in St. Rose Cemetery, Aldenville, Massachusetts.

  11. 19.  Rene Hippolyte Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1904.

    Rene married Germaine Viens on 14 Oct 1936 in Marieville, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1)

  13. 21.  Alice Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (4.Louis2, 1.Joseph1)

  14. 22.  Hannah "Rosanna" Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (4.Louis2, 1.Joseph1)

  15. 23.  Marie Louise Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (4.Louis2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 3 Jul 1898 in Fall River, Massachusetts; died on 30 Sep 1991.

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

    Children:
    1. 49. Madeleine R. Latessa  Descendancy chart to this point died on 6 May 2015.

  16. 24.  Lydia Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (4.Louis2, 1.Joseph1)

  17. 25.  Romeo Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solime2, 1.Joseph1)

    Romeo married Germaine Lefebvre on 2 Oct 1926 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 50. Georges Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 51. Normand Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 52. Paul Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

  18. 26.  Marie Anne Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solime2, 1.Joseph1)

  19. 27.  Maria Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solime2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1900.

  20. 28.  Georges Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solime2, 1.Joseph1)

    Georges married Laurette Ratte on 30 Sep 1933 in Notre-Dame-auxiliatrice, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Georges married Yvonne Therrien on 20 Jun 1959 in Saint-Eugene, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  21. 29.  Edna Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.Michel2, 1.Joseph1)

  22. 30.  Rosine Bertha Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.Michel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 6 Jan 1899 in Wrightville, Hull, Quebec, Canada; died on 16 Feb 1990 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: Charles Brunett. Charles was born in 1895; died in 1947. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 53. Albert Charles Brunett  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 54. Irene Alice Brunett  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 55. William Louis Brunett  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 56. Arthur George Brunett  Descendancy chart to this point

  23. 31.  Louise Leontine Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.Michel2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 12 Jun 1904 in Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada; died on 19 Oct 1995 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

  24. 32.  George A. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (6.Michel2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1909; died in 1975 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

  25. 33.  Armand Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (7.Oliva2, 1.Joseph1)

    Armand married Yvette Langlois on 1 Jul 1941 in Tres-Saint-Redempteur, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 57. Robert Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

  26. 34.  Roland Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (7.Oliva2, 1.Joseph1)

    Roland married Claire Clement on 31 Oct 1942 in Saint-Jacques, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  27. 35.  Valerie Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (8.Jean2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1904 in Rhode Island.

    Family/Spouse: Harold Elliott. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 58. Theresa E. Elliott  Descendancy chart to this point died on 19 Mar 2017.

  28. 36.  Laura P. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (8.Jean2, 1.Joseph1) was born in Abouit 1904 in Rhode Island.

  29. 37.  Alia Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (8.Jean2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1905 in Rhode Island.

  30. 38.  Stella Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (8.Jean2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1908 in Rhode Island.

  31. 39.  Wilfred Aime Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (8.Jean2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 3 Dec 1908 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; died in Jan 1980; was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtuck, Providence County, Rhode Island.

    Family/Spouse: Marie Louise Lamoureux. Marie (daughter of Solomon Lamoureux and Marie Louise Pothier) was born on 3 Dec 1904 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 19 Feb 1986 in Memorial Hospital; was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtuck, Providence County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  32. 40.  Cleophas Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (8.Jean2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1911; died in 1945; was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtuck, Providence County, Rhode Island.


Generation: 4

  1. 41.  Maurice Rene Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (16.Ernest3, 2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 4 May 1924 in Connecticut; died on 11 Mar 2001.

    Maurice married Irene Germaine (Raymond) Cyr on 31 Jan 1953 in Sainte-Anne, Waterbury, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 59. Ernest M. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Nov 1953 in Waterbury, Connecticut; died on 11 Oct 2005 in Naugatick, Connecticut; was buried on 14 Oct 2005 in St. James Cemetery, Naugatick, Connecticut.
    2. 60. Gerald Cyr  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 61. Raymond Cyr  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 62. Damase Cyr  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 63. Anita Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 64. Antoinette Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 42.  Robert A. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (16.Ernest3, 2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 30 Nov 1926 in Waterbury, Connecticut; died on 5 Jun 2021 in Watertown, Connecticut.

    Robert married Theresa Gelinas on 12 Apr 1947 in Sainte-Anne, Waterbury, Connecticut. Theresa (daughter of Lucien Gelinas and Diana (Langlois) Gelinas) was born on 31 Aug 1927 in Quebec, Canada; died on 12 Jun 2022. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 43.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (16.Ernest3, 2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1)

  4. 44.  Aime Raymond Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (18.Aime3, 2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 29 Jun 1930 in Holyoke, Massachusetts; died on 17 Feb 2013 in Naples, Florida.

    Family/Spouse: Doris Brodeur. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 45.  Gerald Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (18.Aime3, 2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1)

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


  6. 46.  Constance Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (18.Aime3, 2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1)

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


  7. 47.  Muriel Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (18.Aime3, 2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1)

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


  8. 48.  Jacqueline J. "Jackie" Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (18.Aime3, 2.Narcisse2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 23 Nov 1939 in Holyoke, Massachusetts; died on 19 Oct 2008 in Chicopee, Massachusetts; was buried on 25 Oct 2008 in St. Rose Cemetery, Aldenville, Massachusetts.

    Jacqueline married John St. Cyr on 27 May 1961 in Precious Blood Church, Holyoke, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 65. Melanie J. St. Cyr  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 49.  Madeleine R. Latessa Descendancy chart to this point (23.Marie3, 4.Louis2, 1.Joseph1) died on 6 May 2015.

  10. 50.  Georges Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (25.Romeo3, 5.Solime2, 1.Joseph1)

    Georges married Therese Julien Loyer on 19 Dec 1953 in Iberville, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Georges married Hortense Tremblay on 31 May 1969 in Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Sacrement, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 51.  Normand Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (25.Romeo3, 5.Solime2, 1.Joseph1)

    Normand married Jeannine Trudeau on 14 Oct 1950 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 52.  Paul Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (25.Romeo3, 5.Solime2, 1.Joseph1)

    Paul married Rejeanne Deschamps on 20 Jul 1963 in Saint-Edmond, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 53.  Albert Charles Brunett Descendancy chart to this point (30.Rosine3, 6.Michel2, 1.Joseph1)

  14. 54.  Irene Alice Brunett Descendancy chart to this point (30.Rosine3, 6.Michel2, 1.Joseph1)

  15. 55.  William Louis Brunett Descendancy chart to this point (30.Rosine3, 6.Michel2, 1.Joseph1)

  16. 56.  Arthur George Brunett Descendancy chart to this point (30.Rosine3, 6.Michel2, 1.Joseph1)

  17. 57.  Robert Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (33.Armand3, 7.Oliva2, 1.Joseph1)

    Robert married Ginette Beauparlant on 5 Apr 1966 in Saint-Hippolyte de Saint-Laurent. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  18. 58.  Theresa E. Elliott Descendancy chart to this point (35.Valerie3, 8.Jean2, 1.Joseph1) died on 19 Mar 2017.

    Family/Spouse: John R. Monse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



 

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