Godfrey Bessette

1900 - 1988  (87 years)

• Name	Godfrey Bessette  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	5 Feb 1900	Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Peter Bessette
  _UID	8D948B577EF87544974AC90044643303BA20
  Death	6 Jan 1988	Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [7, 8]
  Notes	1900 Fall River directory - Godfrey Bassett, laborer, house 54 Stewart. (Same person?) 1929 and 1930 Fall River directories - Godfried Bessette (Louise G.) chauffeur, h. 217 Globe
  Person ID	I192	broderick
  Last Modified	2 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Godfrey Pierre Bessette,   b. 28 Apr 1867, Québec, Canada d. 26 Jan 1915, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Rosanna Bellavance,   b. May 1870, Québec, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	14 Jan 1889	Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F1913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Louise G. Mason,   b. 21 Sep 1894, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Apr 1988, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	1923	Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [10, 11, 12, 13]
  	1940 Fall River Directory, shown as married couple; however, 1940 US Census lists as divorced.
  _STAT	Between 1940 and 1944
  	Divorced
  Children	1. E.G. Bessette   2. Mary Louise Bessette,   b. 10 Jan 1925, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 Mar 2008, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 83 years)   3. Norman Bessette,   b. 1927   d. 1927 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Doris G. Bird
  Marriage	1939	Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [14]
  Family ID	F3668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Feb 1900 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1923 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1939 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Death - 6 Jan 1988 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S108] Fall River City Directory, Sampson & Murdock Co., Boston, Mass. (Reliability: 3). 1921, Vol LI: Bessette Godfrey laborer bds 45 Harvard (p 150, img 126) 1923, Vol LIII: Bessette Godfrey laborer res 45 Harvard (p 138, img 134) 1924, Vol LIV: Bessette Godfrey laborer res 45 Harvard (p 139, img 135) " Bessette Godfried (Louise G) chauffeur res 217 Globe 1925, Vol LV: Bessette Godfried (Louise Y) chauffeur res 217 Globe (p 139, img 131) 1928, Vol LVIII: Bessette Godfried (Louise G) chauffeur h 217 Globe (p 313, img 287) 1930, Vol LX: Bessette Godfried (Louise G) chauffeur h 217 Globe (p 313, img 275) 1932, Vol LXII: Bessette Godfried (Louise G) chauf h 754 Globe (p 234, img 190) 1935, Vol LXV: Bessette Godfrey (Louise) steel worker h 311 E Main (p 229, img 153) R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Boston, Mass.:: 1939, Vol LXIX: Bessette Godfrey (Louise) ironworker h 856 Bway (p 251, img 221) 1940, Vol. LXX: Bessette Godfrey (Louise) eng h 856 Bway (p 78, img 66) 1941, Vol. LXXI: Bessette Godfrey (Louise) eng h 856 Bway (p 86, img 78) 1942-43, Vol. LXXIII Bessette Louise Mrs h 856 Bway (p 87, img 79) and Bessette Godfrey (Doris G) hoisting eng h 1235 President av (p 87, img 79) [S80] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 10th, 1880, (Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Massachusetts, Bristol, Fall River, 098, p 13, img 13, ln 11 (Reliability: 3). Name: Peter Bessette Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Canada Home in 1880: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Canada Mother's Birthplace: Canada Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: At Home [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), MA, Bristol, Fall River Wd9, ED164, sht 12B, img 24, ln 99 (Reliability: 3). Name: Godfrey Bessette Age: 3/12 Birth Date: Feb 1900 Birthplace: Massachusetts Home in 1900: Fall River Ward 9, Bristol, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Peter Bessette Father's Birthplace: France, Canada Mother's Name: Rosanna Bessette Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Peter Bessette 33 Rosanna Bessette 30 Odille Bessette 10 Amadors Bessette 8 Harry Bessette 6 Amilda Bessette 5 Anna Bessette 3 Godfrey Bessette 3/12 [S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 13th, 1910, (Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), MA, Bristol, Fall River Wd8, ED177, sht 10B, img 20, ln 94 (Reliability: 3). Name: Godfrey Bessette Age in 1910: 10 Birth Year: abt 1900 Birthplace: Massachusetts Home in 1910: Fall River Ward 9, Bristol, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Peter Bessette Father's Birthplace: Canada French Mother's Name: Rosanna Bessette Mother's Birthplace: Canada French Household Members: Name Age Peter Bessette 43 Rosanna Bessette 44 Armadore Bessette 18 Harry Bessette 16 Mildred Bessette 14 Anna Bessette 12 Godfrey Bessette 10 Fedora Bessette 8 Valida Bessette 6 Drellia Bessette 3 Lawrence Bessette 0 [6/12] [S64] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S., WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), MA, Fall River, DB4, draft cards B, img 203 (Reliability: 3). Name: Godfrey Bessett City: Fall River County: Bristol State: Massachusetts Birth Date: 5 Feb 1900 Race: White Draft Board: 4 Age: 18 Res. 17 Langley st. Fall River, MA Occupation: Boss Teamster, employed by Bessette Bros. Nearest Relative: Rosanna Bessette, 17 Langley st. Fall River, MA Height/Build: med./med. Color of Eyes/Hair: brown/lt. brown [S379] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915, accessed 7 Oct 2013), Godfroi Bessette. (Reliability: 3). Name: Godfoi Bessette Gender: Male Birth Date: 5 Feb 1900 Birth Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Father: Godfoi Bessette Mother: Rosanna Belleavance [S67] United States Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Name: Godrey Bessette SSN: 097-07-5983 Last Residence: 02720 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America Born: 5 Feb 1900 Died: Jan 1988 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951) (Reliability: 3). [S112] Ancestry.com., Massachusetts, U.S., Death Index, 1970-2003, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Name: Godfrey Bessette Certificate: 013610 Death Place: Fall River Death Date: 6 Jan 1988 Birth Place: Massachusetts Birth Date: 5 Feb 1900 (Reliability: 3). [S4] Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1469062), _up through 1910, 1889, img 126 (Reliability: 3). Name: Godfrey Bassette Birth Year: abt 1869 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 14 Jan 1889 Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Age at Marriage: 20 Father: Godfrey Mother: Odele Spouse: Rosanna Belavance Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Age at Marriage: 21 Spouse Father: Felix Spouse Mother: Clementine [S437] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 1921-1925, Kodis - Maylin, img 547 (Reliability: 3). Name: Louise Mason Marriage Year: 1923 Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Volume Number: 19 Page Number: 325 Index Volume Number: 91 Reference Number: F63.M36 v.91 [S437] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 1921-1925, Aakjar - Browmwich, img 379 (Reliability: 3). Name: Godfrey Besaett (sic) - source image records "Bessett" Marriage Year: 1923 Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Volume Number: 19 Page Number: 325 Index Volume Number: 86 Reference Number: F63.M36 v.86 [S21] Connecticut Department of Health, Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012, (Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data), See text. (Reliability: 3). Name: Louise G Bessette FATHER'S SURNAME: Mason Death Date: 17 Apr 1988 Death Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Age: 93 Years Birth Place: Massachusetts Birth Date: 21 Sep 1994 Marital Status: Divorced Spouse: Godfr State File #: 08031 Occupation: COOK RET Industry: ST JOHN DAY NURSERY Residence : Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Address: 2 Phyllis St 06082 Gender: Female Race: White Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4124&enc=1> about Louise G Bessette Name: Louise G Bessette FATHER'S SURNAME: Mason Death Date: 17 Apr 1988 Death Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Age: 93 Years Birth Place: Massachusetts Birth Date: 21 Sep 1994 Marital Status: Divorced Spouse: Godfr State File #: 08031 Occupation: COOK RET Industry: ST JOHN DAY NURSERY Residence : Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Address: 2 Phyllis St 06082 Gender: Female Race: White Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4124&enc=1> about Louise G Bessette Name: Louise G Bessette FATHER'S SURNAME: Mason Death Date: 17 Apr 1988 Death Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Age: 93 Years Birth Place: Massachusetts Birth Date: 21 Sep 1994 Marital Status: Divorced Spouse: Godfr State File #: 08031 Occupation: COOK RET Industry: ST JOHN DAY NURSERY Residence : Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Address: 2 Phyllis St 06082 Gender: Female Notes marriage as ending by divorce. [S262] United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 16th, 1940, Mass., Bristol, Fall River Wd2, ED 17-32, img 19, sht 10A (Reliability: 3). Name: Louise Bessitte Respondent: Yes Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Massachusetts Marital Status: Divorced Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts View Map Street: Broadway House Number: 856 Inferred Residence in 1935: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Residence in 1935: Same Place Sheet Number: 10A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 209 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Louise Bessitte 45 Edward Bessitte 16 Mary Bessitte 15 [S437] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 1936-1940, Aageson - Borenstein, img 478 -and- 1936-1940, Aageson - Borenstein, img 454 (Reliability: 3). Name: Doris B Bird Marriage Year: 1939 Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Index Volume Number: 115 Reference Number: F63.M36 v.115 -and- Name: Godfrey Bessette Marriage Year: 1939 Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Index Volume Number: 115 Reference Number: F63.M36 v.115