 1900 - 1988 (87 years)
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| 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
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| 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.
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| _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) |
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| Family ID |
F53 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
2 May 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 5 Feb 1900 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | Marriage - 1923 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | Marriage - 1939 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | Death - 6 Jan 1988 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA |
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| 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
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Name: Godfrey Bessette
Marriage Year: 1939
Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Index Volume Number: 115
Reference Number: F63.M36 v.115
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