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Edward Forrester Bessette, Sr

Male 1864 - 1939  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edward Forrester Bessette, Sr was born on 7 May 1864 in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont; died on 7 Aug 1939 in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont.

    Family/Spouse: Clara Lavalette. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Edward Forrester Bessette, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1891 in Vermont.
    2. 3. Lyman Allen Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1892 in Vermont; died on 21 Nov 1952 in Richmond, Vermont.

    Family/Spouse: Daisy Palmer. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Wilson Joseph Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Sep 1899; died on 30 Jul 1970.
    2. 5. Solon Augustus Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1901 in Vermont; died on 2 Mar 1986 in Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont.
    3. 6. Clifford Gerald Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1908; died in 1997.
    4. 7. Grace M. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1910; died in 2000.
    5. 8. Thomas J. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1914 in Vermont; died on 14 Jul 2003.
    6. 9. Mildred M. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1919; died in 2011.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edward Forrester Bessette, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born about 1891 in Vermont.

  2. 3.  Lyman Allen Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born on 20 Sep 1892 in Vermont; died on 21 Nov 1952 in Richmond, Vermont.

    Family/Spouse: Mabel Eva Rule. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Edith Ellen Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1912 in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont.
    2. 11. Carlysle James Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Mar 1917 in Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont.
    3. 12. Dwight Frank Bessette, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Aug 1922 in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont; died on 6 Mar 1983 in Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont.
    4. 13. Shirley Emma Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1924 in Hinesburg, Vermont; died on 21 Aug 2016.
    5. 14. Blanche Beverley Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1929 in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont; died on 27 Nov 2017 in VNA Respite House, Colchester, Vermont.

  3. 4.  Wilson Joseph Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born on 26 Sep 1899; died on 30 Jul 1970.

  4. 5.  Solon Augustus Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born on 25 Mar 1901 in Vermont; died on 2 Mar 1986 in Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont.

    Family/Spouse: Helen Mable Fletcher. Helen was born in 1904; died in 1983. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Eleanor Martha Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1927 in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont.
    2. 16. Earl W. Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 May 1930; died on 19 Dec 2019.
    3. 17. Doris Irene Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Nov 1934 in Elgin Spring Farm, New Haven; died on 16 May 2017.
    4. 18. Lois Mae Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 May 1939 in New Haven, Addison County, Vermont.

  5. 6.  Clifford Gerald Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born in 1908; died in 1997.

  6. 7.  Grace M. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born in 1910; died in 2000.

  7. 8.  Thomas J. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born on 23 Jul 1914 in Vermont; died on 14 Jul 2003.

    Family/Spouse: Hilda Veronica Thomas. Hilda was born on 12 Apr 1916; died on 16 May 1977. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Thomas Trefley Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 26 Feb1942; died on 10 Dec 2015.

  8. 9.  Mildred M. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (1.Edward1) was born in 1919; died in 2011.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Edith Ellen Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1) was born on 14 Oct 1912 in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont.

  2. 11.  Carlysle James Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1) was born on 5 Mar 1917 in Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vermont.

  3. 12.  Dwight Frank Bessette, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1) was born on 18 Aug 1922 in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont; died on 6 Mar 1983 in Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont.

    Family/Spouse: Alice Winifred O'Brien. Alice died in 2007. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Dwight Frank Bessette, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1943 in Long Island, New York; died on 28 May 2013 in Vermont; was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont.
    2. 21. Michael Lyman Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 1948 in Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont; died on 10 Mar 2023.
    3. 22. Ronald Edward Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 1958 in Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont; died on 19 May 2025.
    4. 23. Andrew Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 13.  Shirley Emma Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1) was born on 11 Apr 1924 in Hinesburg, Vermont; died on 21 Aug 2016.

    Family/Spouse: Charles Bean. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 14.  Blanche Beverley Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1) was born on 12 Sep 1929 in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont; died on 27 Nov 2017 in VNA Respite House, Colchester, Vermont.

    Family/Spouse: Leon Patrick Dowd. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Cheryl Lynn Dowd  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 25. Brian Bradley Dowd  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 15.  Eleanor Martha Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solon2, 1.Edward1) was born on 26 Jul 1927 in Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont.

  7. 16.  Earl W. Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solon2, 1.Edward1) was born on 31 May 1930; died on 19 Dec 2019.

    Family/Spouse: Raymonde Godard. Raymonde was born on 4 Mar 1932 in Crysler, Ontario, Canada; died on 14 Oct 2023 in New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 17.  Doris Irene Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solon2, 1.Edward1) was born on 26 Nov 1934 in Elgin Spring Farm, New Haven; died on 16 May 2017.

  9. 18.  Lois Mae Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solon2, 1.Edward1) was born on 8 May 1939 in New Haven, Addison County, Vermont.

  10. 19.  Thomas Trefley Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (8.Thomas2, 1.Edward1) was born in 26 Feb1942; died on 10 Dec 2015.

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

    Children:
    1. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Dwight Frank Bessette, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (12.Dwight3, 3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1) was born on 19 Sep 1943 in Long Island, New York; died on 28 May 2013 in Vermont; was buried in Prospect Cemetery, Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont.

    Dwight married Susan Jane Washburn on 10 Sep 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 31. Sheri Lynn Bessette  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1972 in Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont.

  2. 21.  Michael Lyman Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (12.Dwight3, 3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1) was born on 10 Sep 1948 in Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont; died on 10 Mar 2023.

  3. 22.  Ronald Edward Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (12.Dwight3, 3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1) was born on 23 Aug 1958 in Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont; died on 19 May 2025.

  4. 23.  Andrew Bessette Descendancy chart to this point (12.Dwight3, 3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1)

  5. 24.  Cheryl Lynn Dowd Descendancy chart to this point (14.Blanche3, 3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1)

  6. 25.  Brian Bradley Dowd Descendancy chart to this point (14.Blanche3, 3.Lyman2, 1.Edward1)

  7. 26.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (19.Thomas3, 8.Thomas2, 1.Edward1)

  8. 27.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (19.Thomas3, 8.Thomas2, 1.Edward1)


 

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