Maude Bezanson

F, #301, b. 25 May 1887, d. 15 February 1955
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 183.1
Father*Benjamin James Bezanson b. 4 Sep 1833, d. 10 Dec 1913
Mother*Carolyn Amelia Lavers b. c 1851, d. 15 Mar 1905

Family

Parker M. Bezanson b. 9 Jul 1887, d. Sep 1967
Children
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Maude Bezanson was born on 25 May 1887.1 She was also known as Maggie Maud Bezanson.2 She married Parker M. Bezanson on 21 February 1912 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. She was 24. He was 24. The ceremony was performed by Reverend W.M. Ryan.3,4 Maude Bezanson and Parker M. Bezanson were living at Connecticut circa 1951.5 Maude Bezanson died on 15 February 1955 at age 67.1

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1887
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
Census
1911
1920
1930
1940
1950
Death
1955

Census, Residence

Census1891Maude Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 in the household of Benjamin James Bezanson and Carolyn Amelia Lavers at Currys Corner, Windsor, Nova Scotia.6
Census1901Maude Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Benjamin James Bezanson and Carolyn Amelia Lavers at Windsor, Nova Scotia.7
Census1911Maude Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Benjamin James Bezanson at Windsor, Nova Scotia.8
Last Edited17 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 58.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 120.
  3. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Bezanson, Parker M; Bezanson, Maggie M; Registration Year: 1912; Book: 1824; Page: 140; Number: 8.
  4. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 62, 120, 125, but on page 120 has "1912, Feb 27."
  5. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 58, 120, 125.
  6. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Currys Corner, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6315; Family: 130.
  7. [S617] Automated Genealogy, "1901 Census of Canada", District=NS HANTS (#34), Subdistrict=Windsor (Town/Ville) s-3 Page 17, Details=Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6452, Line=14, Family=150.
  8. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Windsor Town, Windsor Forks, Martock, Mapleton, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 80; Page: 10.
  9. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 125.

Parker M. Bezanson

M, #302, b. 9 July 1887, d. September 1967
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 192.1
Father*Nathaniel Bezanson b. 24 Feb 1849, d. 5 May 1904
Mother*Louise Ann Lyon b. 8 May 1852

Family

Maude Bezanson b. 25 May 1887, d. 15 Feb 1955
Children
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Parker M. Bezanson was born on 9 July 1887 at Falmouth.2 He was a fireman.2 He married Maude Bezanson on 21 February 1912 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. He was 24. She was 24. The ceremony was performed by Reverend W.M. Ryan.3,4 Parker M. Bezanson and Maude Bezanson were living at Connecticut circa 1951.5 Parker M. Bezanson died in September 1967 at Waltham, Massachusetts, at age 80.6

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1887
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
Death
1967

Census, Residence

Census1891Parker M. Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 in the household of Nathaniel Bezanson and Louise Ann Lyon at Forks, Nova Scotia.7
Census1901Parker M. Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Nathaniel Bezanson and Louise Ann Lyon at Falmouth, Nova Scotia.8
Last Edited17 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 62.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 125.
  3. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Bezanson, Parker M; Bezanson, Maggie M; Registration Year: 1912; Book: 1824; Page: 140; Number: 8.
  4. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 62, 120, 125, but on page 120 has "1912, Feb 27."
  5. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 58, 120, 125.
  6. [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Born=9 Jul 1887, Died=1 Sep 1967, Residence=02154 Waltham, Middlesex, MA, Issued=022 (Before 1951).
  7. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6316; Family: 101; Page: 25-26.
  8. [S5] 1901 Canadian Census; Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 122; Page: 12.

Lillian Bezanson

F, #303, b. 10 November 1889, d. 17 July 1987
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 184.1
Father*Benjamin James Bezanson b. 4 Sep 1833, d. 10 Dec 1913
Mother*Carolyn Amelia Lavers b. c 1851, d. 15 Mar 1905

Family

Francis Archibald Leighton b. bt 1888 - 1889, d. 11 Aug 1973
Child
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Lillian Bezanson was born on 10 November 1889 at Windsor.2,3 She married Francis Archibald Leighton on 2 August 1911 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. She was 21. The ceremony was performed by Reverend A.J. Vincent.3 Lillian Bezanson died on 17 July 1987 at Sydney, Nova Scotia, at age 97.3

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1889
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
Census
1911
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
Death
1987

Census, Residence

Census1891Lillian Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 in the household of Benjamin James Bezanson and Carolyn Amelia Lavers at Currys Corner, Windsor, Nova Scotia.4
Census1901Lillian Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 in the household of Benjamin James Bezanson and Carolyn Amelia Lavers at Windsor, Nova Scotia.5
Census1911Lillian Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Benjamin James Bezanson at Windsor, Nova Scotia.6
Last Edited8 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 58.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Lily Irean; Registration Year: 1889; Page: 99000905, a delayed entry from 24 April 1954.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 58, 120.
  4. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Currys Corner, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6315; Family: 130.
  5. [S617] Automated Genealogy, "1901 Census of Canada", District=NS HANTS (#34), Subdistrict=Windsor (Town/Ville) s-3 Page 17, Details=Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6452, Line=14, Family=150.
  6. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Windsor Town, Windsor Forks, Martock, Mapleton, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 80; Page: 10.
  7. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 120.

Francis Archibald Leighton

M, #304, b. between 1888 and 1889, d. 11 August 1973
Father*Thomas Leighton1
Mother*Jemima (?)1

Family

Lillian Bezanson b. 10 Nov 1889, d. 17 Jul 1987
Child
     Francis Archibald Leighton was born between 1888 and 1889 at Wentworth.2 He married Lillian Bezanson on 2 August 1911 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. She was 21. The ceremony was performed by Reverend A.J. Vincent.2 Francis Archibald Leighton was a brakeman living in Windsor at the time of his marriage.1 He died on 11 August 1973.1
Last Edited16 Aug 2001

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 120.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 58, 120.

Edward Manning Bezanson

M, #305, b. 4 August 1838
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 079.1
Father*William Bezanson b. 26 Jul 1809, d. 23 Mar 1884
Mother*Martha Freelove Millett b. 18 Jul 1812, d. 17 Aug 1885

Family

Amelia Vaughan b. 1845
Children
Relationship2nd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Edward Manning Bezanson was born on 4 August 1838 at Waterville, Nova Scotia.2 He was a mechanic.3 He married Amelia Vaughan on 26 October 1867 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. He was 29. The ceremony was performed by Reverend D. M. Wilton.3,4

Census Summary

1830
Birth
1838
1840
1850
1860
1870
Census
1871

Census, Residence

Census1871Edward Manning Bezanson and Amelia Vaughan appeared on the census of 1871 at Canning, Nova Scotia, with Everett Chipman Bezanson and Harold Orville Bezanson.5
Last Edited22 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 18.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 18, 60.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60.
  4. [S143] Marriage Records of Kings County (published), Vol. 1, 22, 23.
  5. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1871, Canning1, Location=f1, Family=33.

Amelia Vaughan

F, #306, b. 1845
Father*David Crandle Vaughan b. 18 Apr 1805
Mother*Sarah Elizabeth Etter Bezanson b. 22 Jan 1808, d. b 1864

Family

Edward Manning Bezanson b. 4 Aug 1838
Children
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Amelia Vaughan was also known as Emma.1 She was born in 1845 at Horton, Nova Scotia.2 She married Edward Manning Bezanson on 26 October 1867 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. He was 29. The ceremony was performed by Reverend D. M. Wilton.2,3

Census Summary

1840
Birth
1845
1850
1860
1870
Census
1871

Census, Residence

Census1871Edward Manning Bezanson and Amelia Vaughan appeared on the census of 1871 at Canning, Nova Scotia, with Everett Chipman Bezanson and Harold Orville Bezanson.4
Last Edited22 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Harold Orville; Registration Year: 1870; Book: 1816; Page: 112; Number: 154.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60.
  3. [S143] Marriage Records of Kings County (published), Vol. 1, 22, 23.
  4. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1871, Canning1, Location=f1, Family=33.

Everett Chipman Bezanson

M, #307, b. 12 July 1868
Father*Edward Manning Bezanson b. 4 Aug 1838
Mother*Amelia Vaughan b. 1845
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Everett Chipman Bezanson was born on 12 July 1868 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia.1,2
     In Ancel Maynard Bezanson's book he mentions that his oldest brother was killed on a cattle run in Wyoming in the early 1890's. The brother may have been Everett Chipman Bezanson.2

Census Summary

1860
Birth
1868
1870
Census
1871

Census, Residence

Census1871Everett Chipman Bezanson appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Edward Manning Bezanson and Amelia Vaughan at Canning, Nova Scotia.3
Last Edited21 Feb 2014

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Everett Chipman; Registration Year: 1869; Book: 1816; Page: 81; Number: 163.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60.
  3. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1871, Canning1, Location=f1, Family=33.

Harold Orville Bezanson

M, #308, b. February 1870
Father*Edward Manning Bezanson b. 4 Aug 1838
Mother*Amelia Vaughan b. 1845
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Harold Orville Bezanson was born in February 1870 at Gaspereau Mountain, Nova Scotia.1,2

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1870
Census
1871

Census, Residence

Census1871Harold Orville Bezanson appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of Edward Manning Bezanson and Amelia Vaughan at Canning, Nova Scotia.3
Last Edited21 Feb 2014

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Harold Orville; Registration Year: 1870; Book: 1816; Page: 112; Number: 154.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60.
  3. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1871, Canning1, Location=f1, Family=33.

Clyde E. Bezanson

M, #309, b. 8 March 1872, d. 20 January 1945
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 186.1
Father*Edward Manning Bezanson b. 4 Aug 1838
Mother*Amelia Vaughan b. 1845

Family

Bertha M. Palmer b. 24 Mar 1878, d. 24 Sep 1957
Children
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Clyde E. Bezanson was born on 8 March 1872 at Oak Point, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.2,3 He married Bertha M. Palmer on 24 March 1898 at Jackson County, Missouri. He was 26. She was 20.4,3 Clyde E. Bezanson lived at Shreveport, Louisiana. He died on 20 January 1945 at age 72.3

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1872
1880
1890
1900
Census
1900
1910
Census
1910
1920
Census
1920
1930
Census
1930
1940
Census
1940
Death
1945

Census, Residence

Census1900Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer appeared on the census of 1900 at 1415 Summit Street, Kansas City, Missouri, with Clyde E. Bezanson Jr.5
Census1910Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer appeared on the census of 1910 at Rust Avenue, Benton, Arkansas, with Clyde E. Bezanson Jr., Eva Amelia Bezanson, Edna May Bezanson and Paul Maynard Bezanson.6
Census1920Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer appeared on the census of 1920 at 524 Caddo Street, Shreveport, Louisiana, with Clyde E. Bezanson Jr., Eva Amelia Bezanson, Edna May Bezanson and Paul Maynard Bezanson and with relatives from the Childe family.7
Census1930Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer appeared on the census of 1930 at 2412 Creswell Street, Shreveport, Louisiana, with Clyde E. Bezanson Jr. and Paul Maynard Bezanson.8
Census1940Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer appeared on the census of 1940 at 3455 Ford Street, Shreveport, Louisiana, with Clyde E. Bezanson Jr. and Clyde Bezanson 3rd.9
Last Edited20 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Clyde E; Registration Year: 1872; Book: 1816; Page: 152; Number: 71.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60, 122.
  4. [S841] Missouri State Archives, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002", Clyde E. Bezanson; Bertha M. Palmer; 24 March 1898.
  5. [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Kansas City Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri; FHL Film: 1240861; Roll: 861; ED: 0035; Page: 3B; Lines: 58-60.
  6. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Gentry, Benton, Arkansas; FHL Film: 1374057; Roll: T624_44; ED: 0024; Page: 2B; Lines: 59-64.
  7. [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Shreveport Precinct 2, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T625_608; Image: 205; ED: 43; Page: 3A; Lines: 11-20.
  8. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; FHL Film: 2340522; Roll: 787; Image: 505.0; ED: 0043; Page: 3A; Lines: 31-34.
  9. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1388; ED: 9-77; Page: 7B; Lines: 50-53.
  10. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 122.

Bertha M. Palmer

F, #310, b. 24 March 1878, d. 24 September 1957

Family

Clyde E. Bezanson b. 8 Mar 1872, d. 20 Jan 1945
Children
     Bertha M. Palmer was born on 24 March 1878.1 She married Clyde E. Bezanson on 24 March 1898 at Jackson County, Missouri. She was 20. He was 26.2,3 Bertha M. Palmer died on 24 September 1957 at age 79.1

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1878
1880
1890
1900
Census
1900
1910
Census
1910
1920
Census
1920
1930
Census
1930
1940
Census
1940
1950
Death
1957

Census, Residence

Census1900Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer appeared on the census of 1900 at 1415 Summit Street, Kansas City, Missouri, with Clyde E. Bezanson Jr.4
Census1910Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer appeared on the census of 1910 at Rust Avenue, Benton, Arkansas, with Clyde E. Bezanson Jr., Eva Amelia Bezanson, Edna May Bezanson and Paul Maynard Bezanson.5
Census1920Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer appeared on the census of 1920 at 524 Caddo Street, Shreveport, Louisiana, with Clyde E. Bezanson Jr., Eva Amelia Bezanson, Edna May Bezanson and Paul Maynard Bezanson and with relatives from the Childe family.6
Census1930Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer appeared on the census of 1930 at 2412 Creswell Street, Shreveport, Louisiana, with Clyde E. Bezanson Jr. and Paul Maynard Bezanson.7
Census1940Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer appeared on the census of 1940 at 3455 Ford Street, Shreveport, Louisiana, with Clyde E. Bezanson Jr. and Clyde Bezanson 3rd.8
Last Edited20 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 122.
  2. [S841] Missouri State Archives, "Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002", Clyde E. Bezanson; Bertha M. Palmer; 24 March 1898.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60, 122.
  4. [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Kansas City Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri; FHL Film: 1240861; Roll: 861; ED: 0035; Page: 3B; Lines: 58-60.
  5. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Gentry, Benton, Arkansas; FHL Film: 1374057; Roll: T624_44; ED: 0024; Page: 2B; Lines: 59-64.
  6. [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Shreveport Precinct 2, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T625_608; Image: 205; ED: 43; Page: 3A; Lines: 11-20.
  7. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; FHL Film: 2340522; Roll: 787; Image: 505.0; ED: 0043; Page: 3A; Lines: 31-34.
  8. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1388; ED: 9-77; Page: 7B; Lines: 50-53.

Clyde E. Bezanson Jr.

M, #311, b. 31 March 1899, d. 15 August 1950
Father*Clyde E. Bezanson b. 8 Mar 1872, d. 20 Jan 1945
Mother*Bertha M. Palmer b. 24 Mar 1878, d. 24 Sep 1957

Family
Child
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Clyde E. Bezanson Jr. was born on 31 March 1899.1 He died on 15 August 1950 at age 51.1

Census Summary

1890
Birth
1899
1900
Census
1900
1910
Census
1910
1920
Census
1920
1930
Census
1930
1940
Census
1940
1950
Death
1950

Census, Residence

Census1900Clyde E. Bezanson Jr. appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer at 1415 Summit Street, Kansas City, Missouri.2
Census1910Clyde E. Bezanson Jr. appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer at Rust Avenue, Benton, Arkansas.3
Census1920Clyde E. Bezanson Jr. appeared on the census of 1920 in the household of Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer at 524 Caddo Street, Shreveport, Louisiana.4
Census1930Clyde E. Bezanson Jr. appeared on the census of 1930 in the household of Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer at 2412 Creswell Street, Shreveport, Louisiana.5
Census1940Clyde E. Bezanson Jr. appeared on the census of 1940 in the household of Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer at 3455 Ford Street, Shreveport, Louisiana.6
Last Edited22 Feb 2015

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 122.
  2. [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Kansas City Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri; FHL Film: 1240861; Roll: 861; ED: 0035; Page: 3B; Lines: 58-60.
  3. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Gentry, Benton, Arkansas; FHL Film: 1374057; Roll: T624_44; ED: 0024; Page: 2B; Lines: 59-64.
  4. [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Shreveport Precinct 2, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T625_608; Image: 205; ED: 43; Page: 3A; Lines: 11-20.
  5. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; FHL Film: 2340522; Roll: 787; Image: 505.0; ED: 0043; Page: 3A; Lines: 31-34.
  6. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1388; ED: 9-77; Page: 7B; Lines: 50-53.

Eva Amelia Bezanson

F, #312, b. 26 December 1900, d. 18 July 1957
Father*Clyde E. Bezanson b. 8 Mar 1872, d. 20 Jan 1945
Mother*Bertha M. Palmer b. 24 Mar 1878, d. 24 Sep 1957

Family

(?) Dickson
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Eva Amelia Bezanson was born on 26 December 1900.1 She married (?) Dickson.1 Eva Amelia Bezanson died on 18 July 1957 at age 56.1

Census Summary

1900
Birth
1900
1910
Census
1910
1920
Census
1920
1930
1940
1950
Death
1957

Census, Residence

Census1910Eva Amelia Bezanson appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer at Rust Avenue, Benton, Arkansas.2
Census1920Eva Amelia Bezanson appeared on the census of 1920 in the household of Clyde E. Bezanson and Bertha M. Palmer at 524 Caddo Street, Shreveport, Louisiana.3
Last Edited17 Aug 2001

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 122.
  2. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Gentry, Benton, Arkansas; FHL Film: 1374057; Roll: T624_44; ED: 0024; Page: 2B; Lines: 59-64.
  3. [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Shreveport Precinct 2, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T625_608; Image: 205; ED: 43; Page: 3A; Lines: 11-20.

Blanche Lucille Bezanson

F, #313, b. 25 January 1906, d. 5 November 1906
Father*Clyde E. Bezanson b. 8 Mar 1872, d. 20 Jan 1945
Mother*Bertha M. Palmer b. 24 Mar 1878, d. 24 Sep 1957
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Blanche Lucille Bezanson was born on 25 January 1906.1 She died on 5 November 1906.1
Last Edited15 Feb 1999

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 122.

Percy Miller Bezanson

M, #314, b. 19 March 1874, d. 25 August 1957
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 187.1
Father*Edward Manning Bezanson b. 4 Aug 1838
Mother*Amelia Vaughan b. 1845

Family

Blanche Emeroy Sherwood b. 22 Nov 1882, d. 1 Mar 1966
Children
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Percy Miller Bezanson was born on 19 March 1874 at Kingsport, Nova Scotia.2,3,4 He married Blanche Emeroy Sherwood on 5 November 1898. He was 24. She was 15.5 Percy Miller Bezanson died on 25 August 1957 at Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, at age 83.6,3

     Obituary from Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, California), 27 August 1957:
BEZANSON—Percy M. Bezanson of 143 E. Washington, passed away Aug. 25, 1957 at a local hospital. He was a native of Nova Scotia and had been a resident of Pasadena since 1927.

He is survived by his wife, Blanche E. Bezanson, one son, Perry M. Bezanson of Los Angeles, a daughter, Gertrude Mattinson of Los Angeles; a brother, A. Maynard Bezanson of Vancouver, British Columbia; four grandchildren, seven great grandchildren. He was a member of the [Odvel?] Congregational. Church of Los Angeles.

Services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 1:30 p.m. at Lamb Funeral Home, 415 E. Orange Grove Ave. Interment Roosevelt Cemetery, Gardena.7

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1874
1880
1890
1900
Census
1900
1910
Census
1910
Census
1916
1920
Census
1921
1930
Census
1930
1940
Census
1940
1950
Death
1957

Census, Residence

Census1900Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1900 at Union, South Dakota, with Gertrude Maude Bezanson.8
Census1910Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1910 at Presho, South Dakota, with Gertrude Maude Bezanson and Percy Milton Bezanson.9
Census1916Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1916 at Bezanson, Alberta, with Gertrude Maude Bezanson and Percy Milton Bezanson.10
Census1921Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1921 at Grand Prairie, Alberta.11
Census1930Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1930 at Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Califronia.12
Census1940Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1940 at 1800 Navarro, Pasadena, California, with Mary W Andrews.13
Last Edited8 Nov 2018

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Percy Miller; Registration Year: 1874; Book: 1816; Page: 207; Number: 185.
  3. [S416] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Death Index, 1940-1997", Percy M. Bezanson; Birth: 19 March 1874; Death: 25 August 1957.
  4. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60, 122.
  5. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 122.
  6. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60, 122, where the death date is "1957, Mar. 25"`.
  7. [S2] Percy M. Bezanson Death Notice, Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, California), 27 August 1957, p. 16.
  8. [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Union, Day, South Dakota; FHL Film: 1241548; Roll: 1548; ED: 0116; Page: 7B; Lines: 86-88.
  9. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Presho, Lyman, South Dakota; FHL Film: 1375497; Roll: T624_1484; ED: 0061; Page: 4B; Lines: 73-76.
  10. [S5] 1916 Canadian Census; Alberta, Edmonton West, 25; Roll: T-21951; Family: 15; Page: 1.
  11. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Grand Prairie (Town), Edmonton West, Alberta; Sub-District: ?; Page: 5; Lines: 7-8.
  12. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; California, Los Angeles County, Inglewood; Roll: T626_128; Image: 0531; ED: 1022; Page: 4A.
  13. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_240; ED: 19-439; Page: 11A; Lines: 30-32.

Blanche Emeroy Sherwood

F, #315, b. 22 November 1882, d. 1 March 1966
Father*Lafayette Sherwood1
Mother*Mary Ann Kirshman1

Family

Percy Miller Bezanson b. 19 Mar 1874, d. 25 Aug 1957
Children
     Blanche Emeroy Sherwood was born on 22 November 1882 at Minneapolis, Minnesota.1 She married Percy Miller Bezanson on 5 November 1898. She was 15. He was 24.1 Blanche Emeroy Sherwood died on 1 March 1966 at Pasadena, California, at age 83.1

     Obituary from Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, California), 5 March 1966:
CHESNUT—Blanche Bezanson Chesnut of 2156 Layton St. passed away March 1, 1966, at a local hospital. She was a native of Minnesota and had been a resident of this vicinity the past 34 years.

She is survivied by her husband, James W. Chesnut; one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Mattinson of Hollywood; one son, Percy Milton Bezanson of Gardena; also three step-children, Marjorie Schwed, Victorville, Dale Chesnut of Fullerton and Kenneth Chesnut of Burbank; four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lamb Funeral Home, 415 E. Orange Grove Blvd. Internment, Roosevelt Cemetery.2

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1882
1890
1900
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1900
1910
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1910
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1916
1920
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1921
1930
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1930
1940
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1940
1950
1960
Death
1966

Census, Residence

Census1900Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1900 at Union, South Dakota, with Gertrude Maude Bezanson.3
Census1910Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1910 at Presho, South Dakota, with Gertrude Maude Bezanson and Percy Milton Bezanson.4
Census1916Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1916 at Bezanson, Alberta, with Gertrude Maude Bezanson and Percy Milton Bezanson.5
Census1921Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1921 at Grand Prairie, Alberta.6
Census1930Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1930 at Inglewood, Los Angeles County, Califronia.7
Census1940Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood appeared on the census of 1940 at 1800 Navarro, Pasadena, California, with Mary W Andrews.8
Last Edited8 Nov 2018

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 122.
  2. [S2] Blanche Bezanson Chesnut Death Notice, Pasadena Independent (Pasadena, California), 5 March 1966, p. 10.
  3. [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Union, Day, South Dakota; FHL Film: 1241548; Roll: 1548; ED: 0116; Page: 7B; Lines: 86-88.
  4. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Presho, Lyman, South Dakota; FHL Film: 1375497; Roll: T624_1484; ED: 0061; Page: 4B; Lines: 73-76.
  5. [S5] 1916 Canadian Census; Alberta, Edmonton West, 25; Roll: T-21951; Family: 15; Page: 1.
  6. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Grand Prairie (Town), Edmonton West, Alberta; Sub-District: ?; Page: 5; Lines: 7-8.
  7. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; California, Los Angeles County, Inglewood; Roll: T626_128; Image: 0531; ED: 1022; Page: 4A.
  8. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Pasadena, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_240; ED: 19-439; Page: 11A; Lines: 30-32.

Gertrude Maude Bezanson

F, #316, b. 24 August 1899, d. 15 November 1998
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 364.1
Father*Percy Miller Bezanson b. 19 Mar 1874, d. 25 Aug 1957
Mother*Blanche Emeroy Sherwood b. 22 Nov 1882, d. 1 Mar 1966

Family

Herbert Warren Mattinson b. 26 Jul 1894, d. 23 Jun 1927
Child
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Gertrude Maude Bezanson was also known as Gertrude Mattison. She was born on 24 August 1899 at Day, South Dakota.2,3 She married Herbert Warren Mattinson on 18 June 1919 at Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. She was 19. He was 24.4,3 Gertrude Maude Bezanson became a widow at age 27 upon the death of her husband Herbert Warren Mattinson on 23 June 1927 at San Bernardino, California.5 As of circa 1986, Gertrude Maude Bezanson lived at Ventura, California.5 She and Percy Milton Bezanson were guests of honor at the opening of the Old Bezanson townsite founded by their father's brother, Maynard Bezanson, author of the book SODBUSTERS INVADE THE PEACE. A report of this homecoming was published in the Grande Prairie Herald Tribune, Aug. 30, 1988, including a photo of siblings Gertrude and Percy.5 Gertrude Maude Bezanson died on 15 November 1998 at Winnetka, Los Angeles County, California, at age 99.6

Census Summary

1890
Birth
1899
1900
Census
1900
1910
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1910
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1916
1920
1930
1940
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1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
Death
1998

Census, Residence

Census1900Gertrude Maude Bezanson appeared on the census of 1900 in the household of Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood at Union, South Dakota.7
Census1910Gertrude Maude Bezanson appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood at Presho, South Dakota.8
Census1916Gertrude Maude Bezanson appeared on the census of 1916 in the household of Percy Miller Bezanson and Blanche Emeroy Sherwood at Bezanson, Alberta.9
Census1940Gertrude Maude Bezanson appeared on the census of 1940 at 607 South Main Street, Santa Ana, California, with Shirley L. Mattinson and Wilton H. Mattinson.10
Last Edited8 Nov 2018

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 122.
  2. [S925] South Dakota Department of Health, "South Dakota, Birth Index, 1856-1915", Gertrude Maude Bezanson; 24 August 1899.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 122, 205.
  4. [S942] Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1942", Gertrude Bezanson; Herbert Mathinson; Year: 1919.
  5. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 205.
  6. [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index.
  7. [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Union, Day, South Dakota; FHL Film: 1241548; Roll: 1548; ED: 0116; Page: 7B; Lines: 86-88.
  8. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Presho, Lyman, South Dakota; FHL Film: 1375497; Roll: T624_1484; ED: 0061; Page: 4B; Lines: 73-76.
  9. [S5] 1916 Canadian Census; Alberta, Edmonton West, 25; Roll: T-21951; Family: 15; Page: 1.
  10. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Santa Ana, Orange, California; Roll: T627_274; ED: 30-90; Page: 64B; Lines: 77-79.

Herbert Warren Mattinson

M, #317, b. 26 July 1894, d. 23 June 1927
Father*Herbert Mattinson
Mother*Lillian L. Lockhart

Family

Gertrude Maude Bezanson b. 24 Aug 1899, d. 15 Nov 1998
Child
     Herbert Warren Mattinson was born on 26 July 1894 at Nova Scotia.1 He married Gertrude Maude Bezanson on 18 June 1919 at Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. He was 24. She was 19.2,3 Herbert Warren Mattinson died on 23 June 1927 at San Bernardino, California, at age 32.1 He was cremated and the ashes were scattered in a stream on the way to Lake Arrowhead.1
Last Edited8 Nov 2018

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 205.
  2. [S942] Provincial Archives of Alberta, "Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1942", Gertrude Bezanson; Herbert Mathinson; Year: 1919.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 122, 205.

Ralph E. Bezanson

M, #318, b. 2 April 1875
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 188.1
Father*Edward Manning Bezanson b. 4 Aug 1838
Mother*Amelia Vaughan b. 1845

Family

Mabel Paul b. c 1892
Child
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Ralph E. Bezanson was born on 2 April 1875 at Kings Grant, Nova Scotia.2,3 He was a chef in a hotel in 1916.4 He married Mabel Paul.5 Ralph E. Bezanson was a hotel keeper in 1921.6 He died at British Columbia.5

Census Summary

1870
Birth
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1880
1890
1900
1910
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1916
1920
Census
1921

Census, Residence

Census1911Ralph E. Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 at Braner Lodge, Edmonton, Alberta.7
Residence1914He appeared in described as a rancher in 1914 at Buffalo Lake, Alberta.8
Census1916Ralph E. Bezanson and Mabel Paul appeared on the census of 1916 at Bear Lake, Alberta, with several lodgers.4
Census1921Ralph E. Bezanson and Violet M Paul appeared on the census of 1921 at Railway Ave, Bear Lake, Alberta, with Ruth Bezanson and also with two servants and several lodgers.6
Last Edited21 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Benzanson, Ralph E; Registration Year: 1908; Page: 54900052; Number: 54900053.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 60, 123.
  4. [S5] 1916 Canadian Census; Alberta, Edmonton West; Sub-District: 25; Roll: T-21951; Page: 9; Family No: 134.
  5. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 123.
  6. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Edmonton West, Alberta; Sub-District: 59; Page: 1; Lines: 9-16.
  7. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Edmonton, Alberta; Sub-District: 45; Family: 25; Page: 4.
  8. [S812] University of Alberta, Henderson Directories, 1914 Alberta Directory, p. 211b.

Mabel Paul

F, #319, b. circa 1892

Family

Ralph E. Bezanson b. 2 Apr 1875
Child
     Mabel Paul was also known as Violet M.1 She was born circa 1892 at Ontario.1 She married Ralph E. Bezanson.2

Census Summary

1890
Birth
1892
1900
1910
Census
1916
1920
Census
1921

Census, Residence

Census1916Ralph E. Bezanson and Mabel Paul appeared on the census of 1916 at Bear Lake, Alberta, with several lodgers.3
Census1921Ralph E. Bezanson and Violet M Paul appeared on the census of 1921 at Railway Ave, Bear Lake, Alberta, with Ruth Bezanson and also with two servants and several lodgers.1
Last Edited21 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Edmonton West, Alberta; Sub-District: 59; Page: 1; Lines: 9-16.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 123.
  3. [S5] 1916 Canadian Census; Alberta, Edmonton West; Sub-District: 25; Roll: T-21951; Page: 9; Family No: 134.

Ruth Bezanson

F, #320, b. circa 1919
Father*Ralph E. Bezanson b. 2 Apr 1875
Mother*Mabel Paul b. c 1892
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Ruth Bezanson was born circa 1919 at Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada.1,2 She died at British Columbia.2

Census Summary

1910
Birth
1919
1920
Census
1921

Census, Residence

Census1921Ruth Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Ralph E. Bezanson and Violet M Paul at Railway Ave, Bear Lake, Alberta.1
Last Edited21 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Edmonton West, Alberta; Sub-District: 59; Page: 1; Lines: 9-16.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 123.