(?) Bezanson

M, #341
Father*Walter S. Bezanson b. 1 Apr 1873, d. 27 Dec 1967
Mother*Mabel Leopold b. 5 Jul 1911, d. 1977
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
Last Edited7 May 1999

(?) Bezanson

M, #342
Father*Walter S. Bezanson b. 1 Apr 1873, d. 27 Dec 1967
Mother*Mabel Leopold b. 5 Jul 1911, d. 1977
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
Last Edited7 May 1999

Lottie May Bezanson1

F, #343, b. 2 December 1913
Father*Walter S. Bezanson b. 1 Apr 1873, d. 27 Dec 1967
Mother*Minnie Swinimer b. 8 Feb 1880, d. 1936

Family

Robie Leslie Rawding b. 1908, d. 4 Nov 1970
Child
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Lottie May Bezanson was born on 2 December 1913 at Waterville, Nova Scotia.1,2 She appeared on the census of 1921 at Waterville, Nova Scotia, in the household of Walter S. Bezanson and Minnie Swinimer with Ernest Clifford Bezanson, Bessie Mildred Bezanson, Walter Rawleigh Bezanson, James A. Bezanson and Mary Vaughan.2 Lottie May Bezanson married Robie Leslie Rawding on 20 July 1931 at Hantsport, Nova Scotia. She was 17.3,4 Lottie May Bezanson and Robie Leslie Rawding had 7 children.4

Census Summary

1910
Birth
1913
1920
Census
1921
Last Edited5 Dec 2023

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Lottie May Bezanson; Date: 02 December 1913; Place: Waterville, Hants County; Registration Year: 1913; Number: 55800690; Father: Walter Scott Bezanson; Mother: Minnie Swinimer.
  2. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Polling District No 12 Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 7; Lines: 16-23.
  3. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Robie Leslie Rawding; Age: 23; Lottie Mae Bezanson; Age: 17; Date: 20 Jul 1931; Place: Hantsport, Hants County; Registration Year: 1931; Number: 62868.
  4. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 124.

Robie Leslie Rawding1

M, #344, b. 1908, d. 4 November 1970
Father*Frank Rawding
Mother*Sophia Connell

Family

Lottie May Bezanson b. 2 Dec 1913
Child
     Robie Leslie Rawding was born in 1908 at Nictaux Falls, Nova Scotia.1,2 He married Lottie May Bezanson on 20 July 1931 at Hantsport, Nova Scotia. She was 17.1,2 Robie Leslie Rawding lived at Nictaux Falls, Nova Scotia. He and Lottie May Bezanson had 7 children.2 Robie Leslie Rawding died on 4 November 1970.2
Last Edited5 Dec 2023

Citations

  1. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Robie Leslie Rawding; Age: 23; Lottie Mae Bezanson; Age: 17; Date: 20 Jul 1931; Place: Hantsport, Hants County; Registration Year: 1931; Number: 62868.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 124.

Douglas Burton Rawding

M, #345, b. circa 1932, d. 4 December 1997
Father*Robie Leslie Rawding b. 1908, d. 4 Nov 1970
Mother*Lottie May Bezanson b. 2 Dec 1913

Family

Betty Comeau
Relationship5th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Douglas Burton Rawding was born circa 1932.1 He married Betty Comeau.1 Douglas Burton Rawding died on 4 December 1997 at Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton, Nova Scotia.2

     Obituary from The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 5 December 1997:
RAWDING, Douglas Burton - 65, Greenwood, died December 4, 1997, in Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton.

Born in Windsor Forks, he was a son of Mrs. Lottie (Bezanson) Rawding, Wilmot, and the late Robie Rawding. He was a retired electrical engineer at CFB Greenwood.

Surviving are his wife, the former Betty Comeau; daughter, Judith (Mrs. Thom Pilgrim), Toronto; son, Wayne, Greenwood; sisters, Marilyn Saunders, Nictaux Falls; Paula Beaumont, Moncton, N.B; Rosemary Elliott, Nictaux; brothers, Donald, Edmonton, Alta; Frank, Kingston; Larry, Albany, Annapolis Co; grandchildren, Angela and Christopher Rawding, Tanya Pilgrim.

He was predeceased by brother, Orick.

Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Warren T. Roop Funeral Home, Middleton, Rev. Bill McLeod officiating. Burial in Nictaux Cemetery.2
Last Edited7 May 2015

Citations

  1. [S227] Karen Farmer, Bezansons and Allied Surnames of Nova Scotia in GEDCOM file KFarmer.GED.
  2. [S2] Douglas Burton Rawding Death Notice, The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 5 December 1997.

Ernest Clifford Bezanson1

M, #350, b. 21 June 1912, d. 30 May 1969
Father*Walter S. Bezanson b. 1 Apr 1873, d. 27 Dec 1967
Mother*Minnie Swinimer b. 8 Feb 1880, d. 1936

Family

Ivenho Elizabeth Peach b. 6 Apr 1914, d. 1986
Children
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Ernest Clifford Bezanson was born on 21 June 1912 at Waterville, Nova Scotia.1,2 He appeared on the census of 1921 at Waterville, Nova Scotia, in the household of Walter S. Bezanson and Minnie Swinimer with Lottie May Bezanson, Bessie Mildred Bezanson, Walter Rawleigh Bezanson, James A. Bezanson and Mary Vaughan.3 Ernest Clifford Bezanson married Ivenho Elizabeth Peach on 19 July 1935 at Christ Church, Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia. He was 23. She was 21.4,2 Ernest Clifford Bezanson died on 30 May 1969 at Aylesford, Nova Scotia, at age 56.2,5 He died in an automobile accident.6 He was buried in Windsor Forks Community Cemetery, Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia.7,5

     Obituary from Berwick Hospital (Berwick, Nova Scotia), 30 May 1969:
Bezanson, Ernest Clifford - age 57, of Three Mile Plains, Hants Co., passed away on Friday, May 30 at the Berwick Hospital as the result of an automobile accident. The late Mr. Bezanson is resting at the R.D. Lindsay Funeral Home, Windsor. Funeral service will be held on Sunday at 2:30 from St. Michael's Anglican Church, Windsor Forks with Rev. Gordon Grandchell officiating. Interment Windsor Forks Cemetery.6

Census Summary

1910
Birth
1912
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
1950
1960
Death
1969
Last Edited5 Dec 2023

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Ernest Clifford Bezanson; Date: 21 June 1912; Place: Waterville, Hants County; Registration Year: 1912; Number: 55700907; Father: Walter Scott Bezanson; Mother: Minnie Laura Swinimer.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 124.
  3. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Polling District No 12 Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 7; Lines: 16-23.
  4. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Ernest C Bezanson; Age: 28; Ivenho E Peach; Age: 21; Date: 19 Jul 1935; Place: Christ Church Rectory, Windsor Forks, Hants County, Nova Scotia; Registration Year: 1935; Number: 77524.
  5. [S321] George Newbury, "Windsor Forks Cemetery", 5 Dec 1999, "BEZANSON, Ernest Clifford 1912 – 1969, his wife Ivenho E. 1914 – 1986."
  6. [S2] Ernest Clifford Bezanson Death Notice, The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 31 May 1969.
  7. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Ernest Clifford Bezanson; Birth: 1912; Death: 1969; Windsor Forks Community Cemetery, Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada; Memorial Number: 180929705.

Ivenho Elizabeth Peach1

F, #351, b. 6 April 1914, d. 1986

Family

Ernest Clifford Bezanson b. 21 Jun 1912, d. 30 May 1969
Children
     Ivenho Elizabeth Peach was born on 6 April 1914 at Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia.1,2 She married Ernest Clifford Bezanson on 19 July 1935 at Christ Church, Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia. She was 21. He was 23.2,3 Ivenho Elizabeth Peach died in 1986.4 She was buried in Windsor Forks Community Cemetery, Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia.5,4
Last Edited3 Dec 2023

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Ivenho Elizabeth Peach; Date: 06 April 1914; Place: Windsor Forks, Hants County; Registration Year: 1914; Number: 44500001; Father: Archie Peach; Mother: Nellie May Caldwell, with name correction recorded 9 November 1967.
  2. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Ernest C Bezanson; Age: 28; Ivenho E Peach; Age: 21; Date: 19 Jul 1935; Place: Christ Church Rectory, Windsor Forks, Hants County, Nova Scotia; Registration Year: 1935; Number: 77524.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 124.
  4. [S321] George Newbury, "Windsor Forks Cemetery", 5 Dec 1999, "BEZANSON, Ernest Clifford 1912 – 1969, his wife Ivenho E. 1914 – 1986."
  5. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Ivenho Elizabeth (Peach) Bezanson; Birth: 1914; Death: 1986; Windsor Forks Community Cemetery, Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada; Memorial Number: 180930066.

Sharon Lee Bezanson1

F, #352, b. 20 November 1945, d. 8 June 2021
Father*Ernest Clifford Bezanson b. 21 Jun 1912, d. 30 May 1969
Mother*Ivenho Elizabeth Peach b. 6 Apr 1914, d. 1986

Family 1

Wilfred Harvey b. 1942, d. 1969

Family 2

Brian Etter b. 1949, d. 23 Feb 2021
Relationship5th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Sharon Lee Bezanson was born on 20 November 1945 at Windsor, Nova Scotia.1 She married Wilfred Harvey.1 Sharon Lee Bezanson married Brian Etter. Sharon Lee Bezanson died on 8 June 2021 at QEII Halifax Infirmary, Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 75.1 She was buried in Windsor Forks Community Cemetery, Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia.2

     Obituary from The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 15 July 2021:
Age 75, of Wellington, Halifax Co. With deep sadness, Sharron’s family announces her peaceful passing in the Halifax Infirmary, QEII on June 8, 2021. Born in Windsor, Hants Co. on November 20, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Ivanho (Peach) Bezanson.

Her professional career as a nurse’s aide spanned almost 40 years, working at both the Payzant Memorial and Hants Community Hospitals where she took great pride in providing care for people in her community and surrounding areas. There she would be surrounded by people who would become lifelong friends. Always ready to laugh, both with others and at herself, she loved spending time with her family and friends, sharing coffee, old stories and smart remarks. Her witty nature was always present, and she was never shy about providing advice and her honest opinions. She enjoyed attending her son’s hockey and softball games throughout the years where she would energetically lend her voice to the chorus of supporters. As someone who disliked travelling too far from home, she did love to daydream and once said the best part of travelling was simply sitting at the airport watching people come and go and wondering what adventurous stories they could tell.

A devoted mother, proud Gramma, caring sister and fond aunt, Sharron is survived by her son, Bradley (Denise) Harvey, Wellington; daughter, Lori (Jay) Michaelson, England; grandsons, Joshua and Braden; sister, Suzette (Dave) Gairns, Leminster; nieces and nephews, Darrell (Janet) Leighton, Charmaine (Stephen) Lyttle, Annette (Darrell) Tingley, Garby (Julie) Dauphinee, Shira (Trevor) McCabe, Aimee (Kevin) Dauphinee; and several great-nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her sister, Madeline (Ernest) Leighton; first husband, Wilfred Harvey; second husband, Brian Etter; companion, Alvin Davis; and niece, Suzanne (Blanchard) Leighton.

The family would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to the medical staff at the Halifax Infirmary Units 8.1 and 8.2 for their professionalism and dedication in providing the highest level of respectful, compassionate, and dignified care that made Sharron’s final hours peaceful – it meant so very much. In keeping with Sharron’s wishes no formal funeral service will be held. Instead, a remembrance and graveside service will take place in Windsor Forks at a later date.1
Last Edited3 Dec 2023

Citations

  1. [S2] Sharron Lee Etter Death Notice, The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 15 July 2021.
  2. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Sharron Lee (Bezanson) Etter; Birth: 20 November 1945; Death: 8 June 2021; Windsor Forks Community Cemetery, Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada; Memorial Number: 229537538.

Madaline S. Bezanson1

F, #354, b. 1936, d. 23 October 1977
Father*Ernest Clifford Bezanson b. 21 Jun 1912, d. 30 May 1969
Mother*Ivenho Elizabeth Peach b. 6 Apr 1914, d. 1986

Family

Ernest Leighton b. 1931, d. 1991
Relationship5th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Madaline S. Bezanson was born in 1936.2 She married Ernest Leighton. Madaline S. Bezanson died on 23 October 1977.2 She was buried in Windsor Forks Community Cemetery, Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia.1
Last Edited3 Dec 2023

Citations

  1. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Madaline S (Bezanson) Leighton; Birth: 1935; Death: 1977; Windsor Forks Community Cemetery, Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia, Canada; Memorial Number: 191399903.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 124.

Walter Rawleigh Bezanson

M, #358, b. 20 October 1918, d. 24 October 1940
Father*Walter S. Bezanson b. 1 Apr 1873, d. 27 Dec 1967
Mother*Minnie Swinimer b. 8 Feb 1880, d. 1936
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Walter Rawleigh Bezanson was also known as Raleigh Albert Bezanson.1 He was born on 20 October 1918 at Upper Vaughan, Nova Scotia.1,2 He appeared on the census of 1921 at Waterville, Nova Scotia, in the household of Walter S. Bezanson and Minnie Swinimer with Ernest Clifford Bezanson, Lottie May Bezanson, Bessie Mildred Bezanson, James A. Bezanson and Mary Vaughan.3 Walter Rawleigh Bezanson died on 24 October 1940 at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, at age 22.1,2
     From Bezansons of Nova Scotia: [He] was in the Armed Services, killed at training camp in Yarmouth. Military Grave Marker at Upper Vaughan. Unmarried.2

Census Summary

1910
Birth
1918
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
Death
1940
Last Edited27 Nov 2023

Citations

  1. [S14] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Death Registrations", Raleigh Albert Bezanson; Death Date: 24 October 1940; Death Place: Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, NS; Registration Year: 1940; Number: 775; Birth Date: 20 October 1918.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 124.
  3. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Polling District No 12 Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 7; Lines: 16-23.

Maude E. Bezanson

F, #359, b. 3 September 1879, d. 12 April 1948
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 191.1
Father*James A. Bezanson b. 20 Jun 1846, d. 25 Sep 1927
Mother*Mary Vaughan b. 19 Feb 1844, d. 18 Oct 1930

Family

Leon Card b. 4 May 1884, d. 1945
Children
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Maude E. Bezanson was born on 3 September 1879 at Waterville, Nova Scotia.2,3 She married Leon Card on 3 December 1904 at Harvard, Massachusetts. She was 25. He was 20.4 Maude E. Bezanson died on 12 April 1948 at Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, at age 68.5,3 She was buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Nova Scotia.3

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1879
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
Death
1948

Census, Residence

Census1881Maude E. Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia, in the household of James A. Bezanson and Mary Vaughan with Harry Elroy Bezanson and Walter S. Bezanson.6
Census1891Maude E. Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Hants County, Nova Scotia, in the household of James A. Bezanson and Mary Vaughan with Harry Elroy Bezanson and Walter S. Bezanson.7
Census1901Maude E. Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia, in the household of James A. Bezanson and Mary Vaughan with Walter S. Bezanson and Minnie Swinimer.8
LivedMaude E. Bezanson and Leon Card lived in Boute Island, Nova Scotia.5
Census1921Leon Card and Maude E. Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Lockhartville, Nova Scotia, with Edwin Leon Card, Walter Card, Carl Clifford Card, Florence Card and Thelma Violet Card.9
Last Edited13 Apr 2015

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 61.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 61, 124.
  3. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield Road, Greenfield, Stone 51, "Leon H Card 1889--1945 His wife Maud E Card 1879--1948."
  4. [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Bezanson, Maud; Card, Leon; Harvard Marriage Register; Year: 1904; Volume: 548; Page: 319.
  5. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 124.
  6. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375810, NA Film=C-13174, District=18, Sub-district=D, Page=14, Household=61, Name=James Bezanson.
  7. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6316; Family: 59; Page: 15; Lines: 15-19.
  8. [S617] Automated Genealogy, "1901 Census of Canada", District=NS HANTS (#34), Subdistrict=Windsor Forks r Page 5, Details=Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6452, Line=22, Family=40.
  9. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Lockhartville, Hantsport, Avonport, Wallbrook, Hants Border, Bishopville, Kings, Nova Scotia; Sub-District: ?; Page: 4; Lines: 49-50; Page: 5: Lines: 1-5.

Leon Card

M, #360, b. 4 May 1884, d. 1945
Father*Egbert Card1 b. 10 Sep 1854
Mother*Mary Levy1 b. 15 Jul 1863

Family

Maude E. Bezanson b. 3 Sep 1879, d. 12 Apr 1948
Children
     Leon Card was born on 4 May 1884 at Nova Scotia; there are conflicting birth dates. His gravestone transcription and Bezansons from Nova Scotia say 1889 whereas both the 1891 and 1901 census data says 1884.2,3,4 He married Maude E. Bezanson on 3 December 1904 at Harvard, Massachusetts. He was 20. She was 25.5 Leon Card died in 1945.6,4 He was buried in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Nova Scotia.4

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1884
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
Death
1945

Census, Residence

Census1891Leon Card appeared on the census of 1891 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, in the household of Egbert Card and Mary Levy with Clara Card, Lena Card, William Card and Elmo Card.7
Census1901Leon Card appeared on the census of 1901 at Davison Street, Horton, Nova Scotia, in the household of Mary Levy and Egbert Card with Clara Card, Lena Card, William Card, Elmo Card, Edna Card, Alina Card, Ella Card and Verge Card.8
LivedLeon Card and Maude E. Bezanson lived in Boute Island, Nova Scotia.1
Census1921Leon Card and Maude E. Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Lockhartville, Nova Scotia, with Edwin Leon Card, Walter Card, Carl Clifford Card, Florence Card and Thelma Violet Card.9
Last Edited13 Apr 2015

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 124.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 61 ("1889"), 124 ("circa 1884").
  3. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), Year=1901, Location=Ward 7, Code=Z, Page=7, Family=70, Surname=CARD, Line=46.
  4. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield Road, Greenfield, Stone 51, "Leon H Card 1889--1945 His wife Maud E Card 1879--1948."
  5. [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Bezanson, Maud; Card, Leon; Harvard Marriage Register; Year: 1904; Volume: 548; Page: 319.
  6. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 61.
  7. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), Year=1891, Location=Gaspereaux, Code=g, Page=5, Fam=27.
  8. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), Year=1901, Location=Ward 7, Code=Z, Page=7, Family=70.
  9. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Lockhartville, Hantsport, Avonport, Wallbrook, Hants Border, Bishopville, Kings, Nova Scotia; Sub-District: ?; Page: 4; Lines: 49-50; Page: 5: Lines: 1-5.