Vernon Blois1

M, #21104
Father*Kenneth Blois1
Mother*Veda Leighton1

Family

Dolores Isenor
Relationship5th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Vernon Blois married Dolores Isenor.1 Vernon Blois was the owner of Farmer Clem's Produce and Garden Centres.1
Last Edited16 Aug 2001

Citations

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

Glendon Blois1

M, #21106
Father*Kenneth Blois1
Mother*Veda Leighton1

Family

Linda Moor
Relationship5th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Glendon Blois married Linda Moor.1
Last Edited16 Aug 2001

Citations

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

Doreen Blois1

F, #21108
Father*Kenneth Blois1
Mother*Veda Leighton1
Relationship5th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
Last Edited16 Aug 2001

Citations

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

Jeremiah Doane Bezanson1,2

M, #21109, b. 29 February 1916, d. 2 June 2000
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 363.2
Father*Elias Payzant Bezanson2 b. 10 Dec 1877, d. 19 Apr 1952
Mother*Laura Levina Morine2 b. 8 Mar 1887, d. 12 Dec 1963

Family

Dorothy Elizabeth Keddy b. c 1922, d. 1 Jun 1994
Child
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Jeremiah Doane Bezanson was born on 29 February 1916 at Wolfville, Nova Scotia.1,2 He appeared on the census of 1921 at Gaspereau Village, Nova Scotia, in the household of Elias Payzant Bezanson and Laura Levina Morine with George Roy Bezanson, Leslie Raymond Bezanson, Lillian Bezanson, Ella Blanche Bezanson, Mary Bezanson, Gertrude Lorenda Bezanson, Eleanor Phyllis Bezanson and Mildred Teresa Bezanson.3 Jeremiah Doane Bezanson married Dorothy Elizabeth Keddy on 28 October 1938. He was 22.4,5 Jeremiah Doane Bezanson served in the Canadian Army in World War 2.4 He was the owner of a construction company.4 He died on 2 June 2000 at Grand View Manor, Berwick, Nova Scotia, at age 84.4 He was buried on 5 June 2000 in Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Nova Scotia.4

     Obituary from The Halifax Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 4 June 2000:
BEZANSON, Jeremiah Doane "Jerry", "J.D." - 84, Grand View Manor, Berwick, formerly of Coldbrook, died Friday, June 2, 2000, in the manor.

Born in Wolfville, Kings Co., he was a son of the late Elias and Laura (Morine) Bezanson. He was an adherent of the Kentville United Baptist Church, Kentville. He served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War, and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Kings Branch 6. He worked in construction for M. A. Condon, V. C. Woodworth, Cyrus & Manning Ells, and finally had a construction company of his own.

He is survived by daughters, Joyce (Mrs. Kenneth Brown), Judith (Mrs. Wayne Baxter), both of Coldbrook; son, Eugene "Buzz" and wife Linda, New Minas; grandchildren, Randall and Tamilyn Brown, Christopher, Kathi and Darren Bezanson, Scott, Taralee and Jerry Baxter; great-grandchildren, Taralyn and Bradley Baxter, Jarred and Jordan Bezanson and Tanisha Sellars-Bezanson, Ryan and Brogan Brown and Nathaniel Hughes. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

He was predeceased by his wife, the former Dorothy Elizabeth Keddy; sisters, Lillian Smith, Ella MacCauley, Gertrude Brown, Mary Mooney, Eleanor Smith, Leta Davison, Mildred Hall and Bessie; brothers, Roy, James Ronald, Leslie Raymond, Kenneth Elias and Gordon; grandson, Troy Bezanson.

Visitation will be held from 7-9 p.m. with Royal Canadian Legion, Kings Branch 6 service at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 4. A celebration of his life will be held at 3:30 p.m. with a reception following the committal service Monday, June 5, all in W. C. Hiltz Funeral Parlour, Kentville. Rev. Judith Gates will officiate. Burial will take place in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Kings Co.6

Census Summary

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1920
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Death
2000
Last Edited30 Nov 2023

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Jeremiah Doane Bezanson; Date: 29 February 1916; Place: Wolfville, Kings County; Registration Year: 1916; Number: 43900119; Father: Elias P. Bezanson; Mother: Laura Morine.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 121.
  3. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 46; Page: 7; Lines: 13-24.
  4. [S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia."
  5. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Section 8, Stone 20, "Dorothy Elizabeth Bezanson died 1 June 1994, age 72; d/o Norman & Evelyn [Pinch] Keddy; h/o Jerry Bezanson. [Obit Hlfx. Herald]"
  6. [S662] Roberta Joudrey, "Nova Scotia Obituaries", citing Halifax Herald, 4 June 2000, Jeremiah Doane "Jerry" Bezanson.

George Roy Bezanson1

M, #21110, b. December 1903, d. 9 November 1980
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 360.1
Father*Elias Payzant Bezanson1 b. 10 Dec 1877, d. 19 Apr 1952
Mother*Laura Levina Morine1 b. 8 Mar 1887, d. 12 Dec 1963

Family

Winnifred Lorraine Fraser b. 1915, d. 31 Jul 1988
Children
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     George Roy Bezanson was a witness It appears that Michael Hector Bezanson was raised by his maternal grandparents, George Roy Bezanson and Winnifred Lorraine Fraser.2 George Roy Bezanson was born in December 1903 at Greenfield, Nova Scotia.3,4,5 He married Winnifred Lorraine Fraser on 21 July 1929 at Wolfville, Nova Scotia. He was 25.6,4 George Roy Bezanson died on 9 November 1980 at age 76.4 He was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Nova Scotia.5

Census Summary

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1980

Census, Residence

Census1911George Roy Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 at King Street, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, in the household of Elias Payzant Bezanson and Laura Levina Morine with Lillian Bezanson, Ella Blanche Bezanson, Mary Bezanson, Gertrude Lorenda Bezanson and Leslie Raymond Bezanson.3
Census1921George Roy Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Gaspereau Village, Nova Scotia, in the household of Elias Payzant Bezanson and Laura Levina Morine with Leslie Raymond Bezanson, Jeremiah Doane Bezanson, Lillian Bezanson, Ella Blanche Bezanson, Mary Bezanson, Gertrude Lorenda Bezanson, Eleanor Phyllis Bezanson and Mildred Teresa Bezanson.7
Last Edited13 Apr 2015

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 121.
  2. [S680] Michael Hector Bezanson Death Notice, York Funeral Home (Fredericton, New Brunswick), accessed 18 September 2023.
  3. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia; Page: 9; Family No: 85.
  4. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 121, 203.
  5. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Section 3, Stone 140, "George Roy Bezanson, 1903-1980, his wife, Winnie Smith, 1915 - 1988. Judy (their Grand-daughter), 1950-1978, Minnie Jewers, 1897 - 1984."
  6. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Bezanson, Roy George; Fraser, Winnie Loraine; Registration Year: 1929; Book: 55; Page: 617.
  7. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 46; Page: 7; Lines: 13-24.
  8. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 203, 253.
  9. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 203.

Mary Bezanson1

F, #21111, b. 31 July 1907, d. 21 November 1981
Father*Elias Payzant Bezanson1 b. 10 Dec 1877, d. 19 Apr 1952
Mother*Laura Levina Morine1 b. 8 Mar 1887, d. 12 Dec 1963

Family

James Mooney b. 12 Jun 1905, d. 11 Sep 1976
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Mary Bezanson was born on 31 July 1907 at Wolfville, Nova Scotia.2,1 She moved to Somerville, Massachusetts, on 25 October 1928.3 She married James Mooney on 15 January 1946 at Sparks, Nevada. She was 38. He was 40.4,1 Mary Bezanson died on 21 November 1981 at Clagett Memorial Hospital., Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado, at age 74.5,6

     Obituary from The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado), 23 November 1981:
Mary H. Mooney

RIFLE -- Mary H. Mooney, 74, of Rifle, the widow of James S. Mooney, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 1981, at Clagett Memorial Hospital.

The Mooneys had lived in Parachute for many years.

Sowder Funeral Home.5

Census Summary

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1981

Census, Residence

Census1911Mary Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 at King Street, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, in the household of Elias Payzant Bezanson and Laura Levina Morine with George Roy Bezanson, Lillian Bezanson, Ella Blanche Bezanson, Gertrude Lorenda Bezanson and Leslie Raymond Bezanson.7
Census1921Mary Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Gaspereau Village, Nova Scotia, in the household of Elias Payzant Bezanson and Laura Levina Morine with George Roy Bezanson, Leslie Raymond Bezanson, Jeremiah Doane Bezanson, Lillian Bezanson, Ella Blanche Bezanson, Gertrude Lorenda Bezanson, Eleanor Phyllis Bezanson and Mildred Teresa Bezanson.8
LivedMary Bezanson may have lived in Denver, Colorado.1
Census1950James Mooney and Mary Bezanson appeared on the census of 1950 at Pioche, Nevada.4
Last Edited28 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 121.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Mary Helena; Registration Year: 1907; Page: 69900870; a delayed entry recorded 12 October 1928.
  3. [S922] FamilySearch, Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954, 25 October 1928.
  4. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Pioche, Lincoln, Nevada; Roll: 3484; ED: 9-8; Page: 15.
  5. [S2] Mary H. Mooney Death Notice, The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado), 23 November 1981, p. 12.
  6. [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Mary Mooney; Birth: 31 July 1907; Death: November 1981; Last Residence: 81650, Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, USA; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Year: Before 1951.
  7. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia; Page: 9; Family No: 85.
  8. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 46; Page: 7; Lines: 13-24.

Leslie Raymond Bezanson1,2

M, #21112, b. 26 May 1911, d. 1992
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 362.2
Father*Elias Payzant Bezanson2 b. 10 Dec 1877, d. 19 Apr 1952
Mother*Laura Levina Morine2 b. 8 Mar 1887, d. 12 Dec 1963

Family

Phyllis Loretta Davison b. 26 Oct 1918, d. 2 Feb 2007
Children
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Leslie Raymond Bezanson was born on 26 May 1911 at Wolfville, Nova Scotia.1,2 He married Phyllis Loretta Davison on 31 January 1936 at Gaspereau, Nova Scotia. He was 24. She was 17.3,4 Leslie Raymond Bezanson died in 1992.5 He was buried in West Boylston Cemetery, Kings County, Nova Scotia.5

Census Summary

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1992

Census, Residence

Census1911Leslie Raymond Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 at King Street, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, in the household of Elias Payzant Bezanson and Laura Levina Morine with George Roy Bezanson, Lillian Bezanson, Ella Blanche Bezanson, Mary Bezanson and Gertrude Lorenda Bezanson.6
Census1921Leslie Raymond Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Gaspereau Village, Nova Scotia, in the household of Elias Payzant Bezanson and Laura Levina Morine with George Roy Bezanson, Jeremiah Doane Bezanson, Lillian Bezanson, Ella Blanche Bezanson, Mary Bezanson, Gertrude Lorenda Bezanson, Eleanor Phyllis Bezanson and Mildred Teresa Bezanson.7
Last Edited6 Dec 2023

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Leslie Raymond Bezanson; Date: 26 May 1911; Place: Wolfville, Kings County; Registration Year: 1911; Number: 55000202; Father: Elias Bezanson; Mother: Laura Bezanson.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 121.
  3. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Leslie Raymond Bezanson; Age: 23; Phyllis Loretta Davison; Age: 17; Date: 31 Jan 1936; Place: Gaspereau, Kings County; Registration Year: 1936; Number: 79590.
  4. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 121, 204.
  5. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, WEST BROOKLYN, Stone 9, "Leslie R Bezanson 1911--1992, His wife Phillis L 1918--."
  6. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia; Page: 9; Family No: 85.
  7. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 46; Page: 7; Lines: 13-24.
  8. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 204.

Eleanor Phyllis Bezanson1

F, #21113, b. 3 July 1915, d. before 2 June 2000
Father*Elias Payzant Bezanson1 b. 10 Dec 1877, d. 19 Apr 1952
Mother*Laura Levina Morine1 b. 8 Mar 1887, d. 12 Dec 1963

Family

Wendell Smith
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Eleanor Phyllis Bezanson was born on 3 July 1915.1 She appeared on the census of 1921 at Gaspereau Village, Nova Scotia, in the household of Elias Payzant Bezanson and Laura Levina Morine with George Roy Bezanson, Leslie Raymond Bezanson, Jeremiah Doane Bezanson, Lillian Bezanson, Ella Blanche Bezanson, Mary Bezanson, Gertrude Lorenda Bezanson and Mildred Teresa Bezanson.2 Eleanor Phyllis Bezanson married Wendell Smith.1 Eleanor Phyllis Bezanson died before 2 June 2000.3

Census Summary

1910
Birth
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1920
Census
1921
1930
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1950
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Death
2000
Last Edited29 Sep 2001

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 121.
  2. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 46; Page: 7; Lines: 13-24.
  3. [S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia", in an obituary for brother Jeremiah.

Mildred Teresa Bezanson1,2

F, #21116, b. 17 April 1918, d. before 2 June 2000
Father*Elias Payzant Bezanson2 b. 10 Dec 1877, d. 19 Apr 1952
Mother*Laura Levina Morine2 b. 8 Mar 1887, d. 12 Dec 1963

Family 1

Maurice Barkhouse
Child

Family 2

(?) Hall
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Mildred Teresa Bezanson was born on 17 April 1918 at Wolfville, Nova Scotia.1,2 She appeared on the census of 1921 at Gaspereau Village, Nova Scotia, in the household of Elias Payzant Bezanson and Laura Levina Morine with George Roy Bezanson, Leslie Raymond Bezanson, Jeremiah Doane Bezanson, Lillian Bezanson, Ella Blanche Bezanson, Mary Bezanson, Gertrude Lorenda Bezanson and Eleanor Phyllis Bezanson.3 Mildred Teresa Bezanson married Maurice Barkhouse.2 Mildred Teresa Bezanson married (?) Hall.4 Mildred Teresa Bezanson died before 2 June 2000 when she was listed as deceased in brother Jerry's death notice.4

Census Summary

1910
Birth
1918
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
1950
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Death
2000
Last Edited27 Nov 2023

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Mildred Teresa Bezanson; Date: 17 April 1918; Place: Wolfville, Kings County; Registration Year: 1918; Number: 44000253.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 121.
  3. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 46; Page: 7; Lines: 13-24.
  4. [S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia."
  5. [S2] Maurice BARKHOUSE Death Notice, The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 18 August 2021.

Kenneth Elias Bezanson1

M, #21118, b. 10 November 1925, d. 1992
Father*Elias Payzant Bezanson1 b. 10 Dec 1877, d. 19 Apr 1952
Mother*Laura Levina Morine1 b. 8 Mar 1887, d. 12 Dec 1963

Family 1

Dorothy Rosaline Atwell b. c 1928, d. 28 Mar 2006

Family 2

Jean Levy b. 16 Jun 1929, d. 22 Jan 2021
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Kenneth Elias Bezanson was born on 10 November 1925.1 He married Dorothy Rosaline Atwell on 5 August 1946 at Wolfville, Nova Scotia. He was 20.2 Kenneth Elias Bezanson and Dorothy Rosaline Atwell were divorced. Kenneth Elias Bezanson married Jean Levy.1 Kenneth Elias Bezanson died in 1992.3 He was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Windsor, Nova Scotia.3
Last Edited24 Nov 2023

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 121.
  2. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Kenneth Elias Bezanson; Dorothy Rosaline Atwell; Date: 05 Aug 1946; Place: Wolfville, Kings County; Registration Year: 1946; Number: 140146.
  3. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", PVT Kenneth E. Bezanson; Birth: 1925; Death: 1992; Maplewood Cemetery, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada; Memorial Number: 180355653.