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Bessie Blanche Blackwell 1868 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1868

Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1945

Death Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Benjamin Blackwell

Mother: Hannah Gano

Spouse(s): William Bergen

Children(s): Bessie Bergen

The story of Bessie Blanche Blackwell began in 1868 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA. Bessie Blanche Blackwell married William Siney Bergen, and had children including Bessie Catherine Bergen. Bessie Blanche Blackwell passed away in 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Blanche Blackwell began in 1868 in Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA.
  • Bessie Blanche Blackwell married William Siney Bergen, and had children including Bessie Catherine Bergen.
  • Bessie Blanche Blackwell passed away in 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Bessie Blackwell's Ancestors

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Bessie Blackwell
1868 – 1945
Birth Place: Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Parents
Benjamin Bond Blackwell
1836 – 1905
Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Hannah (Catherine) Gano
1837 –
Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Sidney (Bray) Blackwell
1813 – 1873
New Jersey, USA
Sarah Bond
1817 – 1874
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Blackwell
1777 – 1821
Hannah Bray
1783 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Blackwell
1756 – 1831
Permelia Drake
1757 – 1847

Bessie Blackwell's Descendants

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Bessie (Blanche) Blackwell (28 Sep 1868 – 5 Oct 1945) m. William (Siney) Bergen (30 May 1870 – 1950)
  1. 1. Bessie (Catherine) Bergen (3 Dec 1907 – ) m. Harvey Ducharm (1903 – )

Bessie Blackwell's Timeline

2 Records

1868
28 Sep 1868
Birth of Bessie Blanche Blackwell in Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
1945
5 Oct 1945
Age 77
Death of Bessie Blanche Blackwell in Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1868
    Event Place: Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1945
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

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