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Jean Baptiste Ambroise Bessette 1803–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1803

Birth Location: Chambly

Death Date: bef 1851

Death Location: Kennedy, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Father: Francois Bessette\Besset

Mother: Elizebeth Dubuc

Spouse(s): Adélaide Arbec

Children(s): Ambrose Bessette

In 1803, Jean Baptiste Ambroise Bessette entered the world in Chambly, born to Francois Xavier Bessette Besset And Elizebeth Elisa Dubuc. Jean Baptiste Ambroise Bessette married Adelaide Arbec, and had children including Ambrose Abraham Bessette. Jean Baptiste Ambroise Bessette passed away in 1851 in Kennedy, Chautauqua, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1803, Jean Baptiste Ambroise Bessette entered the world in Chambly, born to Francois Xavier Bessette Besset And Elizebeth Elisa Dubuc.
  • Jean Baptiste Ambroise Bessette married Adelaide Arbec, and had children including Ambrose Abraham Bessette.
  • Jean Baptiste Ambroise Bessette passed away in 1851 in Kennedy, Chautauqua, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francois Bessette\Besset
1772–1861
Birth Location: Saint Luc, Chambly County, Quebec, Canada
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Elizebeth Dubuc
1775–1873
Birth Location: Chambly, Chambly, Québec, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Adélaide Arbec
1808–1888
Birth Location: Quebec
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Children(s)

Ambrose Bessette
1831–1891
Birth Location: St Antoine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Jean Bessette's Ancestors

Self
Jean Bessette
1803–1851
Birth Place: Chambly
Parents
Francois Xavier Bessette\Besset
1772–1861
Saint Luc, Chambly County, Quebec, Canada
Elizebeth (Elisa) Dubuc
1775–1873
Chambly, Chambly, Québec, Canada
Grandparents
Francois (Guillaume) Bessette\Besset
1744–1794
Chambly, , Quebec, Canada
Marie (Francoise) Hains
1747–1795
St Thomas, Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
Marie (Madeleine Anne) Renaud
1746–1822
Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Guillaume Bessette
1717–1763
Louise Paquet
1718–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Brisetout
1672–1751
Madeleine LaFLeur
1682–1750

Jean Bessette's Descendants

1.
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Jean (Baptiste Ambroise) Bessette (8 Feb 1803–bef 1851) m. Adélaide Arbec (1808–1888)
  1. 1. Ambrose (Abraham) Bessette 1831–1891 m. Madeline (Marie Ellen Goyett Guyette Bessette) Bisset 1833–1915
    1. 1. Peter (A.) Bessette 1867–1936 m. Ellen Balthazor 1871–1972
      1. 1. Margaret (E.\Margaret Nettie) Bessette 1895–1989 m. Robert (Dave) Feavel 1896–1946
        1. 1. Daila (Helen) Feavel 1927–2017 m. CLINTON Platte 1918–2010
    2. 2. Margaret ("Maggie") Bessette 1860–1948 m. John (Henry) Burton 1855–1934
      1. 1. Joseph (Joe Henry Bertrand) Burton 1880–1936 m. Sarah (Jane) Bricco 1882–1968
        1. 1. Vera Burton 1915–2007 m. Roman Roberts 1913–2006
    3. 3. William Bessette 1874–1952 m. Sophia Mahu 1878–1920
      1. 1. Frederick (Anthony “Fred”) Bessette 1904–1972 m. Marie (A.) Zirbes 1913–1975
        1. 1. James (Ambrose) Bessette 1943–2002 m. Carmen (L.) Dervin 1947–2025
        2. 2. Patricia (Ann) Bessette 1947–2022
        3. 3. Harold Bessette 1941–2026
        4. 4. Leo (William) Bessette 1938–2009
        5. 5. Fred (A Bessette) Junior 1931–1980
    4. 4. Joseph Bessette 1859–1936 m. Isabella (Elizabeth 'Arabella') Guyette 1868–1950
      1. 1. Charles Bessette 1888–1981
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bessette 1902–1956
      3. 3. William (Howard) Bessette 1891–1975 m. Agnes (Anna) Fenton 1896–1936
        1. 1. Terrance (G.) Bessett 1925–1999
        2. 2. Ramona (E.) Bessett 1920–1999
        3. 3. Eward (W.) Bessett 1919–2007
        4. 4. Elaine (A.) Bessette 1923–2011
        5. 5. Evon (M.) Bessett 1923–2011
        6. 6. Marion (P.) Bessett 1929–2015
        7. 7. Thomas (Joseph) Bessette 1931–2007 m. Lois Bernard 1928–1986
        8. 8. Mary (Priscilla ( SR Anthony)) Bessette 1929–2008
        9. 9. Mary ((Sr. Bernard)) Bessette 1926–2003
        10. 10. Joseph (Albert) Bessette 1927–2016
        11. 11. Marcellia (F) Bessette 1927–2011
      4. 4. Madaline Bessette 1898–1924
      5. 5. Herman Bessette 1897–1934
      6. 6. Harvey (Frances) Bessette 1895–1989
      7. 7. Peter Bessette 1894–1983
      8. 8. Abraham Bessette 1889–1979
      9. 9. Joseph ('Jodie') Bessette 1886–1921
      10. 10. Lena Bessette 1903–1966
      11. 11. Alic Bissette 1909–1946
      12. 12. Mitchell Bessette 1892–1893
      13. 13. Peter Bessette 1909–
      14. 14. Lena Bessette 1887–
    5. 5. Alexander Bessette 1870–1888
    6. 6. Frank Bessette 1870–1893
    7. 7. Arline (Adaline) Bessette 1864–1954
    8. 8. Melina ((Amelia)) Bessette 1862–1952
    9. 9. Ambrose Bessette 1855–1940
    10. 10. Laura Bessette 1852–1931
    11. 11. Mattie\Madaline Bessette 1872–1954

Jean Bessette's Timeline

2 Records

1803
8 Feb 1803
Birth of Jean Baptiste Ambroise Bessette in Chambly
Chambly
1851
bef 1851
Age 48
Death of Jean Baptiste Ambroise Bessette in Kennedy, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Kennedy, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Chambly

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1851
    Event Place: Kennedy, Chautauqua, New York, United States
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