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Lucy Anne Waterman 1815–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 October 1815

Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1889

Death Location: Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Rev Waterman

Mother: Olive Phinney

Spouse(s): Sylvanus Besse

Children(s): Lyman Besse, Anthony Besse, Deborah Besse, Sylvanus Besse, Olive Besse, Lucy Besse, Maria Besse

The story of Lucy Anne Waterman began in 1815 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Lucy Anne Waterman married Sylvanus Besse, and had children including Anthony Waterman Besse, Deborah W Besse, Lucy Ann Besse, Lyman Waterman Besse, Maria Sturges Besse, Olive Phinney Besse, Sylvanus Foster Besse. Lucy Anne Waterman passed away in 1889 in Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lucy Anne Waterman began in 1815 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Lucy Anne Waterman married Sylvanus Besse, and had children including Anthony Waterman Besse, Deborah W Besse, Lucy Ann Besse, Lyman Waterman Besse, Maria Sturges Besse, Olive Phinney Besse, Sylvanus Foster Besse.
  • Lucy Anne Waterman passed away in 1889 in Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Waterman
1774–1835
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Olive Phinney
1786–1842
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sylvanus Besse
1809–1865
Birth Location: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Lyman Besse
1854–1930
Birth Location: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Anthony Besse
1848–1872
Birth Location: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Besse
1842–1876
Birth Location: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Sylvanus Besse
1836–1862
Birth Location: Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Olive Besse
1833–1910
Birth Location: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Lucy Besse
1834–1914
Birth Location: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Maria Besse
1846–1924
Birth Location: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Lucy Waterman's Ancestors

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Lucy Waterman
1815–1889
Birth Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Rev Jotham Waterman
1774–1835
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Olive Phinney
1786–1842
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Timothy Phinney
1746–1838
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Temperance (Munroe) Hinkley
1748–1824
Barnstable, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Jr.
1712–1780
Mehitable Sturgis
1723–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Sr.
1685–1751
Sarah Lewis
1692–1737

Lucy Waterman's Descendants

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Lucy (Anne) Waterman (6 October 1815–29 Dec 1889) m. Sylvanus Besse (27 Nov 1809–21 Jul 1865)
  1. 1. Lyman (Waterman) Besse 1854–1930 m. Henrietta (Louise) Segee 1854–1926
    1. 1. Gertrude (Louisa) Besse 1881–1923
    2. 2. Florence (Foster) Besse 1885–1974 m. Kingman Brewster 1882–1957 m. Edward Ballantine 1886–1971
      1. 1. Mary (Kingman) Brewster 1914–2001
      2. 2. Kingman (Jr) Brewster 1919–1988 m. Mary (Louise) Phillips 1920–2004
        1. 1. Constance Brewster 1946–2017
      3. 3. Anne Brewster 1917–1918
    3. 3. Arthur (Lyman) Besse 1887–1952
    4. 4. Helen (Waterman) Besse 1889–1948
    5. 5. Edith (Noble) Besse 1891–
    6. 6. Lucy (Bradford) Besse 1897–1988
  2. 2. Anthony (Waterman) Besse 1848–1872
  3. 3. Deborah (W.) Besse 1842–1876
  4. 4. Sylvanus (Foster) Besse 1836–1862
  5. 5. Olive (Phinney) Besse 1833–1910
  6. 6. Lucy (Ann) Besse 1834–1914
  7. 7. Maria (Sturges) Besse 1846–1924

Lucy Waterman's Timeline

2 Records

1815
6 October 1815
Birth of Lucy Anne Waterman in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1889
29 Dec 1889
Age 74
Death of Lucy Anne Waterman in Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 October 1815
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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