Ralph Bezanson
M, #181, b. January 1882, d. 13 August 1902
Ralph
Bezanson was born in January 1882 at Canada.
1,2 He was a boat builder in 1900.
2 He married
Emma (?).
1 Ralph Bezanson died on 13 August 1902 at age 20. Ralph Bezanson drowned when his twenty-two-foot sailboat capsized in a squall.
3 He was reported missing, and items from the boat were found in the area where it capsized. I have not found a death certificate or death register entry, but he appeared in the 1901 City Directory with his brothers, and he was not included in the 1903 edition, so I have presumed that he did not survive the incident.
4,5
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 56.
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Beverly Ward 2, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 640; Page: 10B; ED: 258.
- [S19] Article, "Beverly Boat Builder May Be Drowned", The Boston Evening Transcript (Boston, Massachusetts), 14 August 1902, p. 5.
- [S667] Ancestry.com, "U.S. City Directories", Meek's 1901-1902 Salem [and Beverly], Massachusetts Directory, p. 536.
- [S667] Ancestry.com, "U.S. City Directories", Meek's 1903-1904 Salem [and Beverly], Massachusetts Directory, p. 548.
- [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Burlington, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6315; Family: 1; Page: 1.
Emma (?)1
F, #182
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 56.
James Harold Bezanson
M, #183, b. 27 July 1884, d. 9 May 1960
James Harold Bezanson
Image credit: Ancestry.com user ucanbalance
James Harold
Bezanson was born on 27 July 1884 at Center Burlington, Nova Scotia.
1,2 He married
Bensena Mathilde Johnson on 14 May 1908 at King County, Washington. He was 23. She was 28.
3,4,5 James Harold Bezanson was a shipyard carpenter.
6 He died on 9 May 1960 at Los Angeles, California, at age 75.
7
Citations
- [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, James Harold; Registration Year: 1904; Page: 91400081, a delayed entry from 6 March 1941.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 56, where the name is "Harold" and the date is "1889."
- [S861] Washington State Archives, "Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013", James Harold Bezansen and Bensena Mathilde Johnson, King County, Number 24646, 14 May 1908.
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Eagle Harbor, Kitsap, Washington; Roll: T624_1662; Page: 11A; ED: 230; Image: 773.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 56.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T625_1926; Page: 18A; ED: 101; Image: 313.
- [S416] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Death Index, 1940-1997", Bezanson, James H; 9 May 1960.
- [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Burlington, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6315; Family: 1; Page: 1.
- [S4] 1901 U.S. Federal Census; Burlington, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 70; Page: 8.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Washington, King County, Seattle; Roll: T625_1926; Image: 313; ED: 101; Page: 18A.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; FHL Film: 2342225; Roll: 2491; Image: 324.0; ED: 0001; Page: 18B; Lines: 61-62.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T627_4374; ED: 40-3; Page: 17A; Lines: 21-22.
- [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Torrance, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 785; ED: 19-926; Sheet: 3.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Washington, King County, Seattle; Roll: T625_1926; Image: 313; ED: 101; Page: 18A; with age shown as "10."
Bensena Mathilde Johnson1
F, #184, b. 31 August 1879, d. 30 July 1962
Bensena (Johnson) Bezanson, known as Bessie
Image credit: Ancestry.com user ucanbalance
Bensena Mathilde
Johnson was also known as Bessie. She was born on 31 August 1879 at Illinois.
2,3 She married
James Harold Bezanson on 14 May 1908 at King County, Washington. She was 28. He was 23.
1,4,5 Bensena Mathilde Johnson died on 30 July 1962 at Los Angeles, California, at age 82.
2
Citations
- [S861] Washington State Archives, "Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013", James Harold Bezansen and Bensena Mathilde Johnson, King County, Number 24646, 14 May 1908.
- [S416] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Death Index, 1940-1997", Bezanson, Bessie M; 30 July 1962.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Washington, King County, Seattle; Roll: T625_1926; Image: 313; ED: 101; Page: 18A; with age shown as "40."
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Eagle Harbor, Kitsap, Washington; Roll: T624_1662; Page: 11A; ED: 230; Image: 773.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 56.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Washington, King County, Seattle; Roll: T625_1926; Image: 313; ED: 101; Page: 18A.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; FHL Film: 2342225; Roll: 2491; Image: 324.0; ED: 0001; Page: 18B; Lines: 61-62.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T627_4374; ED: 40-3; Page: 17A; Lines: 21-22.
- [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Torrance, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 785; ED: 19-926; Sheet: 3.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Washington, King County, Seattle; Roll: T625_1926; Image: 313; ED: 101; Page: 18A; with age shown as "10."
Lillian Bezanson
F, #185, b. 1890
Lillian
Bezanson was born in 1890.
1 She married Dr. A. B.
Jones.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 56.
- [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Burlington, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6315; Family: 1; Page: 1.
- [S5] 1901 Canadian Census; Burlington, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 69; Page: 8.
- [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Kempt poll district, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 39; Page: 4.
Clifford Avon Bezanson1
M, #187, b. 11 March 1902, d. 18 October 1995
Family 2 | Edna G. Baker b. 16 Jan 1901, d. 7 Sep 1989 |
Clifford Avon
Bezanson was born on 11 March 1902.
2 He married
Frances Estelle McCurley.
3 Clifford Avon Bezanson traveled to Massachusetts in December 1923.
4 He lived at Seattle, Washington.
3 He became a widower at age 45 upon the death of his wife Frances Estelle
McCurley on 21 June 1947 at Seattle, Washington.
5 Clifford Avon Bezanson married Edna G.
Baker on 3 April 1952 at Los Angeles, California. He was 50. She was 51.
6,7 Clifford Avon Bezanson died on 18 October 1995 at Orange County, California, at age 93.
8,2 He was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California.
9
Citations
- [S416] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Death Index, 1940-1997", Clifford Avon Bezanson; 18 October 1995.
- [S416] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Death Index, 1940-1997", Clifford Avon Bezanson; Birth: 11 March 1902; Death: 18 October 1995.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 56.
- [S692] National Archives and Records Administration, "Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956", Clifford E Bezanson, Yarmouth, NS, Manifest, December 1923.
- [S758] Washington State Archives, "Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960", Frances E . Bezanson; 21 June 1947.
- [S865] County Courthouses, California, California County Marriages, 1850-1952, Clifford Avon Bezanson; Edna Gertrude Benton; Date: 3 April 1952; Book: 3574; Page: 3.
- [S899] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Marriage Index, 1949-1959", Clifford A Bezanson; Edna G Baker; 3 April 1952.
- [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, CLIFFORD BEZANSON, Born=11 Mar 1902, Died=18 Oct 1995, Residence=92672 San Clemente, Orange, CA, Issued=WA (Before 1951).
- [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Clifford Avon Bezanson, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California; Memorial Number: 141824068.
- [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Kempt poll district, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 39; Page: 4.
- [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Kempt Polling District No 6B, Hants, Nova Scotia; Sub-District: ?; Page: 2; Lines: 23-25.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; FHL Film: 2342226; Roll: 2492; Image: 193.0; ED: 0012; Page: 7B; Lines: 71-72.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T627_4374; ED: 40-8; Page: 5A; Lines: 39-40.
Frances Estelle McCurley1
F, #188, b. 13 June 1888, d. 21 June 1947
Frances Estelle
McCurley was born on 13 June 1888.
1 She married
Clifford Avon Bezanson.
2 Frances Estelle McCurley died on 21 June 1947 at Seattle, Washington, at age 59.
1 She was buried in Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Washington.
3
Citations
- [S758] Washington State Archives, "Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960", Frances E . Bezanson; 21 June 1947.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 56.
- [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Frances Estelle McCurley Bezanson, Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Washington; Memorial Number: 67315946.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; FHL Film: 2342226; Roll: 2492; Image: 193.0; ED: 0012; Page: 7B; Lines: 71-72.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T627_4374; ED: 40-8; Page: 5A; Lines: 39-40.
Leila Woodbury Bezanson1
F, #189, b. 6 April 1904, d. 7 February 1960
Leila Woodbury
Bezanson was born on 6 April 1904 at Long Beach, California.
1 She married
William C. Tuxbury in 1922 at Lynn, Massachusetts.
2,3,4 Leila Woodbury Bezanson and William C.
Tuxbury were divorced before 29 April 1940.
5 Leila Woodbury Bezanson died on 7 February 1960 at Boston, Massachusetts, at age 55.
6,7 She was buried in Green Street Cemetery, Marblehead, Massachusetts.
8 Obituary from The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 9 February 1960:
TUXBURY -- Of Marblehead, in Boston, Feb. 7, Leila (Bezanson), formerly of 12½ Washington st. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 p.m. St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Marblehead. Visiting hours Tuesday. 2-4 and 7-9, at the Nichols Funeral Home, 45 Pleasant st.
6
Citations
- [S826] Holbrook Research Institute, "Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988", Bezanson, Leila Woodbury; Marblehead Birth Register; Year: 1904; Image: 2597; a delayed entry recorded in January 1907 for a birth in Long Beach, California in 1904.
- [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", William C Tuxbury; Year: 1922; Lynn, Massachusetts, USA; Volume: 30; Page: 130.
- [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", Leila W Bezanson; Year: 1922; Lynn, Massachusetts, USA; Volume: 30; Page: 130.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 56, where William's surname is "Luxbury" and Lelia is listed as a child of her grandparents David and Laura.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1585; ED: 5-240; Page: 12B; Lines: 51-54; where Lelia Tuxbury is described as divorced.
- [S2] Leila (Bezanson) Tuxbury Death Notice, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 9 February 1960, p. 43.
- [S806] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health, "Massachusetts Death Index, 1901-1980", Tuxbury, Leila W (Berganson); Year: 1960.
- [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Lejla Woodbury (Bezanson) Tuxbury; Birth: 6 April 1905; Death: 7 February 1960; Green Street Cemetery, Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA; Memorial Number: 117431757.
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Massachusetts, Essex County, Marblehead; FHL Film: 1374599; Roll: T624_586; ED: 0417; Page: 7B; Lines: 84-88.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_691; Image: 744; ED: 205; Page: 5A; Lines: 19-23.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 2340636; Roll: 901; Image: 84.0; ED: 0195; Page: 1B; Lines: 73-76.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1585; ED: 5-240; Page: 12B; Lines: 51-54.
- [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 2863; ED: 5-242; Page: 6.
William C. Tuxbury1
M, #190, b. 6 October 1902, d. November 1969
Father* | Clarence H. Tuxbury2 |
Mother* | Laura Foster2 d. 1960 |
William C.
Tuxbury was also known as Clarence William Tuxbury.
2 He was born on 6 October 1902 at Marblehead, Massachusetts.
2,1 He married
Leila Woodbury Bezanson in 1922 at Lynn, Massachusetts.
3,4,5 William C. Tuxbury and Leila Woodbury
Bezanson appeared on the census of 1930 at 6 Sewall Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts, with
William C. Tuxbury.
1 William C. Tuxbury and Leila Woodbury
Bezanson were divorced before 29 April 1940.
6 William C. Tuxbury died in November 1969 at age 67.
7
Citations
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 2340636; Roll: 901; Image: 84.0; ED: 0195; Page: 1B; Lines: 73-76.
- [S826] Holbrook Research Institute, "Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988", Tuxbury, Clarence William; Marblehead Birth Register; Year: 1902; Image: 489.
- [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", William C Tuxbury; Year: 1922; Lynn, Massachusetts, USA; Volume: 30; Page: 130.
- [S731] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts, Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970", Leila W Bezanson; Year: 1922; Lynn, Massachusetts, USA; Volume: 30; Page: 130.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 56, where William's surname is "Luxbury" and Lelia is listed as a child of her grandparents David and Laura.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1585; ED: 5-240; Page: 12B; Lines: 51-54; where Lelia Tuxbury is described as divorced.
- [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Tuxbury, Clarence; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Caroline Bezanson
F, #191, b. circa 1838
Family | James Marsters b. c 1839 |
Children | |
Caroline
Bezanson was born circa 1838.
1 She married James
Marsters.
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 16.
Alberta Marsters
F, #193, b. circa 1865
Alberta
Marsters was born circa 1865.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 16.
Brenton Marsters
M, #194, b. circa 1867
Brenton
Marsters was born circa 1867.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 16.
Frank Marsters
M, #195, b. circa 1869
Frank
Marsters was born circa 1869.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 16.
Etta Marsters
F, #196, b. circa 1870
Etta
Marsters was born circa 1870.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 16.
Benjamin Bezanson
M, #197, b. 7 December 1805
Benjamin
Bezanson was born on 7 December 1805 at Chester, Nova Scotia.
2,3,4 He married
Sarah Lyon. Benjamin Bezanson appeared on the census of 1871 at Windsor, Nova Scotia, with
William Richard Bezanson.
5 Charles Willard Miller wrote a family history for his daughters, including information on the descendants of Benjamin Bezanson, which Dorothy Evans used in
Bezansons from Nova Scotia.6
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 3.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 17, 3.
- [S41] Lunenburg County GenWeb Project, "Chester Township Book - Births", June 20, 1999.
- [S159] Don Shankle and Kim Stevens, "Lunenburg Births, Marriages and Deaths", June 19, 1999, which cites the Chester Township Book.
- [S401] Unknown compiler, "1871 Census Index, Hants County, Nova Scotia", Windsor, Dwelling 171, Family 209.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 115.
Sarah Lyon
F, #198, b. 1804, d. 18 December 1869
Sarah
Lyon was born in 1804.
1 She married
Benjamin Bezanson. Sarah Lyon died on 18 December 1869 at Windsor, Nova Scotia.
2,1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 17.
- [S14] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Death Registrations", Bezanson, Benjamin Mrs; Registration Year: 1869; Book: 1809; Page: 52; Number: 255.
Calvin Benjamin Bezanson
M, #199, b. 1837, d. 6 September 1920
Calvin Benjamin
Bezanson was born in 1837.
2 He married
Elizabeth Vaughan on 22 October 1862 at Waterville, Nova Scotia. She was 19.
3 Calvin Benjamin Bezanson immigrated in 1885 to Massachusetts.
4 He died on 6 September 1920.
2
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 16.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 57, 17.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 57.
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Boxborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1240655; Roll: 655; ED: 0669; Page: 2B; Lines: 55-60.
- [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1881, Lower Horton, Location=i-2, Page=25, Line=19-25, Page=26, Line=1, Family=119.
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1374625; Roll: T624_612; ED: 1215; Page: 5A; Lines: 8-13.
Elizabeth Vaughan
F, #200, b. 2 November 1842, d. 1912
Citations
- [S414] Jim Ward, "Family History", November 26, 2000.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 57.
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Boxborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1240655; Roll: 655; ED: 0669; Page: 2B; Lines: 55-60.
- [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1881, Lower Horton, Location=i-2, Page=25, Line=19-25, Page=26, Line=1, Family=119.
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1374625; Roll: T624_612; ED: 1215; Page: 5A; Lines: 8-13.