James D. Bezanson

M, #221, b. 16 January 1847, d. 20 October 1869
Father*Benjamin Bezanson b. 7 Dec 1805
Mother*Sarah Lyon b. 1804, d. 18 Dec 1869
Relationship2nd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     James D. Bezanson was born on 16 January 1847.1 He died on 20 October 1869 at Hants County, Nova Scotia, at age 22.1
Last Edited15 Feb 1999

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 17.

Joseph Herman Bezanson

M, #222
Father*Benjamin Bezanson b. 7 Dec 1805
Mother*Sarah Lyon b. 1804, d. 18 Dec 1869
Relationship2nd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
Last Edited15 Feb 1999

Sarah Mariah Bezanson

F, #223
Father*Benjamin Bezanson b. 7 Dec 1805
Mother*Sarah Lyon b. 1804, d. 18 Dec 1869
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
Last Edited15 Feb 1999

John Lewis Bezanson

M, #224
Father*Benjamin Bezanson b. 7 Dec 1805
Mother*Sarah Lyon b. 1804, d. 18 Dec 1869
Relationship2nd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
Last Edited15 Feb 1999

William Richard Bezanson

M, #225, b. circa 1856
Father*Benjamin Bezanson b. 7 Dec 1805
Mother*Sarah Lyon b. 1804, d. 18 Dec 1869
Relationship2nd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     William Richard Bezanson was born circa 1856.1 He appeared on the census of 1871 at Windsor, Nova Scotia, in the household of Benjamin Bezanson.2

Census Summary

1850
Birth
1856
1860
1870
Census
1871
Last Edited26 Nov 2000

Citations

  1. [S401] Unknown compiler, "1871 Census Index, Hants County, Nova Scotia", Windsor, Dwelling 171, Family 209, where his age was given as 14.
  2. [S401] Unknown compiler, "1871 Census Index, Hants County, Nova Scotia", Windsor, Dwelling 171, Family 209.

Ernest Bezanson

F, #226
Father*Benjamin Bezanson b. 7 Dec 1805
Mother*Sarah Lyon b. 1804, d. 18 Dec 1869
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
Last Edited15 Feb 1999

William Bezanson

M, #227, b. 26 July 1809, d. 23 March 1884
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 018.1
Father*Joseph Bezanson b. 1777, d. 26 Jan 1849
Mother*Sarah Garish Pulsifer b. 7 Jun 1781, d. 23 Sep 1865

Family

Martha Freelove Millett b. 18 Jul 1812, d. 17 Aug 1885
Children
RelationshipGreat-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     William Bezanson was born on 26 July 1809 at Chester, Nova Scotia.1,2 He married Martha Freelove Millett on 21 February 1833. He was 23. She was 20. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Joseph Dimock.3,4,5 William Bezanson died on 23 March 1884 at Waterville, Nova Scotia, at age 74.6

Census Summary

1800
Birth
1809
1810
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
1870
Census
1871
1880
Census
1881
Death
1884

Census, Residence

Census1871William Bezanson and Martha Freelove Millett appeared on the census of 1871 at Hants County, Nova Scotia, with Amos Lovett Bezanson, David Harris Bezanson and Rosella Bezanson.7
Census1881William Bezanson and Martha Freelove Millett appeared on the census of 1881 at Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia, with Rosella Bezanson.8
Last Edited18 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 3.
  2. [S41] Lunenburg County GenWeb Project, "Chester Township Book - Births", June 20, 1999.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 18.
  4. [S193] John Wesley Houghton, Houghton Genealogy of 1912, 413 (ID #1434), where the date is "2, 22, 1833."
  5. [S630] George E. Levy, Diary of Joseph Dimock, 130.
  6. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 3, 18.
  7. [S5] 1871 Canadian Census; Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10540; Family: 105; Page: 30; Lines: 1-5.
  8. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375810, NA Film=C-13174, District=18, Sub-district=D, Page=13, Household=59, Name=William Bezanson.

Martha Freelove Millett

F, #228, b. 18 July 1812, d. 17 August 1885
Father*George Millett b. 14 Apr 1781
Mother*Annabella Etter b. 22 Jul 1786, d. 12 Aug 1874

Family

William Bezanson b. 26 Jul 1809, d. 23 Mar 1884
Children
     Martha Freelove Millett was born on 18 July 1812.1,2,3,4 She was christened on 13 September 1812 at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester, Nova Scotia.5 She married William Bezanson on 21 February 1833. She was 20. He was 23. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Joseph Dimock.1,6,7 Martha Freelove Millett died on 17 August 1885 at age 73.1,8 She was buried in Kenvtille Cemetery.1 The date of death, 17 August 1885, comes from The Houghton Genealogy, but her gravestone reads "d. Aug 14, 1886, 72 yrs."1,9

Census Summary

1810
Birth
1812
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
1870
Census
1871
1880
Census
1881
Death
1885

Census, Residence

Census1871William Bezanson and Martha Freelove Millett appeared on the census of 1871 at Hants County, Nova Scotia, with Amos Lovett Bezanson, David Harris Bezanson and Rosella Bezanson.10
Census1881William Bezanson and Martha Freelove Millett appeared on the census of 1881 at Windsor Forks, Nova Scotia, with Rosella Bezanson.11
Last Edited18 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 18.
  2. [S41] Lunenburg County GenWeb Project, "Chester Township Book - Births", June 20, 1999.
  3. [S159] Don Shankle and Kim Stevens, "Lunenburg Births, Marriages and Deaths", June 19, 1999.
  4. [S193] John Wesley Houghton, Houghton Genealogy of 1912, 413 (ID #1434), where the date is "7, 26, 1812."
  5. [S18] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Batch Number K534091, Source Call Number 1376192.
  6. [S193] John Wesley Houghton, Houghton Genealogy of 1912, 413 (ID #1434), where the date is "2, 22, 1833."
  7. [S630] George E. Levy, Diary of Joseph Dimock, 130.
  8. [S193] John Wesley Houghton, Houghton Genealogy of 1912, 413 (ID #1434).
  9. [S193] John Wesley Houghton, Houghton Genealogy of 1912, 413.
  10. [S5] 1871 Canadian Census; Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10540; Family: 105; Page: 30; Lines: 1-5.
  11. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Windsor Forks, Hants, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375810, NA Film=C-13174, District=18, Sub-district=D, Page=13, Household=59, Name=William Bezanson.

George Millett Bezanson

M, #229, b. 27 February 1836, d. 2 March 1918
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 078.1
Father*William Bezanson b. 26 Jul 1809, d. 23 Mar 1884
Mother*Martha Freelove Millett b. 18 Jul 1812, d. 17 Aug 1885

Family 1

Annabelle Lane b. 1832, d. 12 Aug 1874
Children

Family 2

Lorinda Millett b. 14 May 1853, d. b 1891
Children

Family 3

Elizabeth Barkhouse b. 29 Aug 1841
Relationship2nd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     George Millett Bezanson was born on 27 February 1836.2 He married Annabelle Lane on 28 January 1860. He was 23.2 George Millett Bezanson became a widower at age 38 upon the death of his wife Annabelle Lane on 12 August 1874.3,4 George Millett Bezanson married Lorinda Millett on 26 November 1874. He was 38. She was 21.2 George Millett Bezanson and Lorinda Millett were first cousins. George Millett Bezanson became a widower upon the death of his wife Lorinda Millett before 1891.2 George Millett Bezanson married Elizabeth Barkhouse on 10 October 1908 at Wolfville. He was 72. She was 67.5 George Millett Bezanson died on 2 March 1918 at Greenwich, Nova Scotia, at age 82.6,2 He was buried in Willowbank Cemetery, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.6,7

Census Summary

1830
Birth
1836
1840
1850
1860
1870
Census
1871
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
Census
1911
Death
1918

Census, Residence

Census1871George Millett Bezanson and Annabelle Lane appeared on the census of 1871 with Lillian Amelia Bezanson and Nancy Bezanson and with Anne Demond, servant, age 22.8
Census1881George Millett Bezanson and Lorinda Millett appeared on the census of 1881 at Falmouth, Nova Scotia, with Lillian Amelia Bezanson, Martha Bezanson, Emma Theresa Bezanson, Elias Payzant Bezanson and Ralph Bezanson.9
Census1891George Millett Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, with Emma Theresa Bezanson, Elias Payzant Bezanson and Ralph Bezanson.10
Census1901George Millett Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at Wolfville, Nova Scotia, with Elias Payzant Bezanson and Elizabeth Barkhouse.11,12
Census1911George Millett Bezanson and Elizabeth Barkhouse appeared on the census of 1911 at Main Street, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, with Mary O'Leary (F, 60), a lodger.13
Last Edited31 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 18.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59, which reports her date of death as circa 1872.
  4. [S320] George Newbury, "Vaughan Community Cemetery", 5 Dec 1999, "BEZANSON, Anabell, d Aug 12, 1874 broken, wife of George,?,d Apr 17, 1862 6 mos, Mary B., d Nov 21, 1872 6 yrs 3 mos", where commas in the quoted section indicate new lines in the transcription.
  5. [S143] Marriage Records of Kings County (published), Vol. 2, 124, 101, Date=10 Oct 1908.
  6. [S14] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Death Registrations", Bezanson, George M [indexed as Benjamin, George]; Registration Year: 1918; Book: 40; Page: 397; Number: 1122.
  7. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Section 12, Stone 215, "George Bezanson buried 1918, age 82. no stone."
  8. [S5] 1871 Canadian Census; Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10540; Family: 218; Page: 61.
  9. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375809, NA Film=C-13173, District=18, Sub-district=B, Page=5, Household=26, Name=George Besanson.
  10. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Gaspereaux, Location=g, Page=3, Line=3-6, Family=13, where Emma Theresa is "Tressa."
  11. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), Year=1901, Location=Wolfville, Code=Aa, Community=Wolfville town, Family=185, Page=18.
  12. [S617] Automated Genealogy, "1901 Census of Canada", District=NS KINGS (#36), Subdistrict=Wolfville (Town/Ville) a(1) Page 18, Line=43, Family=185, Name=Bazantson George.
  13. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia; Family: 74; Page: 7.

Elizabeth Barkhouse

F, #230, b. 29 August 1841
Father*Michael Barkhouse b. c 1800
Mother*Maria Barbara Wentzell b. 4 Aug 1804

Family 1

(?) Wilds

Family 2

George Millett Bezanson b. 27 Feb 1836, d. 2 Mar 1918
     Elizabeth Barkhouse was born on 29 August 1841.1,2 She married (?) Wilds.3 Elizabeth Barkhouse married George Millett Bezanson on 10 October 1908 at Wolfville. She was 67. He was 72.4

Census Summary

1840
Birth
1841
1850
1860
1870
1880
1890
1900
Census
1901
1910
Census
1911

Census, Residence

Census1901Elizabeth Barkhouse appeared on the census of 1901 at Wolfville, Nova Scotia, in the household of George Millett Bezanson with Elias Payzant Bezanson.5,6
Census1911George Millett Bezanson and Elizabeth Barkhouse appeared on the census of 1911 at Main Street, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, with Mary O'Leary (F, 60), a lodger.7
Last Edited26 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59, where the birth date was "1842."
  2. [S159] Don Shankle and Kim Stevens, "Lunenburg Births, Marriages and Deaths", June 19, 1999, "BARKHOUSE","Ann Eliz","B","1841-08-29","1841-09-25","SJAL","Michael & Anna",,.
  3. [S143] Marriage Records of Kings County (published), Vol. 2, 124, 101, Date=10 Oct 1908.
  4. [S143] Marriage Records of Kings County (published), Vol. 2, 124, 101, Date=10 Oct 1908.
  5. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), Year=1901, Location=Wolfville, Code=Aa, Community=Wolfville town, Family=185, Page=18.
  6. [S617] Automated Genealogy, "1901 Census of Canada", District=NS KINGS (#36), Subdistrict=Wolfville (Town/Ville) a(1) Page 18, Line=43, Family=185, Name=Bazantson George.
  7. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia; Family: 74; Page: 7.

Annabelle Lane

F, #231, b. 1832, d. 12 August 1874

Family

George Millett Bezanson b. 27 Feb 1836, d. 2 Mar 1918
Children
     Annabelle Lane was born in 1832.1 She married George Millett Bezanson on 28 January 1860. He was 23.1 George Millett Bezanson and Annabelle Lane appeared on the census of 1871 with Lillian Amelia Bezanson and Nancy Bezanson and with Anne Demond, servant, age 22.2 Annabelle Lane died on 12 August 1874.3,4 She was buried in Vaughan Community Cemetery, Vaughan, Nova Scotia; her marker includes the inscription, "broken wife of George", but there is a line break between the word "broken" and the phrase "wife of George". I do not know how to interpret it.4

Census Summary

1830
Birth
1832
1840
1850
1860
1870
Census
1871
Death
1874
Last Edited31 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59.
  2. [S5] 1871 Canadian Census; Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10540; Family: 218; Page: 61.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59, which reports her date of death as circa 1872.
  4. [S320] George Newbury, "Vaughan Community Cemetery", 5 Dec 1999, "BEZANSON, Anabell, d Aug 12, 1874 broken, wife of George,?,d Apr 17, 1862 6 mos, Mary B., d Nov 21, 1872 6 yrs 3 mos", where commas in the quoted section indicate new lines in the transcription.

Lorinda Millett

F, #232, b. 14 May 1853, d. before 1891
Father*George Henry Millett b. 16 Oct 1816
Mother*Rebecca Croft b. 11 Dec 1825, d. 12 Dec 1914

Family

George Millett Bezanson b. 27 Feb 1836, d. 2 Mar 1918
Children
     Lorinda Millett was born on 14 May 1853.1,2 She married George Millett Bezanson on 26 November 1874. She was 21. He was 38.3 Lorinda Millett and George Millett Bezanson were first cousins. George Millett Bezanson and Lorinda Millett appeared on the census of 1881 at Falmouth, Nova Scotia, with Lillian Amelia Bezanson, Martha Bezanson, Emma Theresa Bezanson, Elias Payzant Bezanson and Ralph Bezanson.4 Lorinda Millett died before 1891.3

Census Summary

1850
Birth
1853
1860
1870
1880
Census
1881
1890
Death
1891
Last Edited31 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59, which has the date year only.
  2. [S193] John Wesley Houghton, Houghton Genealogy of 1912, 481 (ID #2382).
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59.
  4. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375809, NA Film=C-13173, District=18, Sub-district=B, Page=5, Household=26, Name=George Besanson.

Lora Bezanson

F, #233, b. say 1861, d. 17 April 1862
Father*George Millett Bezanson b. 27 Feb 1836, d. 2 Mar 1918
Mother*Annabelle Lane b. 1832, d. 12 Aug 1874
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Lora Bezanson was born say 1861.1 She died on 17 April 1862.2 She was buried on 18 April 1862 in Vaughan Community Cemetery, Vaughan, Nova Scotia.2
Last Edited23 Apr 2000

Citations

  1. [S320] George Newbury, "Vaughan Community Cemetery", 5 Dec 1999, this is a guess; the source does not include the child's name. The only child unaccounted for is Lora. Her birth date is estimated according to her age at death as inscribed on the marker (6 mos).
  2. [S320] George Newbury, "Vaughan Community Cemetery", 5 Dec 1999, this is a guess; the source does not include the child's name. The only child unaccounted for is Lora.

Lillian Amelia Bezanson

F, #234, b. between 1863 and 1864, d. 17 September 1953
Father*George Millett Bezanson b. 27 Feb 1836, d. 2 Mar 1918
Mother*Annabelle Lane b. 1832, d. 12 Aug 1874

Family

Etter Millett b. 25 Dec 1851, d. 30 Nov 1928
Child
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Lillian Amelia Bezanson was born between 1863 and 1864.1 She married Etter Millett on 19 November 1881 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia. He was 29.1,2 Lillian Amelia Bezanson became a widow upon the death of her husband Etter Millett on 30 November 1928 at Hantsport, Nova Scotia.3 Lillian Amelia Bezanson died on 17 September 1953.1

Census Summary

1860
Birth
1863-1864
1870
Census
1871
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891
1900
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
Death
1953

Census, Residence

Census1871Lillian Amelia Bezanson appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of George Millett Bezanson and Annabelle Lane with Nancy Bezanson.4
Census1881Lillian Amelia Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at Falmouth, Nova Scotia, in the household of George Millett Bezanson and Lorinda Millett with Martha Bezanson, Emma Theresa Bezanson, Elias Payzant Bezanson and Ralph Bezanson.5
Census1891Etter Millett and Lillian Amelia Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, with Gordon Millett and with Avard Bishop (M, 18.)6
Last Edited31 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59.
  2. [S143] Marriage Records of Kings County (published), Vol. 1, 147,101; Etter's givenname is spelled "Esther", and Lillian Amelia appears as "Amelia."
  3. [S14] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Death Registrations", Franklin Etter Millett; Registration Year: 1928; Book: 124; Page: 472.
  4. [S5] 1871 Canadian Census; Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10540; Family: 218; Page: 61.
  5. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375809, NA Film=C-13173, District=18, Sub-district=B, Page=5, Household=26, Name=George Besanson.
  6. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Grand Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6317; Family: 93; Page: 18.
  7. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Gaspereaux, Location=g, Page=18, Line=21-23, Family=93.

Etter Millett

M, #235, b. 25 December 1851, d. 30 November 1928
Father*George Henry Millett b. 16 Oct 1816
Mother*Rebecca Croft b. 11 Dec 1825, d. 12 Dec 1914

Family

Lillian Amelia Bezanson b. bt 1863 - 1864, d. 17 Sep 1953
Child
     Etter Millett was also known as Franklin Etter Millett.1 He was born on 25 December 1851 at Chester, Nova Scotia.1 He married Lillian Amelia Bezanson on 19 November 1881 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia. He was 29.2,3 Etter Millett was a miller at Falmouth, Nova Scotia, at the time of his marriage.4 He was a saw miller according to the census of 1891.5 He died on 30 November 1928 at Hantsport, Nova Scotia, at age 76.1

Census Summary

1850
Birth
1851
1860
1870
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891
1900
1910
1920
Census
1920
Death
1928

Census, Residence

Census1881Etter Millett appeared on the census of 1881 at Gaspereau, Nova Scotia, in the household of George Henry Millett and Rebecca Croft with George Millett, David Millett, Maggie Millett, Mark Millett, Harry Millett and Munson Millett.6
Census1891Etter Millett and Lillian Amelia Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, with Gordon Millett and with Avard Bishop (M, 18.)5
Census1920Etter Millett appeared on the census of 1920 at Hartwell Avenue, Littleton, Massachusetts, in the household of Charles and Margaret Hartwell.7
Last Edited31 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S14] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Death Registrations", Franklin Etter Millett; Registration Year: 1928; Book: 124; Page: 472.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59.
  3. [S143] Marriage Records of Kings County (published), Vol. 1, 147,101; Etter's givenname is spelled "Esther", and Lillian Amelia appears as "Amelia."
  4. [S143] Marriage Records of Kings County (published), Vol. 1, 147, 101.
  5. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Grand Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6317; Family: 93; Page: 18.
  6. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375809, NA Film=C-13173, District=17, Sub-district=G, Division=2, Page=21, Household=99.
  7. [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_710; Image: 567; ED: 175; Page: 7A; Lines: 28-33.
  8. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Gaspereaux, Location=g, Page=18, Line=21-23, Family=93.

Mary Bezanson

F, #236, b. circa August 1866, d. 21 November 1872
Father*George Millett Bezanson b. 27 Feb 1836, d. 2 Mar 1918
Mother*Annabelle Lane b. 1832, d. 12 Aug 1874
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Mary Bezanson was born circa August 1866.1 She died on 21 November 1872.2 She was buried in Vaughan Community Cemetery, Vaughan, Nova Scotia.2
Last Edited3 May 2002

Citations

  1. [S320] George Newbury, "Vaughan Community Cemetery", 5 Dec 1999, the date is estimated according to her age at death as inscribed on her marker (6 yrs 3 mos).
  2. [S320] George Newbury, "Vaughan Community Cemetery", 5 Dec 1999, "BEZANSON, Anabell, d Aug 12, 1874 broken, wife of George,?,d Apr 17, 1862 6 mos, Mary B., d Nov 21, 1872 6 yrs 3 mos", where commas in the quoted section indicate new lines in the transcription.

Martha Bezanson

F, #237, b. 1872
Father*George Millett Bezanson b. 27 Feb 1836, d. 2 Mar 1918
Mother*Annabelle Lane b. 1832, d. 12 Aug 1874

Family

Edward A. Croft b. 4 May 1857
Children
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Martha Bezanson was born in 1872.1 She married Edward A. Croft on 4 December 1889 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia. He was 32.2,3

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1872
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
Census
1911
1920
Census
1921

Census, Residence

Census1881Martha Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at Falmouth, Nova Scotia, in the household of George Millett Bezanson and Lorinda Millett with Lillian Amelia Bezanson, Emma Theresa Bezanson, Elias Payzant Bezanson and Ralph Bezanson.4
Census1891Edward A. Croft and Martha Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, with Jacob Croft and Merton Croft.5
Census1901Edward A. Croft and Martha Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at Kings County, Nova Scotia, with Lee Croft, Ethel Croft, Annie Croft, George Croft and Ross Croft.6
Census1911Edward A. Croft and Martha Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 at Greenfield, Nova Scotia, with Lee Croft, Ethel Croft, Annie Croft, George Croft, Ross Croft, Clara Croft and Roy Eldon Croft.7
Census1921Edward A. Croft and Martha Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Gaspereau Village, Nova Scotia, with George Croft, Ross Croft and Roy Eldon Croft.8
Last Edited14 Apr 2015

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59.
  2. [S143] Marriage Records of Kings County (published), Vol. 1, 223, 113.
  3. [S683] Daniel F. Johnson, "Vital Statistics from New Brunswick Newspapers", Volume 74, Number 1795, from The Daily Telegraph, December 18, 1889, "m. Gaspereaux, N.S., 4th inst., by Rev. M.P. Freeman, Edward A. CROFT / Martha M. BEZANSON, both of Greenfield."
  4. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375809, NA Film=C-13173, District=18, Sub-district=B, Page=5, Household=26, Name=George Besanson.
  5. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Gaspereaux, Location=g, Page=19, Line=4-8, Family=95.
  6. [S5] 1901 Canadian Census; Ward 7, Kings, Nova Scotia; Family: 158; Page: 17.
  7. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; 22, Kings, Nova Scotia; Family: 91; Page: 10.
  8. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia; Sub-District: 15; Page: 8; Lines: 9-13.
  9. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Gaspereaux, Location=g, Page=19, Line=6, Family=95, where his age is "8/12" (8 months).

Nancy Bezanson

F, #238, b. circa 1865
Father*George Millett Bezanson b. 27 Feb 1836, d. 2 Mar 1918
Mother*Annabelle Lane1 b. 1832, d. 12 Aug 1874
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Nancy Bezanson was born circa 1865 at Nova Scotia.1 She appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of George Millett Bezanson and Annabelle Lane with Lillian Amelia Bezanson.1

Census Summary

1860
Birth
1865
1870
Census
1871
Last Edited31 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S5] 1871 Canadian Census; Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; Roll: C-10540; Family: 218; Page: 61.

Emma Theresa Bezanson

F, #239, b. 3 August 1875
Father*George Millett Bezanson b. 27 Feb 1836, d. 2 Mar 1918
Mother*Lorinda Millett b. 14 May 1853, d. b 1891

Family

James Woodland b. 1873
Child
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Emma Theresa Bezanson was born on 3 August 1875 at Falmouth, Nova Scotia.1,2 She married James Woodland on 17 January 1898 at Harvard, Massachusetts. She was 22.2,3 Emma Theresa Bezanson lived at Melrose, Massachusetts.

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1875
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891

Census, Residence

Census1881Emma Theresa Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at Falmouth, Nova Scotia, in the household of George Millett Bezanson and Lorinda Millett with Lillian Amelia Bezanson, Martha Bezanson, Elias Payzant Bezanson and Ralph Bezanson.4
Census1891Emma Theresa Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, in the household of George Millett Bezanson with Elias Payzant Bezanson and Ralph Bezanson.5
Last Edited4 Mar 2015

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Emma; Registration Year: 1875; Book: 1813; Page: 30; Number: 664.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59.
  3. [S504] Ancestry.com Message Board, Boards>Surnames>Woodland, "Family tree" posted by Richard J. MacHugh, January 30, 2001.
  4. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375809, NA Film=C-13173, District=18, Sub-district=B, Page=5, Household=26, Name=George Besanson.
  5. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Gaspereaux, Location=g, Page=3, Line=3-6, Family=13, where Emma Theresa is "Tressa."
  6. [S840] Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", Isabelle Woodland; Harvard Birth Register; 26 April 1911.

James Woodland

M, #240, b. 1873
Father*Frederick Archibald Woodland1
Mother*Katherin (?)1

Family

Emma Theresa Bezanson b. 3 Aug 1875
Child
     James Woodland was born in 1873.1 He married Emma Theresa Bezanson on 17 January 1898 at Harvard, Massachusetts. She was 22.2,1
Last Edited4 Mar 2015

Citations

  1. [S504] Ancestry.com Message Board, Boards>Surnames>Woodland, "Family tree" posted by Richard J. MacHugh, January 30, 2001.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 59.
  3. [S840] Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", Isabelle Woodland; Harvard Birth Register; 26 April 1911.