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     Willie Bezanson was born on 1 September 1876 at Kingsport, Nova Scotia.^1,2 He died on 21 September 1876.²

     Ancel Maynard Bezanson was born on 1 September 1878 near Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia.² He married Dorothy Robillard on 18 February 1908. He was 29.¹ Ancel Maynard Bezanson became a widower at age 30 upon the death of his wife Dorothy Robillard in December 1908. Ancel Maynard Bezanson married Laura Sophie Robillard on 10 January 1910 at Ottawa, Ontario. He was 31. She was 37.^3,4 Ancel Maynard Bezanson had twin daughters who died at birth.⁵
     In December 1913, he and two companions drove the Edson Trail in Alberta. The two week trip was intended to spur interest in developing a northern town. He volunteered for the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 2 January 1917 at Calgary, Alberta. He was described as 5ft 10¼in tall with blue eyes.⁶ He became a widower at age 73 upon the death of his wife Laura Sophie Robillard on 28 May 1952 at Vancouver, British Columbia.^7,8 Ancel Maynard Bezanson died on 2 September 1959 at St. Vincent's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, at age 81. In accordance with is wishes, his body was donated to the University of British Columbia Anatomy Lab.^9,10
     From Bezansons from Nova Scotia:
     In Ancel Maynard Bezanson's book he mentions that his oldest brother was killed on a cattle run in Wyoming in the early 1890's. The brother may have been Everett Chipman Bezanson.¹

     Dorothy Robillard was born at Ottawa or Montreal. She married Ancel Maynard Bezanson on 18 February 1908. He was 29.¹ Dorothy Robillard died in December 1908 "after childbirth."

     Laura Sophie Robillard was born on 9 March 1872.^1,3 She was also known as Lois Robillard. She married Ancel Maynard Bezanson on 10 January 1910 at Ottawa, Ontario. She was 37. He was 31.^4,5 Laura Sophie Robillard died on 28 May 1952 at Vancouver, British Columbia, at age 80. The informant on her death certificate was James Robilliard Bezanson.^1,2

     Frank Bezanson was also known as Francis Maynard Bezanson.¹ He was born on 25 December 1908 at Bezanson, Alberta.² He married Ethel M. Ritchie on 11 January 1939 at Vancouver, British Columbia. He was 30.^1,3 Frank Bezanson was living at British Columbia in 1985. He died on 3 January 1987 at Campbell River, British Columbia, at age 78.^4,3

     Death Notice from The Coast News (Sunshine Coast, British Columbia), 2 February 1987:

     James Robilliard Bezanson was born circa 1913 at Edmonton, Alberta.^1,2 He married Margaret Booth on 8 December 1934 at Vancouver, British Columbia.³ James Robilliard Bezanson married Elizabeth Inez Vernon on 31 May 1939 at Vancouver, British Columbia.⁴ James Robilliard Bezanson was the informant listed on the death certificate of Laura Sophie Robillard who died 28 May 1952.^5,6 James Robilliard Bezanson married Marjorie (?).⁷ James Robilliard Bezanson lived at 2952 Altamount, West Vancouver, British Columbia. He died on 12 March 1998 at Evergreen House, North Vancouver, British Columbia.^8,7

     Obituary from The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, British Columbia), 17 March 1998:

     Sara E. Bezanson was born on 10 December 1840.¹ She married Isaac Graham on 3 September 1867 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. He was 26. They were second cousins..^2,1 Sara E. Bezanson lived at Waterville, Nova Scotia. She died on 20 June 1891 at age 50.¹

     Isaac Graham was born circa 1836.^1,2 He married Sara E. Bezanson on 3 September 1867 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. She was 26. They were second cousins..^3,4

     Mary Ann Bezanson was born on 18 February 1843.² She married David Croft on 2 May 1860. She was 17.³ Mary Ann Bezanson died in 1926.¹

     James A. Bezanson was born on 20 June 1846.² He married Mary Vaughan on 23 April 1867 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. He was 20. She was 23.^3,4,5 James A. Bezanson died on 25 September 1927 at Waterville, Nova Scotia, at age 81.²

     Mary Vaughan was born on 19 February 1844 at Waterville, Nova Scotia.¹ She married James A. Bezanson on 23 April 1867 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. She was 23. He was 20.^2,3,4 Mary Vaughan was baptized on 3 July 1898.⁵ She died on 18 October 1930 at age 86.⁵

     Harry Elroy Bezanson was also known as Henry Bezanson.⁴ He was born on 1 June 1869 at Waterville, Nova Scotia.^4,5 He married Mary Moran on 29 June 1901 at Saint Mary's Church, Ayer, Massachusetts. He was 32.² Harry Elroy Bezanson was a coal delivery driver according to the census of 1910.⁶ He became a naturalized U.S. citizen on 6 March 1916.³ He died on 3 September 1950 at Brockton, Massachusetts, at age 81.⁷

     Obituary from The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 5 September 1950:

     Walter S. Bezanson was born on 1 April 1873 at Waterville, Nova Scotia.^2,3,4 He married Minnie Swinimer on 9 December 1898 at Hantsport, Nova Scotia. He was 25. She was 18.¹ Walter S. Bezanson married Mabel Leopold on 17 August 1940 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. He was 67. She was 29.^5,6 Walter S. Bezanson died on 27 December 1967 at age 94.⁷

     Mabel Leopold was born on 5 July 1911 at New Ross, Nova Scotia.^1,2 She married Walter S. Bezanson on 17 August 1940 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. She was 29. He was 67.^3,4 Mabel Leopold became a widow at age 56 upon the death of her husband Walter S. Bezanson on 27 December 1967.⁵ Mabel Leopold married Paul Prout.² Mabel Leopold died in 1977.²

     Minnie Swinimer was born on 8 February 1880.^1,2 She married Walter S. Bezanson on 9 December 1898 at Hantsport, Nova Scotia. She was 18. He was 25.¹ Minnie Swinimer died in 1936.³