Bezansons in North America

Georgina Reeves

F, #4933, b. 1 April 1846, d. 9 April 1935

Father*

William Henry Reeves¹ b. 1799, d. 15 May 1891

Mother*

Hannah Elizabeth Anderson¹ b. 6 May 1822

Family

George Jacob Hatt b. 10 Apr 1839

Children

Ada Sabina Hatt¹ b. 13 Jul 1866
Adniarm Hatt¹ b. 5 Feb 1868
Laura Rose Hatt¹ b. 9 Feb 1871
Melville Hatt¹ b. 11 May 1872, d. 29 Oct 1959
Spurgeon Norwood Hatt¹ b. 1873, d. 20 Mar 1950
Corrington Hatt¹ b. 1876, d. 1958
Lucy Hatt¹ b. 15 Jan 1877, d. 1966
Evelyn Hatt¹ b. c 1880
Burnis William Hatt¹ b. 18 Jul 1881, d. 1 Dec 1966
Elbert Henry Hatt¹ b. 27 Feb 1883, d. 8 Aug 1945
Robert Henry Hatt+ b. 25 Nov 1884, d. 17 Apr 1970
Lucinda Belle Hatt¹ b. 24 Mar 1886, d. 14 Jun 1910
Hilda Hatt¹ b. 25 Aug 1887, d. 1977
Blanche Beulah Hatt¹ b. 25 Jan 1891, d. 19 Nov 1974

Georgina Reeves was born on 1 April 1846 at Chester, Nova Scotia.¹ She married George Jacob Hatt on 29 August 1865 at Chester, Nova Scotia. She was 19. He was 26.^2,1 George Jacob Hatt and Georgina Reeves appeared on the census of 1901 at Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, with Burnis William Hatt, Elbert Henry Hatt, Robert Henry Hatt, Lucinda Belle Hatt, Hilda Hatt and Blanche Beulah Hatt.³ Georgina Reeves died on 9 April 1935 at age 89.¹

Census Summary

1840

Birth
1846

1850

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1870

1880

1890

1900

Census
1901

1910

1920

1930

Death
1935

Last Edited

4 Sep 2001

Citations

[S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia."
[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 140.
[S458] Lunenburg County GenWeb, "1901 Canadian Census Extracts for Lunenburg County", Year=1901, District=i - Chester Basin, Page=3, Line=39, Name=Hatt, Jacob.

George Jacob Hatt

M, #4934, b. 10 April 1839

Father*

Stephen Hatt¹ b. 19 Mar 1818, d. bt 1871 - 1881

Mother*

Elizabeth MaryAnn Swinimer¹ b. c 1820

Family

Georgina Reeves b. 1 Apr 1846, d. 9 Apr 1935

Children

Ada Sabina Hatt² b. 13 Jul 1866
Adniarm Hatt² b. 5 Feb 1868
Laura Rose Hatt² b. 9 Feb 1871
Melville Hatt² b. 11 May 1872, d. 29 Oct 1959
Spurgeon Norwood Hatt² b. 1873, d. 20 Mar 1950
Corrington Hatt² b. 1876, d. 1958
Lucy Hatt² b. 15 Jan 1877, d. 1966
Evelyn Hatt² b. c 1880
Burnis William Hatt² b. 18 Jul 1881, d. 1 Dec 1966
Elbert Henry Hatt² b. 27 Feb 1883, d. 8 Aug 1945
Robert Henry Hatt+² b. 25 Nov 1884, d. 17 Apr 1970
Lucinda Belle Hatt² b. 24 Mar 1886, d. 14 Jun 1910
Hilda Hatt² b. 25 Aug 1887, d. 1977
Blanche Beulah Hatt² b. 25 Jan 1891, d. 19 Nov 1974

George Jacob Hatt was also known as Jacob Hatt. He was born on 10 April 1839 at Nova Scotia.^2,3 He married Georgina Reeves on 29 August 1865 at Chester, Nova Scotia. He was 26. She was 19.^4,2 George Jacob Hatt and Georgina Reeves appeared on the census of 1901 at Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, with Burnis William Hatt, Elbert Henry Hatt, Robert Henry Hatt, Lucinda Belle Hatt, Hilda Hatt and Blanche Beulah Hatt.³

Census Summary

1830

Birth
1839

1840

1850

1860

1870

1880

1890

1900

Census
1901

Last Edited

25 Nov 2001

Citations

[S309] Gail Andrea Facini, "Gail's Genealogy Page", June 21, 1999.
[S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia."
[S458] Lunenburg County GenWeb, "1901 Canadian Census Extracts for Lunenburg County", Year=1901, District=i - Chester Basin, Page=3, Line=39, Name=Hatt, Jacob.
[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 140.

Ella Selena DeMille

F, #4937, b. 11 May 1858

Father*

Captain Joseph Demille¹ b. 1830, d. 1865

Mother*

Sophia Margaret Sellers¹

Family

Willard Gates b. 14 Mar 1856

Children

Amos Gates+⁴ b. 12 Apr 1878, d. Apr 1963
Josephine Gates+¹ b. 1886, d. 1970
Margaret Fayette Gates+ b. 5 May 1888, d. 3 Aug 1979
Reta Muriel Gates+⁵ b. 5 Mar 1901, d. 24 Aug 1994

Ella Selena DeMille was born on 11 May 1858.¹ She married Willard Gates.² A quote from the "Glancing Over Nova Scotia" article in the Halifax Herald, 6 August 1923, "On Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Willard Gates entertained a number of their friends at an ice cream party."³

Last Edited

15 Sep 2001

Citations

[S508] Wendy Bezanson, "Ancestors and Relatives of Gregory and Wendy Bezanson", September 15, 2001.
[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 142, 143, 145.
[S494] Vern Keddy and Brenda Keddy, "Glancing Over Nova Scotia", August 27, 2001, Monday, Aug. 6, 1923.
[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 145.
[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 143.

Willard Gates¹

M, #4938, b. 14 March 1856

Father*

John Henry Gates Jr.² b. 5 Apr 1832

Mother*

Mary Ann Lantz²

Family

Ella Selena DeMille b. 11 May 1858

Children

Amos Gates+⁹ b. 12 Apr 1878, d. Apr 1963
Josephine Gates+² b. 1886, d. 1970
Margaret Fayette Gates+ b. 5 May 1888, d. 3 Aug 1979
Reta Muriel Gates+¹ b. 5 Mar 1901, d. 24 Aug 1994

Willard Gates was also known as James Willard Gates. He was born on 14 March 1856.² He married Ella Selena DeMille.³ A quote from the "Glancing Over Nova Scotia" article in the Halifax Herald, 21 October 1921, "New Ross, Oct 20 – Willard Gates was to the mines Tuesday and brought back a load of oil for his mill. The company at the mines is selling everything."⁴ A quote from the "Glancing Over Nova Scotia" article in the Halifax Herald, 9 February 1922, "Mrs. George Jess, Port Williams, is visiting her father’s home, Willard Gates."⁵ A quote from the "Glancing Over Nova Scotia" article in the Halifax Herald, 24 May 1922, "New Ross, May 22 – Willard Gates, on Wednesday, drove to Chester Basin and will visit his daughter, Mrs. Bezanson."⁶ A quote from the "Glancing Over Nova Scotia" article in the Halifax Herald, 31 July 1923, "Willard Gates recently purchased and is now cutting, the hay on the Baptist grounds."⁷ A quote from the "Glancing Over Nova Scotia" article in the Halifax Herald, 6 August 1923, "On Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Willard Gates entertained a number of their friends at an ice cream party."⁸

Last Edited

25 Apr 2014

Citations

[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 143.
[S508] Wendy Bezanson, "Ancestors and Relatives of Gregory and Wendy Bezanson", September 15, 2001.
[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 142, 143, 145.
[S494] Vern Keddy and Brenda Keddy, "Glancing Over Nova Scotia", August 27, 2001, Friday Oct. 21, 1921.
[S494] Vern Keddy and Brenda Keddy, "Glancing Over Nova Scotia", August 27, 2001, Thursday Feb. 9, 1922.
[S494] Vern Keddy and Brenda Keddy, "Glancing Over Nova Scotia", August 27, 2001, Wednesday Oct 12, 1921.
[S494] Vern Keddy and Brenda Keddy, "Glancing Over Nova Scotia", August 27, 2001, Tuesday, July 31, 1923.
[S494] Vern Keddy and Brenda Keddy, "Glancing Over Nova Scotia", August 27, 2001, Monday, Aug. 6, 1923.
[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 145.

William Michael Kedy¹

M, #4939, b. 15 April 1820, d. 18 May 1881

Father*

Alexander Frederick Kedy¹ b. 1 Feb 1783, d. 24 Sep 1862

Mother*

Rebecca Maria Magdalene Hiltz¹ b. 12 Apr 1785, d. 25 Apr 1862

Family

Elizabeth Legge b. 15 Aug 1819, d. 1910

Children

Alexander Keddy+¹ b. 3 Mar 1843, d. 18 Feb 1933
Susan Keddy+ b. 16 Feb 1845, d. 1921
James Edward Keddy+¹ b. 22 Jan 1847, d. 30 Jan 1916

William Michael Kedy was born on 15 April 1820 at Forties Settlement, Nova Scotia.¹ He married Elizabeth Legge on 25 December 1842 at Chester, Nova Scotia. He was 22. She was 23.¹ William Michael Kedy died on 18 May 1881 at New Ross, Nova Scotia, at age 61.¹ He died on 18 May 1881 at age 61.¹

Last Edited

2 Sep 2001

Citations

[S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia."