Bezansons in North America

Gordon Millett¹

M, #4942, b. circa 1887

Father*

Etter Millett¹ b. 25 Dec 1851, d. 30 Nov 1928

Mother*

Lillian Amelia Bezanson¹ b. bt 1863 - 1864, d. 17 Sep 1953

Relationship

4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson

Gordon Millett was born circa 1887.² He appeared on the census of 1891 at Gaspereaux, Nova Scotia, in the household of Etter Millett and Lillian Amelia Bezanson.³

Census Summary

1880

Birth
1887

1890

Census
1891

Last Edited

23 Jun 2001

Citations

[S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Gaspereaux, Location=g, Page=18, Line=21-23, Family=93.
[S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Gaspereaux, Location=g, Page=18, Line=23, Family Number=93.
[S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Grand Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6317; Family: 93; Page: 18.

Sarah Jane Keddy

F, #4952, b. 16 May 1842, d. 30 September 1914

Father*

Charles Kedy¹ b. 25 Aug 1814, d. Feb 1871

Mother*

Eliza Julia Gillman¹ b. 1813, d. 7 Mar 1901

Family

Ephriam Hiltz b. 28 Jul 1841, d. 18 Apr 1915

Children

Ada Adelia Hiltz+¹ b. 21 Sep 1866, d. 25 Apr 1943
Nathan Leander Hiltz+² b. 1873, d. 1940
Minard St. Clair Hiltz+ b. 27 May 1879, d. 30 Oct 1930

Sarah Jane Keddy was born on 16 May 1842 at New Ross, Nova Scotia.¹ She married Ephriam Hiltz on 27 March 1864. She was 21. He was 22.^2,1 Sarah Jane Keddy appeared on the census of 1911 at Forties, Nova Scotia, in the household of Minard St. Clair Hiltz and Jennie Clarissa Bezanson with Earl Spencer Hiltz, Stella May Hiltz, Stacey Byron Hiltz and Ephriam Hiltz.³ Sarah Jane Keddy died on 30 September 1914 at New Ross, Nova Scotia, at age 72.¹

Census Summary

1840

Birth
1842

1850

1860

1870

1880

1890

1900

1910

Census
1911

Death
1914

Last Edited

31 Mar 2000

Citations

[S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia."
[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 25.
[S5] 1911 Canadian Census; New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Family: 31; Page: 4.

James Gates

M, #4955, b. 20 April 1835

Father*

John Henry Gates Sr.¹

Mother*

Harriett Ann Reece¹

Family

Ada McDow

Child

Lindsay LeRoy Gates+ b. Mar 1890, d. 1914

James Gates was born on 20 April 1835.¹ He married Ada McDow.

Last Edited

15 Sep 2001

Citations

[S508] Wendy Bezanson, "Ancestors and Relatives of Gregory and Wendy Bezanson", September 15, 2001.

Elizabeth Kedy¹

F, #4959, b. 19 November 1845, d. 5 July 1908

Father*

Isaac Kedy¹ b. 19 Mar 1817, d. 1895

Mother*

Sara Jane Sarty¹ b. c 1820

Family

John Williamson Reeves b. 5 Jun 1843, d. 13 Aug 1921

Children

James Edward Reeves+¹ b. 15 Nov 1870, d. Dec 1958
Robert Wilson Reeves+¹ b. 14 Feb 1874, d. 9 Mar 1952
Clarence Morton Reeves+ b. 26 Nov 1885, d. 31 Jan 1980

Elizabeth Kedy was born on 19 November 1845.¹ She married John Williamson Reeves on 12 March 1866 at New Ross, Nova Scotia. She was 20. He was 22.^1,2 Elizabeth Kedy died on 5 July 1908 at age 62.¹

Last Edited

3 Sep 2001

Citations

[S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia."
[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 156.

John Williamson Reeves¹

M, #4960, b. 5 June 1843, d. 13 August 1921

Father*

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

Mother*

Mary Ann Collins¹

Family

Elizabeth Kedy b. 19 Nov 1845, d. 5 Jul 1908

Children

James Edward Reeves+¹ b. 15 Nov 1870, d. Dec 1958
Robert Wilson Reeves+¹ b. 14 Feb 1874, d. 9 Mar 1952
Clarence Morton Reeves+ b. 26 Nov 1885, d. 31 Jan 1980

John Williamson Reeves was born on 5 June 1843.¹ He married Elizabeth Kedy on 12 March 1866 at New Ross, Nova Scotia. He was 22. She was 20.^1,2 John Williamson Reeves died on 13 August 1921 at age 78.¹

Last Edited

2 Sep 2001

Citations

[S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia."
[S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 156.