Percival Elisha Bezanson
M, #541, b. 24 March 1905, d. 16 January 1990
Percival Bezanson
Percival Elisha
Bezanson was born on 24 March 1905 at Brickton, Nova Scotia.
1,2 He moved with
David William Bezanson and
Hattie May Wentzell to Braintree, Massachusetts, on 3 May 1929.
3 Percival Elisha Bezanson married
Edna Meehan.
2 Percival Elisha Bezanson was a retired millwright noted for wood carvings of horses and oxen. He died on 16 January 1990 at age 84.
2 He was reportedly buried at Fairview Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia; I did not find his name in the online transcription.
2,4
Citations
- [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Percival Elisha; Registration Year: 1905; Page: 70201571; a delayed entry recorded 11 February 1929.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 137.
- [S922] FamilySearch, Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954, 3 May 1929.
- [S491] Allan Marble, "Fairview Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia", August 21, 2001.
- [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Page: 9; Family: 101; Lines: 20-29.
- [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Lawrencetown No.3, Digby-Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 43; Page: 8; Lines: 29-32.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 2340667; Roll: 932; Image: 1110.0; ED: 0008; Page: 8B; Lines: 77-86.
Edna Meehan
F, #542, d. before 16 January 1990
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 137.
Vernon Hartley Bezanson
M, #543, b. 1922, d. 7 June 1986
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 137.
- [S922] FamilySearch, Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954, 3 May 1929.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 2340667; Roll: 932; Image: 1110.0; ED: 0008; Page: 8B; Lines: 77-86.
Eva Gehue
F, #544, b. circa 1924, d. 9 March 2003
Eva
Gehue was born circa 1924 at Bear River.
1 She married
Vernon Hartley Bezanson.
2 Eva Gehue died on 9 March 2003 at Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton, Nova Scotia.
1 She was buried on 13 March 2003 in Fairview Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.
1 Obituary from The Halifax Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 11 March 2003:
BEZANSON, Eva Gertrude - 79, South Farmington, formerly of Brickton, died March 9, 2003, in Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton.
Born in Bear River, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Bertha (Hunt) Gehue. She was a member of Lawrencetown United Baptist Church and a former employee of United Elastics. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and writing letters.
Surviving are her son, David (Cathy), Tahsis, B.C; brothers, Clyde (Laura) Gehue, Lawrencetown; Harry Gehue, Brantford, Ont; grandsons, Jeffrey and Greg.
She was predeceased by her husband, Vernon; brothers, Boyd, Russell; sisters, Addie, Isabel; infant sister, Bessie. Visiting will be 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday in Warren T. Roop Funeral Home, Middleton. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Lawrencetown United Baptist Church, Rev. Eugene Foster officiating. Interment in Fairview Cemetery, Lawrencetown.
3
Citations
- [S662] Roberta Joudrey, "Nova Scotia Obituaries", citing Halifax Herald, 11 March 2003, Eva Gertrude Bezanson.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 137.
- [S2] Eva Gertrude Bezanson Death Notice, The Halifax Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 11 March 2003.
Howard R. Bezanson
M, #548, b. 5 May 1877, d. 30 October 1964
Howard R.
Bezanson was born on 5 May 1877 at Paradise, Nova Scotia.
2,3,4 He married
Maria Estelle Whitman on 12 September 1895 at Middleton, Nova Scotia. He was 18.
5,6 Howard R. Bezanson was a cooper living in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, at the time of his marriage.
6 He died on 30 October 1964 at age 87.
1,3 He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.
3
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 67.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 67, 136.
- [S491] Allan Marble, "Fairview Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia", August 21, 2001, No=322, Control=A, Surname=Bezanson, Given Name=Howard R., Given Name=Maria E., Given Name=Helen M., Inscription="Howard R. Bezanson 1877-1964/ wife Maria E. 1879-1963/ daughter Helen M. 1897-1907."
- [S563] Kathy MacKinnon, "Annapolis District, Nova Scotia Census, 1901: Granville Lower - Lequille", Bezanson, Howard, Birth Date=05 May 1877, Birth Place=Nova Scotia, Census Year=1901, Location=Lawrencetown Lane, Film #=T-6446, Division #=1, Page #=11, Entry #=38, Family #=133, Immigration=-, Relationship to Head of Household=head, Bezanson, Maria E, Birth Date=02 Nov 1878, Birth Place=Nova Scotia, Census Year=1901, Location=Lawrencetown Lane, Film #=T-6446, Division #=1, Page #=11, Entry #=39, Family #=133, Immigration=-, Relationship to Head of Household=wife, Bezanson, Willie H, Birth Date=06 Mar 1897, Birth Place=Nova Scotia, Census Year=1901, Location=Lawrencetown Lane, Film #=T-6446, Division #=1, Page #=11, Entry #=40, Family #=133, Immigration=-, Relationship to Head of Household=son, Bezanson, Helen M, Birth Date=10 May 1898, Birth Place=Nova Scotia, Census Year=1901, Location=Lawrencetown Lane, Film #=T-6446, Division #=1, Page #=11, Entry #=41, Family #=133, Immigration=-, Relationship to Head of Household=daughter, Durling, Edie, Birth Date=12 Sep 1893, Birth Place=Nova Scotia, Census Year=1901, Location=Lawrencetown Lane, Film #=T-6446, Division #=1, Page #=11, Entry #=42, Family #=133, Immigration=-, Relationship to Head of Household=niece.
- [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Whitman, Maria; Bezanson, Howard; Registration Year: 1895; Book: 1801; Page: 251; Number: 68.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 136.
- [S5] 1881 Canadian Census; Carleton Corner, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13173; Family: 27; Page: 6.
- [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Clarence, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6308; Family: 95.
- [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Family: 123; Page: 11.
- [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Polling District No 24, Digby-Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 43; Page: 9; Lines: 37-41.
Maria Estelle Whitman
F, #549, b. 1879, d. 1963
Father* | William Whitman1 |
Mother* | Margaret (?)1 |
Maria Estelle
Whitman was born in 1879.
2,3 She married
Howard R. Bezanson on 12 September 1895 at Middleton, Nova Scotia. He was 18.
4,1 Maria Estelle Whitman died in 1963.
2,3 She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.
3
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 136.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 67, 136.
- [S491] Allan Marble, "Fairview Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia", August 21, 2001, No=322, Control=A, Surname=Bezanson, Given Name=Howard R., Given Name=Maria E., Given Name=Helen M., Inscription="Howard R. Bezanson 1877-1964/ wife Maria E. 1879-1963/ daughter Helen M. 1897-1907."
- [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Whitman, Maria; Bezanson, Howard; Registration Year: 1895; Book: 1801; Page: 251; Number: 68.
- [S563] Kathy MacKinnon, "Annapolis District, Nova Scotia Census, 1901: Granville Lower - Lequille", Bezanson, Howard, Birth Date=05 May 1877, Birth Place=Nova Scotia, Census Year=1901, Location=Lawrencetown Lane, Film #=T-6446, Division #=1, Page #=11, Entry #=38, Family #=133, Immigration=-, Relationship to Head of Household=head, Bezanson, Maria E, Birth Date=02 Nov 1878, Birth Place=Nova Scotia, Census Year=1901, Location=Lawrencetown Lane, Film #=T-6446, Division #=1, Page #=11, Entry #=39, Family #=133, Immigration=-, Relationship to Head of Household=wife, Bezanson, Willie H, Birth Date=06 Mar 1897, Birth Place=Nova Scotia, Census Year=1901, Location=Lawrencetown Lane, Film #=T-6446, Division #=1, Page #=11, Entry #=40, Family #=133, Immigration=-, Relationship to Head of Household=son, Bezanson, Helen M, Birth Date=10 May 1898, Birth Place=Nova Scotia, Census Year=1901, Location=Lawrencetown Lane, Film #=T-6446, Division #=1, Page #=11, Entry #=41, Family #=133, Immigration=-, Relationship to Head of Household=daughter, Durling, Edie, Birth Date=12 Sep 1893, Birth Place=Nova Scotia, Census Year=1901, Location=Lawrencetown Lane, Film #=T-6446, Division #=1, Page #=11, Entry #=42, Family #=133, Immigration=-, Relationship to Head of Household=niece.
- [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Family: 123; Page: 11.
- [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Polling District No 24, Digby-Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 43; Page: 9; Lines: 37-41.
Bessie Bezanson
F, #550, b. 1878, d. 21 December 1908
Family | Wakeman Daniels b. 14 Jun 1862, d. 17 Sep 1947 |
Children | |
Bessie
Bezanson was born in 1878.
1 She married Wakeman
Daniels.
2 Bessie Bezanson died on 21 December 1908.
3,1,4 She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.
4
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 67.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 136.
- [S14] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Death Registrations", Daniels, Elizabeth; Registration Year: 1908; Book: 1; Page: 9; Number: 54.
- [S491] Allan Marble, "Fairview Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia", August 21, 2001, No=187, Control=A, Surname=Daniels, Given Name=Bessie M., Inscription="Bessie M. wife of Wakeman Daniels died Dec 21, 1908 aged 31."
- [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Clarence, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6308; Family: 95.
- [S5] 1901 Canadian Census; Lawrencetown Lane, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Family: 63; Page: 6.
Annie Lucinda Bezanson
F, #552, b. 8 May 1883, d. 1958
Family | Henry Freeman Grant b. 1876, d. 1961 |
Children | |
Annie Lucinda
Bezanson was born on 8 May 1883.
1 She married Henry Freeman
Grant on 7 September 1898 at Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia. She was 15. The ceremony was performed by Reverend L.F.
Wallace.
2,3 Annie Lucinda Bezanson died in 1958.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 67.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 136.
- [S495] John Parker, "Vital Statistics from Kings County Newspapers 1866-1899", August 28, 2001, The Register, Berwick, Wed 28 Sep 1898, "Grant, Henry F. m. at Lawrencetown, Sep 7, Annie L. Bezanson, b/o South Williamston."
- [S5] 1881 Canadian Census; Carleton Corner, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13173; Family: 27; Page: 6.
- [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Clarence, Annapolis, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6308; Family: 95.
Martha Eliza Bezanson
F, #554, b. 1 February 1844
Family | Francis Price |
Child | |
Martha Eliza
Bezanson was born on 1 February 1844.
1 She married Francis
Price on 18 January 1859 at New Ross or Chester, Nova Scotia. She was 14.
2
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 21.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 21, 67.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 67.
Melissa Jane Bezanson
F, #556, b. 22 September 1850
Family | Henry Cook b. c 1849 |
Melissa Jane
Bezanson was born on 22 September 1850.
1 She married Henry
Cook on 7 January 1871 at Boston, Massachusetts. She was 20.
2
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 21.
- [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Marriage: Bezanson, Melissa; Cook, Henry; Boston Marriage Register; Year: 1871; Volume: 237; Page: 2.
Salome Sarah Bezanson
F, #557, b. 27 December 1807, d. March 1883
Salome Sarah
Bezanson was born on 27 December 1807 at Chester, Nova Scotia.
1,2,3 She married
Alexander Hiltz on 30 December 1830 at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester, Nova Scotia. She was 23. He was 24.
3,4 Salome Sarah Bezanson died in March 1883 at age 75.
3
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 4.
- [S41] Lunenburg County GenWeb Project, "Chester Township Book - Births", June 20, 1999.
- [S82] Charles J. Hiltz, "Descendants of Johann Jacob Hiltz (Huls)", June 27, 1999.
- [S159] Don Shankle and Kim Stevens, "Lunenburg Births, Marriages and Deaths", June 19, 1999.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 22, citing "Hiltz Genealogy."
Alexander Hiltz
M, #558, b. 24 May 1806, d. 13 April 1875
Father* | Johannes Benjamin Hiltz b. 31 Aug 1778, d. 25 Jun 1844 |
Mother* | Catherine Barbara Boutilier b. 5 Feb 1786, d. 19 Dec 1860 |
Alexander
Hiltz was born on 24 May 1806 at Marriotts Cove, Nova Scotia.
1 He married
Salome Sarah Bezanson on 30 December 1830 at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester, Nova Scotia. He was 24. She was 23.
2,3 Alexander Hiltz died on 13 April 1875 at age 68.
2
Citations
- [S301] Ken Hiltyz, GEDCOM file unknown file name.
- [S82] Charles J. Hiltz, "Descendants of Johann Jacob Hiltz (Huls)", June 27, 1999.
- [S159] Don Shankle and Kim Stevens, "Lunenburg Births, Marriages and Deaths", June 19, 1999.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 22, citing "Hiltz Genealogy."
James Hiltz
M, #559, b. 10 April 1831, d. 1912
James
Hiltz was born on 10 April 1831.
1,2 He was baptized on 14 August 1831 at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester, Nova Scotia.
1 He died in 1912.
3,4
Citations
- [S159] Don Shankle and Kim Stevens, "Lunenburg Births, Marriages and Deaths", June 19, 1999.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 22 ("1831").
- [S82] Charles J. Hiltz, "Descendants of Johann Jacob Hiltz (Huls)", June 27, 1999.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 22.
David Hiltz
M, #560, b. 10 October 1832, d. 30 December 1914
David
Hiltz was born on 10 October 1832.
1,2 He was baptized on 31 March 1833 at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester, Nova Scotia.
2,1 He died on 30 December 1914 at age 82.
3,4
Citations
- [S159] Don Shankle and Kim Stevens, "Lunenburg Births, Marriages and Deaths", June 19, 1999.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 22.
- [S82] Charles J. Hiltz, "Descendants of Johann Jacob Hiltz (Huls)", June 27, 1999.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 22, where it is described as the burial date.