Eileen Bezanson1

F, #7418, b. 22 September 1919, d. 9 February 2000
Father*Samuel William Bezanson1 b. 7 Mar 1892, d. 1975
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Whalen1 b. 1901, d. 1982

Family 1

Alfred Dean
Children

Family 2

Earnest Geldart
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Eileen Bezanson was also known as Mary Eileen Bezanson.2 She was born on 22 September 1919 at Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia.2,1 She married Alfred Dean.1 Eileen Bezanson married Earnest Geldart.3 Eileen Bezanson died on 9 February 2000 at Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro, Nova Scotia, at age 80.4

     Obituary from The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 11 February 2000:
GELDART, Mary Eileen -80, 244 Pictou Rd., Bible Hill, died February 9, 2000, in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro. Born in Otterbrook, Colchester Co., she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Bessie (Whalen) Bezanson. She was a member of St. James Presbyterian Church, Truro.

Surviving are sons, Lester Bezanson, Ingersol, Ont; Bernard Dean, Whittenburg; Richard Dean, Charlottetown, P.E.I; daughter, Rose Mills, Woodstock, Ont; sisters, Alma Swinimer, Dartmouth; Frances Innis, Marion Bridge; Vera Carter, Freda Carter, Pugwash; Joan McNutt, Karen Grace, Truro Heights; brothers, Ervin, Glenmore; Doug, Meaghers Grant; Harold, New Glasgow; 13 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her first husband, Alfred Dean, second husband, Ernest Geldart; daughter, Pauline; son, Gordon; sisters, Rosemont, Shirley in infancy; brothers, Willie, Johnny, Lorne.

Visitation 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today, funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, both in Mattatall Funeral Home, Truro, Rev. Clair MacLeod officiating with burial at a later date in St. Andrew's United Church Cemetery, Elderbank.5

Census Summary

1910
Birth
1919
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Death
2000

Census, Residence

Census1921Eileen Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Jane Creighton with Walter Foreman Bezanson, Samuel William Bezanson, Alexander Bezanson, Mary Grace Fisher, Bessie Whalen and Alma Bezanson.6
Lived1998Eileen Bezanson lived in Bible Hill, Truro, Nova Scotia, in August 1998.1,3
Last Edited29 Nov 2023

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 183.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Mary Arline Bezanson; Date: 22 September 1919; Place: Upper Stewiacke, Colchester County; Registration Year: 1919; Number: 46700994; Father: Sam Bezanson; Mother: Mary Elizabeth Whalen.
  3. [S467] Lunenburg County GenWeb, "Lunenburg County Obituaries", 30 March 1998, Samuel William (Bill) Bezanson.
  4. [S516] Jane Wile, "GeneJane's Homepage", September 23, 2001.
  5. [S2] Mary Eileen Geldart Death Notice, The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 11 February 2022.
  6. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Upper Stewiache, West and Village, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 41; Page: 5; Lines: 39-46.