Florence Turner Putnam
F, #881, b. 1875, d. 1909

Florence Turner (Putnam) Bezanson
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Florence Turner
Putnam was born in 1875.
1 She married
Reverend Walter Scott Bezanson on 15 August 1897 at the home of her parents, Franklin Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts. He was 21. The ceremony was performed by Elder W. H.
Murphy.
2,3 Florence Turner Putnam died in 1909.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170.
- [S517] Phil Vogler and John Parker, "Extracts from the Berwick Register", aug251897.htm.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170, 235.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170, 236.
Daisy Frances Cole
F, #882, b. 1 August 1876, d. 28 April 1959
Daisy Frances
Cole was born on 1 August 1876 at Milton, Maine.
1,2 She married
Reverend Walter Scott Bezanson on 19 June 1911 at Milton, New Hampshire. She was 34. He was 35.
3,4 Daisy Frances Cole and Reverend Walter Scott
Bezanson were photographed with
Ralph Prescott Bezanson,
Raymond Moody Bezanson,
Harlan Birtwell Bezanson,
Mildred Louise Bezanson and
Reverend Ronald Scott Bezanson circa 1915.

Daisy Frances Cole died on 28 April 1959 at Memorial Hospital, Brattleboro, Vermont, at age 82.
1,2 Obituary:
Mrs. Daisy Bezanson
South Vernon - Mrs. Daisy Frances (Cole) Bezanson, 82, wife of Rev. Walter Bezanson, president of the Advent Christian Home here, died this mornng at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital where she had been a week.
Born on Aug. 1, 1876, in Milton, Me., she was the daughter of Samuel and Arvilla (Swett) Cole. She was married to Mr. Bezanson on June 19, 1911, at Milton, N. H. Mr. and Mrs. Bezanson came to the Advent Christian Home 10 years ago from Kezar Falls, Me. They had served parishes throughout New England.
Besides her husband she leaves a son, Rev. Ronald Scott Bezanson, pastor of the Advent Christian Church in Los Angeles; two step-sons, Harlan Bezanson of West Hartford and Raymond Bezanson of Bristol, Conn; a step-daughter, Mrs. Mildred Dudley of Yalesville, Conn; and one sister, Mrs. Bertha Pappas of Hartford.
Funeral services under direction of the Kidder Funeral Home, Northfield, are incomplete.
Citations
- [S747] Vermont State Archives and Records Administration and Vermont Department of Health, "Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008", Bezanson, Daisy Cole; Date: 28 April 1959.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
- [S792] New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, "New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947", Walter S. Bezanson; Daisy F. Cole; Date: 19 June 1911.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88, 170, where the date is "1911, June 11."
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_180; Image: 966; ED: 19; Page: 8A; Lines: 9-14.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; FHL Film: 2340011; Roll: 276; Image: 679.0; ED: 0058; Page: 11A; Lines: 29-30.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170, 236.
Maud Bezanson
F, #883, b. 13 December 1876, d. 23 April 1964
Family | Charles Lester Gilliatt b. c 1875 |
Children | |

Maude Bezanson, Somerville, Massachusetts, 1893
Image credit: Bezanson-Gilliatt-Holman Family photos submitted by Louise Holzman
Maud
Bezanson was born on 13 December 1876 at Grafton, Nova Scotia.
2,3,4 She married Charles Lester
Gilliatt on 7 June 1899 at Somerville, Massachusetts. She was 22. The ceremony was performed by
Reverend Walter Scott Bezanson.
5 Maud Bezanson died on 23 April 1964 at Fresno, California, at age 87.
3,4
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
- [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Registration Year: 1877; Book: 1816; Page: 279; Number: 103.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88, 171.
- [S416] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Death Index, 1940-1997", GILLIATT, MAUDE B, Sex=FEMALE, Birth Date=13 Dec 1876, Death Date=23 Apr 1964, Birth Place=CANADA, Death Place=FRESNO, Mother's Maiden Name=TUPPER.
- [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Marriage: Bezanson, Maud; Gilliatt, Charles Lester; Somerville Marriage Register; Year: 1899; Volume: 489; Page: 559.
- [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1881, Somerset, Location=e-1, Page=1, Line=1-6, Family=1.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 171.
Ethel Gertrude Bezanson
F, #885, b. February 1878, d. 1 June 1921
Family | Gideon Howe Cloyes b. 24 Mar 1872, d. 31 Mar |
Children | |

Ethel Gerttrude Bezanson, Massachusetts, circa 1915
Image credit: Bezanson-Gilliatt-Holman Family photos submitted by Louise Holzman
Ethel Gertrude
Bezanson was born in February 1878 at Canada.
2,1 She married Gideon Howe
Cloyes on 21 June 1899 at Somerville, Massachusetts. She was 21. He was 27.
3,4 Ethel Gertrude Bezanson died on 1 June 1921 at Falls Church, Virginia, at age 43.
5,1 The cause of death was tuberculosis.
5 She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia.
6
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Cambridge Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1240657; Roll: 657; ED: 0714; Page: 10A; Lines: 42-43.
- [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Ethel Gertrude Bezanson; Gideon Howe Cloyes, Jr; Somerville Marriage Register; Year: 1899; Volume: 489; Page: 557.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 172.
- [S870] Virginia Department of Health, "Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014", Ethel Gertrude Cloyes; Date: 1 June 1921.
- [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Ethel Gertrude Cloyes, Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church, Virginia; Memorial Number: 118637008.
- [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1881, Somerset, Location=e-1, Page=1, Line=1-6, Family=1.
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Cambridge Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1374609; Roll: T624_596; ED: 0764; Page: 14B; Lines: 74-79.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Washington, Alexandria, Virginia; Roll: T625_1879; Image: 1109; ED: 15; Page: 33B; Lines: 92-97.
Lilah Blanche Bezanson
F, #887, b. 7 February 1880, d. 5 March 1881
Lilah Blanche
Bezanson was born on 7 February 1880.
1 She died on 5 March 1881 at age 1.
1 She was buried in Grafton Methodist Cemetery.
2
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
- [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Section 0, Stone 22, "Lilah B, daughter of W.H. and Rosa Bezanson, died 4 Mar 1881, aged 13 days."
Ralph Emerson Bezanson1
M, #888, b. 26 September 1881, d. 8 September 1884
Ralph Emerson
Bezanson was born on 26 September 1881.
2 He died on 8 September 1884 at Reading, Massachusetts, at age 2.
1,3
Citations
- [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Bezanson, Ralph Emerson; Reading Death Register; Year: 1884; Volume: 356; Page: 171.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88, 14 September 1884.
Nellie Arthur Bezanson
F, #889, b. 20 March 1883, d. 26 August 1973

Nellie Arthur Bezanson, Massachusetts, circa 1915
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Nellie Arthur
Bezanson was born on 20 March 1883 at Grafton, Nova Scotia.
1,2 She never married. She died on 26 August 1973 at Vernon Green Nursing Home, Vernon, Vermont, at age 90.
3,2 She was buried on 29 August 1973 in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Burlington, Massachusetts.
3
Citations
- [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Mary Lucy Sevilla; Registration Year: 1904; Page: 91400082, a delayed entry from 19 November 1940.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
- [S747] Vermont State Archives and Records Administration and Vermont Department of Health, "Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008", Nellie A. Bezanson, State File Number 02581, 26 August 1973.
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 665; Page: 2B and 3A; ED: 938.
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Dover Ward 3, Strafford, New Hampshire; FHL Film: 1374879; Roll: T624_866; ED: 0282; Page: 4B; Lines: 59-63.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Cambridge Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_707; Image: 251; ED: 52; Page: 8A; Lines: 27-29.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 928; Page: 9B; ED: 430; Image: 618.0.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1703; ED: 21-41; Page: 6A; Lines: 16-17.
LeRoy Pembroke Bezanson
M, #890, b. 19 January 1885, d. 19 August 1947
Family | Agnes Loth b. Feb 1888, d. 31 Dec 1970 |
Children | |

Leroy Pembroke Bezanson
Image credit: Bezanson-Gilliatt-Holman Family photos submitted by Louise Holzman
LeRoy Pembroke
Bezanson was born on 19 January 1885.
2 He married
Agnes Loth circa 1912.
3,4 LeRoy Pembroke Bezanson died on 19 August 1947 at age 62.
2
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88, 172.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 172.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 913; Page: 15B; ED: 166; Image: 951.0.
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 665; Page: 2B and 3A; ED: 938.
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_604; Page: 3A; ED: 999; Image: 365.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_706; Page: 20A; ED: 8; Image: 428.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1601; ED: 9-3; Page: 5B; Lines: 69-71.
Agnes Loth
F, #891, b. February 1888, d. 31 December 1970
Mother* | Louisa M. (?)1 b. c 1841 |

Agnes (Loth) Bezanson
Image credit: Bezanson-Gilliatt-Holman Family photos submitted by Louise Holzman
Agnes
Loth was born in February 1888 at Massachusetts.
2,1 She married
LeRoy Pembroke Bezanson circa 1912.
3,1 Agnes Loth died on 31 December 1970 at Melrose, Massachusetts, at age 82.
4 Obituary from The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 1 January 1971:
PEFFERS [Why Peffers? ed.] -- In Melrose. Dec. 31 Agnes C. (Loth) Bezanson of 700 Franklin st. Mother of Warren A. Bezanson of Melrose, sister of Mrs. Ruby Dudley of Swampscott. Service at Robinson Chapel, 809 Main St., Monday at 10. Friends may call Sunday 7-9.
4
Citations
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 913; Page: 15B; ED: 166; Image: 951.0.
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1240665; Roll: 665; ED: 0936; Page: 14B; Lines: 71-76.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 172.
- [S2] Agnes C. (Loth) Bezanson Death Notice, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 1 January 1971, p. 40.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_706; Page: 20A; ED: 8; Image: 428.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1601; ED: 9-3; Page: 5B; Lines: 69-71.
Arthur Hibbert Thorndyke Bezanson
M, #892, b. 17 August 1887, d. January 1919

Arthur Hibbert Thorndyke Bezanson, Massachusetts, circa 1915
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Arthur Hibbert Thorndyke
Bezanson was born on 17 August 1887 at Somerville, Massachusetts.
2,3
He married
Jennie Louise Dow on 8 October 1912. He was 25. She was 32.
4 Arthur Hibbert Thorndyke Bezanson died in January 1919 at age 31 in the flu epidemic.
5
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
- [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Bezanson, Arthur; Somerville Birth Register; Year: 1877; Volume: 377; Page: 258.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88, 173, where the birth place is "Malden."
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88, 173.
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 665; Page: 2B and 3A; ED: 938.
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_604; Page: 3A; ED: 999; Image: 365.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173, 236.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173, 237.
Jennie Louise Dow
F, #893, b. 28 July 1880, d. 26 November 1970
Father* | Elijah B. Dow1 b. c 1852 |
Mother* | Hattie A. (?)1 b. c 1855 |

Jennie (Dow) Bezanson
Image credit: Bezanson-Gilliatt-Holman Family photos submitted by Louise Holzman
Jennie Louise
Dow was born on 28 July 1880 at Northwood Narrows, New Hampshire.
2 She married
Arthur Hibbert Thorndyke Bezanson on 8 October 1912. She was 32. He was 25.
2 Jennie Louise Dow became a widow at age 38 upon the death of her husband Arthur Hibbert Thorndyke
Bezanson in January 1919.
3 Jennie Louise Dow died on 26 November 1970 at Watertown, Massachusetts, at age 90.
4 Death Notice from The Boston Herald Traveler (Boston, Massachusetts), 27 November 1970:
BEZANSON—In Watertown, November 26, J. Louise (Dow). Wife of the late Arthur H. T. Bezanson; mother of Rev. Arthur E. Bezanson of California and William H. Bezanson of Watertown. Services at Rockwell Funeral Chapel, 195 Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, Saturday at 10 a.m. Friends may call at the chapel, Friday 7.9 p.m. Interment at Floral Park Cemetery, Pittsfield, New HampShire, Saturday at 1 P.m.
4
Citations
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll: T625_1012; Page: 8B; ED: 102; Image: 1042.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88, 173.
- [S2] J. Louise (Dow) Bezanson Death Notice, The Boston Herald (Boston, Massachusetts), 27 November 1970, p. B-35.
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll: T623 949; Page: 18A; ED: 174.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Pittsfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Roll: 1305; Page: 3B and 4A; ED: 51; Image: 90.0 and 91.0.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1704; ED: 21-76; Page: 10A; Lines: 14-18.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173, 236.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173, 237.
Marion Elizabeth Bezanson
F, #894, b. 1918, d. 1918
Marion Elizabeth
Bezanson was born in 1918.
1 She died in 1918; stillborn.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173.
Roland Henry Bezanson
M, #895, b. 2 November 1890, d. 28 February 1940

Roland Henry Bezanson
Image credit: Bezanson-Gilliatt-Holman Family photos submitted by Louise Holzman
Roland Henry
Bezanson was born on 2 November 1890.
2 He married
Mabel Tolman Douglas.
2 Roland Henry Bezanson was a hardware salesman.
3 He died on 28 February 1940 at age 49.
2
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88, 173.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_718; Page: 2A; ED: 448; Image: 1115.
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 665; Page: 2B and 3A; ED: 938.
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_604; Page: 3A; ED: 999; Image: 365.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 929; Page: 9B; ED: 461; Image: 466.0.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173, 237.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173, 238.
Mabel Tolman Douglas1
F, #896, b. 31 January 1893, d. 18 June 1969

Mabel Tolman (Douglas) Bezanson
Image credit: Bezanson-Gilliatt-Holman Family photos submitted by Louise Holzman
Mabel Tolman
Douglas was born on 31 January 1893.
2,3 She married
Roland Henry Bezanson.
2 Mabel Tolman Douglas died on 18 June 1969 at Clearwater, Florida, at age 76.
4,3,1 Obituary from The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 20 June 1969:
BEZANSON -- In Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Somerville, June 18, Mabel T. (Douglas) widow of Roland H. Bezanson, mother of R. Marshall, Donald G., Arthur S, and John S. Bezanson.
Services at the funeral home of David Fudge and Son Inc., 100 Highland av., Somerville, Saturday, 10 a.m. Visiting hours Friday, 7-9.
4
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88, 173.
- [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, MABEL BEZANSON, Born=31 Jan 1893, Died=Jun 1969, Residence=33516, Issued=MA (Before 1951).
- [S2] Mabel T. (Douglas) Bezanson Death Notice, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 20 June 1969, p. 36.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_718; Page: 2A; ED: 448; Image: 1115.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 929; Page: 9B; ED: 461; Image: 466.0.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1705; ED: 21-101; Page: 1B; Lines: 53-57.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173, 237.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 173, 238.
Howard N. Bezanson
M, #897, b. 6 November 1893, d. 25 January 1896
Howard N.
Bezanson was born on 6 November 1893.
1 He died on 25 January 1896 at age 2.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 88.
Ichabod Macumber
M, #898, b. 5 January 1783
Father* | John Macumber |
Mother* | Deliverance Mosher |
Family | Anna Mary Bezanson b. 1785, d. 12 Sep 1847 |
Children | - Mariah Macumber b. 27 Jul 1806
- Rachael Macumber b. 27 Dec 1808, d. 1899
- Eunice Macumber b. 11 Oct 1810
- Grace Macumber b. 15 Dec 1812, d. 16 Jul 1879
- John J. Macumber b. 31 Aug 1814, d. 1899
- Joseph W. Macumber b. 5 Sep 1816
- George A. Macumber b. 12 Sep 1818, d. Mar 1857
- Elias Macumber b. 31 Dec 1819, d. 11 Jan 1820
- Stephen D. Macumber b. 8 Apr 1820, d. 14 Oct 1902
- Dorcas Mae Macumber b. 25 Nov 1822, d. 1904
- Philip Macumber b. 26 Nov 1824, d. 3 Jan 1885
- Mahalia Macumber b. 18 Mar 1827, d. 15 May 1854
- Eliza J. Macumber b. 25 Jul 1832, d. 16 Mar 1879
|
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 7.
Mariah Macumber
F, #899, b. 27 July 1806
Mariah
Macumber was born on 27 July 1806.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 7.
Rachael Macumber
F, #900, b. 27 December 1808, d. 1899
Rachael
Macumber was born on 27 December 1808.
1 She married George
Miller on 25 June 1833. She was 24.
1 Rachael Macumber died in 1899.
1
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 7.