Letty Alma Bezanson1

F, #20624, b. 8 August 1875
Father*Ephriam Alexander Bezanson1 b. 1838, d. 19 May 1906
Mother*Arletta Crandall1 b. 1844
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Letty Alma Bezanson was also known as Ann Bezanson.1 She was born on 8 August 1875.2,1
Last Edited14 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 69.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Payzantson, Letty Alma; Registration Year: 1875; Book: 1817; Page: 350; Number: 180.

Stanley Oliver Bezanson1,2

M, #20625, b. 12 November 1879, d. 15 February 1973
Father*Ephriam Alexander Bezanson1 b. 1838, d. 19 May 1906
Mother*Arletta Crandall1 b. 1844

Family

Rainetta Marshall b. 1882, d. 29 Feb 1964
Children
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Stanley Oliver Bezanson was born on 12 November 1879.2 He married Rainetta Marshall circa 1904.3 Stanley Oliver Bezanson was the informant listed on the death certificate of Ephriam Alexander Bezanson who died 19 May 1906.4,5 Stanley Oliver Bezanson was a rare and used book dealer at 31 Ames Street, Boston, Massachusetts, from 1930 to 1950 (and probably other years.)6,7,8,9 Stanley Oliver Bezanson was mentioned in a news item in the Fitchburg Sentinel on 28 February 1940.10 He was mentioned again on 1 June 1940 in a similar story.11 Stanley Oliver Bezanson and Stanley Burton Bezanson were mentioned in a Fitchburg Sentinel article on 5 May 1942. The author presupposed that Stanley Oliver Bezanson was the person who was commended for his part in a rescue operation when actually it was Stanley Burton Bezanson. They are third cousins once removed, but were not known to each other.12 Stanley Oliver Bezanson was a old book seller according to the census of 1950.9 He died on 15 February 1973 at Needham, Massachusetts, at age 93.13,14,15 He was buried in Needham Cemetery, Needham, Massachusetts.16

     Obituary from The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 16 February 1973:
BEZANBON -- Of Needham, Feb. 15, Stanley O., husband of the late Rainetta (Marshall); father of Walter E. of Middlesex, N.J., and Paul M. Bezanson of Quincy. Service at the Eaton Funeral Home, 1351 Highland Ave., NEEDHAM, Saturday, Feb. 17 at 1:30 p.m. Visiting hours Friday 7-9.13

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1879
1880
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1950
1960
1970
Death
1973

Census, Residence

Census1900Stanley Oliver Bezanson appeared on the census of 1900 at 685 Broadway Street, Everett, Massachusetts, in the household of Ephriam Alexander Bezanson with Nettie M. Bezanson and Nellie D. Crandall.17
Census1910Stanley Oliver Bezanson and Rainetta Marshall appeared on the census of 1910 at 98 Morris Street, Everett, Massachusetts, with Paul Marshall Bezanson.3
Census1920Stanley Oliver Bezanson and Rainetta Marshall appeared on the census of 1920 at 167 Warren Street, Needham, Massachusetts, with Paul Marshall Bezanson and Walter Everett Bezanson.18
Census1930Stanley Oliver Bezanson and Rainetta Marshall appeared on the census of 1930 at 167 Warren Street, Needham, Massachusetts, with Paul Marshall Bezanson and Walter Everett Bezanson.6
Census1940Stanley Oliver Bezanson and Rainetta Marshall appeared on the census of 1940 at 213 Warren Street, Needham, Massachusetts, with Paul Marshall Bezanson and Walter Everett Bezanson.19
Census1950Stanley Oliver Bezanson and Rainetta Marshall appeared on the census of 1950 at Warren St, Needham, Massachusetts.9
Last Edited7 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 69, handwritten on this page, probably by E. Hoare.
  2. [S664] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), "U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Bezanson, Stanley Oliver; Massachusetts, Needham; Number: 1205.
  3. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Everett Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1374610; Roll: T624_597; ED: 0808; Page: 7B; Lines: 89-93.
  4. [S788] FamilySearch, Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, Bezanson, Alexander E; Everett; Year: 1906; Number: 83; Film: 2258136.
  5. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 23, 69.
  6. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 2340670; Roll: 935; Image: 475.0; ED: 0071; Page: 8A; Lines: 28-31.
  7. [S667] Ancestry.com, "U.S. City Directories", Sampson & Murdock's 1938 Boston, Massachusetts Directory, p. 704.
  8. [S667] Ancestry.com, "U.S. City Directories", Polk's 1940 Boston, Massachusetts Directory, p. 2367.
  9. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 4267; ED: 11-257; Sheet: 30.
  10. [S799] Ancestry.com, "Ancestry Newspaper Archive", The Fitchburg Sentinel (Fitchburg, Massachusetts), 28 February 1940, page 6, "Here and There."
  11. [S799] Ancestry.com, "Ancestry Newspaper Archive", The Fitchburg Sentinel (Fitchburg, Massachusetts), 1 June 1940, page 6, "Here and There."
  12. [S799] Ancestry.com, "Ancestry Newspaper Archive", The Fitchburg Sentinel (Fitchburg, Massachusetts), 8 May 1942, page 6, "Here and There."
  13. [S2] Stanley O. Bezanson Death Notice, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 16 February 1973, p. 48.
  14. [S742] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts Death Index,1970-2003", Bezanson, Stanley O; Certificate: 006675.
  15. [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Stanley Bezanson; Birth: 12 November 1879; Death: February 1973; Last Residence: 02169, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Year: Before 1951.
  16. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Stanley Oliver Bezanson; Birth: 1879; Death: 1973; Needham Cemetery, Needham, Massachusetts, USA; Memorial Number: 249365964.
  17. [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Everett Ward 3, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1240658; Roll: 658; ED: 0746; Page: 6A; Lines: 6-9.
  18. [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_723; Image: 125; ED: 212; Page: 4B; Lines: 62-65.
  19. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1628; ED: 11-148; Page: 3B; Lines: 75-78.

Elmira Bezanson1

F, #20626, b. 19 December 1871, d. 7 July 1905
Father*David Mathias Bezanson1 b. 3 Apr 1840, d. 7 Mar 1925
Mother*Adelaide Veinot1 b. 28 Apr 1844, d. 20 Feb 1925
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Elmira Bezanson was born on 19 December 1871.1,2 She was a weaver in 1891.3 She died on 7 July 1905 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 33.1

Census Summary

1870
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1880
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1890
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1891
1900
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1901
Death
1905

Census, Residence

Census1881Elmira Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at Block House, Nova Scotia, in the household of David Mathias Bezanson and Adelaide Veinot with Ida Mae Bezanson.4
Census1891Elmira Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Blockhouse, Nova Scotia, in the household of David Mathias Bezanson and Adelaide Veinot with Ida Mae Bezanson.3
Census1901Elmira Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, in the household of David Mathias Bezanson and Adelaide Veinot with Ida Mae Bezanson.5
Last Edited24 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 69.
  2. [S617] Automated Genealogy, "1901 Census of Canada", District=NS LUNENBURG (#37), Subdistrict=Mahone Bay t Page 2, Details=Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6454, Line=24, Family=17, Name=Bezanson Elmina A.
  3. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Blockhouse, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6318; Family: 38.
  4. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Block House, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375806, NA Film=C-13170, District=11, Sub-district=C, Division=2, Page=47, Household=243+.
  5. [S617] Automated Genealogy, "1901 Census of Canada", District=NS LUNENBURG (#37), Subdistrict=Mahone Bay t Page 2, Details=Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6454, Line=22, Family=17, Name=Bezanson David.

Ida Mae Bezanson1

F, #20627, b. 27 November 1873, d. 18 September 1957
Father*David Mathias Bezanson1 b. 3 Apr 1840, d. 7 Mar 1925
Mother*Adelaide Veinot1 b. 28 Apr 1844, d. 20 Feb 1925
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Ida Mae Bezanson was born on 27 November 1873 at Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.2,1,3 She was the informant listed on the death certificate of Adelaide Veinot who died 20 February 1925.4,1 Ida Mae Bezanson was the informant listed on the death certificate of David Mathias Bezanson who died 7 March 1925.5,6 Ida Mae Bezanson died on 18 September 1957 at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, at age 83.1

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1873
1880
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1881
1890
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1891
1900
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1901
1910
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1911
1920
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1921
1930
1940
1950
Death
1957

Census, Residence

Census1881Ida Mae Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at Block House, Nova Scotia, in the household of David Mathias Bezanson and Adelaide Veinot with Elmira Bezanson.7
Census1891Ida Mae Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Blockhouse, Nova Scotia, in the household of David Mathias Bezanson and Adelaide Veinot with Elmira Bezanson.8
Census1901Ida Mae Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, in the household of David Mathias Bezanson and Adelaide Veinot with Elmira Bezanson.9
Census1911Ida Mae Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, in the household of David Mathias Bezanson and Adelaide Veinot.10
Census1921Ida Mae Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, in the household of David Mathias Bezanson and Adelaide Veinot.11
Last Edited23 Feb 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 69.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Ida M [C?]; Registration Year: 1875; Book: 1817; Page: 278; Number: 177; indexed as 1875, but birth date on document is "27 Nov 1873."
  3. [S617] Automated Genealogy, "1901 Census of Canada", District=NS LUNENBURG (#37), Subdistrict=Mahone Bay t Page 2, Details=Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6454, Line=25, Family=17, Name=Bezanson Ida M C.
  4. [S14] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Death Registrations", Bezanson, Adelaid; Registration Year: 1925; Book: 96; Page: 900.
  5. [S14] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Death Registrations", Bezanson, David; Registration Year: 1925; Book: 96; Page: 927.
  6. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 23, 69.
  7. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=Block House, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375806, NA Film=C-13170, District=11, Sub-district=C, Division=2, Page=47, Household=243+.
  8. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Blockhouse, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6318; Family: 38.
  9. [S617] Automated Genealogy, "1901 Census of Canada", District=NS LUNENBURG (#37), Subdistrict=Mahone Bay t Page 2, Details=Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6454, Line=22, Family=17, Name=Bezanson David.
  10. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Family: 58; Page: 6.
  11. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Lunenburg (Municipality), Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 46; Page: 9; Lines: 46-48.

Avery Robert Hatt1

M, #20630, b. 1920, d. 11 August 2000
Father*Robert Henry Hatt1 b. 25 Nov 1884, d. 17 Apr 1970
Mother*Melinda Ann Bezanson1 b. 28 Dec 1889, d. 14 May 1967

Family

Irene Joan Metzler
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Avery Robert Hatt was born in 1920.1 He married Irene Joan Metzler.1 Avery Robert Hatt died on 11 August 2000 at Evergreen Home for Special Care, Kentville, Nova Scotia.2 He was buried on 13 August 2000 in Jawbone Corner Cemetery, Canard, Nova Scotia.2

     Obituary:
HATT, Avery Robert - 79, Port Williams, N.S., passed away August 11, 2000 at Evergreen Home for Special Care, Kentville.

Born in Port Williams, he was a son of the late Robert and Melinda (Bezanson) Hatt. He graduated with a Business degree from Horton Academy. He owned and operated a poultry farm in Port Williams for over forty years.

He is survived by his wife, the former Irene Metzler; sons Jerald (Elizabeth), Calgary; Eric (Elizabeth), Sheffield Mills; Mark (Janice), Port Williams; daughter, Patricia, Fruitvale, B.C; eight grandchildren; eight great grandchildren.

He was predeceased by brothers, Melbourne and Murray; sisters, Dorothy West and Gladys Clarke.

Visitation 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today, August 12, 2000. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday, both in the H.C. Lindsay Memorial Chapel, Kentville, James Abbott and Leslie Beddoe officiating. Burial in the Jawbone Corner Cemetery.2
Last Edited27 Feb 2015

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 141.
  2. [S2] Avery Robert Hatt Death Notice, GenealogyBuff.com.

Ellen (?)1

F, #20634

Family 1

Raymond Edward Bezanson b. 28 Dec 1896, d. 1935
Child

Family 2

Thomas B. Hatt b. 2 Sep 1899, d. 27 Jul 1948
     Ellen (?) married Raymond Edward Bezanson.1 Ellen (?) married Thomas B. Hatt.1
Last Edited21 Jun 2001

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 142.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 142, 220.

Thomas B. Hatt1

M, #20635, b. 2 September 1899, d. 27 July 1948
Father*Lindsay Parker Hatt2 b. 15 Jan 1870, d. 11 Mar 1953
Mother*Lillian May Mills2 b. 9 Aug 1876, d. 12 May 1954

Family

Ellen (?)
     Thomas B. Hatt was born on 2 September 1899 at Chester, Nova Scotia.2 He married Ellen (?).1 Thomas B. Hatt died on 27 July 1948 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 48.2
Last Edited25 Nov 2001

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 142.
  2. [S309] Gail Andrea Facini, "Gail's Genealogy Page", June 21, 1999.

Melbourne Wesley Bezanson1,2

M, #20637, b. 3 August 1882, d. 13 March 1957
Father*Nathaniel Hibbert Bezanson1 b. 5 Mar 1856, d. 31 May 1945
Mother*Amanda Demille1 b. 1861, d. b 26 Feb 1894

Family

Adelaide Snyder b. 26 May 1876, d. 11 Sep 1949
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Melbourne Wesley Bezanson was born on 3 August 1882.3,4,5 He moved to California.1 He married Adelaide Snyder on 30 September 1914 at Coos County, Oregon. He was 32. She was 38. Melbourne Wesley Bezanson registered for the military service draft on 12 September 1918 while living at Coos County, Oregon.2 He registered for the military service draft on 26 April 1942 while living at 1111 East 19th Avenue, Oakland, California.6 He died on 13 March 1957 at San Joaquin, California, at age 74.4 He was buried in Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, California.7

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1882
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
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1910
1920
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1930
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1930
1940
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1940
1950
Census
1950
Death
1957

Census, Residence

Census1891Melbourne Wesley Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Chester, Nova Scotia, in the household of Nathaniel Hibbert Bezanson and Amanda Demille with Henry Cornelius Bezanson, Seymour Nathan Bezanson and Ingerson F. Bezanson.8
Census1901Melbourne Wesley Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at West Chester, Nova Scotia, in the household of Nathaniel Hibbert Bezanson and Eva Eisenhauer with Henry Cornelius Bezanson, Seymour Nathan Bezanson, Ingerson F. Bezanson, Lottie Maynetta Bezanson and Maud Bezanson.5
Census1910Melbourne Wesley Bezanson appeared on the census of 1910 at 545 Second Street, North Marshfield, Oregon, as a boarder in the home of Matilda Anderson.9
Census1920Melbourne Wesley Bezanson and Adelaide Snyder appeared on the census of 1920 at West Silverton, Oregon.10
Census1930Melbourne Wesley Bezanson and Adelaide Snyder appeared on the census of 1930 at Hayward, California.11
Census1940Melbourne Wesley Bezanson appeared on the census of 1940 at 1111 East 19th Avenue, Oakland, California.12
Census1950Melbourne Wesley Bezanson appeared on the census of 1950 at 1111 East 19th St, Oakland, California.13
Last Edited29 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 72.
  2. [S664] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), "U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Bezanson, Melbourne Wesley; Coos County, Oregon; Number: 1559.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 72, where the birthdate is "1882."
  4. [S416] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Death Index, 1940-1997", Last Name=BEZANSON, First Name=MELBOURNE, Middle=W, Birth Date=03 Aug 1882, Death Date=13 Mar 1957, Father Last=BEZANSON, Sex=M, Birth Place=CANADA, Death Place=SAN JOAQUIN, Age=74 yrs.
  5. [S458] Lunenburg County GenWeb, "1901 Canadian Census Extracts for Lunenburg County", Year=1901, District=k - West Chester, Page=16, Line=5, Name=Bezanson, Nathaniel.
  6. [S665] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), "U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", Bezanson, Melbourne Wesley; State: California; Local Board 59 Alameda County.
  7. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Melbourne Wesley Bezanson; Birth: 3 August 1882; Death: 13 March 1957; Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, California, USA; Memorial Number: 154981661.
  8. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6318; Family: 121; Page: 28.
  9. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; North Marshfield, Coos, Oregon; FHL Film: 1375293; Roll: T624_1280; ED: 0063; Page: 1B; Line: 96.
  10. [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; West Silverton, Marion, Oregon; Roll: T625_1497; Image: 934; ED: 329; Page: 16A; Lines: 33-34.
  11. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; California, Alameda County, Hayward; Roll: T626_109; Image: 0031; ED: 234; Page: 15B.
  12. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_434; ED: 61-166; Page: 4B; Lines: 68-69.
  13. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 5645; ED: 67-174; Page: 75.

Henry Cornelius Bezanson1,2

M, #20638, b. 9 July 1884, d. 7 August 1971
Father*Nathaniel Hibbert Bezanson2 b. 5 Mar 1856, d. 31 May 1945
Mother*Amanda Demille2 b. 1861, d. b 26 Feb 1894

Family

Hulda (?)
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Henry Cornelius Bezanson was born on 9 July 1884 at Marriott's Cove, Nova Scotia.1,3,4 He moved to Rimby, Alberta.2 He married Hulda (?).1 Henry Cornelius Bezanson was drafted into the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 2 May 1918 at Calgary, Alberta. He was described as 5ft 9in tall with gray eyes and fair hair.1 He died on 7 August 1971 at age 87.2

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1884
1890
Census
1891
1900
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1901
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
Death
1971

Census, Residence

Census1891Henry Cornelius Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Chester, Nova Scotia, in the household of Nathaniel Hibbert Bezanson and Amanda Demille with Melbourne Wesley Bezanson, Seymour Nathan Bezanson and Ingerson F. Bezanson.5
Census1901Henry Cornelius Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at West Chester, Nova Scotia, in the household of Nathaniel Hibbert Bezanson and Eva Eisenhauer with Melbourne Wesley Bezanson, Seymour Nathan Bezanson, Ingerson F. Bezanson, Lottie Maynetta Bezanson and Maud Bezanson.4
Last Edited21 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S808] Library and Archives Canada, "Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918", Bezanson, Henry Cornelius; MSA; Date: 2 May 1918.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 72.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 72, where the birth date is "1884."
  4. [S458] Lunenburg County GenWeb, "1901 Canadian Census Extracts for Lunenburg County", Year=1901, District=k - West Chester, Page=16, Line=5, Name=Bezanson, Nathaniel.
  5. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6318; Family: 121; Page: 28.

Seymour Nathan Bezanson1,2

M, #20639, b. 26 October 1886, d. 1 March 1961
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 226.2
Father*Nathaniel Hibbert Bezanson2 b. 5 Mar 1856, d. 31 May 1945
Mother*Amanda Demille2 b. 1861, d. b 26 Feb 1894

Family

Nina Edna Melvin b. 1889, d. 18 Feb 1965
Children
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Seymour Nathan Bezanson was born on 26 October 1886.3,4 He married Nina Edna Melvin on 17 August 1910. He was 23.5,6 Seymour Nathan Bezanson died on 1 March 1961 at Bishopville, Nova Scotia, at age 74.1,7,2 His estate was probated at Kings County, Nova Scotia.7

     Obituary from The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 4 March 1961:
SEYMOUR N. BEZANSON

WINDSOR — Native of Marriott's Cove, but resident of Bishopville, Kings, since 1913, Seymour N. Bezanson, 74, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Beckwith, Hantsport. He was a son of the late Nathaniel and Amanda (Daniel) Bezanson, Marriott's Cove. In 1913 he moved to Bishopville and operated a farm.

Surviving are his wife, former Nina Melvin, five daughters, Margaret (Mrs. Hugh Hiltz) Hantsport; Emma (Mrs. Clair Wilkins) Mount Denson; Melinda (Mrs. Reginald Crowell) Hantsport; Eva, (Mrs. Wylie Patterson) Kentville, and Hazel (Mrs. Beckwith). One brother, Henry, is in Alberta and another brother, Fred, in British Columbia. A half brother, Paul, lives at Marriott's Cove and Mrs. Haltz Giffin, Halifax and Mrs. Maud Cross, Lunenburg, are half sisters.

The body rests at Lohnes and Botten Funeral Home, Windsor. Funeral service will be conducted there today at two o'clock by Rev. Owen Cochran, pastor of Falmouth Baptist Church. Interment will be made at Riverbank cemetery, Hantsport.8

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1886
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
Census
1911
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
1950
1960
Death
1961

Census, Residence

Census1891Seymour Nathan Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Chester, Nova Scotia, in the household of Nathaniel Hibbert Bezanson and Amanda Demille with Melbourne Wesley Bezanson, Henry Cornelius Bezanson and Ingerson F. Bezanson.9
Census1901Seymour Nathan Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at West Chester, Nova Scotia, in the household of Nathaniel Hibbert Bezanson and Eva Eisenhauer with Melbourne Wesley Bezanson, Henry Cornelius Bezanson, Ingerson F. Bezanson, Lottie Maynetta Bezanson and Maud Bezanson.4
Census1911Seymour Nathan Bezanson and Nina Edna Melvin appeared on the census of 1911 at Chester Basin, Nova Scotia.10
Lived1913-1961Seymour Nathan Bezanson lived in Bishopville, Nova Scotia, from 1913 to 1961.11
Census1921Seymour Nathan Bezanson and Nina Edna Melvin appeared on the census of 1921 at Bishopville, Nova Scotia, with Margaret Gertrude Bezanson, Mabel Melinda Bezanson, Emma Edna Bezanson and Eva Mary Bezanson.12
Last Edited6 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. [S14] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Death Registrations", Seymour Nathan Bezanson; Registration Year: 1961; Page: 1990.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 72.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 72, 143, where the birth date is "1887."
  4. [S458] Lunenburg County GenWeb, "1901 Canadian Census Extracts for Lunenburg County", Year=1901, District=k - West Chester, Page=16, Line=5, Name=Bezanson, Nathaniel.
  5. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Nina Edna Melvin; Seymour Nathan Bezanson; Registration Year: 1910; Book: 1821; Page: 65; Number: 351.
  6. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 72, 143.
  7. [S352] Family History Committee, Probate Records of Kings County, BEZANSON, Seymour N, Date=1 Mar 1961, PlaceOfDeath=Bishopville, Residence=Bishopville, FileID=1369.
  8. [S2] Seymour N. Bezanson Death Notice, The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 4 March 1961.
  9. [S5] 1891 Canadian Census; Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6318; Family: 121; Page: 28.
  10. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Family: 111; Page: 13.
  11. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 143.
  12. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 46; Page: 14; Lines: 34-39.

Nina Edna Melvin1,2

F, #20640, b. 1889, d. 18 February 1965
Father*Stephen Melvin3
Mother*Sophia Levy3

Family

Seymour Nathan Bezanson b. 26 Oct 1886, d. 1 Mar 1961
Children
     Nina Edna Melvin was born in 1889.1 She married Seymour Nathan Bezanson on 17 August 1910. He was 23.4,1 Nina Edna Melvin died on 18 February 1965 at Hantsport, Nova Scotia.1

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1889
1890
1900
1910
Census
1911
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
1950
1960
Death
1965

Census, Residence

Census1911Seymour Nathan Bezanson and Nina Edna Melvin appeared on the census of 1911 at Chester Basin, Nova Scotia.5
Census1921Seymour Nathan Bezanson and Nina Edna Melvin appeared on the census of 1921 at Bishopville, Nova Scotia, with Margaret Gertrude Bezanson, Mabel Melinda Bezanson, Emma Edna Bezanson and Eva Mary Bezanson.6
Last Edited6 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 72, 143.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Margaret Gertrude; Registration Year: 1911; Number: 54700075.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 143.
  4. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Nina Edna Melvin; Seymour Nathan Bezanson; Registration Year: 1910; Book: 1821; Page: 65; Number: 351.
  5. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Chester Basin, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; Family: 111; Page: 13.
  6. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 46; Page: 14; Lines: 34-39.