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     Letty Alma Bezanson was also known as Ann Bezanson.¹ She was born on 8 August 1875.^2,1

     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:

     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 She was buried in Park Cemetery, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.⁴

     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 She was buried in Park Cemetery, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.⁷

     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

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     Ellen (?) married Raymond Edward Bezanson.¹ Ellen (?) married Thomas B. Hatt.¹

     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

     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

     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

     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:

     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