Reta Muriel Gates1

F, #20661, b. 5 March 1901, d. 24 August 1994
Father*Willard Gates2 b. 14 Mar 1856
Mother*Ella Selena DeMille2 b. 11 May 1858

Family

Paul Hibbert Bezanson b. Jul 1902, d. 1992
Children
     Reta Muriel Gates was born on 5 March 1901 at New Ross, Nova Scotia.3,4 Siblings Amos, Josephine, Margaret and Reta Gates all married members of the Bezanson family. A quote from the "Glancing Over Nova Scotia" article in the Halifax Herald, 8 November 1921, mentions sisters Rita and Margaret, "Miss Rita Gates is making a visit with her sister Mrs. Milford Bezanson at Chester Basin."5 A quote from the "Glancing Over Nova Scotia" article in the Halifax Herald, 23 January 1922, "Miss Rita Gates left Saturday morning to take up her duties as a student nurse in the hospital in Windsor."6 She married Paul Hibbert Bezanson on 30 September 1926 at New Ross, Nova Scotia. She was 25. He was 24.1,4 Reta Muriel Gates died on 24 August 1994 at South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, at age 93.7,4

     Obituary from The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 26 August 1994:
Rita Muriel Bezanson, 93, Marriotts Cove, died August 24, 1994, in South Shore Regional Hospital, Bridgewater.

Born in New Ross, she was a daughter of the late Willard and Ella (Demille) Gates. She worked as a nurse in the United States and at the Grace Maternity Hospital in Halifax. She was an active member of Western Shore Pentecostal Church.

She is survived by three sons, Owen , Marriotts Cove; Charles, Parnell, both of Chester Grant;11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Paul Hibbert; six sisters, Delila, Myrtle, Josephine, Berdette, Margaret, Amanda; six brothers, Percy, Amos, Sullivan, Ingerson, Seymour, and Parnell.

Visitation will be 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today in Davis Funeral Home, Chester. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Western Shore Pentecostal Church, Rev. Arthur Sawler officiating.7
Last Edited25 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 72, 143.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 143.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 72, 143, where the birth date includes only the year.
  4. [S508] Wendy Bezanson, "Ancestors and Relatives of Gregory and Wendy Bezanson", September 15, 2001.
  5. [S494] Vern Keddy and Brenda Keddy, "Glancing Over Nova Scotia", August 27, 2001, Tuesday Nov 8, 1921.
  6. [S494] Vern Keddy and Brenda Keddy, "Glancing Over Nova Scotia", August 27, 2001, Monday Jan. 23, 1922.
  7. [S2] Rita Muriel Bezanson Death Notice, The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 26 August 1994.
  8. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 143, 221.

Henry Saltzman1

M, #20665, b. 21 August 1825
Father*Michael Saltzman1
Mother*Catherine Ernst1

Family

Rebecca Hiltz b. 22 Jan 1834, d. 1911
Child
     Henry Saltzman was born on 21 August 1825.1 He married Rebecca Hiltz on 10 April 1853 at St. Steven's Anglican Church, Chester, Nova Scotia. He was 27. She was 19.2,1
Last Edited2 Sep 2001

Citations

  1. [S159] Don Shankle and Kim Stevens, "Lunenburg Births, Marriages and Deaths", June 19, 1999.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74.

Alexander Bezanson1

M, #20668, b. 16 March 1874, d. before 1910
Father*Joseph Henry Bezanson1 b. 18 Feb 1842, d. 1888
Mother*Sarah Melinda Saltzman1 b. 19 Dec 1856
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Alexander Bezanson was born on 16 March 1874 at New Ross, Nova Scotia.2,1 He died before 1910 in an accident.1

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1874
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
Death
1910

Census, Residence

Census1881Alexander Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at New Ross, Nova Scotia, in the household of Joseph Henry Bezanson with Jessie A. Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Huldy Bezanson and Joseph Havelock Bezanson.3
Census1891Alexander Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Jessie A. Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Huldy Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson, Mabel Annie Bezanson and Otis Henry Bezanson.4
Census1901Alexander Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Elias Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson, Mabel Annie Bezanson, Otis Henry Bezanson and Archibald Bezanson.5
Last Edited6 Jun 2012

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Alexander; Year: 1874; Book: 1817; Page: 283; Number: 297.
  3. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375806, NA Film=C-13170, District=11, Sub-district=G, Page=21, Household=82.
  4. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Family=104.
  5. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1901, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Line=19-25, Page=22, Line=1, Family=104.

Jessie A. Bezanson1

?, #20669, b. 20 September 1875, d. 21 April 1891
Father*Joseph Henry Bezanson1 b. 18 Feb 1842, d. 1888
Mother*Sarah Melinda Saltzman1 b. 19 Dec 1856
Relationship3rd great-grandchild of Jean George Bezanson
     Jessie A. Bezanson was born on 20 September 1875 at New Ross, Nova Scotia.2,1,3 Jessie A. Bezanson died on 21 April 1891 at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, at age 15.1

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1875
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891
Death
1891

Census, Residence

Census1881Jessie A. Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at New Ross, Nova Scotia, in the household of Joseph Henry Bezanson with Alexander Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Huldy Bezanson and Joseph Havelock Bezanson.3
Census1891Jessie A. Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Huldy Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson, Mabel Annie Bezanson and Otis Henry Bezanson.4
Last Edited23 Feb 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Jessie A; Registration Year: 1875; Book: 1817; Page: 340; Number: 832.
  3. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375806, NA Film=C-13170, District=11, Sub-district=G, Page=21, Household=82.
  4. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Family=104.

Elias Bezanson1

M, #20670, b. 16 November 1876
Father*Joseph Henry Bezanson1 b. 18 Feb 1842, d. 1888
Mother*Sarah Melinda Saltzman1 b. 19 Dec 1856
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Elias Bezanson was born on 16 November 1876 at Nova Scotia.1,2

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1876
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901

Census, Residence

Census1881Elias Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at New Ross, Nova Scotia, in the household of Joseph Henry Bezanson with Alexander Bezanson, Jessie A. Bezanson, Huldy Bezanson and Joseph Havelock Bezanson.2
Census1891Elias Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Jessie A. Bezanson, Huldy Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson, Mabel Annie Bezanson and Otis Henry Bezanson.3
Census1901Elias Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson, Mabel Annie Bezanson, Otis Henry Bezanson and Archibald Bezanson.4
Last Edited29 Oct 2006

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74.
  2. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375806, NA Film=C-13170, District=11, Sub-district=G, Page=21, Household=82.
  3. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Family=104.
  4. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1901, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Line=19-25, Page=22, Line=1, Family=104.

Huldy Bezanson1

F, #20671, b. circa 1879
Father*Joseph Henry Bezanson1 b. 18 Feb 1842, d. 1888
Mother*Sarah Melinda Saltzman1 b. 19 Dec 1856
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Huldy Bezanson was also known as Hilda Bezanson.1 She was born circa 1879 at Nova Scotia.2,3

Census Summary

1870
Birth
1879
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891

Census, Residence

Census1881Huldy Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at New Ross, Nova Scotia, in the household of Joseph Henry Bezanson with Alexander Bezanson, Jessie A. Bezanson, Elias Bezanson and Joseph Havelock Bezanson.3
Census1891Huldy Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Jessie A. Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson, Mabel Annie Bezanson and Otis Henry Bezanson.4
Last Edited26 Feb 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74.
  2. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Port Williams, Location=U, Page=1, Line=23, Family=6, where her age is 12.
  3. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375806, NA Film=C-13170, District=11, Sub-district=G, Page=21, Household=82.
  4. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Family=104.

Joseph Havelock Bezanson1

M, #20672, b. 18 February 1880, d. 1953
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 229.2
Father*Joseph Henry Bezanson1 b. 18 Feb 1842, d. 1888
Mother*Sarah Melinda Saltzman1 b. 19 Dec 1856

Family

Edith Bridges b. 23 Jul 1893
Children
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Joseph Havelock Bezanson was born on 18 February 1880 at Nova Scotia.3,4,5 He married Edith Bridges on 16 November 1910. He was 30. She was 17.1 Joseph Havelock Bezanson and Edith Bridges appeared on the census of 1926 at Souris, Manitoba, with Thomas Oliver Bezanson, Jessie Eileen Bezanson, Violet Adelaide Bezanson and Luella Evangeline Bezanson.6 Joseph Havelock Bezanson died in 1953.1

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1880
Census
1881
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
Census
1911
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
1950
Death
1953

Census, Residence

Census1881Joseph Havelock Bezanson appeared on the census of 1881 at New Ross, Nova Scotia, in the household of Joseph Henry Bezanson with Alexander Bezanson, Jessie A. Bezanson, Elias Bezanson and Huldy Bezanson.5
Census1891Joseph Havelock Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Jessie A. Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Huldy Bezanson, Mabel Annie Bezanson and Otis Henry Bezanson.7
Census1901Joseph Havelock Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Mabel Annie Bezanson, Otis Henry Bezanson and Archibald Bezanson.8
Census1911Joseph Havelock Bezanson and Edith Bridges appeared on the census of 1911 at Souris, Manitoba.9
Census1921Joseph Havelock Bezanson and Edith Bridges appeared on the census of 1921 at Ward Ave, Killarney, Manitoba, with Jessie Eileen Bezanson, Thomas Oliver Bezanson and Violet Adelaide Bezanson.10
Last Edited21 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74, 144.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74, 144, where the birth date is "1879."
  4. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Port Williams, Location=U, Page=1, Line=25, Family=6.
  5. [S652] Library and Archives Canada, Canada Census, 1881, Census Place=New Ross, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, FHL Film=1375806, NA Film=C-13170, District=11, Sub-district=G, Page=21, Household=82.
  6. [S533] 1926 Canadian Census (Prairie Provinces); Manitoba, Souris; Page: 6; Lines: 41-46.
  7. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Family=104.
  8. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1901, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Line=19-25, Page=22, Line=1, Family=104.
  9. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Souris, Manitoba; Family: 23; Page: 3.
  10. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Killarney (Town), Souris, Manitoba; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 27; Page: 9; Lines: 45-49.
  11. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 144.
  12. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 144, 221.
  13. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 144, 222.

Edith Bridges1

F, #20673, b. 23 July 1893

Family

Joseph Havelock Bezanson b. 18 Feb 1880, d. 1953
Children
     Edith Bridges was born on 23 July 1893.1 She married Joseph Havelock Bezanson on 16 November 1910. She was 17. He was 30.1 Joseph Havelock Bezanson and Edith Bridges appeared on the census of 1926 at Souris, Manitoba, with Thomas Oliver Bezanson, Jessie Eileen Bezanson, Violet Adelaide Bezanson and Luella Evangeline Bezanson.2

Census Summary

1890
Birth
1893
1900
1910
Census
1911
1920
Census
1921

Census, Residence

Census1911Joseph Havelock Bezanson and Edith Bridges appeared on the census of 1911 at Souris, Manitoba.3
Census1921Joseph Havelock Bezanson and Edith Bridges appeared on the census of 1921 at Ward Ave, Killarney, Manitoba, with Jessie Eileen Bezanson, Thomas Oliver Bezanson and Violet Adelaide Bezanson.4
Last Edited21 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74, 144.
  2. [S533] 1926 Canadian Census (Prairie Provinces); Manitoba, Souris; Page: 6; Lines: 41-46.
  3. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Souris, Manitoba; Family: 23; Page: 3.
  4. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Killarney (Town), Souris, Manitoba; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 27; Page: 9; Lines: 45-49.
  5. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 144.
  6. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 144, 221.
  7. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 144, 222.

Mabel Annie Bezanson1,2

F, #20674, b. 19 August 1884, d. 2 October 1953
Father*Joseph Henry Bezanson1 b. 18 Feb 1842, d. 1888
Mother*Sarah Melinda Saltzman1 b. 19 Dec 1856
Relationship3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Mabel Annie Bezanson was born on 19 August 1884.1,2 She died on 2 October 1953 at age 69.1,2 She was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Nova Scotia.2

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1884
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
Census
1911
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
1950
Death
1953

Census, Residence

Census1891Mabel Annie Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Jessie A. Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Huldy Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson and Otis Henry Bezanson.3
LivedMabel Annie Bezanson lived in Kentville, Nova Scotia.1
Census1901She appeared on the census of 1901 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson, Otis Henry Bezanson and Archibald Bezanson.4
Census1911Mabel Annie Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 at Kings County, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Otis Henry Bezanson and Archibald Bezanson.5
Census1921Mabel Annie Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Archibald Bezanson with Sarah Melinda Saltzman and Otis Henry Bezanson.6
Last Edited14 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74.
  2. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Section 4, Stone 13, "Mabel Annie Bezanson, 19 Aug. 1884 - 2 Oct. 1953, and, Otis Henry Bezanson, 9 June, 1886 - 26 Feb.1964, also, Archibald Bezanson, 2 April 1892 - 17 March 1981."
  3. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Family=104.
  4. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1901, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Line=19-25, Page=22, Line=1, Family=104.
  5. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Kings, Nova Scotia; Sub-district:9; Page: 17; Family: 160; Lines: 26-29.
  6. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Port Williams, Port Williams (Village), Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 19; Lines: 23-26.

Otis Henry Bezanson1,2

M, #20675, b. 9 June 1886, d. 26 February 1964
Father*Joseph Henry Bezanson3 b. 18 Feb 1842, d. 1888
Mother*Sarah Melinda Saltzman3 b. 19 Dec 1856
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Otis Henry Bezanson was also known as Henry Otis Bezanson.3 He was born on 9 June 1886.3,2 He died on 26 February 1964 at Eastern Kings Memorial Hospital, Wolfville, at age 77.1,2,3 He was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Nova Scotia.2

     Obituary from The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 28 February 1964:
OTIS H. BEZANSON

Kentville -- Otis Henry Bezanson, 77, of Hillcrest, Kings County, died at the Eastern Kings Memorial Hospital Wednesday. Born in Port Williams, he was the son of the late Joseph and Sarah (Saltzman) Bezanson. He was engaged in farming most of his life.

He is survived by one brother, Archibald Bezanson, Port Williams.

The body is resting at the W. C. Hiltz and Son Funeral Home, and service will be held in the funeral chapel today at two p.m., Rev. G. N Hamilton, pastor of the Kentville United Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery at a later date.1

Census Summary

1880
Birth
1886
1890
Census
1891
1900
Census
1901
1910
Census
1911
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
1950
1960
Death
1964

Census, Residence

Census1891Otis Henry Bezanson appeared on the census of 1891 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Jessie A. Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Huldy Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson and Mabel Annie Bezanson.4
LivedOtis Henry Bezanson lived in Kentville, Nova Scotia.3
Census1901He appeared on the census of 1901 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson, Mabel Annie Bezanson and Archibald Bezanson.5
Census1911Otis Henry Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 at Kings County, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Mabel Annie Bezanson and Archibald Bezanson.6
Census1921Otis Henry Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Archibald Bezanson with Sarah Melinda Saltzman and Mabel Annie Bezanson.7
Last Edited22 Sep 2018

Citations

  1. [S2] Otis H. Bezanson Death Notice, The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 28 February 1964.
  2. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Section 4, Stone 13, "Mabel Annie Bezanson, 19 Aug. 1884 - 2 Oct. 1953, and, Otis Henry Bezanson, 9 June, 1886 - 26 Feb.1964, also, Archibald Bezanson, 2 April 1892 - 17 March 1981."
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74.
  4. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1891, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Family=104.
  5. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1901, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Line=19-25, Page=22, Line=1, Family=104.
  6. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Kings, Nova Scotia; Sub-district:9; Page: 17; Family: 160; Lines: 26-29.
  7. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Port Williams, Port Williams (Village), Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 19; Lines: 23-26.

Archibald Bezanson1,2

M, #20676, b. 2 April 1892, d. 17 March 1981
Mother*Sarah Melinda Saltzman1,2 b. 19 Dec 1856
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Archibald Bezanson was born on 2 April 1892.3,4,5 He was drafted into the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 13 July 1918 at Aldershot, Nova Scotia. His date of birth was recorded as 5 April 1895 and he was described as 5ft 10in tall with dark blue eyes and dark brown hair.6 He died on 17 March 1981 at Kentville, Nova Scotia, at age 88.7,5,8 His estate was probated at Kings County, Nova Scotia.8 He was buried in Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Nova Scotia.2 He was not the son of Sarah's husband Joseph Bezanson, but had the surname Bezanson.1

Census Summary

1890
Birth
1892
1900
Census
1901
1910
Census
1911
1920
Census
1921
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
Death
1981

Census, Residence

Census1901Archibald Bezanson appeared on the census of 1901 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Alexander Bezanson, Elias Bezanson, Joseph Havelock Bezanson, Mabel Annie Bezanson and Otis Henry Bezanson.9
Census1911Archibald Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 at Kings County, Nova Scotia, in the household of Sarah Melinda Saltzman with Otis Henry Bezanson and Mabel Annie Bezanson.10
Census1921Archibald Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 at Port Williams, Nova Scotia, with Sarah Melinda Saltzman, Mabel Annie Bezanson and Otis Henry Bezanson.11
Last Edited15 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74.
  2. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill, Section 4, Stone 13, "Mabel Annie Bezanson, 19 Aug. 1884 - 2 Oct. 1953, and, Otis Henry Bezanson, 9 June, 1886 - 26 Feb.1964, also, Archibald Bezanson, 2 April 1892 - 17 March 1981."
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74, where the birth date is "1892, Apr. 2."
  4. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1901, Port Williams, Location=U, Page=1, Line=28, Family=6, where the birth date is "Apr 1893."
  5. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill Village, Section 4, Stone 13, "Mabel Annie Bezanson, 19 Aug. 1884 - 2 Oct. 1953, and, Otis Henry Bezanson, 9 June, 1886 - 26 Feb.1964, also, Archibald Bezanson, 2 April 1892 - 17 March 1981."
  6. [S808] Library and Archives Canada, "Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918", Bezanson, Archie; MSA; Place: Aldershot, Nova Scotia; Date: 13 July 1918.
  7. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 74, where the date is "1981, Mar. 19."
  8. [S352] Family History Committee, Probate Records of Kings County, BEZANSON, Archibald, Date=17 Mar 1981, PlaceOfDeath=Kentville, Residence=Middle Dyke Road, FileID=8643.
  9. [S350] Census Records of Kings County (published), 1901, Port Williams, Location=b-2, Page=21, Line=19-25, Page=22, Line=1, Family=104.
  10. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Kings, Nova Scotia; Sub-district:9; Page: 17; Family: 160; Lines: 26-29.
  11. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Port Williams, Port Williams (Village), Kings, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 19; Lines: 23-26.

Alma Blanche Veinott1,2

F, #20677, b. 1918, d. 24 April 2004
Father*Stewart Arthur Veinott3,4
Mother*Hattie Mae Feindel4,5

Family

Ralph Edwin Bezanson b. 19 Jan 1910, d. 31 Mar 1988
Children
     Alma Blanche Veinott was born in 1918 at Dalhousie East, Nova Scotia.6,7 She married Ralph Edwin Bezanson on 10 March 1938 at Dalhousie East, Nova Scotia. He was 28.6,8 Alma Blanche Veinott died on 24 April 2004 at Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton, Nova Scotia.9 She was buried on 28 April 2004 in North Kingston Cemetery, Bishop Mountain Road, North Kingston, Nova Scotia.10,9

     Obituary from The Halifax Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 26 April 2004:
BEZANSON, Alma Blanche - 85, Wilmot, died Saturday, April 24, 2004, in Soldiers Memorial Hospital, Middleton.

Born in Dalhousie, she was a daughter of the late Stewart and Hattie (Feindel) Veinotte. She was a lifetime member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 98 Ladies Auxiliary.

She is survived by daughters, Amy Ewing, Kingston; Pearl (Perry) Bezanson, Kingston; Doris Arenburg, Kingston; sons, Lawson (Mary), Halifax; Alfred (Phyllis), Wilmot; Vance (Janet), Greenwood; Joseph (Donna), Wilmot; sister, Audrey Lohnes, New Germany; brother, Cecil Veinotte, Morristown; 23 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; four great great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, Ralph; son, Harold; grandson, Tommy; brothers, Murray, Harold, Lyman, Lloyd, Owen, Eldie; sisters, Myrna, Wilma, Elsie, Violet, Gladys, Ernestine, Daphanie. Visiting will be 7-9 p.m. today and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, with a Legion Ladies Auxiliary service on Tuesday at 7 p.m., all in Warren T. Roop Funeral Home, Middleton. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Warren T. Roop Funeral Home, Middleton. A private family graveside service will be held in North Kingston Cemetery.9
Last Edited7 Dec 2023

Citations

  1. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, North Kingston Cemetery, Bishop Mountain Road, North Kingston, Section 5, Stone 509, "Ralph Edwin Bezanson, 1910-1988, his wife, Alma Blanche, 1918-."
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 160, 227.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 227.
  4. [S356] Bryan Keddy, "Keddy's of Nova Scotia."
  5. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 227, where her maiden name is "Acker", which I believe is a mistaken transcription of her father-in-law's second wife's name.
  6. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Ralph Edmund Bezanson; Age: 28; Alma Blanche Veinotte; Age: 19; Date: 10 Mar 1938; Place: Dalhousie East, Kings County; Registration Year: 1938; Number: 88777.
  7. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, North Kingston Cemetery, North Kingston, Section 5, Stone 509, "Ralph Edwin Bezanson, 1910-1988, his wife, Alma Blanche, 1918-."
  8. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 160, where the marriage date is "1938."
  9. [S2] Alma Blanche Bezanson Death Notice, The Halifax Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 26 April 2004.
  10. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Alma Blanche Veinotte Bezanson; North Kingston Cemetery, North Kingston, Nova Scotia; Memorial Number: 154849239.

William Ruel Burgoyne1

M, #20679, b. 4 January 1878, d. 16 January 1957
Father*Wellsley Burgoyne1 b. 13 Nov 1851, d. 20 Jan 1908
Mother*Eliza Bezanson1 b. 15 May 1848, d. 8 Feb 1919

Family

Alice Minnie Leopold b. 1889, d. 1972
Relationship3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     William Ruel Burgoyne was born on 4 January 1878.1 He married Alice Minnie Leopold.2,1 William Ruel Burgoyne died on 16 January 1957 at age 79.1 He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Kentville, Nova Scotia.2
Last Edited14 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 78.
  2. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, Oak Grove Cemetery, Kentville, Section 3, Stone 2, "Burgoyne, W . Ruel, 1878-1957; his wife; Alice M, 1889-1972. Burgoyne, Eliza Bezanson, no dates."