Lillian Elizabeth Carlson1

F, #21066, b. 27 April 1913

Family

Dr. Philip Bezanson b. 6 Jan 1916, d. 11 Mar 1975
Child
     Lillian Elizabeth Carlson was born on 27 April 1913.1 She married Dr. Philip Bezanson on 28 November 1940. She was 27. He was 24.1,2
Last Edited30 Oct 2001

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 116, 197.
  2. [S542] Unknown compiler, "Maine Marriages Index, 1892-1965", Wife=CARLSON LILLIAN E, Wife Residence=NEWINGTON CT, Husband=BEZANSON PHILIP T, Husband Residence=HARTFORD CT, Marriage Date=28 Nov 1940, Certificate Number=.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 197.

Ernest Dudley Bezanson1,2

M, #21067, b. 26 November 1898, d. 19 July 1957
FatherDudley Bezanson1 b. 30 Mar 1865, d. 14 Dec 1933
MotherMinnie Shaw1 b. c 1877

Family

Mabel Bennett b. 28 Feb 1901, d. 16 Mar 1992
Children
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Ernest Dudley Bezanson was born on 26 November 1898 at Windsor, Nova Scotia.2,1 He married Mabel Bennett.3 Ernest Dudley Bezanson and Mabel Bennett were photographed with Berdice Bezanson and Minnie Shaw circa 1929. Ernest Dudley Bezanson became a naturalized U.S. citizen on 25 September 1939 at Cincinnati, Ohio.4 He died on 19 July 1957 at Ohio at age 58.5,6,1 He was buried in Rest Haven Memorial Park, Evendale, Ohio.7

Census Summary

1890
Birth
1898
1900
1910
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1911
1920
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1921
1930
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1930
1940
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1940
1950
Death
1957

Census, Residence

Census1911Ernest Dudley Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Dudley Bezanson and Minnie Shaw at Windsor, Nova Scotia.8
Census1921Ernest Dudley Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Dudley Bezanson and Minnie Shaw at Victoria Street, Windsor, Nova Scotia.9
Census1930Ernest Dudley Bezanson and Mabel Bennett appeared on the census of 1930 at 3964 Taylor Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, with Berdice Bezanson and Ellen Bezanson.10
Census1940Ernest Dudley Bezanson and Mabel Bennett appeared on the census of 1940 at 4000 Taylor Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, with Berdice Bezanson, Ellen Bezanson and Dudley Bezanson.3
Last Edited24 Apr 2016

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 117.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Ernest Dudley; Registration Year: 1898; Page: 90800154; a delayed entry recorded 9 August 1937.
  3. [S5] 1940 Canadian Census; Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: T627_3187; ED: 91-30; Page: 22A; Lines: 34-37.
  4. [S898] "Citizenship", The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 25 September 1939, p. 9.
  5. [S2] Ernest D. Bezanson Death Notice, The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 22 July 1957, p. 23.
  6. [S909] Ohio Department of Health, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007", Ernest D. Bezanson; 1957.
  7. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Ernest Bezanson; Memorial Number: Rest Haven Memorial Park, Evendale, Ohio; 160149925.
  8. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 174; Page: 18.
  9. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Windsor (Town), Hants, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 21; Lines: 21-27.
  10. [S5] 1930 Canadian Census; Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio; FHL Film: 2341540; Roll: 1806; Image: 931.0; ED: 0414; Page: 16B; Lines: 61-64.

Norma Bezanson1

F, #21068, b. 21 July 1901, d. 19 October 1981
FatherDudley Bezanson1 b. 30 Mar 1865, d. 14 Dec 1933
MotherMinnie Shaw1 b. c 1877

Family

Donald Henderson
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Norma Bezanson was born on 21 July 1901 at Windsor, Nova Scotia.1,2 She married Donald Henderson.1 Norma Bezanson died on 19 October 1981 at age 80.3,4

Census Summary

1900
Birth
1901
1910
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1911
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1921
1930
1940
1950
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1970
1980
Death
1981

Census, Residence

Census1911Norma Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Dudley Bezanson and Minnie Shaw at Windsor, Nova Scotia.5
Census1921Norma Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Dudley Bezanson and Minnie Shaw at Victoria Street, Windsor, Nova Scotia.6
Last Edited30 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 117.
  2. [S478] Edmund West, "Family Data Collection - Individual Records", where the birth date is 21 Jul 1900.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 117, which has the death date as "1957,June 15", but this appears to be an error; Norma (Hertiage) Bezanson died on that date, and other sources show this Norma's death date as 19 Oct 1981.
  4. [S478] Edmund West, "Family Data Collection - Individual Records", where the death date was 19 October 1981.
  5. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 174; Page: 18.
  6. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Windsor (Town), Hants, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 21; Lines: 21-27.

Allen Benjamin Bezanson1

M, #21069, b. 17 August 1904, d. 7 December 1987
FatherDudley Bezanson1 b. 30 Mar 1865, d. 14 Dec 1933
MotherMinnie Shaw1 b. c 1877

Family

Lucille Morris b. c 1904, d. 15 Oct 1978
Child
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
Allen Benjamin Bezanson
Image credit: Sandi Bezanson-Chan
     Allen Benjamin Bezanson was born on 17 August 1904 at Windsor, Nova Scotia.2,1 He married Lucille Morris on 15 August 1932 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was 27; her second marriage.3,1 Allen Benjamin Bezanson died on 7 December 1987 at age 83.4,1

Census Summary

1900
Birth
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1910
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1921
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
Death
1987

Census, Residence

Census1911Allen Benjamin Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Dudley Bezanson and Minnie Shaw at Windsor, Nova Scotia.5
Census1921Allen Benjamin Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Dudley Bezanson and Minnie Shaw at Victoria Street, Windsor, Nova Scotia.6
Last Edited25 Nov 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 117.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Allen Benjamin; Registration Year: 1904;Page: 67801215, a delayed entry from 14 June 1926.
  3. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Bezanson, Allen Benjamin ; Morris, Lucille; Registration Year: 1932; Book: 67; Page: 220.
  4. [S795] Sandi Bezanson-Chan, "Facebook Comment," message to John Cardinal, 29 March 2014.
  5. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 174; Page: 18.
  6. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Windsor (Town), Hants, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 21; Lines: 21-27.

Birdice Fawn Bezanson1,2

F, #21070, b. 4 December 1907
FatherDudley Bezanson2 b. 30 Mar 1865, d. 14 Dec 1933
MotherMinnie Shaw2 b. c 1877

Family

Stanley Anderson
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Birdice Fawn Bezanson was born on 4 December 1907 at Windsor, Nova Scotia.1,3 She married Stanley Anderson.2

Census Summary

1900
Birth
1907
1910
Census
1911
1920
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1921

Census, Residence

Census1911Birdice Fawn Bezanson appeared on the census of 1911 in the household of Dudley Bezanson and Minnie Shaw at Windsor, Nova Scotia.4
Census1921Birdice Fawn Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Dudley Bezanson and Minnie Shaw at Victoria Street, Windsor, Nova Scotia.3
Last Edited1 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Birdice Fawn; Registration Year: 1907; Page: 99000641; a delayed entry recorded 20 February 1952.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 117.
  3. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Windsor (Town), Hants, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 21; Lines: 21-27.
  4. [S5] 1911 Canadian Census; Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia; Family: 174; Page: 18.

Helen Florence Bezanson1,2

F, #21071, b. 31 July 1911, d. 1 January 1997
FatherDudley Bezanson2 b. 30 Mar 1865, d. 14 Dec 1933
MotherMinnie Shaw2 b. c 1877

Family

Charles O'Neil b. 29 Apr 1905, d. 16 Nov 1987
Relationship4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Helen Florence Bezanson was born on 31 July 1911 at Windsor, Nova Scotia.1,3 She married Charles O'Neil.2 Helen Florence Bezanson died on 1 January 1997 at McGillivray Guest Home, Sydney, Nova Scotia, at age 85.4

     Obituary from The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 3 January 1997:
O'NEIL, Helen - 85, formerly of Elmbank Avenue, Sydney, died January 1, 1997, in McGillivray Guest Home, Sydney.

Born in Windsor, she was a daughter of the late Dudley and Minnie (Shaw) Bezanson. She was an avid curler and gardener and was past regent of Kennington Chapter of IODE.

Surviving are daughter, Sheilagh (Mrs. William MacAulay), Sydney; four grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband, Maj. Charles F.

Cremation will take place. No visitation. Private family service will be held in Sydney Memorial Chapel.4

Census Summary

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Death
1997

Census, Residence

Census1921Helen Florence Bezanson appeared on the census of 1921 in the household of Dudley Bezanson and Minnie Shaw at Victoria Street, Windsor, Nova Scotia.3
Last Edited16 Apr 2015

Citations

  1. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Helen Florence; Registration Year: 1911; Page: 55700501; Number: 55700502.
  2. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 117.
  3. [S5] 1921 Canadian Census; Windsor (Town), Hants, Nova Scotia; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 45; Page: 21; Lines: 21-27.
  4. [S2] Helen O'Neill Death Notice, The Chronicle Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 3 January 1997.

Lucille Morris1

F, #21073, b. circa 1904, d. 15 October 1978
FatherGeorge Morris1
MotherHannah Sellars1

Family

Allen Benjamin Bezanson b. 17 Aug 1904, d. 7 Dec 1987
Child
Lucy (Morris) Bezanson
Image credit: Sandi Bezanson-Chan
     Lucille Morris was born circa 1904.1 She married Allen Benjamin Bezanson on 15 August 1932 at Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was 27; her second marriage.2,1 Lucille Morris died on 15 October 1978 at Comox, British Columbia.1
Last Edited25 Nov 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 117.
  2. [S13] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Marriage Registrations", Bezanson, Allen Benjamin ; Morris, Lucille; Registration Year: 1932; Book: 67; Page: 220.
  3. [S795] Sandi Bezanson-Chan, "Facebook Comment," message to John Cardinal, 29 March 2014.

Charles O'Neil1

M, #21077, b. 29 April 1905, d. 16 November 1987
FatherFreeman O'Neil2 b. 10 Jul 1874, d. 15 Mar 1963
MotherAnnie Josephine McLeod2 b. 22 Aug 1876, d. 17 Jun 1953

Family

Helen Florence Bezanson b. 31 Jul 1911, d. 1 Jan 1997
     Charles O'Neil was born on 29 April 1905 at Nova Scotia.2 He married Helen Florence Bezanson.1 Charles O'Neil died on 16 November 1987 at Mira, Nova Scotia, at age 82.2
Last Edited22 Sep 2001

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 117.
  2. [S514] James Ayars, "MacLeod Geneology", September 22, 2001, Contact information for this entry: Irene McCrimmon, 108 Harvard Rd, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2Z2, CANADA, Reference: CMSC71.

Chester Gordon Bezanson1

M, #21078, b. 3 May 1903, d. 3 January 1995
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 352.1
FatherClyde Palmer Bezanson1 b. 21 Oct 1878, d. 8 May 1959
MotherGladys M. Corkum1 b. 1883, d. 18 Aug 1933

Family

Clara Bell Power b. 22 Nov 1898, d. 4 Sep 1994
Children
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Chester Gordon Bezanson was born on 3 May 1903 at Hall's Harbor, Nova Scotia.1 He married Clara Bell Power in 1925.1 Chester Gordon Bezanson was the informant listed on the death certificate of Clyde Palmer Bezanson who died 8 May 1959.2,3,4 Chester Gordon Bezanson died on 3 January 1995 at age 91.5 He was buried on 6 January 1995 in Hall's Harbour East, Kings County, Nova Scotia.5,6

     Obituary from The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 4 January 1995:
BEZANSON, Chester Gordon - 91, Centreville, Kings Co., died January 3, 1995, in Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville.

Born at Halls Harbour, he was a son of the late Clyde and Gladys (Corkum) Bezanson. He had been a carpenter, a farmer and a cooper, as well as a barber.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Doris Rogers, Centreville; sons, Emmerson, Black Rock; Thomas, Surrey, B.C; nine grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his wife, the former Clara Belle Power; sons, Harvey, Lewis; brothers, Harold, Isadore.

Visitation will be 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Thursday in W.C. Hiltz Funeral Parlour, Kentville, where funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, Rev. Gerald Zinck and Lic. Robert MacCormick officiating. Burial in East Halls Harbour Cemetery, Kings Co.6
Last Edited1 Apr 2015

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 119.
  2. [S14] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Death Registrations", Bezanson, Clyde Palmer; Registration Year: 1959; Page: 7379.
  3. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 58.
  4. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, East Hall's Harbour, Stone 40, "Clyde Bezanson, 1878-1959. His wife Gladys M, 1883-1933. Annie B 1887-1947."
  5. [S351] Family History Committee, Cemetery Records of Kings County, HALLS HARBOUR EAST, Stone 41, "Chester G Bezanson, 1903-3 Jan 1995 Clara B [Porter] 1898-4 Sept 1994. Their Son Harvey R, 1932-1937."
  6. [S2] Chester Gordon Bezanson Death Notice, The Halifax Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 4 January 1995.
  7. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 199, 252.
  8. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 199, 253.

Harold Benjamin Bezanson1

M, #21079, b. 25 November 1905, d. 23 February 1972
Reference: Bezansons from Nova Scotia ID # 353.1
FatherClyde Palmer Bezanson1 b. 21 Oct 1878, d. 8 May 1959
MotherGladys M. Corkum1 b. 1883, d. 18 Aug 1933

Family

Florence Hobin b. 1911, d. 10 Dec 1988
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Harold Benjamin Bezanson was born on 25 November 1905 at Halls Harbor, Nova Scotia.2,1 Harold Benjamin married second Florence Hobin, daughter of John Hobin and Ellen Duggan.1 Harold Benjamin Bezanson died on 23 February 1972 at age 66.1 He was buried on 25 February 1972 in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.3
Last Edited22 Mar 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 119.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Harold; Registration Year: 1873; Page: 69800093; a delayed entry recorded 25 June 1928.
  3. [S681] Catholic Cemeteries Commission, "Internment Database."

William Isadore Bezanson1

M, #21080, b. 20 November 1909, d. 3 August 1992
FatherClyde Palmer Bezanson1 b. 21 Oct 1878, d. 8 May 1959
MotherGladys M. Corkum1 b. 1883, d. 18 Aug 1933

Family

Leota Minerva Legge b. 30 Jul 1916, d. 8 Oct 2012
Relationship4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     William Isadore Bezanson was also known as Bradford Wisador Bezanson.2 He was born on 20 November 1909 at East Hall's Harbour, Nova Scotia.2,1 He married Leota Minerva Legge on 19 November 1935. He was 25. She was 19.1 William Isadore Bezanson died on 3 August 1992 at Camp Hill Medical Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, at age 82.3 He was buried on 6 August 1992 in Pleasant Hill Estates, Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.3

     Obituary from The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 5 August 1992:
BEZANSON, William Isadore - 82, Lower Sackville, died August 3, 1992, in Camp Hill Medical Centre.

Born in Halls Harbour, Kings County, he was a son of the late Clyde and Gladys (Corkum) Bezanson. He was an elder of Church of Latter Day Saints. He was a cooper, and worked as an industrial roofer for 51 years.

He is survived by his wife, the former Leota Legge; two sons, Andrew (Andy), Lower Sackville; Bill, Cornwallis, P.E.I; two daughters, Edith Smith, Kentville; Karen Smith, Lower Sackville; brother, Chester, Centreville; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by a brother, Harold. The body is in T.K. Barnard Funeral Home, Lower Sackville, visiting 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today. The body will be transferred to Church of Latter Day Saints Chapel, corner of MacDougall Avenue and Glendale Drive, Lower Sackville, visiting 1-2 p.m. Thursday, where funeral will follow at 2 p.m., Bishop Gilbert Smith officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Estates, Lower Sackville.3

Census, Residence

LivedWilliam Isadore Bezanson lived in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.4
Last Edited25 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 119.
  2. [S12] Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM), "Birth Registrations", Bezanson, Bradford Wisador; Registration Year: 1909; Page: 54900504; Number: 54900505.
  3. [S2] William Isadore Bezanson Death Notice, The Chronicle-Herald (Halifax, Nova Scotia), 5 August 1992.
  4. [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 200.