Loren Dragon1,2
M, #22501, b. 20 January 1918, d. 2 March 2001
Family | Mildred Irene Bezanson b. c 1922, d. 24 Feb 2016 |
Loren Dragon was born on 20 January 1918 at Alburg, Vermont.2 He married Mildred Irene Bezanson on 3 August 1941. He was 23.2,3 Loren Dragon died on 2 March 2001 at age 83.2 He was buried on 6 March 2001 in Peacedale Cemetery.2
Obituary from The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 4 March 2001:
Obituary from The Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 4 March 2001:
Loren S. Dragon, Sr., 83, of Bristol and South Alburg, VT, husband of Mildred (Bezanson) Dragon, died Friday (March 2, 2001). Mr. Dragon was born in Alburg, VT on January 20, 1918, and was a son of the late Joseph and Florence (Hilliker) Dragon. He served in the Merchant Marine during World War II and worked as a self-employed plumbing contractor in Bristol and retired from the plumber's union, Local 76 of Hartford. He also owned and operated "Kathy's Kitchen", a summer restaurant in South Alburg, VT for 25 years.
In addition to his wife, whom he married August 3, 1941, Mr.
Dragon is survived by a son and daughter in law, Loren Dragon Jr. and Stella of Bristol; six daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Peter Danylow, Nina and Bill Kelley, Cathy and Salvatore Ruscitti, and Holly and Barry Simard all of Bristol, Nan and Edwin Grosky of Southington, and Dale and Wayne Goodrich of North Hero, VT; 12 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; a brother-in-law and his wife, Donald and Barbara Bezanson; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by two grandsons, Barry and Jimmy Dragon.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday (March 6, 2001) at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in Peacedale Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.2
In addition to his wife, whom he married August 3, 1941, Mr.
Dragon is survived by a son and daughter in law, Loren Dragon Jr. and Stella of Bristol; six daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Peter Danylow, Nina and Bill Kelley, Cathy and Salvatore Ruscitti, and Holly and Barry Simard all of Bristol, Nan and Edwin Grosky of Southington, and Dale and Wayne Goodrich of North Hero, VT; 12 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; a brother-in-law and his wife, Donald and Barbara Bezanson; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by two grandsons, Barry and Jimmy Dragon.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday (March 6, 2001) at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in Peacedale Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.2
Last Edited | 9 Mar 2015 |
Hattie Susan Charette1,2,3,4
F, #22503, b. 18 December 1911, d. 30 December 1991
Family | Raymond Moody Bezanson b. 3 Nov 1900, d. 8 May 1978 |
Hattie Susan Charette was also known as Marie Hattie Charrette.1 She was born on 18 December 1911 at Fort Kent, Maine.1,5 She married Raymond Moody Bezanson.6 Hattie Susan Charette died on 30 December 1991 at Bristol, Connecticut, at age 80.7,2,5 She was buried in West Cemetery, Bristol, Connecticut.2
Last Edited | 20 Mar 2016 |
Citations
- [S828] Maine State Archives, "Maine Birth Records, 1715-1922", Marie Hattie Charrette; County: Aroostook; Date: 18 December 1911.
- [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Hattie Susan Bezanson, West Cemetery, Bristol, Connecticut; Memorial Number: 76264778.
- [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, HATTIE BEZANSON, Born=18 Dec 1911, Died=Dec 1991, Residence=06010 Bristol, Hartford, CT, Issued=040 (Before 1951).
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 235, where her surname is "Carter."
- [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, HATTIE BEZANSON, Born=18 Dec 1911, Died=Dec 1991, Residence=06010 Bristol, Hartford, CT, Issued=CT (Before 1951).
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 235.
- [S150] Connecticut Department of Health, "Connecticut Death Index 1949-2012", Hattie S Bezanson [Hattie S Charette]; Date: 30 December 1991.
Harlan Birtwell Bezanson1
M, #22505, b. 27 January 1902, d. 5 October 1986
Father* | Reverend Walter Scott Bezanson1 b. 12 Sep 1875, d. 21 Feb 1966 |
Mother* | Florence Turner Putnam1 b. 1875, d. 16 Dec 1909 |
Family 1 | Eileen Agnes Gustafson d. b 27 Jun 1950 |
Family 2 | Julia Celia Walsh b. 15 Dec 1904, d. 13 Dec 1997 |
Relationship | 4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson |

Harlan Birtwell Bezanson circa 1915
Image credit: Bezanson-Gilliatt-Holman Family photos submitted by Louise Holzman

Harlan Birtwell Bezanson helped his former employer, Aetna, make a claim on the recovery of a payroll that was stolen 34 years earlier in 1957.

Last Edited | 12 May 2016 |
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170, 235.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170.
- [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Harlan B. Bezanson; Lawrence Birth Register; Year: 1902; Volume: 520; Page: 459.
- [S150] Connecticut Department of Health, "Connecticut Death Index 1949-2012", Death Year=1986, File Number=22633, Surname=BEZANSON, First Name=HARLAN, Middle Initial=B, Sex=Unknown, Month of Birth=January, Day of Birth=27, Year of Birth=xxxYOB02, Race=White, Age Units=Years, Age=84, Month of Death=October, Day of Death=5, Death State=Connecticut, Death Town=West Hartford, Birth State=Massachusetts, Marital Status=Married, Decedent's Last Spouse=JULIA, State of Residence=Connecticut, Town of Residence=West Hartford, Father's Surname=BEZANSON, Residence House Number=59, Residence Street Name=WEBSTER HILL, Residence Street Type=BLVD, Residence Zip Code=6107, Usual Occupation=RET CORPORATE SECRET, Industry=AETNA LIFE/CASUALTY CO.
- [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, HARLAN BEZANSON, Born=27 Jan 1902, Died=Oct 1986, Residence=06107 W Hartford, Hartford, CT, Issued=CT (Before 1951).
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 235.
- [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; Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_180; Image: 966; ED: 19; Page: 8A; Lines: 9-14.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Upper Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania; FHL Film: 2341768; Roll: 2034; Image: 188.0; ED: 0160; Page: 2B; Lines: 79-81.
Eileen Agnes Gustafson1
F, #22506, d. before 27 June 1950
Family | Harlan Birtwell Bezanson b. 27 Jan 1902, d. 5 Oct 1986 |
Eileen Agnes Gustafson married Harlan Birtwell Bezanson on 9 April 1927. He was 25.1 Harlan Birtwell Bezanson and Eileen Agnes Gustafson appeared on the census of 1930 at 216 Carroll Boulevard, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, with Harlan Barry Bezanson.2 Eileen Agnes Gustafson died before 27 June 1950.1
Last Edited | 12 May 2016 |
Patricia Graydon Weaver1
F, #22508, b. 10 August 1936, d. 21 July 2007
Family | Harlan Barry Bezanson |
Patricia Graydon Weaver was born on 10 August 1936 at Hollywood, California.2,3,1 She married Harlan Barry Bezanson on 4 October 1958 at Hartford, Connecticut. She was 22.4,1 Patricia Graydon Weaver and Harlan Barry Bezanson were divorced circa September 1975 at California.5 Patricia Graydon Weaver died on 21 July 2007 at Carmichael, California, at age 70.3
Obituary from The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California), 25 July 2007:
Obituary from The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California), 25 July 2007:
BEZANSON, Patrica G. (Weaver) - Patricia passed away peacefully at her home in Carmichael, Calif., on July 21, 2007. She now rejoins her father, the late Graydon Henry Weaver, of Sunnyvale, Calif.
Patricia will be dearly missed by her mother Eleanor Weaver Ohman, of San Antonio, Texas, as well as by her children and siblings: Jenifer Bezanson Labarthe; Graydon Bezanson; Harlan Bezanson; Kyle Bezanson, Diana Weaver Rasmussen; and Roderic C. Weaver, M.D. Patricia is also survived by six grandchildren and one great-grandchild, of whom she was especially proud.
Patricia was born in Hollywood, Calif., in 1936 and lived for the last 27 years in Carmichael. She was devoted to her faith and was a longtime volunteer at Trinity Cathedral Church. Friends are welcome to attend funeral services in her honor on Friday, July 27, at 10:00 AM at Trinity Cathedral Church, 2620 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816.3
Patricia will be dearly missed by her mother Eleanor Weaver Ohman, of San Antonio, Texas, as well as by her children and siblings: Jenifer Bezanson Labarthe; Graydon Bezanson; Harlan Bezanson; Kyle Bezanson, Diana Weaver Rasmussen; and Roderic C. Weaver, M.D. Patricia is also survived by six grandchildren and one great-grandchild, of whom she was especially proud.
Patricia was born in Hollywood, Calif., in 1936 and lived for the last 27 years in Carmichael. She was devoted to her faith and was a longtime volunteer at Trinity Cathedral Church. Friends are welcome to attend funeral services in her honor on Friday, July 27, at 10:00 AM at Trinity Cathedral Church, 2620 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95816.3
Last Edited | 12 May 2016 |
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 235.
- [S417] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995", Patricia Graydon Weaver; 10 August 1936.
- [S2] Patrica G. (Weaver) Bezanson Death Notice, Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California), 25 July 2007.
- [S19] News article "Miss Weaver Tells Troth from Hartford", Valley News (Fallbrook, California), 22 June 1958, p. 26.
- [S916] State of California Department of Health Services, "California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984", Harlan B Bezanson; Patricia G Weaver; September 1975.
Julia Celia Walsh1,2
F, #22513, b. 15 December 1904, d. 13 December 1997
Family | Harlan Birtwell Bezanson b. 27 Jan 1902, d. 5 Oct 1986 |
Julia Celia Walsh was born on 15 December 1904.2,3 She married Harlan Birtwell Bezanson.2 Julia Celia Walsh died on 13 December 1997 at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, at age 92.1,4 She lived in West Hartford, Connecticut, at the time of her death.4
Obituary, 16 December 1997:
Obituary, 16 December 1997:
BEZANSON. J. Celia (Walsh) Bezanson, of West Hartford, the widow of Harlan ''Bert'' Bezanson, died Saturday (Dec. 13, 1997) at Hartford Hospital.
Born in Hartford she had resided in West Hartford for over 55 years. She was an avid bridge player and proud of her extended family and heritage.
She is survived by her stepson H. Barry Bezanson of Tuscon, AZ., her grandchildren; Jennifer B. Labarthe, Graden B., Harlan S., and Kyle W. Bezanson, and three great grandchildren. She is alson survived by her nieces and nephews; Bette Anne Walsh-Egan, Robert and Marie Walsh, Thomas J. Walsh, Jr., Richard Walsh and many grandnieces and grandnephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday beginning with visitation at 9 a.m. in the Molloy Funeral Home 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford and followed by the celebration of her funeral Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, West Hartford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.1
Born in Hartford she had resided in West Hartford for over 55 years. She was an avid bridge player and proud of her extended family and heritage.
She is survived by her stepson H. Barry Bezanson of Tuscon, AZ., her grandchildren; Jennifer B. Labarthe, Graden B., Harlan S., and Kyle W. Bezanson, and three great grandchildren. She is alson survived by her nieces and nephews; Bette Anne Walsh-Egan, Robert and Marie Walsh, Thomas J. Walsh, Jr., Richard Walsh and many grandnieces and grandnephews.
Funeral services will be Wednesday beginning with visitation at 9 a.m. in the Molloy Funeral Home 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford and followed by the celebration of her funeral Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, West Hartford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery.1
Last Edited | 14 Apr 2016 |
Citations
- [S2] J. Celia (Walsh) Bezanson Death Notice, Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 16 December 1997.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170, 235.
- [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, JANET BEZANSON, Born=31 Jul 1902, Died=Aug 1970, Residence=02169 Quincy, Norfolk, MA, Issued=MA (Before 1951).
- [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, JULIA BEZANSON, Born=15 Dec 1904, Died=13 Dec 1997, Residence=06117 W Hartford, Hartford, CT, Issued=CT (Before 1951).
Mildred Louise Bezanson1
F, #22514, b. 1 January 1904, d. 30 September 1964
Father* | Reverend Walter Scott Bezanson1 b. 12 Sep 1875, d. 21 Feb 1966 |
Mother* | Florence Turner Putnam1 b. 1875, d. 16 Dec 1909 |
Family | John Samuel Dudley b. c 1902 |
Relationship | 4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson |

Mildred Louise Bezanson
Image credit: Bezanson-Gilliatt-Holman Family photos submitted by Louise Holzman

Last Edited | 20 Mar 2016 |
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170, 236.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170.
- [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Birth: surnameGiven; Lawrence Birth Register; Year: 1904; Volume: 542; Page: 469.
- [S813] Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, "Vermont Marriage Records, 1909-2008", Bezanson, Mildred Louise; Dudley, John Samuel; Date:1 January 1925.
- [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; Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; FHL Film: 2340013; Roll: 278; Image: 858.0; ED: 0199; Page: 11B; Lines: 75-78.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: T627_519; ED: 5-154; Page: 2B; Lines: 62-65.
John Samuel Dudley1
M, #22515, b. circa 1902
Father* | Franklyn Sumner Dudley2 b. c 1868 |
Mother* | Mariam Annette Thibodeau2 |
Family | Mildred Louise Bezanson b. 1 Jan 1904, d. 30 Sep 1964 |
John Samuel Dudley was born circa 1902 at Waterville, Maine.2 He married Mildred Louise Bezanson on 1 January 1925 at Rutland, Vermont. She was 21. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Walter Scott Bezanson.2,3
Last Edited | 20 Mar 2016 |
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170, 235.
- [S813] Vermont State Archives and Records Administration, "Vermont Marriage Records, 1909-2008", Bezanson, Mildred Louise; Dudley, John Samuel; Date:1 January 1925.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170, 236.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; FHL Film: 2340013; Roll: 278; Image: 858.0; ED: 0199; Page: 11B; Lines: 75-78.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: T627_519; ED: 5-154; Page: 2B; Lines: 62-65.
Reverend Ronald Scott Bezanson1
M, #22520, b. 6 August 1912, d. 16 September 1988
Father* | Reverend Walter Scott Bezanson1 b. 12 Sep 1875, d. 21 Feb 1966 |
Mother* | Daisy Frances Cole1 b. 1 Aug 1876, d. 28 Apr 1959 |
Family | Avis Maria Preble b. 9 Oct 1910, d. 13 Aug 1999 |
Children |
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Relationship | 4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson |

Ronald Scott Bezanson circa 1930
Image credit: Bezanson-Gilliatt-Holman Family photos submitted by Louise Holzman

He conducted the marriage ceremony of Ronald Scott Bezanson Jr. and Mary Joan Arthur on 28 June 1958 at Boone, North Carolina.6
He conducted the marriage ceremony of Walter Stanley Bezanson and Marilyn Louise Dow on 3 February 1961.6
He conducted the marriage ceremony of Alfred Meredith Bezanson and Jane Ellen Collins on 19 April 1986 at First Advent Christian Church, Tustin, California.7 Reverend Ronald Scott Bezanson died on 16 September 1988 at Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, California, at age 76.1,8,9 The cause of death was cancer.1
Last Edited | 13 May 2016 |
Citations
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170, 236.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 170.
- [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Ronald Scott Bezanson; Brockton Birth Register; Year: 1911; Volume: 608; Page: 155.
- [S416] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Death Index, 1940-1997", Ronald Scott Bezanson; 16 September 1988.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 236.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 236, 258.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 236, 259.
- [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, RONALD BEZANSON, Born=06 Aug 1912, Died=16 Sep 1988, Residence=91745 Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles, CA, Issued=CA (1955).
- [S416] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Death Index, 1940-1997", BEZANSON, RONALD SCOTT, Sex=MALE, Birth Date=06 Aug 1912, Death Date=16 Sep 1988, Birth Place=MASSACHUSETTS, Death Place=LOS ANGELES, Mother's Maiden Name=COLE.
- [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; Rutland, Rutland, Vermont; FHL Film: 2342164; Roll: 2430; Image: 697.0; ED: 0034; Page: 7B; Line: 100; Page: 8A; Lines: 1-3.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Meredith, Belknap, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2283; ED: 1-25; Page: 3A; Lines: 6-9.