Edith D. Bezanson1
F, #25003, b. 29 November 1891, d. 15 February 1990
| Father* | Stephen J. Bezanson1 b. Jun 1862, d. 30 Sep 1950 |
| Mother* | Katherine Cumming1 b. Jul 1866, d. Feb 1941 |
Family | Benjamin L. Tower b. c 1890, d. 1963 |
| Children |
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| Relationship | 3rd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson |
Edith D. Bezanson was born on 29 November 1891 at Woburn, Massachusetts.2,1 She married Benjamin L. Tower on 27 November 1913 at Woburn, Massachusetts. She was 21.3,4 Edith D. Bezanson died on 15 February 1990 at Randolph, Vermont, at age 98.5 She was buried in Woodbrook Cemetery, Woburn, Massachusetts.6
Obituary from Valley News (West Lebanon, New Hampshire), 19 February 1990:
Obituary from Valley News (West Lebanon, New Hampshire), 19 February 1990:
Edith Tower
RANDOLPH CENTER -- Edith D. Tower, 98, died Thursday at Gifford Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Woburn, Mass., on Sept. 29, 1891, the daughter of Stephen and Catherine (Cummings) Bezanson. She attended Woburn schools and graduated from Woburn High School.
She married Benjamin Tower on Nov. 27, 1913, in Woburn. He died in 1963. She had lived at the Mayo Nursing Home in Northfield, Vt., since 1987, and had lived with her daughter in Randolph Center since moving from Woburn in 1976.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Woburn, and in her early years participated in local plays in Woburn, and also recited poetry on stage and at her church. She also enjoyed reading.
She leaves a son, Gordon Tower of Bow, NH; a daughter, Claire Parsons of Randolph Center; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
There are no calling hours.
A graveside funeral will be held today at 1pm at Woodbrook Cemetery in Woburn.7
She and Ethel Sophia Bezanson were sisters. "Ethel S" and "Edith D" are both with their parents in the 1900 census, and "Ethel D" is also with them in 1910. In 1910, however, Ethel has lost 10 years of age and has a new middle initial. I believe that the Ethel in the 1910 census was actually Edith.1,8RANDOLPH CENTER -- Edith D. Tower, 98, died Thursday at Gifford Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Woburn, Mass., on Sept. 29, 1891, the daughter of Stephen and Catherine (Cummings) Bezanson. She attended Woburn schools and graduated from Woburn High School.
She married Benjamin Tower on Nov. 27, 1913, in Woburn. He died in 1963. She had lived at the Mayo Nursing Home in Northfield, Vt., since 1987, and had lived with her daughter in Randolph Center since moving from Woburn in 1976.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Woburn, and in her early years participated in local plays in Woburn, and also recited poetry on stage and at her church. She also enjoyed reading.
She leaves a son, Gordon Tower of Bow, NH; a daughter, Claire Parsons of Randolph Center; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
There are no calling hours.
A graveside funeral will be held today at 1pm at Woodbrook Cemetery in Woburn.7
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Citations
- [S4] 1900 U.S. Federal Census; Wolburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 668; Page: 1B; ED: 1007.
- [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Bezanson, Edith D; Woburn Birth Register; Year: 1891; Volume: 413; Page: 419.
- [S930] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915", Benjamin L Tower; Age: 24; Birth Place: Rochester, Vermont; Birth Year: abt 1889; Father: Charles C Tower; Mother: Dora Tower; Marriage Date: 27 November 1913; Marriage Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Spouse: Dorothy E Bezanson.
- [S930] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915", Dorothy E Bezanson; Age: 22; Birth Place: Woburn, Massachusetts; Birth Year: abt 1891; Father: Stephen Bezanson; Mother: Carris Bezanson; Marriage Date: 27 November 1913; Marriage Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Spouse: Benjamin L Tower.
- [S747] Vermont State Archives and Records Administration and Vermont Department of Health, "Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008", Tower, Edith Dorothy; Date: 30 May 1992.
- [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Edith Dorothy (Bezanson) Tower; Birth: 1891; Death: 1990; Woodbrook Cemetery, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA; Memorial Number: 210450349.
- [S2] Edith Tower Death Notice, Valley News (West Lebanon, New Hampshire), 19 February 1990, p. 4.
- [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 19A; ED: 1076; Image: 744.
- [S4] 1920 U.S. Federal Census; Woburn Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_720; ED: 545; Page: B.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 2340659; ED: 0317; Page: 1A.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01611; ED: 9-313A; Page: 64A.
- [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 4434; ED: 23-23; Sheet: 79.
- [S945] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915", Male Tower; Date: 28 November 1914; Place: Woburn, Massachusetts; Father: Benjamin L. Tower; Mother: Dorothy Bazanson.
Stephen Bezanson1
M, #25004, b. May 1900
| Father* | Stephen J. Bezanson1 b. Jun 1862, d. 30 Sep 1950 |
| Mother* | Katherine Cumming1 b. Jul 1866, d. Feb 1941 |
| Relationship | 3rd great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson |
Stephen Bezanson was born in May 1900 at Massachusetts.1 He appeared on the census of 1900 at Hart Place, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the household of Stephen J. Bezanson and Katherine Cumming with Osborne Bezanson, Ethel Sophia Bezanson and Edith D. Bezanson.1 Stephen Bezanson and Clifford E. Bezanson may have been the same person. Stephen is shown in the 1900 census as a newborn, but there is no Clifford. In the 1910 census, no Stephen is listed and Clifford is shown as 10 years old. Perhaps there was one child and the parents changed their mind about the name?2,1
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Eva C. Bezanson1
F, #25005, b. circa 1923
| Father* | Clifford E. Bezanson2 b. c 1900, d. 14 Dec 1981 |
| Mother* | Alice Hall2 b. c 1903, d. 21 Apr 1959 |
| Relationship | 4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson |
Eva C. Bezanson was also known as Dolly Bezanson.3 She was born circa 1923 at Massachusetts.2 She married (?) LaFauci.3 Unsourced records on Ancestry indicate Eva married Frank LaFauci in 1939 and appears on the 1940 census in the home of Frank's parents. Bezansons from Nova Scotia shows a daughter named Dolly married to a LaFauci. Perhaps there were two daughters that married into the LaFauci family. I have assumed that Dolly and Eva are the same person.
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Citations
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 931; Page: 13B; ED: 552; Image: 1058.0.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 931; Image: 1058.0; ED: 552; Page: 13B.
- [S1] Dorothy Evans, Bezansons from Nova Scotia, 182.
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 2340666; Roll: 931; Image: 1058.0; ED: 552; Page: 13B; Lines: 51-54.
Donald Bezanson1
M, #25006, b. August 1925, d. before 5 August 1943
| Father* | Osborne Bezanson1 b. 10 Nov 1888, d. 27 Feb 1961 |
| Mother* | Edith Perry Buel1 b. 11 Dec 1887, d. 5 Aug 1943 |
| Relationship | 4th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson |
Donald Bezanson was born in August 1925 at Massachusetts.1 He appeared on the census of 1930 at 628 Main Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, in the household of Osborne Bezanson and Edith Perry Buel with Robert Osborne Bezanson, Elizabeth Bezanson, Dorothea Bezanson and Richard Buel Bezanson.1 Donald Bezanson died before 5 August 1943.2 Donald Bezanson was not enumerated with his parents Osborne Bezanson and Edith Perry Buel in the 1940 census when he would have been about 15 years old. He was not included in the list of children in his mother's death notice in 1943.3,2
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Citations
- [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 931; Page: 8A; ED: 547; Image: 883.0.
- [S2] Edith Bezanson Death Notice, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts), 9 August 1943, p. 13.
- [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1622; ED: 9-645; Page: 9B; Lines: 63-67.
Ruth L. Montgomery1
F, #25010, b. circa 1914
| Father* | Frederick B. Montgomery1 b. c 1887 |
| Mother* | Edith P. Bezanson1 b. 6 Jun 1890 |
| Relationship | 4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson |
Ruth L. Montgomery was born circa 1914 at Massachusetts.1 She appeared on the census of 1930 at 8 William Street, Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the household of Frederick B. Montgomery and Edith P. Bezanson with Phyllis Montgomery and Emma Mullins.2
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Phyllis Montgomery1
F, #25011, b. circa 1919
| Father* | Frederick B. Montgomery1 b. c 1887 |
| Mother* | Edith P. Bezanson1 b. 6 Jun 1890 |
| Relationship | 4th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson |
Phyllis Montgomery was born circa 1919 at Massachusetts.1 She appeared on the census of 1930 at 8 William Street, Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the household of Frederick B. Montgomery and Edith P. Bezanson with Ruth L. Montgomery and Emma Mullins.2
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