Catherine P. Webber1

F, #26764, b. circa February 1831, d. 20 June 1904
Father*James Webber1 b. 1799
Mother*Mary Bezanson1 b. 17 Feb 1800, d. 25 Feb 1871

Family

James E. Walker
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
     Catherine P. Webber was born circa February 1831 at Chester, Nova Scotia.1 She married James E. Walker.1 Catherine P. Webber died on 20 June 1904 at Portland, Maine.1
Last Edited26 Aug 2014

Citations

  1. [S741] FamilySearch, Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1921, Walker, Catherine P; 20 June 1904; Film: 10056; Image: 2316.

Dorothy Galen Symmes1,2

F, #26766, b. circa 1900
Father*William Symmes1
Mother*Margaret MacKinnon1

Family

George Launce Bezanson b. 7 Feb 1901, d. 1 Oct 1939
Child
     Dorothy Galen Symmes was born circa 1900 at Pepperell, Massachusetts.1 She married George Launce Bezanson on 21 May 1921 at Walpole, Massachusetts. He was 20.1 Dorothy Galen Symmes and George Franklin Bezanson appeared on the census of 1930 at Brook Street, Franklin, Massachusetts, in the household of Dorothy's father William.3

Census Summary

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Birth
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Last Edited27 Jan 2021

Citations

  1. [S840] Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", Bezanson, George L; Symmes, Dorothy; Walpole Marriage Register; 21 May 1921.
  2. [S1006] FamilySearch, Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924, George Franklin Bezanson; Date: 29 September 1921; Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Father: George Launce Bezanson; Mother: Dorothy Galen Symmes.
  3. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 2340669; Roll: 934; Image: 731.0; ED: 0052; Page: 18A; Lines: 4-11.

Marion Beatrice Pike

F, #26769, b. 5 November 1900, d. 25 February 1989
Father*Reuben F. Pike1 b. c 1851, d. 25 Sep 1905
Mother*Bennet M. Garland1 b. c 1869

Family

George Launce Bezanson b. 7 Feb 1901, d. 1 Oct 1939
Child
     Marion Beatrice Pike was born on 5 November 1900 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.1,2 She married George Launce Bezanson circa 1928.2 Marion Beatrice Pike was a nurse in 1930.2 She died on 25 February 1989 at California at age 88.3 She was buried after 25 February 1989 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California.4

Census Summary

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1989

Census, Residence

Census1910Marion Beatrice Pike appeared on the census of 1910 at 36 Carver Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the household of George Napoleon Shaw and Bennet M. Garland with Ruth M. Pike.5
Census1930George Launce Bezanson and Marion Beatrice Pike appeared on the census of 1930 at 1956 West 82nd Street, Los Angeles, California, with a lodger, Estelle St. Onge, age 37.2
Census1940Marion Beatrice Pike appeared on the census of 1940 at 1956 82nd Street, Los Angeles, California, with Dolores Bennet Bezanson.6
Census1950Marion Beatrice Pike appeared on the census of 1950 at 1956 W 82nd St, Los Angeles, California, with Dolores Bennet Bezanson.7
Last Edited20 Jul 2023

Citations

  1. [S7] New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910", Pike, [female]; Cambridge Birth Register; Year: 1900; Volume: 497; Page: 326.
  2. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; FHL Film: 2339886; Roll: 151; Image: 604.0; ED: 0506; Page: 14A; Lines: 1-3.
  3. [S3] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Bezanson, Marion B.; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951; Born: 5 Nov 1900; Died: 25 Feb 1989.
  4. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", Marion Beatrice (Pike) Bezanson; Birth: 1900; Death: 1989; Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, USA; Memorial Number: 85349184.
  5. [S4] 1910 U.S. Federal Census; Cambridge Ward 8, Middlesex, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 1374609; Roll: T624_596; ED: 0770; Page: 8A; Lines: 21-24.
  6. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00425; ED: 60-463; Page: 16B.
  7. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 5656; ED: 66-2392; Page: 16.
  8. [S684] Laurel Bezanson, "Bezanson Birth," e-mail to John Cardinal, 16 January 2015.

George Franklin Bezanson1

M, #26774, b. 29 September 1921, d. 4 December 1992
Father*George Launce Bezanson2 b. 7 Feb 1901, d. 1 Oct 1939
Mother*Dorothy Galen Symmes2 b. c 1900

Family

Helen Stein b. 9 Feb 1923, d. 17 Dec 2000
Child
Relationship5th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     George Franklin Bezanson was born on 29 September 1921 at Franklin, Massachusetts.2,3 He began military service on 30 September 1940.4 He married Helen Stein circa 1943.1 George Franklin Bezanson ended military service on 22 November 1946.4 He died on 4 December 1992 at Orange County, California, at age 71.5 He was buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California.6

     Obituary from The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, California), 10 December 1992:
George F. Bezanson, 71, of Laguna Hills died Friday. Services at 10 a.m. Friday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Irvine. Burial at Riverside National Cemetery. Arrangements by O'Connor Laguna Hills Mortuary.

Survived by his wife, Helen; sons, Richard, of Arizona, Barry, of California, and Dennis, of New Hampshire; daughter, Bonnie Robinson of Brea; sister, Dolores Lau of Tustin; brother, Gary, of California; and seven grandchildren.7

Census Summary

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1992

Census, Residence

Census1930Dorothy Galen Symmes and George Franklin Bezanson appeared on the census of 1930 at Brook Street, Franklin, Massachusetts, in the household of Dorothy's father William.8
Census1940George Franklin Bezanson appeared on the census of 1940 at Brook Street, Franklin, Massachusetts, in the household of his maternal grandmother, Bessie A. Symmes.9
Census1950George Franklin Bezanson and Helen Stein appeared on the census of 1950 at 3205 82nd St., Inglewood, California, with Dennis George Bezanson.10
Last Edited26 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S684] Laurel Bezanson, "Bezanson Birth," e-mail to John Cardinal, 16 January 2015.
  2. [S1006] FamilySearch, Massachusetts, Births, 1636-1924, George Franklin Bezanson; Date: 29 September 1921; Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Father: George Launce Bezanson; Mother: Dorothy Galen Symmes.
  3. [S902] U.S. Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", George Franklin Bezanson; Birth: 29 September 1921; Death: 4 December 1992.
  4. [S837] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), "U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File", George Bezanson; Birth: 29 September 1921; Death: 4 December 1992; Enlistment Date 1: 30 September 1940; Release Date 1: 22 November 1946.
  5. [S416] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Death Index, 1940-1997", George F Bezanson; Birth: 29 September 1921; Death: 4 December 1992.
  6. [S836] Various Contributors, "Find A Grave", George Franklin Bezanson; Birth: 29 September 1921; Death: 4 December 1992; Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California, USA; Memorial Number: 364777.
  7. [S2] George F. Bezanson Death Notice, Orange County Register (Santa Ana, California), 10 December 1992.
  8. [S4] 1930 U.S. Federal Census; Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts; FHL Film: 2340669; Roll: 934; Image: 731.0; ED: 0052; Page: 18A; Lines: 4-11.
  9. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1627; ED: 11-107; Page: 10B; Lines: 59-62.
  10. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Inglewood, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 4085; ED: 19-1066; Sheet: 77.

Dolores Bennet Bezanson1

F, #26775, b. 7 October 1931, d. 13 November 2000
Father*George Launce Bezanson1 b. 7 Feb 1901, d. 1 Oct 1939
Mother*Marion Beatrice Pike1 b. 5 Nov 1900, d. 25 Feb 1989
Relationship5th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
Dolores Bezanson
Image credit: Kathy Sader
     Dolores Bennet Bezanson was born on 7 October 1931.1 She died on 13 November 2000 at age 69.1

Census Summary

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2000

Census, Residence

Census1940Dolores Bennet Bezanson appeared on the census of 1940 at 1956 82nd Street, Los Angeles, California, in the household of Marion Beatrice Pike.2
Census1950Dolores Bennet Bezanson appeared on the census of 1950 at 1956 W 82nd St, Los Angeles, California, in the household of Marion Beatrice Pike.3
Last Edited24 Jan 2015

Citations

  1. [S684] Laurel Bezanson, "Bezanson Birth," e-mail to John Cardinal, 16 January 2015.
  2. [S4] 1940 U.S. Federal Census; Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00425; ED: 60-463; Page: 16B.
  3. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 5656; ED: 66-2392; Page: 16.

Helen Stein1

F, #26777, b. 9 February 1923, d. 17 December 2000

Family

George Franklin Bezanson b. 29 Sep 1921, d. 4 Dec 1992
Child
     Helen Stein was born on 9 February 1923.1 She married George Franklin Bezanson circa 1943.1 George Franklin Bezanson and Helen Stein appeared on the census of 1950 at 3205 82nd St., Inglewood, California, with Dennis George Bezanson.2 Helen Stein died on 17 December 2000 at age 77.3

     Obituary from The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, California), 31 December 2000:
Helen Bezanson, 77, of Brea, a secretary for Powerhouse, died Dec. 17, 2000, of a stroke. Services have been held. Arrangements by Neels Brea Mortuary.

Daughter, Bonnie Robinson; sons, Dennis, Richard, Barry; seven grandchildren.3

Census Summary

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1930
1940
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Death
2000
Last Edited26 May 2023

Citations

  1. [S684] Laurel Bezanson, "Bezanson Birth," e-mail to John Cardinal, 16 January 2015.
  2. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Inglewood, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 4085; ED: 19-1066; Sheet: 77.
  3. [S2] Helen Bezanson Death Notice, Orange County Register (Santa Ana, California), 31 December 2000.

Dennis George Bezanson1

M, #26778, b. 10 May 1947, d. 18 April 2020
Father*George Franklin Bezanson1 b. 29 Sep 1921, d. 4 Dec 1992
Mother*Helen Stein1 b. 9 Feb 1923, d. 17 Dec 2000

Family 1

Laurel (?)

Family 2

Sandy (?)
Relationship6th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
Dennis George Bezanson
     Dennis George Bezanson was born on 10 May 1947 at Los Angeles County, California.2 He appeared on the census of 1950 at 3205 82nd St., Inglewood, California, in the household of George Franklin Bezanson and Helen Stein.3 Dennis George Bezanson married Laurel (?) on 14 July 1973. He was 26.1 Dennis George Bezanson and Laurel (?) were divorced in 1993.1 Dennis George Bezanson married Sandy (?) in 2002.1,4 Dennis George Bezanson died on 18 April 2020 at Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, at age 72.4

     Obituary from Portsmouth Herald (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 8 June 2022:
Dennis George Bezanson passed away on April 18, 2020 in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire from medical complications.

Dennis was born on May 10, 1947 to Helena and George Bezanson in Los Angeles, California. He was the oldest of his siblings. He grew up playing basketball, football, and jokes on his family members.

After graduating from California State Polytechnic College with a B.S. in Social Science, he joined the United States Army in 1971. As a First Lieutenant in the Army, Dennis served in the Courts and Boards section of HQ Command, Fort Polk, LA, prosecuting 200 special Courts Martial and serving on Administrative Boards regarding discharge. He served until 1975.

Dennis attended the University of Southern California Law School and completed his Juris Doctor in 1975. Dennis practiced law for nearly 40 years. His areas of expertise were business law, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy and research. He taught contract law at Concordia University in Irvine, California. He was a member of the bar in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Florida and California and the First and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He was appointed a bankruptcy trustee in Maine and New Hampshire from 1981 to 1993. He was a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, serving as President and Chairman of the Board from 1991 to 1993.

In 2002, he met his beloved wife Sandra. They were married later that year. Dennis was passionate about his faith, beliefs and family and his love for his Savior, Jesus Christ. He read his Bible and prayed daily and loved to share his faith with others.

Dennis enjoyed reading, playing chess, bowling and making black raspberry jam picked from his raspberry patch, with his wife. He worked on his home and in his garden. He loved to play Old Maid with his grandchildren, sticking Nana with the Old Maid. He also volunteered with the Salvation Army to minister to others in need. He was an enthusiastic movie goer and, if possible, would have survived off of popcorn and diet coke.

Dennis is predeceased by his parents, Helen and George Bezanson. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Bezanson, his son, Nicholas Bezanson and wife Nicole, daughter Jennifer Bezanson, son David Charette and his partner Luis Caudillo and his daughter Erica Riddell and her husband Scott. He is also survived by his sister Bonnie Robinson and her husband Charlie, his brother Barry Bezanson and his wife Linda, his brother Richard Bezanson and his wife Robyn, nieces and nephews, his grandchildren Alex, Sophia, Joseph and Lauren and his beloved dog, Maggie.

The Memorial Service will be held at Pine Grove Cemetery, Franklin Pierce Highway, (New Hampshire 9) Barrington, Strafford County, New Hampshire on June 18th at 11:00 a.m.

All are welcome to attend the Memorial Service for Dennis.4

Census Summary

1940
Birth
1947
1950
Census
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
Death
2020
Last Edited10 Jun 2022

Citations

  1. [S684] Laurel Bezanson, "Bezanson Birth," e-mail to John Cardinal, 16 January 2015.
  2. [S417] State of California Department of Health Services, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995", Bezanson, Dennis George; 10 May 1947.
  3. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Inglewood, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 4085; ED: 19-1066; Sheet: 77.
  4. [S2] Dennis George Bezanson Death Notice, Portsmouth Herald (Portsmouth, New Hampshire), 18 June 2022.