Donald Alexander Bezanson1

M, #27982, b. 2 April 1948, d. 8 July 1992
Father*Donald Alexander Bezanson1 b. 24 May 1926, d. 28 Jan 1998
Mother*Betty Jean Cooper1 b. 27 May 1927, d. 6 May 1995

Family

Gerry (?)
Child
  • Robert Wayne Bezanson b. 25 Mar 1968, d. 19 Feb 2025
Relationship5th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Donald Alexander Bezanson was born on 2 April 1948 at Quincy, Massachusetts.1,2 He appeared on the census of 1950 at 500 South Street, Quincy, Massachusetts, in the household of Donald Alexander Bezanson and Betty Jean Cooper.3 Donald Alexander Bezanson died on 8 July 1992 at Veterans Administration Hospital, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, at age 44.4,5,1

     Obituary from Quincy Sun (Quincy, Massachusetts), 16 July 1992:
Donald Bezanson Jr.

Decorated Vietnam Veteran

A funeral service for Donald "Duffa" A. Bezanson Jr. of Quincy was held Monday at the Deware Funeral Home, 576 Hancock St.

Mr. Bezanson died July 8 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Jamaica Plain after a long illness.

A decorated Vietnam veteran, be joined the Marine Corps in December 1965. He served in Vietnam as a helicopter gunner and mechanic and earned the Air Medal, President Unit Commendation, Navy Unit Commendation, Combat Air Crew Citation, and two Republic of Vietnam Meritorius Citations. He was discharged in 1968.

Born in Quincy, he lived in the city most of his life and was a graduate of Quincy High School.

He was a boilermaker in Local 29, Boston.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce (Williamson) Bezanson; two sons, Robert W. Bezanson and George W. Jones, both of Braintree; a daughter, Colleen Bezanson of Braintree; three sisters, Betty J. Pelletier of Braintree, Wendy J. Bezanson of Quincy, and Tracy Sorno of Rockland; his mother, Betty Bezanson of Braintree; his father, Donald Bezanson Sr. and stepmother, Jean L. Bezanson, both of Rockland.

Burial was in Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.4

Census Summary

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Birth
1948
1950
Census
1950
1960
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1980
1990
Death
1992
Last Edited7 Mar 2025

Citations

  1. [S902] U.S. Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Donald Alexander Bezanson, Jr.; Birth: 2 April 1948; Death: 8 July 1992.
  2. [S668] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health, "Massachusetts Birth Index, 1860-1970", Donald Bezanson; Year: 1948.
  3. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 5893; ED: 27-43; Sheet: 11.
  4. [S2] Donald Bezanson, Jr. Death Notice, Quincy Sun (Quincy, Massachusetts), 16 July 1992, p. 12.
  5. [S742] Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, "Massachusetts Death Index,1970-2003", Donald Bezanson; Date: 8 July 1992; Certificate: 004679.

Stanley Wayne Bezanson1,2

M, #27984, b. 9 March 1952, d. 26 October 2007
Father*Stanley Heritage Bezanson1 b. 13 May 1923, d. 20 May 2003
Mother*Maxine Henrietta Hartig1 b. 31 Aug 1927, d. 25 Nov 2004

Family

Teresa M. Gillman
Relationship6th great-grandson of Jean George Bezanson
     Stanley Wayne Bezanson was born on 9 March 1952.1,3 He married Teresa M. Gillman on 22 November 1975 at Hamilton County, Ohio. He was 23.4 Stanley Wayne Bezanson died on 26 October 2007 at age 55.5
Last Edited24 Apr 2016

Citations

  1. [S898] News Item, "Births", The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 26 March 1952, p. 27.
  2. [S2] Stanley Heritage Bezanson Death Notice, Daily Commercial (Leesburg, Florida), 21 May 2003.
  3. [S912] Ohio Vital Records Office, "Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964", Stanley W Bezanson; 9 Mar 1952.
  4. [S911] Ohio Department of Health, "Ohio, Marriage Index, 1970, 1972-2007", Stanley W. Bezanson; Teresa M. Gillman; 22 November 1975.
  5. [S902] U.S. Social Security Administration, "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Stanley Wayne Bezanson; Birth: 9 Mar 1952; Death: 26 Oct 2007.

Joy Johanna Bezanson1

F, #27990, b. 11 November 1940, d. 10 April 1971
Father*Ned Stanley Bezanson1 b. 16 Jul 1917, d. 16 May 1986
Mother*Margaret Hoffmeister1 b. c 1918, d. 19 Sep 1977

Family

Robert Connor
Relationship6th great-granddaughter of Jean George Bezanson
Joy Bezanson circa 1959
     Joy Johanna Bezanson was born on 11 November 1940 at Ohio.1 She appeared on the census of 1950 at Norwood, Ohio, in the household of Ned Stanley Bezanson and Margaret Hoffmeister.2 Joy Johanna Bezanson married Robert Connor in August 1958 at Ohio. She was 17.3 Joy Johanna Bezanson died on 10 April 1971 at age 30.4

Census Summary

1940
Birth
1940
1950
Census
1950
1960
1970
Death
1971
Last Edited24 Apr 2016

Citations

  1. [S912] Ohio Vital Records Office, "Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964", Joy Johanna Bezanson; 11 November 1940.
  2. [S4] 1950 U.S. Federal Census; Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio; Roll: 5303; ED: 31-144; Page: 76.
  3. [S898] News Item, "Marriage Announcement", The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 6 August 1958, p. 20.
  4. [S2] Joy J. Connor Death Notice, The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio), 12 April 1971, p. 8.