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Family: Bessette, Joseph Herménégilde / Weller, Marie Jeanne "Florence" (F8253)
m. 28 Feb 1876
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Male
Bessette, Joseph Herménégilde
Birth 2 Avril 1855 Notre Dame du Bon Secours, Richelieu, Rouville, Quebec, Canada 
Death 10 Dec 1932 Somerset, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Burial Aft. 10 Dec 1932 Somerset Roman Catholic Cemetery, Somerset, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Marriage 28 Feb 1876 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] Type Spousal Father Mother
Female
Weller, Marie Jeanne "Florence"
Birth 11 Aug 1857 Saint-Casimir-De-Portneuf, Quebec, Canada Death 12 Sep 1931 Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Burial Aft. 12 Sep 1931 Somerset Roman Catholic Cemetery, Somerset, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Father Mother
Female
+ Bessette, Marie Victoire "Albertine"
Birth 20 May 1881 Saint-Leon, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Death 22 Mar 1919 RM of South Norfolk, Manitoba, CANADA Burial Aft. 22 Mar 1919 Notre Dame de Lourdes Roman Catholic Old Cemetery, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Central Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Spouse Lafrénière, Joseph "Eustache" | F2462 (Spousal) Marriage 18 Feb 1901 RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada
Male
Bessette, Normand Jacques "Robert"
Birth 5 Jun 1899 RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Death 11 Mar 1988 Notre Dame de Lourdes, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Burial Aft. 11 Mar 1988 Somerset Roman Catholic Cemetery, Somerset, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Spouse Pittet, Marie "Cécile" | F2605 (Spousal) Marriage 16 Nov 1920 RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada
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Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)).
A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
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The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service,
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- [S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry),
Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)).
As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item
- [S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry),
Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)).
A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
The contributor provided no additional descriptive information.
The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service,
access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription.
- [S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry),
Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)).
As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item
- [S1624585115] Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, U.S., Marriage Registrations 1853 -1922, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Call Number not provided.
A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
It is described as "Rhode Island State Digital Archives; Rhode Island; Marriage Registrations 1876". - [S1624585115] Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, U.S., Marriage Registrations 1853 -1922, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Call Number not provided.
As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item
It is described as "Rhode Island State Digital Archives; Rhode Island; Marriage Registrations 1876". - [S1569074774] .
A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
It is described as "Memories of Lorne, 1880-1980".
It was described specifically or transcribed by them as "Various passages that recount the stories of the area and of various Bessette family members during their time in the area around the RM of Lorne, MB, CANADA".
Reported as having been published or sourced on or about 1980.
The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service,
access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription.
- [S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry),
Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)).
An online memorial for "Memorial page for Marie Jeanne Florence Weller Bessette, Memorial ID 246244299"
can be reviewed on the public and free Find a Grave service.
It may offer connections to his or her parents, siblings, children, and generations beyond.
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Your host has graciously offered a file identified as an image of a headstone
with a title of "Headstone - Marie Jeanne "Florence" (Weller) Bessette (1857)",
and has reported details about it as follows:
Described as: Headstone for Marie Jeanne "Florence" (Weller) Bessette (1857)
NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original
Published or taken in Somerset, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada on or about 4 Aug 2025
The offered place of birth is: Saint-Casimir, Portneuf, Quebec, Canada
The offered date of birth is: 11 Aug 1857
The offered place of death is: Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
The offered date of death is: 13 Sep 1931
Cemetery / final disposition identified as: Somerset Roman Catholic Cemetery
The following people have been identified as mentioned in the image:
Marie Jeanne "Florence" (Weller) Bessette (1857)
The content of the image has not been transcribed
Media / Image file of types: (jpg - jpeg; image - headstone)
File size: 34212 bytes; Image size (pixels): 250 wide by 451 high
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