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Bessette, Joseph Herménégilde

Bessette, Joseph Herménégilde[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]

Male 1855 - 1932  (77 years)


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  • Name Bessette, Joseph Herménégilde  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    Birth 2 Avril 1855  Notre Dame du Bon Secours, Richelieu, Rouville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    Baptism 3 Avril 1855  Notre Dame du Bon Secours, Richelieu, Rouville, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 15
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1892  Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 15
    Residence 18 Jul 1906  Somerset, RM of South Norfolk. Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Residence 1 Jun 1931  RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 15
    Death 10 Dec 1932  Somerset, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
    Burial Aft. 10 Dec 1932  Somerset Roman Catholic Cemetery, Somerset, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 15, 16, 17
    Person ID I402711883819  Rick Dondo's Family
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2025 

    Family 1 Weller, Marie Jeanne "Florence",   b. 11 Aug 1857, Saint-Casimir-De-Portneuf, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1931, Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1876  Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 11, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21
    Type: Spousal 
    Children 
    +1. Bessette, Marie Victoire "Albertine",   b. 20 May 1881, Saint-Leon, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1919, RM of South Norfolk, Manitoba, CANADA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    >2. Bessette, Normand Jacques "Robert",   b. 5 Jun 1899, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1988, Notre Dame de Lourdes, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F8253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2025 

    Family 2   
    Marriage 24 Apr 1876  Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Family ID F8802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Apr 1876 - Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Jun 1931 - RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Dec 1932 - Somerset, RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft. 10 Dec 1932 - Somerset Roman Catholic Cemetery, Somerset, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
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      Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.).
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      It is described as "Ancestry Family Tree".
      Another researcher's profile of this person
      Another researcher's profile of this person
      Another researcher's profile of this person
      Another researcher's profile of this person

    2. [S1502298023] Ancestry.com,
      Canada, Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
      A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story.
      It is described as "Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.".

    3. [S1502298023] Ancestry.com,
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      As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item

      It is described as "Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.".

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      It is described as "Year: 1906; Census Place: 04, MacDonald, Manitoba; Page: 31; Family No: 225".

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      It is described as "Year: 1906; Census Place: 04, MacDonald, Manitoba; Page: 31; Family No: 225".

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      access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription.


    8. [S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry),
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      As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item


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      Canada Census 1931, (Government of Canada and Ancestry.com Operations Inc), MG26-K; Microfilm reel #M-1408; Item ID #234379.

      As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item

      It is described as "Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27319; Census Place: Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada; Page Number: 14".

    11. [S1624585115] Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, U.S., Marriage Registrations 1853 -1922, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Call Number not provided.
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      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.


    14. [S1502254433] Ancestry.com,
      Manitoba Vital Statistics; Death Index, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

      As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item

      It is described as "Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Manitoba, Canada; Vital Statistics".

    15. [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.


    16. [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 Hermengilde Bessette, Memorial ID 246244144"
      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.
      It may also contain stories that are not documented on your host's tree or this website.

      Your host has graciously offered a file identified as an image of a headstone
      with a title of "Headstone - Hermengilde Bessette (1855)",
      and has reported details about it as follows:

      Described as: Headstone for Hermengilde Bessette (1855)
      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: St Mathias, Quebec, Canada
      The offered date of birth is: 1 Apr 1855
      The offered place of death is: RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada
      The offered date of death is: 10 Dec 1932

      No cemetery was identified

      The following people have been identified as mentioned in the image:

      Hermengilde Bessette (1855)


      The content of the image has not been transcribed


      Media / Image file of types: (jpg - jpeg; image - headstone)
      File size: 40470 bytes; Image size (pixels): 250 wide by 484 high

      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.
      Or it can also be viewed on this site, which may also require a subscription.

      A publicly accessible image of this headstone and a memorial to this individual is
      very likely available via the "Find a Grave" service which is probably cited
      as a "SOURCE" for details and events that are part of this person's story.

      Ancestry record number reported as: N/A


    17. [S0000300002] Various,
      Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Headstones [SD], (Various).

      Your host has graciously offered a file identified as an image of a headstone
      with a title of "Headstone - Hermengilde Bessette (1855)",
      and has reported details about it as follows:

      Described as: Headstone for Hermengilde Bessette (1855)
      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: St Mathias, Quebec, Canada
      The offered date of birth is: 1 Apr 1855
      The offered place of death is: RM of Lorne, Manitoba, Canada
      The offered date of death is: 10 Dec 1932

      No cemetery was identified

      The following people have been identified as mentioned in the image:

      Hermengilde Bessette (1855)


      The content of the image has not been transcribed


      Media / Image file of types: (jpg - jpeg; image - headstone)
      File size: 40470 bytes; Image size (pixels): 250 wide by 484 high

      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.
      Or it can also be viewed on this site, which may also require a subscription.

      A publicly accessible image of this headstone and a memorial to this individual is
      very likely available via the "Find a Grave" service which is probably cited
      as a "SOURCE" for details and events that are part of this person's story.

      Ancestry record number reported as: N/A


    18. [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.


    19. [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


    20. [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".

    21. [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.
      It may also contain stories that are not documented on your host's tree or this website.

      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

      Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree.
      Or it can also be viewed on this site, which may also require a subscription.

      A publicly accessible image of this headstone and a memorial to this individual is
      very likely available via the "Find a Grave" service which is probably cited
      as a "SOURCE" for details and events that are part of this person's story.

      Ancestry record number reported as: N/A