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Louise G. Mason

Female 1894 - 1988  (93 years)

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  • Name Louise G. Mason  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 21 Sep 1894  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Name Louisa 
    Name Mary Louise Mason 
    _UID 2E79B2DD42992D4F836C1FE094979691CD18 
    Death 17 Apr 1988  Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10
    Notes 
    • 1900 US census - 5, Sep 1894, 61 King St Middle inital listed before given name.Listed as Louisa

      1910 US census, 15, 217 Slade st, Fall RIver, occ Spooler, Cotton mill - wages Listed as Louisa

      1920 US census, 25, occ Spooler, Cotton mill

      SSN 026-05-3428
      Residence: 06082 Enfield, Hartford, CT Born 21 Sep 1894
      Last Benefit: Died 17 Apr 1988
      Issued: MA (Before 1951)
    Person ID I57  broderick
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 

    Father Thomas Edward Mason,   b. 12 Dec 1858, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1924, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Jane Emma Rogan,   b. 18 Feb 1861, St-Alphonse de Rodriguez, Joliette, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1923, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 8 May 1882  St-Alphonse de Rodriguez, Joliette, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Family ID F19  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Godfrey Bessette,   b. 5 Feb 1900, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1988, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 1923  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15
    • 1940 Fall River Directory, shown as married couple; however, 1940 US Census lists as divorced.
    _STAT Between 1940 and 1944 
    Divorced 
    Children 
     1. E.G. Bessette
     2. Mary Louise Bessette,   b. 10 Jan 1925, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 2008, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     3. Norman Bessette,   b. 1927   d. 1927 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F53  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Sep 1894 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1923 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Apr 1988 - Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Mass., Bristol, Fall River, Wd1, Dist 199, Img 18, line 69 (Reliability: 3).
      Daughter, age 5, single, born Sep. 1894, Mass., both parents born Canada, no occ.
      Listed as "Louiza".
      Resides 61 King St., Fall River, MA.
      Dwelling 97, household 176.

    2. [S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 13th, 1910, (Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Mass., Bristol, Fall River, Wd 2, Dist 128, Sht 3A, Img 5, line 11 (Reliability: 3).
      Daughter, age 15, single, born Mass., both parents born Canada Eng, occ. Spooler, Cotton Mill, wage. Attended school within the year.
      Listed as "Louisa".
      Resides 217 Globe St., Fall River, MA.
      Dwelling 22, household 41.

    3. [S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Mass, Bristol, Fall River Wd2, ED44, img 21, sht 11A, ln 13 (Reliability: 3).
      Louise Mason, daughter, age 25, single, born Mass., both parents born Canada English, occ. Spooler, Cotton Mill.
      Resides 217 name missing - was actually Globe St., Fall River, MA
      Dwelling 120, family 217

    4. [S262] United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 16th, 1940, Mass., Bristol, Fall River Wd2, ED 17-32, img 19, sht 10A (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Louise Bessitte
      Respondent: Yes
      Age: 45
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Massachusetts
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
      View Map
      Street: Broadway
      House Number: 856
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Sheet Number: 10A
      Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 209
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Louise Bessitte 45
      Edward Bessitte 16
      Mary Bessitte 15

    5. [S108] Fall River City Directory, Sampson & Murdock Co., Boston, Mass.; see text. (Reliability: 3).
      1914, p 411, img 407:
      Mason Mary L weaver bds 217 Globe
      1915, p 416, img 414:
      Mason Mary L weaver bds 217 Globe
      1916, p 416, img 412:
      Mason Louise G weaver bds 217 Globe
      1917, p 397, img 377:
      Mason Louise G spooler bds 217 Globe
      1918, p 406, img 374:
      Mason Louise G spooler bds 217 Globe
      1919, p 409, img 381:
      Mason Louise G spooler bds 217 Globe
      1920, p 409, img 377:
      Mason Louise G spooler bds 217 Globe
      1921, Vol LI:
      Mason Louise G spooler bds 217 Globe
      1922, p 462, img 438:
      Mason Louise G saleswoman 71 S Main res 217 Globe
      1923, p 478, img 474:
      Mason Louise G clerk 69 S Main res 219 Globe
      1924, Vol LIII:
      Bessette Godfried (Louise G) chauffeur res 217 Globe
      1925, Vol LV:
      Bessette Godfried (Louise Y) chauffeur res 217 Globe (p 139, img 131)

      1928, Vol LVIII:
      Bessette Godfried (Louise G) chauffeur h 217 Globe (p 313, img 287)
      1930, Vol LX:
      Bessette Godfried (Louise G) chauffeur h 217 Globe (p 313, img 275)
      1932, Vol LXII:
      Bessette Godfried (Louise G) chauf h 754 Globe (p 234, img 190)
      1935, Vol LXV:
      Bessette Godfrey (Louise) steel worker h 311 E Main (p 229, img 153)
      R. L. Polk & Co., Publishers, Boston, Mass.::
      1939, Vol LXIX:
      Bessette Godfrey (Louise) ironworker h 856 Bway (p 251, img 221)
      1940, Vol. LXX:
      Bessette Godfrey (Louise) eng h 856 Bway (p 78, img 66)
      1941, Vol. LXXI:
      Bessette Godfrey (Louise) eng h 856 Bway (p 86, img 78)
      1942-43, Vol. LXXIII
      Bessette Louise Mrs h 856 Bway (p 87, img 79)
      and Bessette Godfrey (Doris G) hoisting eng h 1235 President av (p 87, img 79)

    6. [S379] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915, accessed 12 Dec 2015), _up through 1910, img 605. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Louisa Mason
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 21 Sep 1894
      Birth Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
      Father: Thomas E Mason
      Mother: Jane Rogan

    7. [S71] Massachusetts State Archives, Boston., Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915, (Database online), See text. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Louisa Mason
      Titles & Terms:
      Event: Birth
      Event Date: 21 Sep 1894
      Event Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
      Gender:
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      Father: Thomas E. Mason
      Father's Titles & Terms:
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      Mother: Jane Rogan
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      Additional Relatives:
      Volume/Page/Certificate Number: p218
      Film Number: 1651224
      Digital Folder Number: 4341216
      Image Number: 227

    8. [S67] United States Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Louise G. Bessette SSN: 026-05-3428 Last Residence: 06082 Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America Born: 21 Sep 1894 Died: 17 Apr 1988 State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951)

    9. [S300] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Database on-line. (Formerly called Massachusetts Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988)), Statewide Indexes, Births: 1891-1895; Vol. 49, Kenneally - McGrum, img 221 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Louisa Mason
      Event Type: Birth
      Birth Date: 1894
      Birth Place: Fall River, Massachusetts

    10. [S21] Connecticut Department of Health, Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012, (Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data) (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Louise G Bessette
      FATHER'S SURNAME: Mason
      Death Date: 17 Apr 1988
      Death Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
      Age: 93 Years
      Birth Place: Massachusetts
      Birth Date: 21 Sep 1994
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Spouse: Godfr
      State File #: 08031
      Occupation: COOK RET
      Industry: ST JOHN DAY NURSERY
      Residence : Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
      Address: 2 Phyllis St 06082
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      State File #: 08031

      Died 17 April 1988, at Enfield, Hartford, Conn.
      Occ. was Cook, retired; St. John Day Nursery.
      Res. 2 Phyllis St.., Enfield, Hartford, Conn.
      Spouse: Godf{rey}, divorced.
      Aged 93, born Mass.

    11. [S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), St-Alphonse, 1882, pp 6&v, M-4, img 6-7 (Reliability: 3).
      Witnesses were Patrick Mason, father of the groom, and Patrick Rogan, father of the bride. The deceased mother of the groom listed as Rose Ann Cuffy.

    12. [S437] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 1921-1925, Kodis - Maylin, img 547 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Louise Mason
      Marriage Year: 1923
      Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
      Volume Number: 19
      Page Number: 325
      Index Volume Number: 91
      Reference Number: F63.M36 v.91

    13. [S437] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970, 1921-1925, Aakjar - Browmwich, img 379 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Godfrey Besaett (sic) - source image records "Bessett"
      Marriage Year: 1923
      Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
      Volume Number: 19
      Page Number: 325
      Index Volume Number: 86
      Reference Number: F63.M36 v.86

    14. [S21] Connecticut Department of Health, Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012, (Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data), See text. (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Louise G Bessette
      FATHER'S SURNAME: Mason
      Death Date: 17 Apr 1988
      Death Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
      Age: 93 Years
      Birth Place: Massachusetts
      Birth Date: 21 Sep 1994
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Spouse: Godfr
      State File #: 08031
      Occupation: COOK RET
      Industry: ST JOHN DAY NURSERY
      Residence : Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
      Address: 2 Phyllis St 06082
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4124&enc=1>
      about Louise G Bessette
      Name: Louise G Bessette
      FATHER'S SURNAME: Mason
      Death Date: 17 Apr 1988
      Death Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
      Age: 93 Years
      Birth Place: Massachusetts
      Birth Date: 21 Sep 1994
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Spouse: Godfr
      State File #: 08031
      Occupation: COOK RET
      Industry: ST JOHN DAY NURSERY
      Residence : Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
      Address: 2 Phyllis St 06082
      Gender: Female
      Race: White

      Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4124&enc=1>
      about Louise G Bessette
      Name: Louise G Bessette
      FATHER'S SURNAME: Mason
      Death Date: 17 Apr 1988
      Death Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
      Age: 93 Years
      Birth Place: Massachusetts
      Birth Date: 21 Sep 1994
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Spouse: Godfr
      State File #: 08031
      Occupation: COOK RET
      Industry: ST JOHN DAY NURSERY
      Residence : Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut
      Address: 2 Phyllis St 06082
      Gender: Female
      Notes marriage as ending by divorce.

    15. [S262] United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 16th, 1940, Mass., Bristol, Fall River Wd2, ED 17-32, img 19, sht 10A (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Louise Bessitte
      Respondent: Yes
      Age: 45
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Massachusetts
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
      View Map
      Street: Broadway
      House Number: 856
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Sheet Number: 10A
      Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 209
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Louise Bessitte 45
      Edward Bessitte 16
      Mary Bessitte 15