Rosanna Bellavance

1870 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Rosanna Bellavance  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	May 1870	Québec, Canada
  Gender	Female
  _UID	88EF37BAD7F1DE47AF121EEF6E2D4A828A39
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Mother of 10 children
  Person ID	I6189	broderick
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family	Godfrey Pierre Bessette,   b. 28 Apr 1867, Québec, Canada d. 26 Jan 1915, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1889	Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Children	1. Godfrey Bessette,   b. 5 Feb 1900, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Jan 1988, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - May 1870 - Québec, Canada Marriage - 14 Jan 1889 - Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S108] Fall River City Directory (Reliability: 3). Sampson & Murdock Co., Boston, Mass.: 1921, Vol LI: Bessette Rosanna widow Piette h 45 Harvard (p 150, img 126) 1923, Vol LIII: Bessette Rosanna widow Pierre h 45 Harvard (p 138, img 134) 1924, Vol LIV: Bessette Godfrey laborer res 45 Harvard (p 139, img 135) [S120] Dow Jones Local Media Group, Inc., Standard-Times (New Bedford, MA) / SouthCoastToday.com, (http://archive.southcoasttoday.com), http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/03-97/03-19-97/zzzddobi.htm (Reliability: 3). 03-19-97 Fedora DeCoste, 94 FALL RIVER -- Fedora (Bessette) DeCoste, 94, died on Friday, March 14, 1997 at the Sarah Brayton Nursing Care Center. She was the widow of Lawrence DeCoste. Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Godfrey and Roseanna (Bellavance) Bessette. She lived in Fall River most of her life, most recently residing on North Main Street. She lived in Belgrade Lakes, Maine, from 1962 to 1975 before moving back to Fall River. Before retiring in 1952, she was employed as a weaver by the former Sagamore Manufacturing Co. for 36 years and prior to that was employed by the former Narragansett Mill. She was a member of St. Joseph's Parish in Fall River. Mrs. DeCoste is survived by several nieces and nephews. Arrangements were by the Hathaway Home for Funerals, 1813 Robeson St. [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), MA, Bristol, Fall River Wd9, ED164, sht 12B, img 24, ln 93 (Reliability: 3). Name: Rosanna Bessette Age: 30 Birth Date: May 1870 Birthplace: Canada [Canada French] Home in 1900: Fall River Ward 9, Bristol, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Female Immigration Year: 1882 Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Peter Bessette Marriage Year: 1889 Years Married: 11 Father's Birthplace: France, Canada Mother's Birthplace: Canada, France Mother: number of living children: 6 Mother: How many children: 8 Occupation: View on Image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Peter Bessette 33 Rosanna Bessette 30 Odille Bessette 10 Amadors Bessette 8 Harry Bessette 6 Amilda Bessette 5 Anna Bessette 3 Godfrey Bessette 3/12 [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), MA, Bristol, Fall River Wd8, ED177, sht 10B, img 20, ln 89 (Reliability: 3). Name: Rosanna Bessette Age in 1910: 44 Birth Year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Canada [Canada French] Home in 1910: Fall River Ward 9, Bristol, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Female Immigration Year: 1878 Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Peter Bessette Father's Birthplace: Canada French Mother's Birthplace: Canada French Household Members: Name Age Peter Bessette 43 Rosanna Bessette 44 Armadore Bessette 18 Harry Bessette 16 Mildred Bessette 14 Anna Bessette 12 Godfrey Bessette 10 Fedora Bessette 8 Valida Bessette 6 Drellia Bessette 3 Lawrence Bessette 0 [6/12] [S14] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 15th, 1930, (Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Massachusetts, Bristol, Fall River, District 79, sht 10B, img 17, ln 52 (Reliability: 3). Name: Rosana Bessette Birth Year: abt 1868 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Canada Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Head Homemaker?: Yes Home in 1930: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Map of Home: View Map Street address: Fulton St Ward of City: 9 Part of Block: 150 Institution: x House Number in Cities or Towns: 105 Dwelling Number: 64 Family Number: 148 Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: No Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Canada Mother's Birthplace: Canada Language Spoken: French Immigration Year: 1900 Naturalization: Naturalized Able to Speak English: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Rosana Bessette 62 Fedora Bessette 27 Doretta Bessette 22 Lawrence Bessette 20 [S262] United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 16th, 1940, Massachusetts, Bristol, Fall River, 17-135, sht 5B, img 10. ln 74 (Reliability: 3). Name: Roseana Bessette Age: 72 Estimated birth year: abt 1868 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Canada French Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: St James Street House Number: 44 Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts Residence in 1935: Same House Citizenship: Alien Sheet Number: 5B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 102 House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2000 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: 0 Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Roseana Bessette 72 Fedora Bessette 37 Lawence Bessette 30 Helen Bessette 30 [S4] Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1469062), _up through 1910, 1889, img 126 (Reliability: 3). Name: Godfrey Bassette Birth Year: abt 1869 Birth Place: Canada Marriage Date: 14 Jan 1889 Marriage Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Age at Marriage: 20 Father: Godfrey Mother: Odele Spouse: Rosanna Belavance Spouse Birth Place: Canada Spouse Age at Marriage: 21 Spouse Father: Felix Spouse Mother: Clementine