Horace-Leonidas Bessette

1902 - 1977  (75 years)

• Name	Horace-Leonidas Bessette
  Born	23 May 1902	Marieville, Rouville, Quebec
  Christened	Marieville (St-Nom-de-Marie and Ste-Marie-de-Monnoir), Quebec
  Gender	Male
  Name	Leo
  Died	15 Jun 1977	Spokane, Christian, Missouri, USA
  Buried	Spokane Cemetary, Christian Co., MO
  Person ID	I20622	Tofterå Slettemoen
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Napoleon Louis Bessette,   b. 5 Jul 1861, Mont St-Gregoire, Iberville, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1934, Montreal  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Marie-Celanire Rainville,   b. 3 Oct 1861, Marieville, Roueville, Quebec ,   d. 21 Jan 1935, Paroisse St-Stanislas-De-Kostka, Montreal, Quebec  (Age 73 years)
  Married	16 May 1882	Marieville, Roueville, Quebec
  Family ID	F7169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Bass,   b. 12 Nov 1903, Abesville, Stone, Missouri, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1991, Wayne, Wayne, Michigan  (Age 88 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1926	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
  Children	1. June Marie Bessette,   b. 6 Jun 1924, Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana ,   d. 25 Jul 2005, Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 81 years)  [adoptert]
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F6667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Leo Bessette (1902-1977), worked in a munitions plant as a locomotive engineer in Montreal until the end of WWII (1945), when the Bessettes moved to suburban Detroit. Adopted June when she was four years old. He became an American citizen August 9, 1948. The Bessettes had purchased property in Missouri that included an apple orchard, but travelling from…

  
  

• Notes

  Adopted June when she was four years old. He became an American citizen August 9, 1948 Worked in a munitions plant as a locomotive engineer in Montreal until the end of WWII (1945), when the Bessettes moved to suburban Detroit. The Bessettes had purchased property in Missouri that included an apple orchard, travelling from Montreal to Detroit, there was an auto accident, and the family ended up staying in the Detroit area, at 5971 Weddel, Dearborn. Worked as a crane operator at the Ace Scrap Yard at Dix and Fort Street (Lincoln Park).