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Bessey, Harold S.

Male 1912 - 1969  (57 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Bessey, Harold S. was born on 7 Mar 1912 in Albion, ME (son of Besse, George B. and Philbrook, Estelle Maude); died on 25 Nov 1969 in Benton, ME; was buried in Brown Cem., Benton, ME.

    Harold married Witham, Pauline Vier in C 1934. Pauline (daughter of Witham, Elmer Delbert 'Joe' and Shores, Eliza May) was born on 28 Jun 1915 in Benton, ME; died on 3 Jul 1991 in Waterville, ME; was buried in Brown Cem., Benton, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Besse, George B. was born on 6 May 1883 in Albion, ME (son of Besse, Pardon Tinkham and Damon, Fidelia 'Delia' Olivia); died in 1938; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.

    Notes:

    He is in 1920 census of Albion with son Harold S. and daughter Belle M.

    George married Philbrook, Estelle Maude on 27 May 1911 in Albion, ME. Estelle (daughter of Philbrook, Frank H. and Rowe, Edith M.) was born in C 1890 in Benton, ME; died in 1940; was buried in Tozier Cem., Fairfield, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Philbrook, Estelle Maude was born in C 1890 in Benton, ME (daughter of Philbrook, Frank H. and Rowe, Edith M.); died in 1940; was buried in Tozier Cem., Fairfield, ME.
    Children:
    1. 1. Bessey, Harold S. was born on 7 Mar 1912 in Albion, ME; died on 25 Nov 1969 in Benton, ME; was buried in Brown Cem., Benton, ME.
    2. Bessey, Belle M. was born on 7 Mar 1912 in Albion, ME; died on 15 Aug 1995; was buried in Maple Grove Cem., Albion, ME.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Besse, Pardon Tinkham was born on 12 Sep 1843 in Albion, ME (son of Besse, Prince Manter and Tinkham, Amelia); died on 26 Apr 1897 in Thorndike, ME; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.

    Notes:

    Not sure of which children by which wife.

    Pardon married Damon, Fidelia 'Delia' Olivia in 1873 in Albion, ME. Fidelia (daughter of Diamond, Frederick Augustus and Farrow, Charity Coombs) was born on 11 Jun 1848 in Jackson, ME; died on 17 Mar 1919 in Albion, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Damon, Fidelia 'Delia' Olivia was born on 11 Jun 1848 in Jackson, ME (daughter of Diamond, Frederick Augustus and Farrow, Charity Coombs); died on 17 Mar 1919 in Albion, ME.
    Children:
    1. Besse, Bertha E. was born on 1 Mar 1874 in Albion, ME; died in Nov 1940; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.
    2. Besse, Lillian E. was born on 23 Apr 1876 in Albion, ME; died on 23 Jul 1960 in Waterville, ME; was buried in Tozier Cem., Fairfield, ME.
    3. Besse, Emily 'Emma' C. was born on 17 Jul 1880 in Albion, ME; died on 27 Jul 1917 in Fairfield, ME.
    4. 2. Besse, George B. was born on 6 May 1883 in Albion, ME; died in 1938; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.
    5. Besse, Leon Manter was born on 15 Aug 1888 in ME; died on 27 Sep 1960 in Benton, ME; was buried in Brown Cem., Benton, ME.

  3. 6.  Philbrook, Frank H. was born in C 1860 in ME; died after 1910 in prob. Benton, ME.

    Notes:

    Frank and Edith are in 1910 census of Benton, ME with children George and Ethel.

    Frank married Rowe, Edith M. on 5 Aug 1886 in Carmel, ME. Edith (daughter of Rowe, Albert and Morrill, Helen R.) was born in C 1869 in ME; died after 1920 in prob. Benton, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Rowe, Edith M. was born in C 1869 in ME (daughter of Rowe, Albert and Morrill, Helen R.); died after 1920 in prob. Benton, ME.

    Notes:

    In 1920 census of Benton Edith is divorced.

    Children:
    1. 3. Philbrook, Estelle Maude was born in C 1890 in Benton, ME; died in 1940; was buried in Tozier Cem., Fairfield, ME.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Besse, Prince Manter was born on 13 Dec 1801 in Albion, ME (son of Besse, Ephraim and Manter, Rebecca); died on 3 Oct 1891 in Thorndike, ME; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.

    Prince married Tinkham, Amelia on 23 Jul 1835 in , Kennebec, ME. Amelia (daughter of Tinkham, Pardon and Fisher, Susan W.) was born on 2 Nov 1814 in Rochester, MA; died on 9 Feb 1911 in Unity, ME; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Tinkham, Amelia was born on 2 Nov 1814 in Rochester, MA (daughter of Tinkham, Pardon and Fisher, Susan W.); died on 9 Feb 1911 in Unity, ME; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.
    Children:
    1. Besse, Eliza Ann was born on 14 Dec 1836 in Albion, ME; died on 16 Dec 1836 in Albion, ME.
    2. Besse, Pardon T. was born on 12 Dec 1837 in Albion, ME; died on 8 Feb 1842; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.
    3. Besse, Prince W. was born on 18 Dec 1839 in Albion, ME; died on 2 Feb 1842; was buried in Libby Hill Cem., Albion, ME.
    4. Besse, William F. was born in C 1841; died on 5 Oct 1842; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.
    5. 4. Besse, Pardon Tinkham was born on 12 Sep 1843 in Albion, ME; died on 26 Apr 1897 in Thorndike, ME; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.
    6. Besse, Walter Prince was born on 15 Oct 1845 in Albion, ME; died on 14 Mar 1936 in Unity, ME; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cem., Freedom, ME.
    7. Bessey, Charles F. was born on 12 Dec 1847 in China, ME; died on 12 Mar 1931 in Unity, ME; was buried in Rose Cem. Brooks, ME.
    8. Besse, John Edward was born in Feb 1850 in Thorndike, ME; died on 1 Jun 1914 in Waterville, ME; was buried in China Village Cem, China, ME.
    9. Besse, Susan Cynthia was born on 9 Sep 1852 in Albion, ME; died in 1942 in Waterville, ME; was buried in Pond Cem., Unity, ME.
    10. Besse, Wellington R. was born on 28 Dec 1855 in Albion, ME; died after 1880.

  3. 10.  Diamond, Frederick Augustus

    Frederick married Farrow, Charity Coombs. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Farrow, Charity Coombs
    Children:
    1. 5. Damon, Fidelia 'Delia' Olivia was born on 11 Jun 1848 in Jackson, ME; died on 17 Mar 1919 in Albion, ME.

  5. 14.  Rowe, Albert was born in Jun 1844 in Smithfield, ME (son of Rowe, Joseph and Avery, Eunice); died on 7 Mar 1911 in Albion, ME; was buried in Shaw Cem., Albion, ME.

    Notes:

    Civil War Veteran. Co.G., 19th ME Infantry. Fought in Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and was at the surrender of Appomattox Court House. In 1905 Albert and son Asher with horse and wagon moved the hearth granite from Elijah Parish Lovejoy's home and moved it to Colby College where it sits as a memorial to him. They are in 1900 census of Benton with son Walter and 1910 census of Albion with Walter.

    Albert married Morrill, Helen R. on 8 Mar 1863 in Winslow, ME. Helen was born in Mar 1844 in ME; died in 1920; was buried in Shaw Cem., Albion, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Morrill, Helen R. was born in Mar 1844 in ME; died in 1920; was buried in Shaw Cem., Albion, ME.
    Children:
    1. Rowe, Walter A. was born in C 1864 in Waterville, ME; died after 1910 in prob. Albion, ME.
    2. 7. Rowe, Edith M. was born in C 1869 in ME; died after 1920 in prob. Benton, ME.
    3. Rowe, Asher 'Asa' Addeus was born in C 1871 in Benton, ME; died in 1936 in prob. Albion, ME; was buried in Shaw Cem., Albion, ME.