Besse, Frank Leslie

1859 - 1926  (66 years)

• Name	Besse, Frank Leslie
  Birth	8 Apr 1859	Albion, ME   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Mar 1926	Ontario, California   [2, 3]
  Burial	Woodlawn/Greenlawn Rest. Cem., Clinton, ME
  Notes	Frank and Mary are in 1900 census of Clinton, ME - his occ. 'tanner sheep skins'. The tannery was built in 1890 by his father Jonathan B. Besse and was later owned and operated by Frank L. and at one time tanned 3000 skins a day. He donated the Besse Building which houses the Town Office today.
  Person ID	I2355	albion
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Besse, Jonathan 'John' Belden,   b. 15 Oct 1820, Wayne, ME d. 5 Mar 1892, Albion, ME (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Hopkins, Isabelle R.,   b. C 1833, ME d. 8 Aug 1870, Albion, ME (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	29 Jul 1852	Albion, ME   [2]
  Family ID	F910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Proctor, Mary Alberta,   b. 7 Sep 1863, Clinton, ME d. 10 Jul 1945, prob. Clinton, ME (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	7 Sep 1881	Albion, ME   [4]
  Family ID	F1213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] 1870 Census of Albion, ME. [S2] IGI. [S208] History of Clinton, Maine by Gen. Carleton Edward Fisher 1970, 281. [S108] Marriages 1852 - 1891 at Albion Town Office.