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1. | Besse, Frank Leslie was born on 8 Apr 1859 in Albion, ME (son of Besse, Jonathan 'John' Belden and Hopkins, Isabelle R.); died on 26 Mar 1926 in Ontario, California; was buried in 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. Frank married Proctor, Mary Alberta on 7 Sep 1881 in Albion, ME. Mary (daughter of Proctor, John 'J. Albert' and Whitaker, Mary R.) was born on 7 Sep 1863 in Clinton, ME; died on 10 Jul 1945 in prob. Clinton, ME; was buried in Woodlawn/Greenlawn Rest. Cem., Clinton, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | Besse, Jonathan 'John' Belden was born on 15 Oct 1820 in Wayne, ME (son of Besse, Jonathan and Smith, Asenath); died on 5 Mar 1892 in Albion, ME; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME. Jonathan married Hopkins, Isabelle R. on 29 Jul 1852 in Albion, ME. Isabelle (daughter of Hopkins, Lewis and Wiggin, Mary) was born in C 1833 in ME; died on 8 Aug 1870 in Albion, ME; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Hopkins, Isabelle R. was born in C 1833 in ME (daughter of Hopkins, Lewis and Wiggin, Mary); died on 8 Aug 1870 in Albion, ME; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.
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4. | Besse, Jonathan was born on 24 Jul 1775 in Wayne, ME; was buried in Wayne, ME (on cem #4). Notes: First child born in Wayne, Maine. Jonathan married Smith, Asenath on 3 Sep 1810 in Winthrop, ME. Asenath was born on 17 Nov 1790 in Winthrop, ME; died in 1873; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Smith, Asenath was born on 17 Nov 1790 in Winthrop, ME; died in 1873; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.
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6. | Hopkins, Lewis was born on 7 May 1808 in Albion, ME (son of Hopkins, Prince and Morse, Phebe); died on 19 Dec 1902 in Albion, ME; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME. Notes: They are in 1850 census of Albion his occ. 'tanner'. With them is George F. age 71. He is Louis in 1880 census of Waterville 'tanner'. Lewis is in 1900 census of Albion 'grandpa' in home of Hannah Trask. Lewis married Wiggin, Mary on 28 Oct 1830 in China, ME. Mary (daughter of Wiggin, Charles and Sawyer, Elizabeth Barberry) was born on 18 Oct 1810 in Albion, ME; died on 1 Apr 1869; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Wiggin, Mary was born on 18 Oct 1810 in Albion, ME (daughter of Wiggin, Charles and Sawyer, Elizabeth Barberry); died on 1 Apr 1869; was buried in Cem. #4, Albion, ME.
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12. | Hopkins, Prince Prince married Morse, Phebe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Morse, Phebe
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14. | Wiggin, Charles was born on 6 May 1784 in Albion, ME (son of Wiggin, Nathaniel and Thurston, Ruth); died on 21 Jul 1835; was buried in China Village Cem, China, ME. Charles married Sawyer, Elizabeth Barberry on 6 Jul 1806 in Albion, ME. Elizabeth was born in C 1782; died on 29 Dec 1828; was buried in China Village Cem, China, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Sawyer, Elizabeth Barberry was born in C 1782; died on 29 Dec 1828; was buried in China Village Cem, China, ME.
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