Individual Details
Francis Harvey "Frank" BESSETTE
(3 Mar 1894 - 20 Apr 1959)
Events
| Birth | 3 Mar 1894 | Bear Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States |  | ||
| Residence | 5 Jun 1917 | Benson County, North Dakota, United States |  | | |
| Military | 1918 - 1919 | Private, Medical Department, 10th Infantry 14th Division -- World War I | | | |
| Marriage | Abt 1922 | Laura M. BERTRAM | | ||
| Census (family) | 1 Apr 1930 | 273 Forest, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States - Laura M. BERTRAM | | | |
| Census (family) | 1 Apr 1940 | 186 Ceape Street, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States - Laura M. BERTRAM | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1942 | 186 Ceape Street, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States - Laura M. BERTRAM | | ||
| Death | 20 Apr 1959 | Kimberly, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Burial | 23 Apr 1959 | Most Precious Blood Cemetery, New London, Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Laura M. BERTRAM (1906 - ) |
| Child | Blanche Mary BESSETTE (1923 - 1996) |
| Child | Arnold F. BESSETTE (1927 - 2009) |
| Child | Roger Peter BESSETTE (1928 - 1998) |
| Child | Yvonne Kathryn BESSETTE (1932 - 2006) |
| Father | Peter BESSETTE ( - ) |
| Mother | Ellen ( - ) |
Notes
Residence
Frank was working as a farm laborer for Magnus Hofstrand. He listed his home address as Eland, Wisconsin.Military
Enlisted 28 June 1918 in Wausau; discharged 20 January 1919 at Camp Custer, Michigan.Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were: Francis Bessette, age 36, a salesman; his wife, Laura, age 24; and children: Blanche, age 6; Arnold, age 2 years and 11 months; and Roger, age 1 year and 9 months. At the time of their marriage, Francis was 28 years old and Laura was 16.http://interactive.ancestry.com/6224/4547588_00228?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d6224%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4547588_00251
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family were Francis Bessette, 46, a factory laborer; Laura Bessette, age 34; and children: Blanche, age 16; Arnold, age 12; Roger, age 11; and Yvonne, age 7.https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-Z9WY?i=9&wc=QZMX-GX1%3A790104501%2C793817901%2C803588701%2C953672901&cc=2000219
Endnotes
1. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Winnebago, Oshkosh, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 12B, image 24, dwelling 282, family 334, lines 73-77, Francis Bessette and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 29 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
2. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Wisconsin, Winnebago, Oshkosh, Ward 8, enumeration district (ED) 70-33, sheet 5B, image 10, household 133, lines 72-77, Francis Bessette and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 29 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
3. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2015), Francis H. Bessette; memorial #90735746.
4. "Today's Deaths: Francis Bessette," obituary, Appleton Post Crescent, 29 April 1959; digital images, ( : accessed 29 November 2015). page 8, column 4.
5. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8790 : accessed 29 November 2015), Francis H. Bessette; Wisconsin Vital Records Office; no certificate number listed.
6. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 : accessed 29 November 2015), Francis Harvey Bessette; National Archives and Records Administration; North Dakota, Benson County, A-Z, image 282.
7. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 29 November 2015), digital folder 4249937, image 2147: Francis Harvey Bessette.
8. "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6482 : accessed 29 November 2015), Francis Harvey Bessette; National Archives and Records Administration; North Dakota, Benson County, A-Z, image 282.
9. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2015), Francis H. Bessette; memorial #90735746.
10. "U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database and images online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1200 : accessed 29 November 2015), Francis Bessette; Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; Milwaukee, Registers, F, image 1278.
11. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Winnebago, Oshkosh, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 12B, image 24, dwelling 282, family 334, lines 73-77, Francis Bessette and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 29 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
12. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Winnebago, Oshkosh, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 12B, image 24, dwelling 282, family 334, lines 73-77, Francis Bessette and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 29 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
13. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Wisconsin, Winnebago, Oshkosh, Ward 8, enumeration district (ED) 70-33, sheet 5B, image 10, household 133, lines 72-77, Francis Bessette and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 29 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.
14. "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards 1942," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 29 November 2015), digital folder 4249937, image 2147: Francis Harvey Bessette.
15. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2015), Francis H. Bessette; memorial #90735746.
16. "Today's Deaths: Francis Bessette," obituary, Appleton Post Crescent, 29 April 1959; digital images, ( : accessed 29 November 2015). page 8, column 4.
17. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8790 : accessed 29 November 2015), Francis H. Bessette; Wisconsin Vital Records Office; no certificate number listed.
18. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 29 November 2015), Francis H. Bessette; memorial #90735746.
19. "Today's Deaths: Francis Bessette," obituary, Appleton Post Crescent, 29 April 1959; digital images, ( : accessed 29 November 2015). page 8, column 4.