Jean Bessette, the son of Louis Bessette and Marie Lacroix was b. abt. 1883 in probably Colchester Point. He married Josephine Muir, daughter of Philippe Muir and Lea Couture on 8 Nov 1805 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Burlington. I have no other information on these people other than Jean Bessette had a sister Marie-Jeanne that married Francois Bouthellier and a brother that married Electa Montie. Good Luck! Kim Paradis Grimes -----Original Message----- From: Coyotemine@aol.com [mailto:Coyotemine@aol.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 4:17 PM To: VTCHITTE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Vermont/Bessette Family I have been searching for information on or about the following people, their families and relatives. If anyone out there knows anything, please let me know! HUSBAND JOHN or JOSEPH BESSETTE Born: UNKNOWN Place: UNKNOWN Married: UNKNOWN Place: UNKNOWN Died: UNKNOWN Place: Possibly Vermont Father: UNKNOWN Mother: UNKNOWN WIFE JOSEPHINE MUIR Born: UNKNOWN Place: UNKNOWN Died: UNKNOWN Place: Possibly Vermont Father: UNKNOWN Mother: UNKNOWN CHILDREN 1. MARY GEORGIANNA LOUISE BESSETTE (F) (grandmother) Born: 05JAN1908 Place: MONTPELIER, VT Died: 10DEC1960 Place: BENTON HARBOR, MI Married: RICHARD HOWARD GALE, Sr Place: Burlington, VT 1929 Children: 1. Richard Howard Gale, Jr 2. Robert Gale 3. Thelma Mae Gale-Mitchell 2. NORMAN J. BESSETTE, Sr (M) Born: 08NOV1918 Place: VT Died: 09FEB1998 Place: FT. PIERCE, FL Married: 1. UNKNOWN 2. DORIS ORLASKA-BRANT Place: BentonHarbor,MI1947 3. private Children: 1. private 3. EARL BESSETTE (M) Born: 05AUG1917 Place: VT Died: 17MAR1988 Place: N.Y. 4. GLADYS BESSETTE-FOLEY (F) Born: 24NOV1911 Place: VT Died: AUG1976 Place: BURLINGTON, VT 5. DOROTHY BESSETTE (F) Born: 13MAR1907 Place: Died: MAR1977 Place: LYNDONVILLE, VT 6. HAROLD BESSETTE (M) Born: 23MAR1909 Place: VT Died: OCT1977 Place: VT 7. BEATRICE BESSETTE (F) Born: 28OCT1910 Place: VT Died: 29JAN1993 Place: WOONSOCKET, PROVIDENCE, RI Jenni Gale of Washington (Coyotemine@aol.com) Researching: *Gale, *Bessette, Mitchell, Foley, Spalding, Carville, Orlaska-Brant-Green, *Patton and *Kahler. ______________________________