Helen P Besse

F, b. circa 1909
FatherSeth J Besse b. 20 Oct 1873
MotherClara W Phinney b. 23 Sep 1876, d. Sep 1979
BirthHelen P Besse was born circa 1909. 
(daughter) Census1920Helen was listed as a daughter in Seth J Besse's household on the 1920 Census in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 
Last Edited29 Aug 2004

Citations

  1. 1920 United States Federal Census.

James I Besse

M, b. 1837
BirthJames I Besse was born in 1837 in Massachusetts. 
MarriageHe married Melissa A Durfee on 27 November 1856 in Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts. 

Family

Melissa A Durfee b. 28 Aug 1833
Child
Last Edited29 Aug 2004

Seth J Besse1

M, b. 20 October 1873
FatherJames I Besse b. 1837
MotherMelissa A Durfee b. 28 Aug 1833
BirthSeth J Besse was born on 20 October 1873 in Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 
MarriageHe married Clara W Phinney, daughter of Nathan D Phinney and Anna M R Cook, on 7 October 1902 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 
Census1920Seth was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.2 
Census1930Seth was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. His occupation was given as office clerk.3 

Family

Clara W Phinney b. 23 Sep 1876, d. Sep 1979
Children
Last Edited29 Aug 2004

Citations

  1. Howard Finney, Finney-Phinney Families in America; Descendants of John Finney of Plymouth and Barnstable, Mass., and Bristol, of Samuel Finney of Philadelphia, Pa., and of Robert Finney of New London, Pa.
  2. 1920 United States Federal Census.
  3. 1930 United States Federal Census.

Seth J Besse

M, b. circa 1907
FatherSeth J Besse b. 20 Oct 1873
MotherClara W Phinney b. 23 Sep 1876, d. Sep 1979
BirthSeth J Besse was born circa 1907 in Massachusetts. 
(son) Census1920Seth was listed as a son in Seth J Besse's household on the 1920 Census in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.1 
Last Edited29 Aug 2004

Citations

  1. 1920 United States Federal Census.

Sylvanus Besse

M
MarriageSylvanus Besse married Lucy Ann Waterman, daughter of Olive Phinney

Family

Lucy Ann Waterman
Last Edited7 Jun 2003