Alexander Jesso (abt. 1818 - 1917)

Born about May 1818 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

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Died 19 Jan 1917 at about age 98 in Lower Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Biography

He is recorded as being born May 1818 in 1911 Census for Lower Cove, Newfoundland but his death record states that he was 97 at date of death^[1], which means birth year 1820. In the Butt book he is listed as Alexander/Alexis Jesseaume son of Joseph-Marie Jesseaume and Marie-Josephe Anne Marche, born in 1820.

Married Ann LeJeune (b. 1819, daughter of Jacques LeJeune and Catherine Jesso). In 1858, he is still living in the inner bay (Kippens) when he was recorded on Forrest's List as having a family of 9^[2].

In 1911, he is a widower, age 92, immigrated 1870, 60 years naturalized and living with his son William^[3].

His death record indicates that he was born about May 1818 Sydney, Nova Scotia. and died Jan 19 1917 Lower Cove, Port au Prince peninsula, Newfoundland at age 97 of old age. Interred St. George's, Jan 21, 1917

Children

Children of Alexis Sr Jesseau and Annie LeJeune are^[4]:

1. Genevieve
2. Jean
3. Marie
4. Peter, b. December 1842, Kippens; d. aft. 1921, Sheaves Cove.
5. Catherine, b. May 1847, Ship Cove; d. Aft. 1911, Ship Cove.
6. Alexander, b. May 23, 1849, Kippens.
7. William, b. May 13, 1852, Bay St George.
8. Ursula, b. November 1854.
9. Edouard, b. November 22, 1859, Bay St George.
10. Helene, b. February 1865; d. January 25, 1908, Clam Bank Cove; m. Archibald Young; b. September 7, 1861, Clam Bank Cove.

Sources

1. ↑ Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site. Vital Records, Register of Deaths. St. George's Bay District 1915 - 1918, Book 7. Pages 374-389 and 504-505. Dallas Greeley, 2011. Accessed 2020.
2. ↑ Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site, List of destitute families in St. George's, Newfoundland, in the year 1858 (28th October). Appendix No. 8. Ivy F. Benoit, 2003. Accessed 2020.
3. ↑ Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site. 1911 Census of Newfoundland - Book 1. District of St. George's, Community of Lower Cove, Enumerator William Dollard. Barbara McGrath, 2001. Accessed 2020.
4. ↑ Benoit First Nations, Jasen's Genealogy Page. Descendants of Jean (Jesso) Jessaume. Generation No. 4, Profile of Alexis Sr Jesseau. Accessed 2020

• Butt, Kirk.R., Early Settlers of Bay St. George, Volume 1, Revised Fifth Edition(Oshawa, On; Boonen Books, 2013) page 274

• Genealogy.com User Tree. "My Genealogy Home Page" by John Young, Nova Scotia. Information about Alexander Jesso. Accessed 2020.