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John Wesley Bessey (1797 - 1885)

John Wesley Bessey
Born in Grantham Township, Niagara, Upper Canadamap
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Husband of — married Jun 1816 [location unknown]
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Died at age 88 in St. Catharines, Grantham, Lincoln, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

John was born in 1797 in Upper Canada (Ontario).

During the War of 1812, he served as a private in the 1st Regiment of Lincoln Militia. In 1820, he was a yeoman in Grantham Township, Upper Canada.[1]

He passed away in 1885[2] and was buried at Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, War of 1812, Bessey (8264)
  2. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXDZ-738 : 23 October 2018), John Bessey, 1885.
  3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147808865/john-wesley-bessey : accessed 18 March 2022), memorial page for John Wesley Bessey (1 Apr 1797–28 Apr 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147808865, citing Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catharines, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Sheila Farrington Schweitzer (contributor 48199574) .

See also:

  • "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-MWR3 : 17 March 2018), John in entry for Louis Hamilton Bessey and A, 07 Aug 1865; citing Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,060.
  • "History and Genealogy of the Bessey and Relate Families by Robert K Bessey, U.E., 1989 ISBN 0-9694160-2-4. Microfilmed by FHL, SLC UT




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Warner-6668 Maureen (Warner) Salter
Suggest that Birth Date be changed to 28 Apr 1885 as confirmed by "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947" (link above). Both original and transcription clearly say 28.
posted by Maureen (Warner) Salter

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