Brief Life History of Charlotte Marian
When Charlotte Marian Bessey was born on 13 December 1900, in Wellsville, Allegany, New York, United States, her father, Ralph James Bessey, was 28 and her mother, Maud Wilcox, was 22. She married Dr Burrus Boyd McGuire Sr. on 10 May 1920, in Wetzel, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Center District, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States in 1910 and Grant District, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States in 1920. She died on 22 December 1924, in Marshall, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 24, and was buried in Northview Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States.
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- Charlott Bessey in household of Ralph Bessey, "United States Census, 1920"
- Charlotte Marion Bessey, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Charlotte Bessey McGuire, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1901 · Theodore Roosevelt becomes the Twenty-sixth President of the United States
After the Assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the Twenty-sixth President of the United States. During his first term he didn't have a Vice President but for his second term Charles W. Fairbanks filled the position.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk and Suffolk): perhaps a variant of Bussey .
French: habitational name from any of the places in Côte-d'Or and Loire named Bessey, from the Gallo-Roman estate Bassiacum, from the Roman personal name Bassius + the locative suffix -acum.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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