Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Bezanson was born in 1842, in Ship Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Christopher Bezanson, was 28 and his mother, Emily Melvin, was 24. He married Abigail Ann Eisan on 11 June 1870, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1870 and Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America in 1888. He died about 1931, at the age of 90.
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- Joseph Bezanson, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Joseph Bezanson, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- James in entry for Enie Bezanson, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
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1848 · Self-Governing
In 1848, Nova Scotia became the first self-governing colony in the British Empire.
1869
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1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Besançon (see Besancon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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