Joseph Bezanson

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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Family Time Line

Joseph Bezanson
1842–1931
Abigail Ann Eisan
1842–1932
Marriage: 11 June 1870
Laura Bezanson
1872–1876
Enos Parker Bezanson
1873–1930
Laura May Bezanson
1874–1956
Edith Bezanson
1878–1882
Edith Davenport Bezanson
1882–1972
Patrick Edward Bezanson
1884–

Sources (16)

  • 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"

World Events (5)

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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