Husband: John BESSE
Birthdate: 08 Feb 1782
Birthplace: Wareham, Plymouth, MA
Death date: 16 Jul 1867
Place of death: Hebron, Oxford, ME
Burial: Hebron, Oxford, ME
Father: John BESSE, Sr.
Mother: Hannah CUSHMAN
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Marriage date: 25 Sep 1803
Marriage place: Hebron, Oxford, ME

Wife: Betsy W TRIPPE
Birthdate: 05 Jul 1785
Birthplace: Hebron, Oxford, ME
Death date: 03 Jun 1837
Place of death: Hebron, Oxford, ME
Burial: Streaked Mt.Cmtry., Pairs, Oxford, ME
Father: John TRIPPE, Rev.
Mother: Jedidah (unknown)
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CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Erastus BESSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 06 Jul 1804
Birthplace: Pairs, Oxford, ME
Death date: 1870
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Marriage date: 28 Jan 1839
Marriage place: Greenwood, Oxford, ME
Spouse's name: Mary M LeBROKE

Child No. 2: Cyrus BESSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 26 Jan 1806
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
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Spouse's name: Mary BEMIS

Child No. 3: Miranda Tripp BESSE
Sex: F
Birthdate: 13 Sep 1807
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
Death date: 23 Jan 1834
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Child No. 4: Olive BESSE
Sex: F
Birthdate: 30 Oct 1809
Birthplace: Pairs, Oxford, ME
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Spouse's name: John HOLT

Child No. 5: John Grafton BESSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 17 Jul 1811
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
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Child No. 6: Betsy Orson BESSE
Sex: F
Birthdate: 05 Jun 1813
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
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Spouse's name: Ethic FARRAR

Child No. 7: Sylvester BESSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 25 Jun 1815
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
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Child No. 8: Roxanna BESSE
Sex: F
Birthdate: 18 Jun 1817
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
Death date: 04 Jul 1892
Place of death: Peabody, Essex, MA
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Marriage date: 22 Feb 1846
Marriage place: Roxbury, Suffolk, MA
Spouse's name: George WRIGHT(DWIGHT)

Child No. 9: Fessenden BESSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 29 Apr 1819
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
Death date: 20 May 1903
Place of death: Avon, Norfold, MA
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Marriage date: 12 May 1853
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Spouse's name: Lydia FLINT

Child No. 10: Henry Osgood BESSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 03 Jun 1821
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
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Spouse's name: Elmira CROOKER

Child No. 11: Hannah BESSE
Sex: F
Birthdate: 02 Jun 1823
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
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Spouse's name: Henry M WATKINS

Child No. 12: Sarah/Sally Smith BESSE
Sex: F
Birthdate: 18 Jun 1825
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
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Spouse's name: (---) DONALD

Child No. 13: Harlock Augustus BESSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 15 Mar 1827
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
Death date: 19 Mar 1895
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Marriage date: 11 Oct 1851
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Spouse's name: Eliza W MESSER

Child No. 14: Charles Brainard BESSE
Sex: M
Birthdate: 11 Sep 1830
Birthplace: Paris, Oxford, ME
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Spouse's name: Hannah GILLISON
 
 
Documentation:
* History of Paris, Maine from its Settlement to 1880 with a History of the Grants of 1736 & 1771 Together with Personal Sketches; a Copious Genealogical Register and an Appendix.
* 1850 census of Danvers, Essex, MA.
* 1860 census of So. Danvers, Essex, MA.
* 1870 census of Peabody, Essex, MA.
* Birth Records from Town of Paris, ME.
* Vital Records, Paris, ME, Vol. I.
* Record of Marriage from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, office of the Secretary of State.
* Rhode Island Vital Records, Record of John Tripp, Minister of Hebron.
* "Old Graveyards in the Town of Paris".