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From: "The Burt's" <>
Subject: Re: [Q-R] Saint Alfred Bessette
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:50:10 -0400
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My 2nd great-grandmother Emelie-Onesime Foisy was first cousin to Brother
Andre's mother Clothilde Foisy, so Brother Andre/Saint Alfred Bessette is my
2nd cousin 3 times removed.

Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Lepore" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Q-R] Saint Alfred Bessette


> I'm related to him as well.
>
> It might be interesting to see how many listers are
> connected to Frere Andre.
>
> As far as I know, his parents were
> Isaac Bessette and Clothilde Foisy.
>
> I have 2 Gaboriau dit Lapalme siblings who married to 2
> Bessette siblings, the children of Isaac's brother Edouard
> who married Flavie Fonteneau
> 23 September 1834 St. Mathias, Rouville
>
> Philomene Bessette married Joseph M. Gaboriau
> 16 June 1873 St. Alexandre, Iberville
>
> and
>
> Isaie Bessette married Sophie Gaboriau
> 07 February 1876 St. Alexandre, Iberville
>
> Joseph & Sophie Gaboriau were siblings of my 2nd great grandfather,
> Moise Gaboriau
>
> Philomene & Isaie Bessette were Frere Andre's first cousins.
>
> Anyone else?
>
> Lisa
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [mailto:quebec-research-
>> ] On Behalf Of Lynda McRae
>> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 2:09 PM
>> To: ;
>> Subject: Re: [Q-R] Saint Alfred Bessette
>>
>>
>> Hi Jackie
>>
>> My 4ggrandmother is Marie Louise Bessette, daughter of Charles and
>> Marie-Reine Blain. This couple married 1773-11-03 in Beloeil. Guess I
>> may be related somewhere down the line to Saint Andre... nice thought
>> :)
>>
>> > Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:55:33 -0700
>> > From:
>> > To:
>> > Subject: [Q-R] Saint Alfred Bessette
>> >
>> > I have been tracing the lineage of this Quebec Saint, and am happy to
>> find we share a few lines of descent. I found his life story in the
>> Catholic Knights magazine, and decided to trace his line just for the
>> fun of it.
>> >
>> > If anyone is interested, contact me. Most is in the PDRH.
>> >
>> > Heading for Las Vegas for some fun. Taking our son's family along,
>> including our eleven-year-old granddaughter. That means most of the
>> "action" will be things she can participate in.
>> >
>> > Truth is best.
>> >
>> > Jackie
>
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