Josephine Bessette Genealogy: 73 obituaries, marriages, births, burials (1834-1937)

Josephine Bessette is documented in 73 historical records spanning 1834-1937 across 28 cities — including Iberville, Granby, Sainat-Alexandre, Saint-Luc, Bonsecours, Saint-Georges-de-Henryville, Saint-Alexandre, Montreal, Saint-Mathias-Sur-Richelieu, and Saint-Hyacinthe. Sources include 23 births, 7 baptism records, 15 censuses, 23 marriage records, and 5 burial records. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named Josephine Bessette through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with Josephine Bessette today.

Year	Type	Subject	Location	Source	Results
1834	Marriage	Joseph Tetreau & Josette Besset	Saint-Mathias-Sur-Richelieu, Qc	Vital records	1834 Marriage Joseph Tetreau & Josette Besset Saint-Mathias-Sur-Richelieu, Qc (Vital records)
1847	Baptism	Josephine Bessette	Iberville, QC	Vital records	1847 Baptism Josephine Bessette Iberville, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1852	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1852 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1854	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1854 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1856	Baptism	Henriette-Josephine Bessette	Bonsecours, QC	Vital records	1856 Baptism Henriette-Josephine Bessette Bonsecours, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1857	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1857 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1858	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1858 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1859	Marriage	Nazaire Hebert & Josephine Bessette	Iberville, Qc	Vital records	1859 Marriage Nazaire Hebert & Josephine Bessette Iberville, Qc (Vital records)
1861	Baptism	Josephine-Philomene Bessette	Granby, QC	Vital records	1861 Baptism Josephine-Philomene Bessette Granby, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1862	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1862 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1862	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1862 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1862	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1862 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1866	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1866 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1868	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1868 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1869	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1869 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1869	Burial	Josephine Bessette	Saint-Hyacinthe, QC	Vital records	1869 Burial Josephine Bessette Saint-Hyacinthe, QC (Vital records)
1871	Marriage	Philibert Ledoux & Josephine Bessette	Cohoes, Ny	Vital records	1871 Marriage Philibert Ledoux & Josephine Bessette Cohoes, Ny (Vital records)
abt. 1872	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1872 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1873	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1873 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1873	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1873 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1876	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1876 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1877	Marriage	Damase Saurette & Josephine Bessette	Richelieu, Qc	Vital records	1877 Marriage Damase Saurette & Josephine Bessette Richelieu, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1878	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1878 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1880	Baptism	Josephine Bessette		Vital records	1880 Baptism Josephine Bessette (Vital records)
abt. 1880	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1880 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1880	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1881	abt. 1880 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1880	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1880 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1880	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1880 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1881	Census	Josephine Bessette	Sainat-Alexandre, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Josephine Bessette Sainat-Alexandre, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Josephine Bessette	Saint-Luc, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Josephine Bessette Saint-Luc, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Josephine Bessette	Stanbridge, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Josephine Bessette Stanbridge, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Josephine Bessette	Sainat-Alexandre, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Josephine Bessette Sainat-Alexandre, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Josephine Bessette	Saint-Athanase, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Josephine Bessette Saint-Athanase, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Josephine Bessette	Sainat-Alexandre, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Josephine Bessette Sainat-Alexandre, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Josephine Bessette	Saint-Georges-de-Henryville, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Josephine Bessette Saint-Georges-de-Henryville, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Josephine Bessette	Saint-Georges-de-Henryville, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Josephine Bessette Saint-Georges-de-Henryville, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Josephine Bessette	Iberville, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1881	1881 Census Josephine Bessette Iberville, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1881 )
1883	Burial	Josephine-Adelina Bessette	Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, QC	Vital records	1883 Burial Josephine-Adelina Bessette Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1884	Birth	Mary-Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1884 Birth Mary-Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1886	Marriage	Joseph Guerin & Josephine Bessette	Sainte-Anne-De-La-Rochelle, Qc	Vital records	1886 Marriage Joseph Guerin & Josephine Bessette Sainte-Anne-De-La-Rochelle, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1887	Marriage	Narcisse St-Denis & Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1887 Marriage Narcisse St-Denis & Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1888	Birth	Marie-Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1891	abt. 1888 Birth Marie-Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1889	Baptism	Marie-Josephine Bessette	Granby, QC	Vital records	1889 Baptism Marie-Josephine Bessette Granby, QC (Vital records)
1889	Marriage	Napoleon Gosselin & Josephine Bessette	Saint-Alexandre, Qc	Vital records	1889 Marriage Napoleon Gosselin & Josephine Bessette Saint-Alexandre, Qc (Vital records)
abt. 1890	Birth	Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1890 Birth Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1891	Baptism	M. Anne-Josephine Bessette	Saint-Luc, QC	Vital records	1891 Baptism M. Anne-Josephine Bessette Saint-Luc, QC (Vital records)
1891	Census	Josephine Bessette	St-Jean (Town), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Josephine Bessette St-Jean (Town), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Marie-Josephine Bessette	St-Urbain-Premier, QC	Recensement du Canada, 1891	1891 Census Marie-Josephine Bessette St-Urbain-Premier, QC (Recensement du Canada, 1891)
abt. 1891	Marriage	Philippe Ledoue & Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1891 Marriage Philippe Ledoue & Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Vital records)
1893	Marriage	Napoleon Duhamel & Josephine Bessette	Holyoke, Ma	Vital records	1893 Marriage Napoleon Duhamel & Josephine Bessette Holyoke, Ma (Vital records)
abt. 1894	Marriage	Louis-Napoleon Archambault & Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1894 Marriage Louis-Napoleon Archambault & Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1894	Marriage	Damase Larose & Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1894 Marriage Damase Larose & Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Vital records)
1897	Marriage	Hercule Lanctot & M-Anne-Josephine Barrette	Montreal, Qc	Vital records	1897 Marriage Hercule Lanctot & M-Anne-Josephine Barrette Montreal, Qc (Vital records)
1899	Marriage	Adelard Huard & Josephine Bessette	Sainte-Anne-De-Sabrevois, Qc	Vital records	1899 Marriage Adelard Huard & Josephine Bessette Sainte-Anne-De-Sabrevois, Qc (Vital records)
1899	Marriage	Joseph-Arthur St-Germain & Josephine Bessette	Saint-Alexandre, Qc	Vital records	1899 Marriage Joseph-Arthur St-Germain & Josephine Bessette Saint-Alexandre, Qc (Vital records)
1900	Marriage	Eugene Goyette & Josephine-Emma Bessette	Sutton, Qc	Vital records	1900 Marriage Eugene Goyette & Josephine-Emma Bessette Sutton, Qc (Vital records)
1902	Baptism	Josephine-Irene Bessette	Saint-Luc, QC	Vital records	1902 Baptism Josephine-Irene Bessette Saint-Luc, QC (Vital records)
abt. 1904	Marriage	Louis Perreault & Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1904 Marriage Louis Perreault & Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1904	Marriage	Israel Perron & Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1904 Marriage Israel Perron & Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1905	Marriage	Charles Larocque & Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1905 Marriage Charles Larocque & Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Vital records)
1912	Marriage	Joseph-Walter Vanier & M. -Josephine-V Bessette	Saint-Isidore, Qc	Vital records	1912 Marriage Joseph-Walter Vanier & M. -Josephine-V Bessette Saint-Isidore, Qc (Vital records)
1912	Marriage	Pierre Jobin & Josephine Bessette	Granby, Qc	Vital records	1912 Marriage Pierre Jobin & Josephine Bessette Granby, Qc (Vital records)
1914	Marriage	Joseph Dion & Josephine Bessette	Fall river, Ma	Vital records	1914 Marriage Joseph Dion & Josephine Bessette Fall river, Ma (Vital records)
abt. 1921	Marriage	Cyrille Nolin & Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1921 Marriage Cyrille Nolin & Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Vital records)
abt. 1928	Birth	Yetta-Josephine Bessette	Undetermined location	Recensement du Canada, 1931	abt. 1928 Birth Yetta-Josephine Bessette Undetermined location (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1930	Burial	Josephine Bessette	Bonsecours, QC	Vital records	1930 Burial Josephine Bessette Bonsecours, QC (Vital records)
1931	Census	Josephine Bessette	Sainte-Catherine (Municipalite), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Josephine Bessette Sainte-Catherine (Municipalite), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Josephine Bessette	Saint-Gregoire le Grand (Paroisse), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Josephine Bessette Saint-Gregoire le Grand (Paroisse), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Yetta-Josephine Bessette	Territoire non-organise, C-B	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Yetta-Josephine Bessette Territoire non-organise, C-B (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Josephine Bessette	Magog (Ville), QC	Recensement du Canada, 1931	1931 Census Josephine Bessette Magog (Ville), QC (Recensement du Canada, 1931)
abt. 1931	Marriage	Adelard Domingue & Josee Bessette	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1931 Marriage Adelard Domingue & Josee Bessette Undetermined location (Vital records)
1932	Burial	Josephine Bessette	Lawrenceville, QC	Vital records	1932 Burial Josephine Bessette Lawrenceville, QC (Vital records)
1937	Burial	Josephine Bessette	Montreal, QC	Vital records	1937 Burial Josephine Bessette Montreal, QC (Vital records)

What are the most common first names in Bessette family?

The most popular first names associated with the Bessette surname.

Joseph	Marie	Pierre	Andre
Antoine	Charles	Louis	Marcel
Louise	Arthur	Claude	Therese
Roger	Lucien	Jean	Alfred
Claire	Cecile	Michel	Denise

The most popular first names associated with the Bessette surname.

Joseph	Marie
Pierre	Andre
Antoine	Charles
Louis	Marcel
Louise	Arthur
Claude	Therese
Roger	Lucien
Jean	Alfred
Claire	Cecile
Michel	Denise

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Bessette who bear each given name, based on the 6009 available.

Updated: 2025-05-20

Josephine Bessette: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

What are the most common first names in Bessette family?