Everett B. Besse, farmer, is a son of Jonathan Belden Besse, and a grandson of Jonathan Besse, of Wayne, who was born in 1775, the first male child born in Wayne. Jonathan B. was born October 15, 1820, and died March 5, 1892. He owned and operated a tannery in Albion many years, and in 1890 transferred it to Clinton, where his son, Frank L., now carries on the business. Everett B. married Jessie, daughter of Rufus Rowe, of Palermo, Me. Their children are Floyd Rowe and Carrol Everett. Mr. Besse resides on the old homestead. Alfred Bessey, born in 1816, is a son of Ephraim (1771-1833) and Rebecca (Manter) Bessey, and grandson of Jabez Bessey. His wife is Betsey, daughter of Jesse Handy. They had two sons : Alonzo D. and Ghoram L., both deceased. Edwin A. Bessey, born in Albion, is a grandson of Alfred and Betsey (Handy) Bessey. His mother was a daughter of Alfred and Betsey (Handy) Bessey. Edwin A. has always lived with the grandparents, and takes the name of Bessey. They live on the old homestead, where Ephraim Bessey settled and died, on what is known as Bessey ridge- Added by Mel Fletcher
Everett B. Besse, farmer, is a son of Jonathan Belden Besse, and a grandson of Jonathan Besse, of Wayne, who was born in 1775, the first male child born in Wayne. Jonathan B. was born October 15, 1820, and died March 5, 1892. He owned and operated a tannery in Albion many years, and in 1890 transferred it to Clinton, where his son, Frank L., now carries on the business. Everett B. married Jessie, daughter of Rufus Rowe, of Palermo, Me. Their children are Floyd Rowe and Carrol Everett. Mr. Besse resides on the old homestead. Alfred Bessey, born in 1816, is a son of Ephraim (1771-1833) and Rebecca (Manter) Bessey, and grandson of Jabez Bessey. His wife is Betsey, daughter of Jesse Handy. They had two sons : Alonzo D. and Ghoram L., both deceased. Edwin A. Bessey, born in Albion, is a grandson of Alfred and Betsey (Handy) Bessey. His mother was a daughter of Alfred and Betsey (Handy) Bessey. Edwin A. has always lived with the grandparents, and takes the name of Bessey. They live on the old homestead, where Ephraim Bessey settled and died, on what is known as Bessey ridge- Added by Mel Fletcher
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