William Henry Bessac MD was b. at Coxsactio, NY on Jan. 6, 1809. He married on Feb. 25, 1834 to Mary Jane Whaley of Lochport, NY. William died at Manchester, MI Jan. 17, 1885.
William graduated from Woodstock Medical College in 1835. Then he lived at Middleport, NY, then moved to Albion, NY, where they lived 2 years.
In 1838 they emigrated to Michigan, first to Lima Center near Chelsea. Lima Center had been surveyed for the Michigan Central Railroad. When the railroad changed its plans, Bessac moved his family 12 miles away to Manchester and stayed there the rest of his life.
His wife Mary Jane died June 8, 1854. William married Wife #2, Cedelia Torrey of Sharon, Mich. (probably Sharon Township). William and Cedelia had one daughter. Cedelia died in Feb. 1877. Source: genealogy of Bessac family in Milan public library
William Henry Bessac, M.D. had 7 children, 6 by his first wife and 1 by his second wife.
(1) Lewis, born in Middleport, NY Nov. 17, 1834; in 1853, he went to California with some friends and stayed, settling in Butte County, CA; he died there Oct. 3, 1880.
(2) Philena Ann, b. in Albion, NY Nov. 8, 1836. She married Charles Rowe of Sharon (township) Michigan Nov. 26, 1861 and died in CA May 30, 1915.
(3) Frances Adelaide, born at Lima Center Jan. 6, 1839. Married Oscarr Davis May 5, 1857.
(4) Marie Antoinette Bessac, b. May 3, 1841 at Manchester; married Charles M. W. Earle of Marquette, Mich. in 1870; died July 13, 1884 at Manchester.
(5) Emma Alice Bessac, born at Manchester March 28, 1843; married Milo Rowe of Sharon (township) Oct. 13, 1874.
(6) Henry Bertrand Bessac, b. May 23, 1845, see separate listing.
(7) Mary “Matie” Bessac, b. May 12, 1856 at Manchester, daughter of William and second wife Cedelia. Matie was married to George Haeussler of Manchester and lived in the Bessac homestead.
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William graduated from Woodstock Medical College in 1835. Then he lived at Middleport, NY, then moved to Albion, NY, where they lived 2 years.
In 1838 they emigrated to Michigan, first to Lima Center near Chelsea. Lima Center had been surveyed for the Michigan Central Railroad. When the railroad changed its plans, Bessac moved his family 12 miles away to Manchester and stayed there the rest of his life.
His wife Mary Jane died June 8, 1854. William married Wife #2, Cedelia Torrey of Sharon, Mich. (probably Sharon Township). William and Cedelia had one daughter. Cedelia died in Feb. 1877. Source: genealogy of Bessac family in Milan public library
William Henry Bessac, M.D. had 7 children, 6 by his first wife and 1 by his second wife.
(1) Lewis, born in Middleport, NY Nov. 17, 1834; in 1853, he went to California with some friends and stayed, settling in Butte County, CA; he died there Oct. 3, 1880.
(2) Philena Ann, b. in Albion, NY Nov. 8, 1836. She married Charles Rowe of Sharon (township) Michigan Nov. 26, 1861 and died in CA May 30, 1915.
(3) Frances Adelaide, born at Lima Center Jan. 6, 1839. Married Oscarr Davis May 5, 1857.
(4) Marie Antoinette Bessac, b. May 3, 1841 at Manchester; married Charles M. W. Earle of Marquette, Mich. in 1870; died July 13, 1884 at Manchester.
(5) Emma Alice Bessac, born at Manchester March 28, 1843; married Milo Rowe of Sharon (township) Oct. 13, 1874.
(6) Henry Bertrand Bessac, b. May 23, 1845, see separate listing.
(7) Mary “Matie” Bessac, b. May 12, 1856 at Manchester, daughter of William and second wife Cedelia. Matie was married to George Haeussler of Manchester and lived in the Bessac homestead.
http://www.marthachurchill.com/mi-hist-LN-b.htm
William Henry Bessac MD was b. at Coxsactio, NY on Jan. 6, 1809. He married on Feb. 25, 1834 to Mary Jane Whaley of Lochport, NY. William died at Manchester, MI Jan. 17, 1885.
William graduated from Woodstock Medical College in 1835. Then he lived at Middleport, NY, then moved to Albion, NY, where they lived 2 years.
In 1838 they emigrated to Michigan, first to Lima Center near Chelsea. Lima Center had been surveyed for the Michigan Central Railroad. When the railroad changed its plans, Bessac moved his family 12 miles away to Manchester and stayed there the rest of his life.
His wife Mary Jane died June 8, 1854. William married Wife #2, Cedelia Torrey of Sharon, Mich. (probably Sharon Township). William and Cedelia had one daughter. Cedelia died in Feb. 1877. Source: genealogy of Bessac family in Milan public library
William Henry Bessac, M.D. had 7 children, 6 by his first wife and 1 by his second wife.
(1) Lewis, born in Middleport, NY Nov. 17, 1834; in 1853, he went to California with some friends and stayed, settling in Butte County, CA; he died there Oct. 3, 1880.
(2) Philena Ann, b. in Albion, NY Nov. 8, 1836. She married Charles Rowe of Sharon (township) Michigan Nov. 26, 1861 and died in CA May 30, 1915.
(3) Frances Adelaide, born at Lima Center Jan. 6, 1839. Married Oscarr Davis May 5, 1857.
(4) Marie Antoinette Bessac, b. May 3, 1841 at Manchester; married Charles M. W. Earle of Marquette, Mich. in 1870; died July 13, 1884 at Manchester.
(5) Emma Alice Bessac, born at Manchester March 28, 1843; married Milo Rowe of Sharon (township) Oct. 13, 1874.
(6) Henry Bertrand Bessac, b. May 23, 1845, see separate listing.
(7) Mary “Matie” Bessac, b. May 12, 1856 at Manchester, daughter of William and second wife Cedelia. Matie was married to George Haeussler of Manchester and lived in the Bessac homestead.
http://www.marthachurchill.com/mi-hist-LN-b.htm
William graduated from Woodstock Medical College in 1835. Then he lived at Middleport, NY, then moved to Albion, NY, where they lived 2 years.
In 1838 they emigrated to Michigan, first to Lima Center near Chelsea. Lima Center had been surveyed for the Michigan Central Railroad. When the railroad changed its plans, Bessac moved his family 12 miles away to Manchester and stayed there the rest of his life.
His wife Mary Jane died June 8, 1854. William married Wife #2, Cedelia Torrey of Sharon, Mich. (probably Sharon Township). William and Cedelia had one daughter. Cedelia died in Feb. 1877. Source: genealogy of Bessac family in Milan public library
William Henry Bessac, M.D. had 7 children, 6 by his first wife and 1 by his second wife.
(1) Lewis, born in Middleport, NY Nov. 17, 1834; in 1853, he went to California with some friends and stayed, settling in Butte County, CA; he died there Oct. 3, 1880.
(2) Philena Ann, b. in Albion, NY Nov. 8, 1836. She married Charles Rowe of Sharon (township) Michigan Nov. 26, 1861 and died in CA May 30, 1915.
(3) Frances Adelaide, born at Lima Center Jan. 6, 1839. Married Oscarr Davis May 5, 1857.
(4) Marie Antoinette Bessac, b. May 3, 1841 at Manchester; married Charles M. W. Earle of Marquette, Mich. in 1870; died July 13, 1884 at Manchester.
(5) Emma Alice Bessac, born at Manchester March 28, 1843; married Milo Rowe of Sharon (township) Oct. 13, 1874.
(6) Henry Bertrand Bessac, b. May 23, 1845, see separate listing.
(7) Mary “Matie” Bessac, b. May 12, 1856 at Manchester, daughter of William and second wife Cedelia. Matie was married to George Haeussler of Manchester and lived in the Bessac homestead.
http://www.marthachurchill.com/mi-hist-LN-b.htm
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