Seventh Generation (Continued)
Seventh Generation (Continued)
2221. Bertha Maude Bezanson (Elijah6, Nancy Ann Hiltz5, Johannes Benjamin4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 6 Jul 1904 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.14 Bertha Maude was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 28 Aug 1904.14 Bertha Maude died in Kentville, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 13 Sep 1985; she was 81.14 Buried on 16 Sep 1985 in Forties Settlement (a.k.a. The Forties), Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.14
On 11 May 1927 Bertha Maude second married Ira Gordon Reeves (6738) , son of 3965. James Edward Reeves & 2323. Mary Ella (Eliza) Veinot, in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Born on 14 Nov 1904 in Forties Settlement (a.k.a. The Forties), Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8,14 Ira Gordon was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 17 Sep 1905.8,14 Ira Gordon died in Forties Settlement (a.k.a. The Forties), Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 10 Mar 1986; he was 81.14 Buried on 12 Mar 1986 in Forties Settlement (a.k.a. The Forties), Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.14 Occupation: Truckman.
They had the following children:
6497i.
Gordon Ira (1928-1987)
6498ii.
Annie Marie (1929-2009)
6499iii.
Joyce Marguerite (1931-1950)
6500iv.
Murray Allan (1934-2008)
2222. Grace Emeline Bezanson (Elijah6, Nancy Ann Hiltz5, Johannes Benjamin4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 14 Sep 1906 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.14 Grace Emeline was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 26 May 1907.14 Grace Emeline died in Berwick, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 29 Dec 1997; she was 91.43 Buried on 31 Dec 1997 in Steam Mill Village, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.43
On 7 Oct 1925 Grace Emeline married Stanley Benjamin Russell, son of Robert Thomas Russell & Mary Agnes DeAdder, in Kentville, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8,44 Born on 8 Aug 1905 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8,14 Stanley Benjamin was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 23 Jul 1911.14 Stanley Benjamin died in Forest Home, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 4 Aug 1997; he was 91.43 Buried on 7 Aug 1997 in Steam Mill Village, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.43 Occupation: Farmer.
They had the following children:
6501i.
Cecil Freeman (1926-2018)
6502ii.
Robert Elizah (1928-1977)
6503iii.
6504iv.
Stanley (1932-1932)
6505v.
6506vi.
6507vii.
6508viii.
6509ix.
2223. Edgar Elias Bezanson (Elijah6, Nancy Ann Hiltz5, Johannes Benjamin4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 23 Mar 1908 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8,14 Edgar Elias was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 21 Jun 1908.14 Edgar Elias died in Kentville, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 18 Feb 2006; he was 97.43 Buried on 22 Feb 2006 in Steam Mill Village, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.43
At a very young age, Edgar Bezanson started working in his father's cooper shop, making barrels which were then taken to Chester or Kentville, Nova Scotia by oxen to be sold. He held a variety of jobs including Acadia University, Wolfville, where he worked in the greenhouses. For many years, he worked in the woods and did trucking for various people throughout the area and for a brief time he was employed with the Ross Farm Museum in New Ross, Nova Scotia. After retiring, he enjoyed his gardens, yard sales, and making wooden handles and spoons.43
At a very young age, Edgar Bezanson started working in his father's cooper shop, making barrels which were then taken to Chester or Kentville, Nova Scotia by oxen to be sold. He held a variety of jobs including Acadia University, Wolfville, where he worked in the greenhouses. For many years, he worked in the woods and did trucking for various people throughout the area and for a brief time he was employed with the Ross Farm Museum in New Ross, Nova Scotia. After retiring, he enjoyed his gardens, yard sales, and making wooden handles and spoons.43
On 29 Dec 1930 Edgar Elias married Wilhelmina Annie Thelma Hiltz (6251) , daughter of 2130. James Levi Hiltz & Sarah Alma Daniels, in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.14 Born on 21 Apr 1913 in Forties Settlement (a.k.a. The Forties), Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Wilhelmina Annie Thelma died in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 24 Jan 1998; she was 84.43 Buried on 28 Jan 1998 in Steam Mill Village, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.43
They had the following children:
6510i.
6511ii.
Roy Franklin (1932-2010)
6512iii.
6513iv.
Lloyd Edgar (1935-2017)
6514v.
6515vi.
6516vii.
2224. Percy Oswald Bezanson (Elijah6, Nancy Ann Hiltz5, Johannes Benjamin4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1) 
. Born on 27 Sep 1910 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8,14 Percy Oswald was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 6 Nov 1910.14 Percy Oswald died in Bridgewater, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 27 Sep 2008; he was 98. Buried in Oct 2008 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Occupation: Farmer.
Percy Bezanson owned and operated his own trucking business in Aaldersville, Nova Scotia.
. Born on 27 Sep 1910 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8,14 Percy Oswald was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 6 Nov 1910.14 Percy Oswald died in Bridgewater, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 27 Sep 2008; he was 98. Buried in Oct 2008 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Occupation: Farmer.Percy Bezanson owned and operated his own trucking business in Aaldersville, Nova Scotia.
On 19 Jun 1935 Percy Oswald first married Flora Elizabeth Costley , daughter of Trueman Edwin Costley & Charlotte Ann Eisenhauer, in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Born on 8 Nov 1912 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8,14 Flora Elizabeth was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 20 Jul 1913.14 Flora Elizabeth died in Kentville, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 3 Jun 1977; she was 64. Buried on 7 Jun 1977 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
, daughter of Trueman Edwin Costley & Charlotte Ann Eisenhauer, in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Born on 8 Nov 1912 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8,14 Flora Elizabeth was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 20 Jul 1913.14 Flora Elizabeth died in Kentville, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 3 Jun 1977; she was 64. Buried on 7 Jun 1977 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.2225. Hilda Blanche Bezanson (Elijah6, Nancy Ann Hiltz5, Johannes Benjamin4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1). Born on 29 Oct 1912 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Hilda Blanche died in Kentville, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 9 Jan 2012; she was 99. Buried on 14 Jan 2012 in Canard, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Occupation: Anglican, Baptist, Baptist, Baptist.
On 3 Jun 1931 Hilda Blanche first married Avery Charles Bezanson (2254) , son of 562. John David Bezanson & 1032. Harriett Ann Gates, in Windsor, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Born on 13 Feb 1903 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Avery Charles died in Halifax, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 28 Aug 1961; he was 58.8 Occupation: Farmer.
Avery Bezanson died from injuries in a motor vehicle accident in the parking lot of a Sobey’s grocery store in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was crushed against a building by a truck and suffered a brain injury due to a fractured skull.8
Avery Bezanson died from injuries in a motor vehicle accident in the parking lot of a Sobey’s grocery store in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was crushed against a building by a truck and suffered a brain injury due to a fractured skull.8
They had the following children:
6521i.
6522ii.
6523iii.
6524iv.
6525v.
6526vi.
Abt 1990 Hilda Blanche second married Barrington Ivers in Port Williams, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Born on 6 Dec 1910 in Monmouth, Kennebec Co., Maine, U.S.A.66,53,52 Barrington died in Port Williams, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 19 Feb 1999; he was 88.53,52 Buried in Brewer, Penobscot Co., Maine, U.S.A. Occupation: , Baptist,.
2226. Gordon Elijah Bezanson (Elijah6, Nancy Ann Hiltz5, Johannes Benjamin4, Rebecca Magdalena Lantz3, Johann Heinrich2, Michael1) . Born on 29 Dec 1915 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Gordon Elijah was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 1 Jun 1916.8 Gordon Elijah died in Forest Home, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 23 Aug 1958; he was 42.8 Buried on 26 Aug 1958 in Berwick, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8
During the Second World War II, Gordon Bezanson enlisted in the Canadian Army and served five years with the Royal Canadian Engineers, three of which were spent overseas. When the war ended, he returned and was employed as a car salesman at New Minas, Nova Scotia and later at Kentville, Nova Scotia until ill health forced his retirement in 1955.43
Gordon Bezanson died by accidental drowning in the Avon River Canal at Forest Home, Kings County, Nova Scotia. He fell into the canal while trying to get water for the car.
. Born on 29 Dec 1915 in Aaldersville, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Gordon Elijah was baptized in New Ross, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 1 Jun 1916.8 Gordon Elijah died in Forest Home, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 23 Aug 1958; he was 42.8 Buried on 26 Aug 1958 in Berwick, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8During the Second World War II, Gordon Bezanson enlisted in the Canadian Army and served five years with the Royal Canadian Engineers, three of which were spent overseas. When the war ended, he returned and was employed as a car salesman at New Minas, Nova Scotia and later at Kentville, Nova Scotia until ill health forced his retirement in 1955.43
Gordon Bezanson died by accidental drowning in the Avon River Canal at Forest Home, Kings County, Nova Scotia. He fell into the canal while trying to get water for the car.
On 23 May 1946 Gordon Elijah married Edith Blanche Congdon in Berwick, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Born on 25 Aug 1915 in Grafton, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.8 Edith Blanche died in Wolfville, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 8 Oct 1998; she was 83.
They had the following children:
6527i.
6528ii.
Eugene Kempton (1948-2018)
6529iii.
6530iv.
6531v.
6532vi.