Pierre Adolphe BESSETTE
NOTE: listed as the mother of 15 children, three living a the time of the 1900 census
He married Francoise Menard 10 Feb 1817 at St. Mathias, Richelieu, Rouville, Quebec, Canada . Francoise Menard was born at St. Mathias, Rouville, Quebec, Canada 15 Sep 1795 daughter of Barthelemy Menard and Marie Charlotte Alix Dumesnil .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Francoise Bessette
born 1 Feb 1818.
Pierre Bessette
born 21 Feb 1819.
Rosalie Bessette
born 8 Mar 1821.
Moise Bessette
born 16 Mar 1823.
Rosalie Bessette
born 10 Apr 1825.
Antoine Bessette
born 16 Mar 1827.
Marie Aurelie Elise Bessette
born 27 Apr 1829.
Olivier Bessette
born 5 Apr 1831.
Francois Xavier Bessette
born 14 Jul 1833.
Louis Emery Bessette
born 12 Sep 1835.
Marguerite Adeline Bessette
born 9 Aug 1838.
Marie Eustachium Bessette
born 7 May 1840.