William M. Besha

Cal 1862 - 1937  (~ 75 years)

• Name	William M. Besha  [1, 2]
  Born	Cal 1862	New York   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [5]
  	Role: Household Member
  Census	21 Jun 1875	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [6]
  	Role: Household Member
  Occupation	1890	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [7]
  	farmer
  Residence	1890	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [8]
  Census	1920	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [9]
  Name	William M.  [10]
  Name	William M. Bisha  [11]
  Reference Number	185
  _UID	3C3312B6576045F88513816C5F0C019BB7A1
  Died	1937  [12]
  Buried	1937	LeRay, Jefferson, New York   [13]
  	Address: n/a
  Person ID	I185	Paul's Genealogy Tree
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Joseph Victor Bichet,   b. 7 Jun 1815, Ronchamp, Haute-Saone, Franche-Comte, France ,   d. 24 Nov 1883, LeRay, Jefferson, New York  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Almira Sixbury,   b. 16 Mar 1817, LeRay, Jefferson, New York ,   d. 9 Mar 1906, LeRay, Jefferson, New York  (Age 88 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1841  [14, 15, 16]
  Children	11 children
  1. Louis J. Besha,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Victorine Besha,   b. 1842, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. Croghan, New York   3. Sarah Jane Besha,   b. 1844, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. Evans Mills, Jefferson, New York   4. Melinda M. Besha,   b. 3 Jan 1846, Jefferson County, New York ,   d. 17 Nov 1920, Jefferson County, New York  (Age 74 years)   5. Joseph L. Besha,   b. 1848, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. Detroit,   6. Charles Edward Besha,   b. 17 Jul 1850, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York ,   d. 11 Aug 1918, Carthage, Jefferson County, New York  (Age 68 years)   7. Ferdinand A. Besha,   b. 4 Oct 1852, LeRay, Jefferson, New York ,   d. 25 Feb 1933, Carthage, Jefferson County, New York  (Age 80 years)   8. Annette J. Besha,   b. Nov 1854, Jefferson County, New York, USA ,   d. 1934  (Age ~ 79 years)   9. Peter Joseph Bichet,   b. Cal 1857, Jefferson County, New York ,   d. 3 Aug 1893, Detroit, Michigan  (Age ~ 36 years)   10. George A. Besha,   b. 7 May 1859, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York ,   d. 1941, Jefferson, Colorado  (Age 81 years)   11. William M. Besha,   b. Cal 1862, New York ,   d. 1937  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Cal 1862 - New York Census - 1870 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Census - 21 Jun 1875 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Occupation - farmer - 1890 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Residence - 1890 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Census - 1920 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Buried - Address: n/a - 1937 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		"Grandpa, Uncle Will, Aunt Net, Mamma" Handwriting at bottom of photo reads: "Grandpa, Uncle Will, Aunt Net, Mamma" Grandpa=Ferdinand Besha (seated left) Uncle Will=William Besha (standing right) Aunt Net= Julia Annette Besha (standing left) Mamma=Mary Lillian Besha (seated right) See photo 2 for back side of photo.
  		Back side of photo 1 The back side of the first photo in this picture gallery reads "Uncle Will, Aunt Nettie, Gramp Besha, Mother"

  
  

• Notes

  This brother relationship is only a guess, but it seems a good one. The 1910 Census for Jefferson County, Town of LeRay shows a William Besha (age 48 ) and a Annette Besha (age 54) (sister) living on Gardner Road occupied homestead ------------- 1930 Census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7ZG-JH2 ----------- [17, 18]

  
  

• Sources

  [S433] The Journal and Republican, R.A. Van Namee, Local Editor, (M. A. Phillips, Publisher Lowville, N.Y.), March 2, 1933, pg. 7, col. 2 (Reliability: 3), 5 Apr 2006. FERDINAND BESHA Expires at the Afe of 80 Years at His Farm Home on the Pleasant Lake Road. Ferdinand Besha, 80, died suddenly Saturday morning at his farm home on the Pleasant Lake road, four miles from Carthage. Death was due to heart disease. Mr. Besha was born Oct. 4, 1852, in the town of Leray, a son of Joseph and Elmira Sixbury Besha. He had always been a farmer and for the past 24 years had resided on the farm where he died. He was a communicant of the Evans Mills Catholic Church and also was a member of the Champion Grange. Mr. Besha leaves a brother, William; sister, Miss Nettie Besha; a daughter, Mrs. Fraley, and three grandchildren, Mrs. Walter Webert, Miss Marion Fraley and Robert Fraley, all of Evans Mills. The funeral was held Tuesday morning from the Evans Mills Catholic Church, Rev. J. A. O'Brien officiating. Interment in Evans Mills cemetery. The Journal And Republican [S17] Child's Gazetteer, Town of LeRay, Hamilton Child, (Syracuse Journal Co., Syracuse, New York, 1890. Portions of this journal excerpted by volunteers (directed by Shirley Farone) and posted to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/childler.htm) (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2004. Joseph V. Bisha came from France to his country in 1828, at that time being 13 years of age. In 1841 he married Almira, daughter of Robert Sixbury, and followed the occupation of farming on road 8, where they remained 16 years. They then removed to Pleasant Valley, in the town of Cape Vincent, remaining there five years, when they returned to this town and purchased a farm on road 35. During the next 19 years they resided in several different places, finally returing to the farm on road 35, where Mr. Bisha died November 24, 1883. Their children were Mary V., Sarah J., Malinda, Louis J., Charles E., Ferdinand A., Julia A., Peter J., George A., and William M. The latter resides with his mother on the old homestead. John Sixbury 1855 State Census - Jefferson County NY Ella J. Fraley [S1152] 1910 Census - Jefferson County, New York, New York, Jefferson, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2014), T624, roll 954, Le Ray, enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 6A, dwelling 149, family 156, William Besha, accessed Apr 25, 2016 (Reliability: 3), 25 Apr 2016. Name: Isaac Sixbury Year: 1860; Census Place: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 321; Image: 324. Isaac Sixbury family (cont.) Misc. newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center William Besha and Annette Besha, LeRay, Jefferson County, NY William Besha and Annette Besha, LeRay, Jefferson County, NY Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M59R-KNC [S197] Cemetery Inscriptions, LeRay, A - B, A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/barcar.htm) (Reliability: 3), 25 Nov 2004. NAME EPITAPH CEMETERY BESHA,WILLIAM M. SN JOSEPH 1861-1937 ST.MARYS Misc. newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center [S661] 1870 Census - Jefferson County, New York, New York, Jefferson, (http://www.familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), M593, roll GS Film number 000552444, LeRay, p. 42 (handwritten), dwelling 350, family 359, Joseph B. Bisha, accessed Jan 28, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 28 Jan 2017. Name: Joseph B. Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1870 Joseph B. Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1870 Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8N4-QBF [S764] 1875 New York State Census Jefferson County NY, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. FamilySearch.org. \i FamilySearch.org\i0 . http://FamilySearch.org : 2012), Le Ray, p. 18, dwelling 181, family 200, line 23, Joseph V. Bichet; (http://FamilySearch.org : accessed Aug 3, 2016); citing citing p. 18, line 23, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 895,250. (Reliability: 3), 3 Aug 2016. Name: HenryHuberPensionPg1.jpg HenryHuberPensionPg2.jpg HenryHuberPensionPg3.jpg HenryHuberPensionPg4.jpg HenryHuberPensionPg5.jpg HenryHuberPensionPg6.jpg HenryHuberPensionPg7.jpg HenryHuberPensionPg8.jpg HenryHuberPensionPg9.jpg HenryHuberPensionPg10.jpg Joseph Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1850 Joseph Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1850 Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYK-LQ7 Joseph V. Bichet and family, 1875 census, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York Joseph V. Bichet and family, 1875 census, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNKC-RRJ [S33] Child's Business Directory of Jefferson County, Hamilton Child, (Hamilton Child, 1890), TOWN OF LE RAY NAME POST OFFICE RD. No. OCCUPATION NUMBER OF ACRES OWNED BISHA, WILLIAM M., (Evans Mills) r 35, 5 cows, farmer, leases of Charles 71. (Reliability: 3). [S17] Child's Gazetteer, Town of LeRay, Hamilton Child, (Syracuse Journal Co., Syracuse, New York, 1890. Portions of this journal excerpted by volunteers (directed by Shirley Farone) and posted to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/childler.htm) (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2004. Joseph V. Bisha came from France to his country in 1828, at that time being 13 years of age. In 1841 he married Almira, daughter of Robert Sixbury, and followed the occupation of farming on road 8, where they remained 16 years. They then removed to Pleasant Valley, in the town of Cape Vincent, remaining there five years, when they returned to this town and purchased a farm on road 35. During the next 19 years they resided in several different places, finally returing to the farm on road 35, where Mr. Bisha died November 24, 1883. Their children were Mary V., Sarah J., Malinda, Louis J., Charles E., Ferdinand A., Julia A., Peter J., George A., and William M. The latter resides with his mother on the old homestead. Isaac Sixbury Year: 1860; Census Place: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 321; Image: 324. Ella J. Fraley [S703] US Census 1920, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1920 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.), NARA Roll: T625_1116; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 676. (Reliability: 3), 17 May 2006. Street address: Broadlow Road House no.: 57 Family number: 59 Name: Besha, William Relationship to head: Head Home owned or rented: o Owned free or mortgaged: m Sex: m Color: w Age: 58 Place of birth: NY Mother tounge: English Father's birth: France Mother tounge: French Mother's birth: NY Mother tounge: Trade or profession: farmer Type of business: General farming Employer, employee or own account: o.a. Name: Besha, Nettie Relationship to head: Sister Home owned or rented: Owned free or mortgaged: Sex: f Color: w Age: 65 Place of birth: NY Mother tounge: English Father's birth: France Mother tounge: French Mother's birth: NY Mother tounge: Trade or profession: none Type of business: Employer, employee or own account: Street address: Bidlow Road House no.: 59 Family number: 61 Name: Biche, Peter Relationship to head: Head Home owned or rented: o Owned free or mortgaged: m Sex: m Color: w Age: 68 Place of birth: NY Mother tounge: English Father's birth: France Mother tounge: French Mother's birth: France Mother tounge: French Trade or profession: farmer Type of business: General farming Employer, employee or own account: o.a. Name: Biche, Ellen Relationship to head: Wife Home owned or rented: Owned free or mortgaged: Sex: f Color: w Age: 57 Place of birth: NY Mother tounge: English Father's birth: Ireland Mother tounge: Irish Mother's birth: Ireland Mother tounge: Irish Trade or profession: none Type of business: Employer, employee or own account: Name: Biche, Floyd Relationship to head: son Home owned or rented: Owned free or mortgaged: Sex: m Color: w Age: 15 Place of birth: NY Mother tounge: English Father's birth: New York Mother tounge: Mother's birth: New York Mother tounge: Trade or profession: none Type of business: Employer, employee or own account: Ella J. Fraley William Besha US Census 1920, LeRay, Jefferson County, NY [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 10 (Reliability: 3). Isaac Sixbury Year: 1860; Census Place: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 321; Image: 324. Isaac Sixbury family (cont.) Peter Fraley [S33] Child's Business Directory of Jefferson County, Hamilton Child, (Hamilton Child, 1890), TOWN OF LE RAY NAME POST OFFICE RD. No. OCCUPATION NUMBER OF ACRES OWNED BISHA, WILLIAM M., (Evans Mills) r 35, 5 cows, farmer, leases of Charles 71. (Reliability: 3). Isaac Sixbury Year: 1860; Census Place: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 321; Image: 324. Misc. newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center [S197] Cemetery Inscriptions, LeRay, A - B, A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/barcar.htm) (Reliability: 3), 25 Nov 2004. NAME EPITAPH CEMETERY BESHA,WILLIAM M. SN JOSEPH 1861-1937 ST.MARYS Misc. newspaper clippings - Lyme Heritage Center [S197] Cemetery Inscriptions, LeRay, A - B, A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/barcar.htm) (Reliability: 3), 25 Nov 2004. NAME EPITAPH CEMETERY BESHA,WILLIAM M. SN JOSEPH 1861-1937 ST.MARYS [S17] Child's Gazetteer, Town of LeRay, Hamilton Child, (Syracuse Journal Co., Syracuse, New York, 1890. Portions of this journal excerpted by volunteers (directed by Shirley Farone) and posted to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/childler.htm) (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2004. Joseph V. Bisha came from France to his country in 1828, at that time being 13 years of age. In 1841 he married Almira, daughter of Robert Sixbury, and followed the occupation of farming on road 8, where they remained 16 years. They then removed to Pleasant Valley, in the town of Cape Vincent, remaining there five years, when they returned to this town and purchased a farm on road 35. During the next 19 years they resided in several different places, finally returing to the farm on road 35, where Mr. Bisha died November 24, 1883. Their children were Mary V., Sarah J., Malinda, Louis J., Charles E., Ferdinand A., Julia A., Peter J., George A., and William M. The latter resides with his mother on the old homestead. 1855 Census, Jefferson County, New York Jacob Fraley and Catherine Slick, and children, and Jacob Slick (Catherine Slick's father) Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25847-10890-20 Jacob Fraley & family, 1855 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Jacob Fraley & family, 1855 census, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25847-10890-20 [S2] Obituary for Robert Sixberry - 1873, (The Watertown Post, October 1873, Watertown, New York), "Almira married Joseph Bishit and lives near LaFargeville." (Reliability: 3). Jacob Fraley 1855 New York State Census Town of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County Pages 13 14 15 <../1855_new_york_state_census_index.htm> Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~aliecor/1855_NYS_census/1855_CA/pg_13_ca_55.htm [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 10- (date) (Reliability: 3). [S1152] 1910 Census - Jefferson County, New York, New York, Jefferson, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2014), T624, roll 954, Le Ray, enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 6A, dwelling 149, family 156, William Besha, accessed Apr 25, 2016 (Reliability: 3), 25 Apr 2016. Name: John Sixbury 1855 State Census - Jefferson County NY William Besha and Annette Besha, LeRay, Jefferson County, NY William Besha and Annette Besha, LeRay, Jefferson County, NY Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M59R-KNC [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 10 (Reliability: 3). Isaac Sixbury Year: 1860; Census Place: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 321; Image: 324. Isaac Sixbury family (cont.) Ella J. Fraley