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Herman J. Besha

Male 1886 - 1948  (62 years)


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  • Name Herman J. Besha  [1, 2] 
    Born 1886  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Herman Besha  [4] 
    Residence 18 Sep 1919  Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    _PPEXCLUDE k 
    _UID 483022C814BE4917935B61649021AB9D40FC 
    Died 21 Mar 1948  [6] 
    Person ID I1009  Paul's Genealogy Tree
    Last Modified 9 May 2016 

    Father Joseph J. Besha,   b. 1841, LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1925, Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Rosalie S. Simonett,   b. 1849,   d. 11 Sep 1919, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married Feb 1870  [7, 8, 9] 
    Children 5 children 
    Family ID F243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Married 29 Dec 1913  Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Last Modified 9 May 2016 
    Family ID F10748  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Dec 1913 - Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 18 Sep 1919 - Brownville, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S431] Watertown Daily Times, (Watertown, N.Y.), Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1950, page Three (Reliability: 3), 29 Jul 2007.
      Arthur R. Besha Expires, Aged 76

      Former New York Air Brake Employee - Funeral Will Be Thursday.

      Arthur R. Besha, 76, former New York Air Brake company employee and one-time builder and contractor, died suddenly this morning at 6:10 of a coronary throbosis at his home, Paddy Hill, Brownville.
      Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 from the home and at 9:30 in the Church of Immaculate Conception at Brownville. The celebrant of the solemn high mass of requiem will be Mr. Besha's brother-in-law, Rev. Albert J. Farrell, pastor of the Holy Family church. Burial will be made in Glenwood Cemetery.
      The body will be returned to the family home late this afternoon from the Simpson Funeral home.
      Surviving Mr. Besha are his wife, Mrs. Anna Amelia Farrell Besha, sister of Rev. Albert J. Farrell; six children, Harold J. Besha, 515 South Massey Street, assistant civil engineer of the New York State Department of Public Works, Bernard M. Besha, Syracuse, supervising accountant for the New York Telephone company, and Mrs. Joseph J. (Ella Mary) DeRosier, 213 Eastern Boulevard, all born of his first marriage, Francis R. Besha, Arlington, Va., chief draftsman for patent attorneys in Washington, D.C., Leon A. Besha, Ithica, a supervisor for the New York Telephone company, and Mrs. James E. (Agnes Marion) King, Leray street road, and nine grandchildren.
      A brother, Herman J. Besha of this city, died here March 21, 1948.
      Mr. Besha appeared to be in his usual good health until about 4 Monday afternoon when he complained of a pain in his chest after returning from a trip to a neighborhood store. A doctor was summoned to attend him. However he failed steadily until his death this morning.
      He was born in the town of Leray, near Evans Mills, Nov. 2, 1873, a son of the late Joseph and Rosalie Simmonet Besha. He attended school at Evans MIlls and subsequently attended the old St. Joseph's academy of this city.
      The early part of his life was spent on a farm near Evans Mills and at an early age he became an apprentice barn framer, erecting about 40 barns about Jefferson County.
      Mr. Besha married twice. About 1900 he married Miss Kate M. Farrell, daughter of the late Michael and Ellen Farmer Farrell of East Hounsfield. After the marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Besha lived in Watertown and then at East Hounsfield, where she died about 1908.
      About 1910 Mr. Besha married Miss Anna Amelia Farrell, East Hounsfield, a younger sisterof his first wife, in this city. About 40 years ago he built a home at Paddy Hill and they had since resided there.
      During World War I Mr. Besha was employed as superintendent of general maintenance at the New York Air Brake company plant. Later, he entered the building and contracting business and he built a number of houses and industrial structures in Watertown or vicinity.
      Mr. Besha returned to the emply of the Air Brake company during World War II and served as a pattern maker. He retired from te service of the company in 1945.
      He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and of the Altar and Rosary society.
      Report of the Secretary of the Senate, pp. 32, 41      		 Report of the Secretary of the Senate, pp. 32, 41
      Journal and Republican      		 Journal and Republican
      Watertown Daily Times      		 Watertown Daily Times


    2. [S782] Watertown Daily Times, New York. Watertown., "MARRIED," December 29, 1913, col. 3; digital images, \i Old Fulton New York Post Cards\i0 (Reliability: 3), 9 May 2016.
      MARRIED

      BESHA-FITZPATRICK - In this city, Dec. 29, 1913, by Rev. Father M. R. Burns, Herman J. Besha of New York and Miss Florence F. Fitzpatrick of 329 South Hamilton street, Watertown.
      Marriage announcement of Herman J. Besha and Florence F. Fitzpatrick      		 Marriage announcement of Herman J. Besha and Florence F. Fitzpatrick
      Marriage announcement of Herman J. Besha and Florence F. Fitzpatrick
      Source: http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
      John McKenny      		 John McKenny
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York      		 Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11823-33029-70?cc=1325221
      and
      https://archive.org/stream/12thcensusofpopu1069unit#page/n731/mode/1up
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York      		 Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11823-33029-70?cc=1325221
      and
      https://archive.org/stream/12thcensusofpopu1069unit#page/n731/mode/1up


    3. [S1358] New York Marriages, Find My Past, ((http://findmypast.com : 2016)), accessed May 9, 2016), Entry for Herman J. Besha; database. (Reliability: 3), 9 May 2016.
      First Name(s): Herman J.
      Last Name: Besha
      Event Year: 1913
      Birth Year: 1886
      Spouse's First Name(s): Florence Frances
      County: Jefferson
      Norman E. Kavanaugh, Draft registration card      		 Norman E. Kavanaugh, Draft registration card
      Norman E. Kavanaugh, Draft registration card, 11 Sep 1918
      Louis V. Bisha, 1892 New York State census, Croghan, Lewis County, NY      		 Louis V. Bisha, 1892 New York State census, Croghan, Lewis County, NY
      Louis V. Bisha, 1892 New York State census, Croghan, Lewis County, NY
      Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159385-29591-0?cc=1529100


    4. [S433] The Journal and Republican, R.A. Van Namee, Local Editor, (M. A. Phillips, Publisher Lowville, N.Y.), Thursday, Sept. 18, 1919, page ?, col. 3 (Reliability: 3), 8 Apr 2006.
      Mrs. Joseph J. Besha.

      Mrs. Joseph J. Besha, aged 70, died last Thursday evening at her home in Evans Mills. She was born in the town of Orleans, a daughter of Marcel and Adele Kepler Simonett, and for the last forty years had been a resident of Evans MIlls and vicinity. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Besha was to have been celebrated next February.
      There survive besides her husband, two sons, Arthur Besha and Herman Besha, both of Brownville; two daughters, Mrs. Morris Grantland, of Evans MIlls, and Miss Blanch Besha, of Ogdensburg; and three brothers, Joseph Simonett, of Evans Mills, Augustus Simonett, of Croghan, and Eugene Simonett, of Spragueville.
      Norman E. Kavanaugh, Draft registration card      		 Norman E. Kavanaugh, Draft registration card
      Norman E. Kavanaugh, Draft registration card, 11 Sep 1918
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York      		 Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11823-33029-70?cc=1325221
      and
      https://archive.org/stream/12thcensusofpopu1069unit#page/n731/mode/1up
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York      		 Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11823-33029-70?cc=1325221
      and
      https://archive.org/stream/12thcensusofpopu1069unit#page/n731/mode/1up
      Journal and Republican      		 Journal and Republican


    5. [S433] The Journal and Republican, R.A. Van Namee, Local Editor, (M. A. Phillips, Publisher Lowville, N.Y.), Thursday, Sept. 18, 1919, page ?, col. 3 (Reliability: 3), 8 Apr 2006.
      Mrs. Joseph J. Besha.

      Mrs. Joseph J. Besha, aged 70, died last Thursday evening at her home in Evans Mills. She was born in the town of Orleans, a daughter of Marcel and Adele Kepler Simonett, and for the last forty years had been a resident of Evans MIlls and vicinity. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Besha was to have been celebrated next February.
      There survive besides her husband, two sons, Arthur Besha and Herman Besha, both of Brownville; two daughters, Mrs. Morris Grantland, of Evans MIlls, and Miss Blanch Besha, of Ogdensburg; and three brothers, Joseph Simonett, of Evans Mills, Augustus Simonett, of Croghan, and Eugene Simonett, of Spragueville.
      Report of the Secretary of the Senate, pp. 32, 41      		 Official Register of the United States, page 29
      Journal and Republican      		 Journal and Republican
      Journal and Republican      		 Journal and Republican


    6. [S431] Watertown Daily Times, (Watertown, N.Y.), Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1950, page Three (Reliability: 3), 29 Jul 2007.
      Arthur R. Besha Expires, Aged 76

      Former New York Air Brake Employee - Funeral Will Be Thursday.

      Arthur R. Besha, 76, former New York Air Brake company employee and one-time builder and contractor, died suddenly this morning at 6:10 of a coronary throbosis at his home, Paddy Hill, Brownville.
      Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 from the home and at 9:30 in the Church of Immaculate Conception at Brownville. The celebrant of the solemn high mass of requiem will be Mr. Besha's brother-in-law, Rev. Albert J. Farrell, pastor of the Holy Family church. Burial will be made in Glenwood Cemetery.
      The body will be returned to the family home late this afternoon from the Simpson Funeral home.
      Surviving Mr. Besha are his wife, Mrs. Anna Amelia Farrell Besha, sister of Rev. Albert J. Farrell; six children, Harold J. Besha, 515 South Massey Street, assistant civil engineer of the New York State Department of Public Works, Bernard M. Besha, Syracuse, supervising accountant for the New York Telephone company, and Mrs. Joseph J. (Ella Mary) DeRosier, 213 Eastern Boulevard, all born of his first marriage, Francis R. Besha, Arlington, Va., chief draftsman for patent attorneys in Washington, D.C., Leon A. Besha, Ithica, a supervisor for the New York Telephone company, and Mrs. James E. (Agnes Marion) King, Leray street road, and nine grandchildren.
      A brother, Herman J. Besha of this city, died here March 21, 1948.
      Mr. Besha appeared to be in his usual good health until about 4 Monday afternoon when he complained of a pain in his chest after returning from a trip to a neighborhood store. A doctor was summoned to attend him. However he failed steadily until his death this morning.
      He was born in the town of Leray, near Evans Mills, Nov. 2, 1873, a son of the late Joseph and Rosalie Simmonet Besha. He attended school at Evans MIlls and subsequently attended the old St. Joseph's academy of this city.
      The early part of his life was spent on a farm near Evans Mills and at an early age he became an apprentice barn framer, erecting about 40 barns about Jefferson County.
      Mr. Besha married twice. About 1900 he married Miss Kate M. Farrell, daughter of the late Michael and Ellen Farmer Farrell of East Hounsfield. After the marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Besha lived in Watertown and then at East Hounsfield, where she died about 1908.
      About 1910 Mr. Besha married Miss Anna Amelia Farrell, East Hounsfield, a younger sisterof his first wife, in this city. About 40 years ago he built a home at Paddy Hill and they had since resided there.
      During World War I Mr. Besha was employed as superintendent of general maintenance at the New York Air Brake company plant. Later, he entered the building and contracting business and he built a number of houses and industrial structures in Watertown or vicinity.
      Mr. Besha returned to the emply of the Air Brake company during World War II and served as a pattern maker. He retired from te service of the company in 1945.
      He was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and of the Altar and Rosary society.
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York      		 Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11823-33029-70?cc=1325221
      and
      https://archive.org/stream/12thcensusofpopu1069unit#page/n731/mode/1up
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York      		 Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Louis V. Bisha, 1900 census, Croghan, Lewis County, New York
      Image source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11823-33029-70?cc=1325221
      and
      https://archive.org/stream/12thcensusofpopu1069unit#page/n731/mode/1up
      Watertown Daily Times      		 Watertown Daily Times


    7. [S433] The Journal and Republican, R.A. Van Namee, Local Editor, (M. A. Phillips, Publisher Lowville, N.Y.), Thursday, Sept. 18, 1919, page ?, col. 3 (Reliability: 3), 8 Apr 2006.
      Mrs. Joseph J. Besha.

      Mrs. Joseph J. Besha, aged 70, died last Thursday evening at her home in Evans Mills. She was born in the town of Orleans, a daughter of Marcel and Adele Kepler Simonett, and for the last forty years had been a resident of Evans MIlls and vicinity. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Besha was to have been celebrated next February.
      There survive besides her husband, two sons, Arthur Besha and Herman Besha, both of Brownville; two daughters, Mrs. Morris Grantland, of Evans MIlls, and Miss Blanch Besha, of Ogdensburg; and three brothers, Joseph Simonett, of Evans Mills, Augustus Simonett, of Croghan, and Eugene Simonett, of Spragueville.
      Journal and Republican      		 Journal and Republican


    8. [S197] Cemetery Inscriptions, LeRay, A - B, A.E. ROGERS, ELLEN & JOHN BARTLETT, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/barcar.htm) (Reliability: 3), 22 Nov 2004.
      NAME EPITAPH CEMETERY
      BESHA,ROSALIE S. WF JOSEPH J. 1849-1919 ST.MARYS

    9. [S70] US Census 1900 Lewis County, New York (Reliability: 3), 25 Nov 2004.
      married 30 years per 1900 census

    10. [S782] Watertown Daily Times, New York. Watertown., "MARRIED," December 29, 1913, col. 3; digital images, \i Old Fulton New York Post Cards\i0 (Reliability: 3), 9 May 2016.
      MARRIED

      BESHA-FITZPATRICK - In this city, Dec. 29, 1913, by Rev. Father M. R. Burns, Herman J. Besha of New York and Miss Florence F. Fitzpatrick of 329 South Hamilton street, Watertown.
      Marriage announcement of Herman J. Besha and Florence F. Fitzpatrick      		 Marriage announcement of Herman J. Besha and Florence F. Fitzpatrick
      Marriage announcement of Herman J. Besha and Florence F. Fitzpatrick
      Source: http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
      Willis Jenkins and family, 1900 census, Patuxent, Charles County, Maryland      		 Willis Jenkins and family, 1900 census, Patuxent, Charles County, Maryland
      Willis Jenkins and family, 1900 census, Patuxent, Charles County, Maryland
      Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11111-22102-4?cc=1325221


    11. [S1358] New York Marriages, Find My Past, ((http://findmypast.com : 2016)), accessed May 9, 2016), Entry for Herman J. Besha; database. (Reliability: 3), 9 May 2016.
      First Name(s): Herman J.
      Last Name: Besha
      Event Year: 1913
      Birth Year: 1886
      Spouse's First Name(s): Florence Frances
      County: Jefferson