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Family: Joseph Victor Bichet / Almira Sixbury (F53)

m. 4 Feb 1841


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  • Father | Male
    Joseph Victor Bichet

    Born  7 Jun 1815  Ronchamp, Haute-Saone, Franche-Comte, France Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Nov 1883  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Nov 1883  Evans Mills, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  4 Feb 1841  [1, 2, 3]   
    Father  Claude Francois Bichet | F267 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jeanne Marie Vaugier | F267 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Almira Sixbury

    Born  16 Mar 1817  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  24 Jan 1818   
    Died  9 Mar 1906  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Evans Mills, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Robert Sixbury | F57 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Hoover | F57 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Louis J. Besha

    Born     
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Mary Victorine Besha

    Born  1842  Jefferson County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died    Croghan, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Nicholas Crouch | F93 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    Sarah Jane Besha

    Born  1844  Jefferson County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died    Evans Mills, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Theodore Favret | F94 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Female
    Melinda M. Besha

    Born  3 Jan 1846  Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Nov 1920  Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1920  Wilna, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Fraley | F95 
    Married  8 Feb 1870   

    Child 5 | Male
    Joseph L. Besha

    Born  1848  Jefferson County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died    Detroit, Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Male
    Charles Edward Besha

    Born  17 Jul 1850  Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened    Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Aug 1918  Carthage, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Alice Hathway Miller | F96 
    Married  19 Apr 1898   
    Spouse  Mary | F344 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Male
    Ferdinand A. Besha

    Born  4 Oct 1852  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Feb 1933  Carthage, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1933  Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anna S. Fitzpatrick | F19 
    Married  1878   

    Child 8 | Female
    Annette J. Besha

    Born  Nov 1854  Jefferson County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1934   
    Buried  1934  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Peter Joseph Bichet

    Born  Cal 1857  Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Aug 1893  Detroit, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Florence | F10907 
    Married     

    Child 10 | Male
    George A. Besha

    Born  7 May 1859  Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1941  Jefferson, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1941  Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Arletta Sixbury | F349 
    Married  28 Dec 1886   

    Child 11 | Male
    William M. Besha

    Born  Cal 1862  New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1937   
    Buried  1937  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [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      		 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
      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


    2. [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      		 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


    3. [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 10- (date) (Reliability: 3).