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Ferdinand A. Besha

Male 1852 - 1933  (80 years)


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  • Name Ferdinand A. Besha  [1, 2
    Born 4 Oct 1852  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Census 1855  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    New York State 
    Census 1860  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1870  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 1870  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Role: Household Member
    Census Jun 1880  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Census 12 Jun 1900  Denmark, Lewis County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Property 1904-1905  [13
    Residence 13 Mar 1905  Deer River, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Census 1 Jun 1905  Denmark, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Property 10 Feb 1909  Champion, Jefferson Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18, 19
    Camp Bell Farm 
    Address:
    RFD 4
    Village of Carthage
    Town of Champion, New York Town of Ch 
    Deed from Homer C. Campbell to Ferdinand Besha
    Deed from Homer C. Campbell to Ferdinand Besha
    Homer C. Campbell deeds property to Ferdinand Besha and Anna S. Besha his wife for $1.00.
    FredBeshaAnnaSBeshaDeed02101909b.jpg
    FredBeshaAnnaSBeshaDeed02101909b.jpg
    Homer C. Campbell deeds property to Ferdinand Besha and Anna S. Besha his wife for $1.00.
    FredBeshaAnnaSBeshaDeed02101909c.jpg
    FredBeshaAnnaSBeshaDeed02101909c.jpg
    Homer C. Campbell deeds property to Ferdinand Besha and Anna S. Besha his wife for $1.00.
    Probable location of former home of Ferdinand Besha
    Probable location of former home of Ferdinand Besha
    Map of general location of the property previously owned by Ferdinand Besha.
    Source:
    Google Earth mapping system
    Map of property purchased by Ferdinand Besha
    Map of property purchased by Ferdinand Besha
    Census 1910  Champion, Jefferson Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [20
    Property 1918  Champion, Jefferson Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [21, 22
    owned 86 acres 
    Occupation 1918  Champion, Jefferson Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [23
    grain/hay farmer 
    Address:
    Camp Bell Farm
    Champion, New York 
    Census 1920  Champion, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [24
    Census 1930  Champion, Jefferson Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [25
    Property 4 Nov 1931  Champion, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [26
    Buried 1933  Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mortgage/Deed of Trust 27 Jan 1933  Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [27
    Name F. A. Bisha  [28
    Name Fred A.  [29
    Name T. A. Besha  [30
    Reference Number 123 
    _TODO Open 
    • 1. sent email to Mary asking if copy of death certificate is in her office
    _UID D656D1DA39014AFA92B650954CC10C4AE577 
    Died 25 Feb 1933  Carthage, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [31, 32, 33
    Cause: heart disease 
    Address:
    Pleasant Lake Road
    Carthage, New York 
    Person ID I123  Paul's Genealogy Tree
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2018 

    Father Joseph Victor Bichet,   b. 7 Jun 1815, Ronchamp, Haute-Saone, Franche-Comte, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1883, LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Almira Sixbury,   b. 16 Mar 1817, LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1906, LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 4 Feb 1841  [34, 35, 36
    Children 11 children 
    Family ID F53  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna S. Fitzpatrick,   b. Jun 1854, LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1923, Carthage, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married 1878  [37
    Children 
     1. Mary Lillian Besha,   b. 6 Aug 1880, LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1937, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2012 
    Family ID F19  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Oct 1852 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - New York State - 1855 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Jun 1880 - LeRay, Jefferson, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 12 Jun 1900 - Denmark, Lewis County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1905 - Denmark, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - Camp Bell Farm - 10 Feb 1909 - Champion, Jefferson Co., New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Champion, Jefferson Co., New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - owned 86 acres - 1918 - Champion, Jefferson Co., New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - grain/hay farmer - 1918 - Champion, Jefferson Co., New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Champion, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Champion, Jefferson Co., New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - 4 Nov 1931 - Champion, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1933 - Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMortgage/Deed of Trust - 27 Jan 1933 - Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: heart disease - 25 Feb 1933 - Carthage, Jefferson County, New York Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    4 generations
    4 generations
    Ferdinand Besha (left), Mary L. Besha (right), Gladys M. Fraley (center), and baby (?)
    Ferdinand Besha
    Ferdinand Besha
    'Grandpa, Uncle Will, Aunt Net, Mamma'
    "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=Nettie (?) (standing left)
    Mamma=Mary Lillian Besha (seated right)
    Back side of photo 1
    Back side of photo 1
    The back side of the other photo in this picture gallery reads "Uncle Will, Aunt Nettie, Gramp Besha, Mother"
    Mortgage executed by Ferdinand Besha and Mary L. Fraley
    Mortgage executed by Ferdinand Besha and Mary L. Fraley

  • Notes 
    • 1 child in 1918 [38]
    • (Research):
    • (Medical):See attached sources. [39]

  • Sources 
    1. [S41] Besha, Ferdinand - Letter, Letter dated Oct. 2 1917 from Wrought Iron Range Company Stamp signature from J.J. Ricks (Reliability: 3).
      Deed from Homer C. Campbell to Ferdinand Besha
      Cover page and notary to Deed
      Homer C. Campbell deeds property to Ferdinand Besha and Anna S. Besha his wife for $1.00.
      FredBeshaAnnaSBeshaDeed02101909b.jpg
      Page 1 of deed
      Homer C. Campbell deeds property to Ferdinand Besha and Anna S. Besha his wife for $1.00.
      FredBeshaAnnaSBeshaDeed02101909c.jpg
      Page 2 of deed
      Homer C. Campbell deeds property to Ferdinand Besha and Anna S. Besha his wife for $1.00.


    2. [S378] US Census 1880 - Jefferson County, NY, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ), NARA Series T9, Roll 839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 379.2000; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 0272 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2006.
      Dwelling: 116
      Family: 127

      Biche, F. A.
      Age: 27
      Occupation: farmer
      Place of birth: NY
      Place of birth of father: France
      Place of birth of mother: NY

      Anna
      Age: 25
      Occupation: keeping house
      Place of birth of father: Ireland
      Place of birth of mother: Ireland
      F. A. Biche
      F. A. Biche
      US Federal Census, 1880, Le Ray, Jefferson County, NY
      Journal and Republican
      Journal and Republican


    3. [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.
      Town of Champion Farm Map 1918
      Town of Champion Farm Map 1918
      See number 46 on the map.

      Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/1918ch.htm
      The Journal And Republican
      The Journal And Republican


    4. [S51] Obituary for Ferdinand Besha, (Watertown Daily Times?).
      'Line School', Champion, Jefferson County, New York
      "Line School", Champion, Jefferson County, New York
      "Line School", Champion, Jefferson County, New York
      Date: unknown
      Photographer: unknown
      Image Source: http://lthorn13619.com/ruralschools/line_school.htm
      Sixbury's in 1790 Census, New York
      Census records for Robert Sixbury


    5. [S1131] 1855 - New York State Census, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2014), Le Ray, dwelling 109, family 112, line 30, F. A. Bisha; (http://familysearch.org : accessed Aug 2, 2016); citing Jefferson County Clerk, Watertown, New York (Reliability: 3), 2 Aug 2016.
      Name:
      Fred A. Besha
      Fred A. Besha
      US Census, 1910, Champion, Jefferson County, NY
      Joseph Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1855
      Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Source: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25847-10835-45?cc=1937366 : 22 May 2014), Jefferson > Le Ray, E.D. 1 > image 7 of 32; count clerk offices, New York.


    6. [S102] State Census Jeff Co. NY 1855, (State of New York, 1855 Census Records by town: A-E, reel 0895241 E-P, reel 0895242 P-W, reel 0895243), LDS Microfilm Reel Number: 0895242 (Reliability: 3), 12 Jul 2007.
      First Election District
      Town of LeRay
      Jefferson County
      June 18, 1855

      Dwelling house numbered in order of visitiation: 109
      Type: Stone
      Value: 500
      Family numbered in the order of visitation: 112

      Name: Joseph Bisha
      Age: 40
      Place of birth: France
      Marital status: Married
      Years resident in this city or town: 20
      Occupation: farmer
      Naturalized
      Owned land

      Name: Almira Bisha
      Age: 37
      Sex: F
      Relationship to head of family: wife
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Marital status: married
      Years resident in this city or town: 37

      Name: Mary Bisha
      Age: 13
      Sex: F
      Relationship to head of family: daugh
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Marital status:
      Years resident in this city or town: 13

      Name: S J Bisha
      Age: 11
      Sex: F
      Relationship to head of family: daugh
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Marital status:
      Years resident in this city or town: 11

      Name: M Bisha
      Age: 9
      Sex: F
      Relationship to head of family: daugh
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Marital status:
      Years resident in this city or town: 9

      Name: Joseph Bisha
      Age: 7
      Sex: m
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Marital status:
      Years resident in this city or town: 7

      Name: C E Bisha
      Age: 5
      Sex: m
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Marital status:
      Years resident in this city or town: 5

      Name: F A Bisha
      Age: 3
      Sex: m
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Marital status:
      Years resident in this city or town: 3

      Name: July Bisha
      Age: 7/12
      Sex: m
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Marital status:
      Years resident in this city or town: 7/12

      Family numbered in the order of visitation: 113
      Name: Francis Bisha
      Age: 69
      Sex: m
      Relationship to head of family:
      Birthplace: France
      Marital status: married
      Years resident in this city or town: 20
      Occupation: farmer
      Naturalized
      Owns land

      Name: Susan Bisha
      Age: 49
      Sex: f
      Relationship to head of family: wife
      Birthplace: France
      Marital status: married
      Years resident in this city or town: 20
      Occupation:

      Dwelling numbered in the order of visitation: 110
      Family numbered in the order of visitation: 114
      Name: P C Lodwick...

      Dwelling numbered in the order of visitation: 111
      Family numbered in the order of visitation: 115
      Type: Logs
      Name: Robert Sixbery
      Age: 77
      Birthplace: Herkimer Co.
      Widowed
      Years resident in this city or town: 56
      Occupation: farmer
      Native
      Owns land

      Dwelling numbered in the order of visitation: 112
      Family numbered in the order of visitation: 116
      Type: Logs
      Name: Jacob Sixbery
      Age: 55
      Birthplace: Herkimer Co.
      Years resident in this city or town: 55
      Occupation: farmer
      Native
      Owns land

      Name: Mary Sixbery
      Age: 48
      Sex: f
      Relationship to head of family: wife
      Birthplace: Herkimer Co.
      Married
      Years resident in this city or town: 43

      Name: Marthy Sixbery
      Age: 22
      Sex: f
      Relationship to head of family: daugh
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Years resident in this city or town: 22

      Name: Mar Sixbery
      Age: 20
      Sex: f
      Relationship to head of family: daugh
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Years resident in this city or town: 20

      Name: Jacob Sixbery
      Age: 17
      Sex: m
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Years resident in this city or town: 16
      Occupation: farmer

      [next page]

      Name: M Sixbery
      Age: 14
      Sex: f
      Relationship to head of family: daugh
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Years resident in this city or town: 14

      Name: M Sixbery
      Age: 11
      Sex: f
      Relationship to head of family: daugh
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Years resident in this city or town: 11

      Name: G Sixbery
      Age: 9
      Sex: f
      Relationship to head of family: daugh
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Years resident in this city or town: 9

      Name: Alonz? Sixbery
      Age: 7
      Sex: m
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Years resident in this city or town: 7

      Name: M Sixbery
      Age: 3
      Sex: m
      Relationship to head of family: son
      Birthplace: Jefferson Co.
      Years resident in this city or town: 3
      See dwelling 109
      See dwelling 109
      Jacob Sixbery children (cont.)
      Jacob Sixbery children (cont.)


    7. [S1131] 1855 - New York State Census, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2014), Le Ray, dwelling 109, family 112, line 30, F. A. Bisha; (http://familysearch.org : accessed Aug 2, 2016); citing Jefferson County Clerk, Watertown, New York (Reliability: 3), 2 Aug 2016.
      Name:
      Joseph Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1855
      Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Source: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25847-10835-45?cc=1937366 : 22 May 2014), Jefferson > Le Ray, E.D. 1 > image 7 of 32; count clerk offices, New York.
      100th birthday announcement
      100th birthday announcement
      100th birthday announcement, Robert Sixbury


    8. [S505] US Census 1860, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Le Ray, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 353-354; Image: 356. (Reliability: 3), 17 Jan 2007.
      House in order of visitation: 1320
      Family in order of visitation: 1343
      Name: Joseph E. Bischa
      Age: 44
      Sex: m
      Occupation: farmer
      Value of real estate: 4,000
      Value of personal estate: 900
      Place of birth: France

      Name: Almira "
      Age: 43
      Sex: f
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: New York

      Name: Mary V. "
      Age: 18
      Sex: f
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: New York

      Name: Sarah J. "
      Age: 16
      Sex: f
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: New York

      [page 76]

      Name: Melinda Bischa
      Age: 14
      Sex: f
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: New York

      Name: Joseph L. "
      Age: 12
      Sex: m
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: New York

      Name: Charles E. "
      Age: 10
      Sex: m
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: New York

      Name: Ferdinand "
      Age: 8
      Sex: m
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: New York

      Name: Annette "
      Age: 6
      Sex: f
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: New York

      Name: Peter J. "
      Age: 4
      Sex: m
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: New York

      Name: George A. "
      Age: 1
      Sex: m
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: New York

      Family in order of visitation: 1344
      Name: Susan Bischa
      Age: 55
      Sex: f
      Occupation:
      Place of birth: France

      Name: Edward Crusoe
      Age: 25
      Sex: m
      Occupation: painter
      Place of birth: New York
      John Biggers
      John Biggers
      US Census, 1880, Theresa, Jefferson Co., N.Y.
      Joseph Bischa
      Joseph Bischa
      Joseph Bischa
      Joseph Bischa


    9. [S382] US Census 1870 - Jefferson County, NY, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1870 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1870 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1870 Federal Population Census. M593, 1,761 rolls; part of Minnesota T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.), NARA Series M593, Roll 945; Page: 433; Image: 43 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2006.
      Bisha, Joseph B.
      Age: 54
      Occupation: farmer
      Value of real estate: 14,500
      Value of personal estate: 2500
      Place of birth: France
      Mother and father of foreign birth

      Almira
      Age: 52
      Place of birth: NY
      Mother and father of foreign birth

      Ferdinand
      Age: 17
      Annette
      Age: 15
      Peter
      Age: 13
      George
      Age: 11
      William
      Age: 9
      Joseph Besha
      Joseph Besha
      US Federal Census, 1870, Le Ray (Post Office: Philadelphia), Jefferson County, New York,
      page 433.


    10. [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
      Joseph B. Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1870
      Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8N4-QBF


    11. [S378] US Census 1880 - Jefferson County, NY, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ), NARA Series T9, Roll 839; Family History Film: 1254839; Page: 379.2000; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 0272 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2006.
      Dwelling: 116
      Family: 127

      Biche, F. A.
      Age: 27
      Occupation: farmer
      Place of birth: NY
      Place of birth of father: France
      Place of birth of mother: NY

      Anna
      Age: 25
      Occupation: keeping house
      Place of birth of father: Ireland
      Place of birth of mother: Ireland

      Manzer, Douglas
      Relationship: servant
      Age: 18

      Bacon, Viola
      Relationship: servant
      Age: 21
      Jefferson County Centennial
      Jefferson County Centennial
      see page 369 for reference to Robert Sixbury
      F. A. Biche
      F. A. Biche
      US Federal Census, 1880, Le Ray, Jefferson County, NY


    12. [S70] US Census 1900 Lewis County, New York, Year: 1900; Census Place: Denmark, Lewis, New York; Roll: T623 1069; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 54. (Reliability: 3), 14 Jan 2007.
      Township of Denmark, Lewis COunty, New York
      11th and 12th of June 1900
      Wallace B. Hill, Enumerator

      Name: Besha, Ferd A.
      Relationship to head of family: head
      Color: w
      Sex: m
      Month of birth: Oct.
      Year of birth: 1857
      Age: 47
      Marital status: m
      Years married: 23
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: France
      Mother's birthplace: New York
      Occupation: farmer

      Name: Besha, Anna
      Relationship to head of family: wife
      Color: w
      Sex: f
      Month of birth: June
      Year of birth: 1854
      Age: 45
      Marital status: m
      Years married: 23
      Mother of how many children: 1
      Of those children how many survive: 1
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: Ireland
      Mother's birthplace: Ireland
      Occupation:

      Name: Besha, Matie L.
      Relationship to head of family: daughter
      Color: w
      Sex: f
      Month of birth: Aug.
      Year of birth: 1880
      Age: 19
      Marital status: s
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York
      Occupation: at school

      Name: Mathews, Charles
      Relationship to head of family: servant
      Color: w
      Sex: m
      Month of birth: Mar.
      Year of birth: 1885
      Age: 15
      Marital status: s
      Birthplace: New York
      Father's birthplace: New York
      Mother's birthplace: New York
      Occupation: farm labor
      John Biggers
      John Biggers
      US Census, 1880, Theresa, Jefferson Co., N.Y.
      Ferdinand A Besha
      Ferdinand A Besha
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Denmark, Lewis, New York; Roll: T623 1069; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 54.


    13. [S433] The Journal and Republican, R.A. Van Namee, Local Editor, (M. A. Phillips, Publisher Lowville, N.Y.), Thursday, January 5, 1905, page 8, col. 1 (Reliability: 3), 5 Apr 2006.
      LEWIS COUNTY TOWNS

      DENMARK AND DEER RIVER

      Bert Sarvey, who last year took charge of the J. W. Clark farm, has purchased a farm near Cold Brook, Herkimer County, Ferdinand Besha has taken posession of the Clark farm, vacated by Mr. Sarvey.
      Journal and Republican
      Journal and Republican


    14. [S431] Watertown Daily Times, (Watertown, N.Y.), Monday Afternoon, March 13, 1905, col. 4, page 5 (Reliability: 3), 5 Apr 2006.
      COPENHAGEN

      March 13

      Ferdinand Besha of Deer River was in town Saturday.
      Watertown Daily Times
      Watertown Daily Times


    15. [S501] New York State Census, (Ancestry.com. New York State Census Collection [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Microfilmed copies of the originals can be found at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, as well as the Family History Library.), V14_290, page 10 (Reliability: 3), 13 Dec 2006.
      Enumeration of the inhabitants living in First Election District, Town of Denmark, County of Lewis, State of New York, on June 1, 1905
      Franklin D. Austin, Enumerator

      Carthage and Deer River Road

      Name: Besha, Fred A.
      Relationship to head of family: head
      Color: w
      Sex: m
      Age: 52
      Place of birth: United States
      Occupation: farmer

      Name: Besha, Anna
      Relationship to head of family: wife
      Color: w
      Sex: f
      Age: 50
      Place of birth: United States
      Occupation: housework

      Name: Besha, Mattie L.
      Relationship to head of family: daughter
      Color: w
      Sex: f
      Age: 24
      Place of birth: United States
      Occupation: teacher
      Fred A Besha
      Fred A Besha
      Area of Carthage & Deer River


    16. [S1253] Jefferson County Land Records, New York. Jefferson., 326 : 516, Deed from Homer C. Campbell to Fred A. Besha, February 10, 1909 (Reliability: 3), 13 Jun 2016.
      Deed.

      Full Covenant.

      Homer C. Campbell

      To

      Fred A. Besha and Anna S. Besha, his wife.

      Dated February 9, 1909

      State of New York

      Jeff. County, ss.

      Recorded on the 10 day of Feby 1909, at 9 o'clock a.m., in Book No. 326 of Deeds, at page 516 and examined.
      E.R. Johnson, Clerk


      This Indenture

      Made the ninth day of February in the year One thousand nine hundred and nine.
      Between Homer C. Campbell, unmarried, of the Town of Champion, Jefferson County, N.Y.,
      of the first part, and
      Fred A. Besha and Anna S. Besha, his wife, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, of the same place,
      of the second part,
      Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar, ($1.00), to him duly paid, has sold, and by these presents, does grant and convey to the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigns,
      ALL THAT TRACT, PIECE, OR PARCEL OF LAND, situate in the Town of Champion County of Jefferson and State of New York, bounded as follows, viz; -- Beginning at a red cedar stake, a corner of Mr. Henry's land, from thence S. 35 1/2
      I have the original deed in my posession. My mother gave it to me after my grandmother (Galdys Mary Fraley) Canell passed away.
      Deed from Homer C. Campbell to Ferdinand Besha
      Cover page and notary to Deed
      Homer C. Campbell deeds property to Ferdinand Besha and Anna S. Besha his wife for $1.00.
      FredBeshaAnnaSBeshaDeed02101909b.jpg
      Page 1 of deed
      Homer C. Campbell deeds property to Ferdinand Besha and Anna S. Besha his wife for $1.00.
      FredBeshaAnnaSBeshaDeed02101909c.jpg
      Page 2 of deed
      Homer C. Campbell deeds property to Ferdinand Besha and Anna S. Besha his wife for $1.00.
      sixlkmap.pdf
      sixlkmap.pdf
      New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
      Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources
      Lake Map Series
      Region 6
      Sixberry Lake


    17. [S433] The Journal and Republican, R.A. Van Namee, Local Editor, (M. A. Phillips, Publisher Lowville, N.Y.), Wednesday, February 17, 1909, pg. 2, col. 1 (Reliability: 3), 8 Apr 2006.
      DENMARK AND DEER RIVER

      -Ferd Besha moved his household goods to his new home in Champion the last of the week.

      -Mrs. Fraley, formerly Miss Mary Besha, has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Besha.
      Journal and Republican
      Journal and Republican


    18. [S106] A Farm Directory and Reference Book, (pub. 1918, by The American Agriculturalist http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/1918exp.htm), http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/1918exp.htm (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2005.
      NAME: Besha, Fred A.
      WIFE: Anna
      CHILDREN: 1
      OWNER: Own
      ACRES: 86
      TYPE OF FARM: grain/hay
      ADDRESS: RFD 4
      TOWN: Carthage
      FARM NAME: Camp Bell Farm
      LOC: H46 3/8
      Watertown Re-Union
      Watertown Re-Union
      Obituary for Robert Sixbury.
      Town of Champion Farm Map 1918
      Town of Champion Farm Map 1918
      See number 46 on the map.

      Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/1918ch.htm


    19. [S1417] Champion - Historical web site, (http://lthorn13619.com/townofchampion/townofchampion.html : 2006), accessed Jun 13, 2016), Line School, Champion District 11 (Reliability: 3), 13 Jun 2016.
      Champion School District No. 11, a joint district in the towns of Champion and Denmark, encompasses what is commonly known as the "Pleasant Lake" section. Lake Creek, outlet to the lake, bisects the district. About midway through the district, the creek cascades gently into a little valley. The hills of Champion and Demark ring the valley, watching over the little schoolhouse at the intersection of roads. Several houses keep each other company in a small cluster around the school site. Straight as a string, the town line passes through, forming one boundary of the school lot; hence the name "Line School".

      When the town of Champion was divided into school districts in 1813, there was no school site below Pleasant Lake. Finally more settlers arrived and on May 16, 1820, joint District No 11 was created. The Champion commissioner's records for 1820 report that there were 36 children of school age (5-15) and that the new district received $15.99 in state aid. On April 25, 1825, most of the territory of District 11 in the town of Denmark was taken away and incorporated into a new district, with its schoolhouse located on one of the corners near the present farm of George Pridell. A note in the clerk's minutes of District 11 informs us that a stone schoolhouse was erected in 1826 on the present site.

      At a special meeting on Feb. 11, 1850, it was decided that those who sent children to summer school should board the teacher throughout the term. A budget was made out with $40 allotted for the teacher's wages; $3.12 for wood; 75 cents for a pail and cup; 50 cents for brooms. A district library was established in 1857 with 157 books. In 1855 the district built a backhouse for $16.

      The school on George Pridell's corners was closed and the district known as Denmark No. 12, was dissolved Nov. 27, 1857. District 11 then got back more of its territory in the town of Denmark. The District 11 school site was appropriately located on a corner of land belonged to the Campbell homestead. The deed of the farm reserved one-quarter acre of land for a school site. In 1865, the schoolhouse was valued at $300, the lot at $25. Teachers were paid $8 per week for the winter term and $5 for the summer term.

      Sometime about 1870, a new school was erected, but why it was needed is not clear; there are indications that there was a fire. On March 23, it was voted to tear down and build a new one on the same foundation The new school was to be a one-room structure with a woodhouse. It was voted to raise $800 and use "as much of the sum as necessary."

      A motion was passed in 1875 allowing the use of the schoolhouse for meetings, but not for lectures. A vestibule was added in 1876 for a cost of $40. This entrance was parallel with the road, contrary to the usual practice of having the entrance to a school face the road. It cost $231.41 to run the school in 1885. Fred Parks was hired for $45 to paper and paint the schoolhouse. Inside toilets were installed in the Line school in 1919, against vigorous opposition. Electric lights were installed in 1930. A motion to transport high school students lost in 1932 but four years later the same motion passed. The next year it was voted to also transport seventh and eighth graders to village schools.

      On July 1, 1954, District 11 passed from existence in its 134th year. The voters approved the sale of the schoolhouse before the district was discontinued. On Nov. 24, 1956 the Line School was sold at auction to Perley Baxter, who converted it into a dwelling. Mr. Baxter dug a well, something that the school had never had, having obtained its water until the last from neighbors' well.

      Teachers' Roll:

      About 1857, Harlem Dunlap, Olive Carpenter, Peter Royal; 1858, Ellen M. Powell, Susan Edwards; 1859, J. B. Loomis, Hattie Potter; 1860, Deborah Kimball; 1861, James Hartwell, Eliza Davis; 1862, Susan Herrick, Chester Carter, Ellen Locklin; 1863, John Francis, Elizabeth Phelps; 1864, Thomas Cummins, Augusta Freeman; 1865, 1865, Melvin Campbell, Elvira Osgood; 1866, ___ Humphrey, Carrie Hurd. 1868, R. E. Weaver, Ella M. Plank; 1869, B. Getman; 1870, Aldin Campbell, Mariah Joslyn; 1871, B. F. Brown; 1873, Mary Doud; 1874-75, Marian Cutler, Ada Loomis; 1875-76, Frank Evans, May Martin; 1875-77, Emelina Houghton, Jennie Draper; 1877-78, H. Rea; 1876-79, Frank Vebber, Carrie Cutler; 1879-80, Louisa Beazer, A. B. Westcott, A. Northrup; 1882-83, Letta Douglas, Hattie Peck; 1883-84, Frank Davis, Libbie Hart.

      (Between 1884 and 1895, incomplete records indicate only two teachers, Bertha and Jennie Hubbard.) 1894-95, Joanna Fitzpatrick, Ferna Vrooman; 1896-97, Maude Severance. (Between 1897 and 1899, incomplete records list only two teachers, Vivian Pelletier and Lina Pierce) 1899-1900, Ida Slater; 1900-16, Clara Thoma, Julia Conroy, Mrs. George Garrett, Hilda J. Comstock, Veva Davis, Ruby Burnup; 1919-20, Hazel E. Maxim; 1920-21, Jennie M. Mack; 1921-22, Isabelle M. Arnot; 1922-24, Olive Flint; 1924-25, Ruth Zahn; 1925-27, Norma Pridell; 1927-28, Melburn C. Vrooman; 1928-30, Norma Pridell.

      1930-31, Merle Swain; 1931-34, Gerald Woodruff; 1934-35, Mrs. Gladys Gilbert; 1935-40, Norma Pridell; 1940-43, Mary A Christman; 1943-44, Emma M. Gricith; 1944-46, Ella Vaughn; 1946-47, Vernita Shampine; 1947-53, Helen Steacy; 1953-54, Mildred Herron.

      CRT, Nov. 26, 1959
      See dwelling 109
      See dwelling 111
      Jacob Sixbery children (cont.)
      Jacob Sixbery children (cont.)
      Joseph Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1855
      Robert Sixbury; Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Robert Sixbury; Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Source: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25847-10835-45?cc=1937366 : 22 May 2014), Jefferson > Le Ray, E.D. 1 > image 7 of 32; count clerk offices, New York.
      'Line School', Champion, Jefferson County, New York
      "Line School", Champion, Jefferson County, New York
      "Line School", Champion, Jefferson County, New York
      Date: unknown
      Photographer: unknown
      Image Source: http://lthorn13619.com/ruralschools/line_school.htm


    20. [S701] US Census 1910 - Jefferson County, NY, (National Archives Washington, D.C.), NARA Series: T624; Roll: 953; Page: 228B; Enumeration District: 17; Part: 2; Line: 26 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2006.
      Dwelling: 175
      Family: 179

      Besha, Fred A.
      Relationship: head
      Age: 57
      Number of years of present marriage: 32
      Birthplace: New York
      Birthplace of father: France
      Birthplace of mother: New York
      Occupation: farmer, home farm

      Anna
      Relationship: wife
      Age: 55
      Number of years of present marriage: 32
      Mother of how many children: 1
      Birthplace: New York
      Birthplace of father: Ireland
      Birthplace of mother: Ireland
      Year of immigration to the United States: 1881
      Fred A. Besha
      Fred A. Besha
      US Census, 1910, Champion, Jefferson County, NY


    21. [S106] A Farm Directory and Reference Book, (pub. 1918, by The American Agriculturalist http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/1918exp.htm) (Reliability: 3), 23 Jul 2008.
      Fred A Besha
      Spouse Anna
      Children 1
      Occupation farmer (hay grain)
      Ownership Owns
      Acreage 86
      Farm Name Camp Bell Farm
      Address Rd 4 Carthage
      Town / County Champion, Jefferson County
      Map Reference H46 3/8
      Joseph Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1855
      Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Source: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25847-10835-45?cc=1937366 : 22 May 2014), Jefferson > Le Ray, E.D. 1 > image 7 of 32; count clerk offices, New York.


    22. [S106] A Farm Directory and Reference Book, (pub. 1918, by The American Agriculturalist http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/1918exp.htm) (Reliability: 3).
      Fred A Besha
      Spouse Anna
      Children 1
      Occupation farmer (hay grain)
      Ownership Owns
      Acreage 86
      Farm Name Camp Bell Farm
      Address Rd 4 Carthage
      Town / County Champion, Jefferson County
      Map Reference H46 3/8
      Joseph Bischa
      Joseph Bischa
      Joseph Bischa
      Joseph Bischa
      Watertown Daily Times
      Watertown Daily Times
      page 14
      Watertown Daily Times
      Watertown Daily Times
      page 12,13


    23. [S106] A Farm Directory and Reference Book, (pub. 1918, by The American Agriculturalist http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/1918exp.htm) (Reliability: 4), 23 Jul 2008.
      Fred A Besha
      Spouse Anna
      Children 1
      Occupation farmer (hay grain)
      Ownership Owns
      Acreage 86
      Farm Name Camp Bell Farm
      Address Rd 4 Carthage
      Town / County Champion, Jefferson County
      Map Reference H46 3/8
      Joseph Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1855
      Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Source: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25847-10835-45?cc=1937366 : 22 May 2014), Jefferson > Le Ray, E.D. 1 > image 7 of 32; count clerk offices, New York.


    24. [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: 4B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 334. (Reliability: 3), 17 May 2006.
      Street address: Pleasant Lake Road
      House no.: 91
      Family number: 92

      Name: LaRue, Clarence
      Relationship to head: Head
      Home owned or rented: r
      Owned free or mortgaged:
      Sex: m
      Color: w
      Age: 26
      Place of birth: NY
      Mother tounge:
      Father's birth: NY
      Mother tounge:
      Mother's birth: NY
      Mother tounge:
      Trade or profession: farmer
      Type of business: General farming
      Employer, employee or own account: o.a.

      Name: LaRue, Clara
      Relationship to head: wife
      Home owned or rented:
      Owned free or mortgaged:
      Sex: f
      Color: w
      Age: 23
      Place of birth: NY
      Mother tounge:
      Father's birth: NY
      Mother tounge:
      Mother's birth: NY
      Mother tounge:
      Trade or profession: none
      Type of business:
      Employer, employee or own account:

      Name: Besha, Ferd
      Relationship to head: Head
      Home owned or rented: r
      Owned free or mortgaged:
      Sex: m
      Color: w
      Age: 67
      Place of birth: NY
      Mother tounge: English
      Father's birth: France
      Mother tounge: English
      Mother's birth: NY
      Mother tounge:
      Trade or profession: farmer
      Type of business: General farming
      Employer, employee or own account: o.a.

      Name: Besha, Anna
      Relationship to head: wife
      Home owned or rented:
      Owned free or mortgaged:
      Sex: f
      Color: w
      Age: 66
      Place of birth: NY
      Mother tounge: English
      Father's birth: Ireland
      Mother tounge: English
      Mother's birth: Ireland
      Mother tounge: English
      Trade or profession: none
      Type of business:
      Employer, employee or own account:
      Joseph Besha
      Joseph Besha
      US Federal Census, 1870, Le Ray (Post Office: Philadelphia), Jefferson County, New York,
      page 433.
      Ferd Besha
      Ferd Besha
      US Census 1920, Town of Champion, Jefferson County, NY


    25. [S393] US Census 1930 - Jefferson Co., NY, National Archives and Records Administration, NARA Roll: 1443; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 168.0. (Reliability: 3), 17 May 2006.
      Town of Champion

      Linburg Forks Road
      House no: 182
      Family no: 202

      Name: Besha, Fred
      Rleationship to head: head
      Owned, rented: o
      Live on farm: yes
      Sex: m
      Color: w
      Age: 77
      Marital status: wd
      Birthplace: New York
      Birthplace of Father: New York
      Birthplace of Mother: New York
      Occupation: farmer
      F. A. Biche
      F. A. Biche
      US Federal Census, 1880, Le Ray, Jefferson County, NY
      FerdBesha
      FerdBesha
      US Census 1930, Town of Champion, Jefferson County, New York


    26. [S65] Quit-claim Deed from Ferd. A. Besha to Mary L. Fraley, Ferdinand A. Besha, (Dated October 31, 1931, Recorded November 4, 1931, Jefferson County Clerk's Office, Watertown, New York).
      Ferdinand A Besha
      Ferdinand A Besha
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Denmark, Lewis, New York; Roll: T623 1069; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 54.


    27. [S66] Mortgage by Ferd A. Besha and Mary L. Fraley - 1933, Ferd A. Besha and Mary L. Fraley, (27 Jan 1933).
      Philadelphia, NY
      Philadelphia, NY
      Journal and Republican
      Journal and Republican


    28. [S1131] 1855 - New York State Census, New York, Jefferson, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2014), Le Ray, dwelling 109, family 112, line 30, F. A. Bisha; (http://familysearch.org : accessed Aug 2, 2016); citing Jefferson County Clerk, Watertown, New York (Reliability: 3), 2 Aug 2016.
      Name:
      Robert Sixbury
      Robert Sixbury
      Joseph Bisha and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1855
      Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Joseph Bisha and family, New York State Census, 1855, Le Ray, Jefferson County, New York
      Source: "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25847-10835-45?cc=1937366 : 22 May 2014), Jefferson > Le Ray, E.D. 1 > image 7 of 32; count clerk offices, New York.


    29. [S106] A Farm Directory and Reference Book, (pub. 1918, by The American Agriculturalist http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/1918exp.htm) (Reliability: 3), 23 Jul 2008.
      Fred A Besha
      Spouse Anna
      Children 1
      Occupation farmer (hay grain)
      Ownership Owns
      Acreage 86
      Farm Name Camp Bell Farm
      Address Rd 4 Carthage
      Town / County Champion, Jefferson County
      Map Reference H46 3/8

    30. [S41] Besha, Ferdinand - Letter, Letter dated Oct. 2 1917 from Wrought Iron Range Company Stamp signature from J.J. Ricks (Reliability: 3).
      Syracuse Herald Journal
      Syracuse Herald Journal
      Jefferson County Journal
      Jefferson County Journal


    31. [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 Age 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
      The Journal And Republican


    32. [S51] Obituary for Ferdinand Besha, (Watertown Daily Times?) (Reliability: 3), 22 Nov 2004.

    33. [S50] Besha, Ferdinand - prayer card, "Ferdinand Besha Died February 25, 1933" (Reliability: 3).
      Ferd Besha
      Ferd Besha
      US Census 1920, Town of Champion, Jefferson County, NY


    34. [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


    35. [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


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

    37. [S701] US Census 1910 - Jefferson County, NY, (National Archives Washington, D.C.), NARA Series: T624; Roll: 953; Page: 228B; Enumeration District: 17; Part: 2; Line: 26 (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2006.
      Dwelling: 175
      Family: 179

      Besha, Fred A.
      Relationship: head
      Age: 57
      Number of years of present marriage: 32
      Birthplace: New York
      Birthplace of father: France
      Birthplace of mother: New York
      Occupation: farmer, home farm

      Anna
      Relationship: wife
      Age: 55
      Number of years of present marriage: 32
      Mother of how many children: 1
      Birthplace: New York
      Birthplace of father: Ireland
      Birthplace of mother: Ireland
      Year of immigration to the United States: 1881

      Bigger, Gertrude
      Relationship: servant
      Age: 17
      Marital status: single
      Birthplace: New York
      Birthplace of father: Maine
      Birthplace of mother: New Hampshire

      Switzer, Melvin
      Relationship: hired man
      Age: 40
      Marital status: single
      Birthplace: Canada (Fr.)
      Occupation: farm laborer
      Death Cert. - Eva Biggers
      Death Certificate - Eva Biggers
      Fred A. Besha
      Fred A. Besha
      US Census, 1910, Champion, Jefferson County, NY


    38. [S106] A Farm Directory and Reference Book, (pub. 1918, by The American Agriculturalist http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/1918exp.htm) (Reliability: 3).
      Fred A Besha
      Spouse Anna
      Children 1
      Occupation farmer (hay grain)
      Ownership Owns
      Acreage 86
      Farm Name Camp Bell Farm
      Address Rd 4 Carthage
      Town / County Champion, Jefferson County
      Map Reference H46 3/8
      Watertown Daily Times
      Watertown Daily Times


    39. [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.
      Fred A Besha
      Fred A Besha
      Area of Carthage & Deer River
      The Journal And Republican
      The Journal And Republican