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- [S286] Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York, R. A. Oakes, (Lewis Publishing Co.., 1905), pgs. 926, 927, 928 (Reliability: 3), 2 Feb 2005.
pg. 926
Charles Edward Besha, a successful business man of West Carthage, is a descendant of Jefferson
County pioneers, and may take a just pride in his ancestry, as can also his wife. The first
record now attainable regarding Mr. Besha's paternal forebears is found in the passport of his
grandparents, Francis and Mary Jane Bichet, who left Mozer, Maine, de la Commune de Rouchamp,
France, in 1828, the passport bearing date March 15. They were among the people induced by Le Ray
de Chaumont to come to this country and settle on his lands in the Town of Le Ray, and here they
died, the wife dying January 15, 1859, and Mr. Bichet subsequently married Susan ------.
Joseph Victor Bichet, son of Francis and Mary Jane, was born June 8, 1815, in France and came
with his parents to LeRay. They first located in the northern part of the town, known as "Dutch
Settlement," where Joseph found occupation in helping make a home. He engaged in farming, renting
land, and had just purchased the farm on which his widow and son and daughter now live two weeks
before his death, November 24, 1883. This is located northeast of the village of Evans Mills, and
north of the ancient village of Slocumville, and includes one hundred acres of farming land. That
he was a successful farmer is evidenced by the fact that he was able to purchase this property
out of his savings. He was an active Democrat and a leading member of St. Mary's Church which he
was instrumental in organizing and in which he was a trustee and one of the builders of the house
of worship.
pg. 927
He was married February 4, 1841, to Almira, daughter of Robert Sixbury, who is mentioned further
at the close of this sketch. She was born December 16, 1817, in Le Ray, and is still living in
that town. Mr. and Mrs. Bichet were the parents of ten children, noted as follows: Mary Victorine
became the wife of Nicholas Crouch, and died in Croghan, Lewis County. Sarah Jane married
Theodore Favret, and died in Evans Mills. Melinda, wife of John Fraley, lives in the town of Le
Ray, near the Philadelphia line. Joseph Louis went west, and died in Detroit, Michigan. Charles
is the fifth. Ferdinand is a resident of Copenhagen. Julia Annette lives, unmarried, with her
mother and youngest brother, in Le Ray. Peter Joseph died in Detroit. George went west, and was
last heard of in Blackhawk county, Iowa. William occupies the homestead farm, and is unmarried.
Charles E. Besha was born July 17, 1850, near Evans Mills, in the town of Le Ray, where he grew
to manhood. (During this time the English spelling of the name has been adopted by the family.)
During five years of his boyhood the family lived in Cape Vincent, and he had the advantage of
the schools of that place, spending one term in the high school. In his seventh year he bade
farewell to the schoolroom, and for the next two years assisted his father in the tillage of the
farm. He then went to De Kalb Junction, in St. Lawrence county, and began work in a cheese
factory to learn the art of making cheese, of which he soon became master. For eighteen years he
made cheese at the Deer River factory, in Lewis County, on contract, which fact testifies to his
industry, integrity and skill in his line of business. In 1895 he purchased the factory at West
Carthage, and has since made his home there and continued to operate the plant. He built an
addition for his dwelling and has remodeled the factory until it is practically a new one. His
output is now over one hundred and twenty five thousand pounds of cheese and is steadily
increasing. On the first day of November, 1902, Mr. Besha also took charge of the shipping
station at Carthage. His genial and sunny nature, together with a disposition to treat everyone
fairly, makes him popular with the public, as well as the receivers of milk in New York, and his
business and importance in the community seem to be on the increase. He is the owner of the
homestead in Le Ray, and one of the substantial citizens of the county. Mr. Besha still retains
membership in the church where he was christened, St. Mary's, at Evans Mills, and also adheres to
the political teachings of his father. He has
pg. 928
never been ambitious for public station, and continues along his qiuet way, attending to the
exacting details of his vocation.
Charles Edward Besha was married, April 19, 1898, to Miss Alice Hathaway Miller, who was born
Febraury 4, 1862, in West Turin, Lewis county, a daughter of John Almer and Mary Eliza (Hathaway)
Miller, both of whom were natives of West Turin.
- [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
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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
- [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 10 (Reliability: 2).
- [S286] Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York, R. A. Oakes, (Lewis Publishing Co.., 1905) (Reliability: 3), 2 Feb 2005.
pg. 926
Charles Edward Besha, a successful business man of West Carthage, is a descendant of Jefferson County pioneers, and may take a just pride in his ancestry, as can also his wife. The first record now attainable regarding Mr. Besha's paternal forebears is found in the passport of his grandparents, Francis and Mary Jane Bichet, who left Mozer, Maine, de la Commune de Rouchamp, France, in 1828, the passport bearing date March 15. They were among the people induced by Le Ray de Chaumont to come to this country and settle on his lands in the Town of Le Ray, and here they died, the wife dying January 15, 1859, and Mr. Bichet subsequently married Susan ------.
Joseph Victor Bichet, son of Francis and Mary Jane, was born June 8, 1815, in France and came with his parents to LeRay. They first located in the northern part of the town, known as "Dutch Settlement," where Joseph found occupation in helping make a home. He engaged in farming, renting land, and had just purchased the farm on which his widow and son and daughter now live two weeks before his death, November 24, 1883. This is located northeast of the village of Evans Mills, and north of the ancient village of Slocumville, and includes one hundred acres of farming land. That he was a successful farmer is evidenced by the fact that he was able to purchase this property out of his savings. He was an active Democrat and a leading member of St. Mary's Church which he was instrumental in organizing and in which he was a trustee and one of the builders of the house of worship.
pg. 927
He was married February 4, 1841, to Almira, daughter of Robert Sixbury, who is mentioned further at the close of this sketch. She was born December 16, 1817, in Le Ray, and is still living in that town. Mr. and Mrs. Bichet were the parents of ten children, noted as follows: Mary Victorine became the wife of Nicholas Crouch, and died in Croghan, Lewis County. Sarah Jane married Theodore Favret, and died in Evans Mills. Melinda, wife of John Fraley, lives in the town of Le Ray, near the Philadelphia line. Joseph Louis went west, and died in Detroit, Michigan. Charles is the fifth. Ferdinand is a resident of Copenhagen. Julia Annette lives, unmarried, with her mother and youngest brother, in Le Ray. Peter Joseph died in Detroit. George went west, and was last heard of in Blackhawk county, Iowa. William occupies the homestead farm, and is unmarried.
Charles E. Besha was born July 17, 1850, near Evans Mills, in the town of Le Ray, where he grew to manhood. (During this time the English spelling of the name has been adopted by the family.) During five years of his boyhood the family lived in Cape Vincent, and he had the advantage of the schools of that place, spending one term in the high school. In his seventh year he bade farewell to the schoolroom, and for the next two years assisted his father in the tillage of the farm. He then went to De Kalb Junction, in St. Lawrence county, and began work in a cheese factory to learn the art of making cheese, of which he soon became master. For eighteen years he made cheese at the Deer River factory, in Lewis County, on contract, which fact testifies to his industry, integrity and skill in his line of business. In 1895 he purchased the factory at West Carthage, and has since made his home there and continued to operate the plant. He built an addition for his dwelling and has remodeled the factory until it is practically a new one. His output is now over one hundred and twenty five thousand pounds of cheese and is steadily increasing. On the first day of November, 1902, Mr. Besha also took charge of the shipping station at Carthage. His genial and sunny nature, together with a disposition to treat everyone fairly, makes him popular with the public, as well as the receivers of milk in New York, and his business and importance in the community seem to be on the increase. He is the owner of the homestead in Le Ray, and one of the substantial citizens of the county. Mr. Besha still retains membership in the church where he was christened, St. Mary's, at Evans Mills, and also adheres to the political teachings of his father. He has
pg. 928
never been ambitious for public station, and continues along his quiet way, attending to the exacting details of his vocation.
Charles Edward Besha was married, April 19, 1898, to Miss Alice Hathaway Miller, who was born Febraury 4, 1862, in West Turin, Lewis county, a daughter of John Almer and Mary Eliza (Hathaway) Miller, both of whom were natives of West Turin.
- [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
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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
- [S286] Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York, R. A. Oakes, (Lewis Publishing Co.., 1905), pg. 927 (Reliability: 3), 2 Feb 2005.
pg. 926
Charles Edward Besha, a successful business man of West Carthage, is a descendant of Jefferson County pioneers, and may take a just pride in his ancestry, as can also his wife. The first record now attainable regarding Mr. Besha's paternal forebears is found in the passport of his grandparents, Francis and Mary Jane Bichet, who left Mozer, Maine, de la Commune de Rouchamp, France, in 1828, the passport bearing date March 15. They were among the people induced by Le Ray de Chaumont to come to this country and settle on his lands in the Town of Le Ray, and here they died, the wife dying January 15, 1859, and Mr. Bichet subsequently married Susan ------.
Joseph Victor Bichet, son of Francis and Mary Jane, was born June 8, 1815, in France and came with his parents to LeRay. They first located in the northern part of the town, known as "Dutch Settlement," where Joseph found occupation in helping make a home. He engaged in farming, renting land, and had just purchased the farm on which his widow and son and daughter now live two weeks before his death, November 24, 1883. This is located northeast of the village of Evans Mills, and north of the ancient village of Slocumville, and includes one hundred acres of farming land. That he was a successful farmer is evidenced by the fact that he was able to purchase this property out of his savings. He was an active Democrat and a leading member of St. Mary's Church which he was instrumental in organizing and in which he was a trustee and one of the builders of the house of worship.
pg. 927
He was married February 4, 1841, to Almira, daughter of Robert Sixbury, who is mentioned further at the close of this sketch. She was born December 16, 1817, in Le Ray, and is still living in that town. Mr. and Mrs. Bichet were the parents of ten children, noted as follows: Mary Victorine became the wife of Nicholas Crouch, and died in Croghan, Lewis County. Sarah Jane married Theodore Favret, and died in Evans Mills. Melinda, wife of John Fraley, lives in the town of Le Ray, near the Philadelphia line. Joseph Louis went west, and died in Detroit, Michigan. Charles is the fifth. Ferdinand is a resident of Copenhagen. Julia Annette lives, unmarried, with her mother and youngest brother, in Le Ray. Peter Joseph died in Detroit. George went west, and was last heard of in Blackhawk county, Iowa. William occupies the homestead farm, and is unmarried.
Charles E. Besha was born July 17, 1850, near Evans Mills, in the town of Le Ray, where he grew to manhood. (During this time the English spelling of the name has been adopted by the family.) During five years of his boyhood the family lived in Cape Vincent, and he had the advantage of the schools of that place, spending one term in the high school. In his seventh year he bade farewell to the schoolroom, and for the next two years assisted his father in the tillage of the farm. He then went to De Kalb Junction, in St. Lawrence county, and began work in a cheese factory to learn the art of making cheese, of which he soon became master. For eighteen years he made cheese at the Deer River factory, in Lewis County, on contract, which fact testifies to his industry, integrity and skill in his line of business. In 1895 he purchased the factory at West Carthage, and has since made his home there and continued to operate the plant. He built an addition for his dwelling and has remodeled the factory until it is practically a new one. His output is now over one hundred and twenty five thousand pounds of cheese and is steadily increasing. On the first day of November, 1902, Mr. Besha also took charge of the shipping station at Carthage. His genial and sunny nature, together with a disposition to treat everyone fairly, makes him popular with the public, as well as the receivers of milk in New York, and his business and importance in the community seem to be on the increase. He is the owner of the homestead in Le Ray, and one of the substantial citizens of the county. Mr. Besha still retains membership in the church where he was christened, St. Mary's, at Evans Mills, and also adheres to the political teachings of his father. He has
pg. 928
never been ambitious for public station, and continues along his qiuet way, attending to the exacting details of his vocation.
Charles Edward Besha was married, April 19, 1898, to Miss Alice Hathaway Miller, who was born Febraury 4, 1862, in West Turin, Lewis county, a daughter of John Almer and Mary Eliza (Hathaway) Miller, both of whom were natives of West Turin.
- [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
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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
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John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 1, February 13, 2015
John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 1, February 13, 2015 |
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John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 2, February 13, 2015
John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 2, February 13, 2015 |
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John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 3, February 13, 2015
John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 3, February 13, 2015 |
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Photos of Malinda Besha and John Fraley, per Tim Acheson
Photos of Malinda Besha and John Fraley, per Tim Acheson |
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- [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
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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
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Watertown Daily Times
Obituary for Phoebe Sixberry |
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John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 1, February 13, 2015
John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 1, February 13, 2015 |
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John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 2, February 13, 2015
John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 2, February 13, 2015 |
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John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 3, February 13, 2015
John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 3, February 13, 2015 |
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Photos of Malinda Besha and John Fraley, per Tim Acheson
Photos of Malinda Besha and John Fraley, per Tim Acheson |
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Joseph Bischa
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Joseph Bischa
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- [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: 441; Image: 58 (Reliability: 3), 3 Jan 2006.
Dwelling: 498
Family: 512
Ward, Buel F.
Age: 36
Occupation: farmer
value of personal estate: 11700
Roxie
Age: 31
Occupation: keeping house
Minnie
Age: 9
Carrie
Age: 3
Brayton
Age: 1
Hepp, John
Age: 22
Occupation: work on farm
Bisha, Charles
Age: 20
Occupation: work on farm
Birthplace: New York
Mother and father foreign birth
---- Mary
Age: 27
Occupation: house keeper
Birthplace: New York
Mother and father foreign birth
- [S33] Child's Business Directory of Jefferson County, Hamilton Child, (Hamilton Child, 1890) (Reliability: 3).
TOWN OF LE RAY
NAME: Bisha, Charles
POST OFFICE: (Evans Mills)
RD. No. r 35
OCCUPATION: farmer
NUMBER OF ACRES OWNED: 71
- [S437] St. Lawrence Herald, (Potsdam, New York), Friday, July 29, 1898, page ?, col. 1 (Reliability: 3), 8 Apr 2006.
A dairy school has recently been held in Chas. Besha's West Carthage factory under the auspices of Cornell University.
- [S431] Watertown Daily Times, (Watertown, N.Y.), Monday Afternoon, Aug. 25, 1913, page 8, cols. 3,4 (Reliability: 3), 8 Apr 2006.
A HALF CENT ADVANCE IN CHEESE
Sales of 7,747 Boxes at 14 1/2 Cents
OTHER MARKETS WERE HIGHER
The Slight Advance in Price Each Week Has Not Made Up for the Shrinkage in Milk Supply.
The cheese market in this city on Saturday was ____ and one half cent higher. In fact the best prices of the season thus far were paid..........
Report of factories
The offerings of cheese follow:
Factory
- [S431] Watertown Daily Times, (Watertown, N.Y.), Monday, August 12, 1918, page 2, column 5 (Reliability: 3), 30 Jul 2007.
Monday Afternoon, August 12, 1918
Watertown Daily Times
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DIES SUDDENLY AT FAMILY REUNION
Charles A. Besha, Carthage, stricken at Evans Mills
CONVERSING WITH RELATIVES
Fell From Chair to Ground and Was Dead When Picked Up - In poor Health Two Years
(SPECIAL TO THE TIMES)
Carthage, Aug. 12 - Charles A. Besha of south James Street, this village, dropped dead at a reunion of the Besha family held at the old family homestead at Evans Mills at __? Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Besha went to Evans Mills yesterday morning to attend the reunion, at the home of William Besha. In the afternoon Mr. Besha was sitting in a chair and fell to the ground. He was dead when he was picked up.
Most of Mr. Besha's life had been spent in Carthage and vicinity. For many years he operated the cheese factory at West Carthage, but poor health forced him to give it up two years ago. He was 68 years of age. He is survived by his wife, Alice Miller Besha; three brothers, William, Evans MIlls, Ferdinand, of West Carthage, and George, of Iowa; two sisters, Miss Nettie Besha, who lives on the old homestead at Evans Mills, and Mrs. John Fraley, of Philedelphia, N.Y.
The funeral arrangements are not complete.
- [S654] Oswego Palladium Times, New York. Oswego., "North Country Gossip," Aug 21, 1925, col. 5; digital images, \i Old Fulton NY Post Cards\i0 (Reliability: 3), 9 Feb 2010.
The Edward Besha Farm, one of the oldest farms in Jefferson County, was sold at public auction on Wednesday. The farm, located on the Philadelphia-Evans Mills raod, was purchased by Marcell Simonett of Evans Mills.
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Joseph Bischa and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1860
Joseph Bischa and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1860
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Joseph Bischa and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1860
Joseph Bischa and family, LeRay, Jefferson County, New York, 1860
Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7F-7V9 |
- [S431] Watertown Daily Times, (Watertown, N.Y.), Monday, August 12, 1918, page 2, column 5 (Reliability: 3), 30 Jul 2007.
Monday Afternoon, August 12, 1918
Watertown Daily Times
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DIES SUDDENLY AT FAMILY REUNION
Charles A. Besha, Carthage, stricken at Evans Mills
CONVERSING WITH RELATIVES
Fell From Chair to Ground and Was Dead When Picked Up - In poor Health Two Years
(SPECIAL TO THE TIMES)
Carthage, Aug. 12 - Charles A. Besha of south James Street, this village, dropped dead at a reunion of the Besha family held at the old family homestead at Evans Mills at __? Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Besha went to Evans Mills yesterday morning to attend the reunion, at the home of William Besha. In the afternoon Mr. Besha was sitting in a chair and fell to the ground. He was dead when he was picked up.
Most of Mr. Besha's life had been spent in Carthage and vicinity. For many years he operated the cheese factory at West Carthage, but poor health forced him to give it up two years ago. He was 68 years of age. He is survived by his wife, Alice Miller Besha; three brothers, William, Evans MIlls, Ferdinand, of West Carthage, and George, of Iowa; two sisters, Miss Nettie Besha, who lives on the old homestead at Evans Mills, and Mrs. John Fraley, of Philedelphia, N.Y.
The funeral arrangements are not complete.
- [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.
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1855 Census, Jefferson County, New York
Jacob Fraley and Catherine Slick, and children, and Jacob Slick (Catherine Slick's father)
Image source:
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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).
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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).
- [S286] Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York, R. A. Oakes, (Lewis Publishing Co.., 1905), pg. 928 (Reliability: 3), 2 Feb 2005.
Charles Edward Besha was married, April 19, 1898, to Miss Alice Hathaway Miller, who was born Febraury 4, 1862, in West Turin, Lewis county, a daughter of John Almer and Mary Eliza (Hathaway) Miller, both of whom were natives of West Turin.
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