John Bessonett, Sr. (1779 - 1863)

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John Bessonett, Sr.

Born: November 9, 1779, Bristol, Pennsylvania
Died: June 9, 1863, Bristol, Pennsylvania
Married: Mary Cronin, November 26, 1805, St. Mary's Episcopal Church Burlington, New Jersey; b. January 10, 1788, d. July 11, 1830, Bristol, Pennsylvania

Father: Charles Bessonett b. October 5, 1734, d. 1807 Bristol, Pennsylvania
Mother: Mary Millington

Children of John Bessonett, Sr. and Mary Cronin:

1. Charles Henry Bessonett
b. July 4, 1806, Bristol, Pennsylvania; d. October 6, 1880, Verona, Mississippi; m. Elizabeth Swift, October 6, 1831, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2. John Bessonett, Jr.
b. July 28, 1809, Bristol, Pennsylvania; d. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; m. Hannah Elkington, February 28, 1833, Bristol, Pennsylvania

3. Mary Clolilda Bessonett
b. October 6, 1811, Bristol, Pennsylvania; d. July 7, 1838 Selma, Alabama; m. Gaston Green, March 8, 1861, Itawamba County, Mississippi

4. Catherine Ann Bessonett
b. October 26, 1813, Bristol, Pennsylvania; d. April 26, 1867, Natchez, Mississippi; m. James C. Fox, January 19, 1834, St. James Episcopal Church, Bristol, Pennsylvania

5. James Cronin Bessonett
b. October 29, 1815, Bristol, Pennsylvania; d. December 3, 1816

6. Edwin Bessonett
b. October 29, 1815, Bristol, Pennsylvania; d. unknown; m. Sophia Neal December 25, 1838, Natchez, Mississippi

7. William Theodore Bessonett
b. December 13, 1818, Bristol, Pennsylvania; d. August 4, 1840, Sabine, Texas

8. George Monroe Murray Bessonett (Sr.)
b. 1823 Bristol, Pennsylvania; d. August 3, 1897, Brookhaven, Mississippi; m. #1 Mary Jane West November 20, 1844, Natchez, Mississippi; m. #2 Margaret E. Spangler, March 1, 1849, Natchez, Mississippi