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Memorable Manitobans: Joseph Edgar Bessette (1897-1998)Banker. Born in March 1897, son of H. and Florence Bessette, his family came to Manitoba in 1897. He worked as a banker at Somerset. On 19 January 1921, he married Irene Decosse (?-?) and they had a son and daughter. Roman Catholic. In 1925, he lived at Altamont. He died at Winnipeg on 1 June 1998 and was buried in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens. Sources:Marriage registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics. Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925. Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 3 June 1998, page 31. This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 25 January 2017
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