The bessette Surname
bessette Name Meaning and History
French: variant of Besset, from a diminutive of
bès ‘birch’, or possibly of French Basset (see
Bassette). The ending is not feminine, but reflects the
Canadian custom of pronouncing a final -t, which is generally
silent in metropolitan French.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Jean Besset dit Brisetout / Brother Andre Bessette | Lynne Masters-Lee | 78 |
| Bessette Family | Denise Rosbicki | 4 |
| bessette family | k turcotte | 11 |
| Bessette info from Pawtucket, RI | Sheryl L. Bessette-Sacerino | 18 |
| John Henry Bessett, Sister Ida 'Bessett' Kelly |
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| Peter Bessette of Lapeer County, Michigan, Born 1854 |
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| Eugene Bessette and Emily Balthazor, WI |
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| Gene and Lauretta Bessette |
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