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Lydia Besse

Lydia Besse

Female 1808 - 1886  (78 years)

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  • Name Lydia Besse  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Birth 24 Jan 1808  Wayne, Kennebec, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13, 14] 
    • Born 24 Jun 1808 [11]
    Gender Female 
    Death 24 Apr 1886  Woodwards Landing, Willapa, Pacific, Territory of Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 13, 14] 
    • Died at the home of her son, Sanfield, at Ilwaco, Pacific, Washington. [13, 15]
    Burial
    • Buried alongside her husband and son on the old homestead. [13, 15]
    Person ID I126  The John and Tuly Huntington Family
    Last Modified 8 May 2016 

    Father Reuben Besse,   b. 17 May 1777, Wareham, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1845 (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Celia Burgess,   b. 14 Sep 1781, of Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1866 (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 25 Sep 1800  Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • Married 14 Sep 1800 [16]
    Family ID F69  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Solomon Soule,   b. 22 Jun 1800, Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1879, Woodwards Landing, Willapa, Pacific, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18] 
    Marriage Abt. 1830  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Keziah Besse Soule,   b. 9 Dec 1831   d. 8 Apr 1846 (Age 14 years)
     2. Mary Ann Wiggans Soule,   b. 9 Jan 1833, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1853, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)
     3. Betsy Elizabeth Kinkaid Soule,   b. 6 Feb 1834, Dexter, Penobscot, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1924, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     4. Charles Dexter Soule,   b. 27 Jun 1836, Dexter, Penobscot, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1919, Soquel, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     5. Sanfield Reed Soule,   b. 12 Mar 1841, District No. 11, Aroostock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1906 (Age 64 years)
     6. Aurietta W. Soule,   b. 1 Nov 1843, District No. 11, Aroostock, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1875 (Age 31 years)
     7. Edwin Augustus Soule,   b. 20 Jan 1847, St. Albans, Somerset, Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1934, Portland, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     8. Frederick Elisha Soule,   b. 11 May 1849, Baraboo Sands, Sauk, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1871 (Age 21 years)
    Family ID F66  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 May 2016 

  • Photos
    Lydia Bessee (born 1808)    		Lydia Bessee (born 1808)

    Documents
    1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pacific, Washington; ED 27, Sheet 420B    		1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pacific, Washington; ED 27, Sheet 420B
    Dwelling 90, Family 91, Lines 1-5, Household of Edwen Soule; 10 June 1880; National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 1397. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pacific, Washington; Sheet 174A    		1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pacific, Washington; Sheet 174A
    Dwellings 116 and 125, Families 103 and 112, Lines 8-11 and 34, Households of Soloman Soul and C.D. Soul; 21 July 1870; National Archives Microfilm M593, Roll 1683. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pacific, Washington; Sheet 63    		1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pacific, Washington; Sheet 63
    Dwellings 31-32, Families 21-22, Lines 1-8, Households of Solomon Soule and Charles D. Soule; 14 June 1860; National Archives Microfilm M653, Roll 1398. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.
    1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Flora Township, Sauk, Wisconsin; Sheet 48B    		1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Flora Township, Sauk, Wisconsin; Sheet 48B
    Dwelling 637, Family 637, Lines 35-42, Household of Solemen Soule; 2 September 1850; National Archives Microfilm M432, Roll 1006. Image file from the Ancestry.com website.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington, Personal family history of Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington.
      Name recorded as "Lydia Bessee"

    2. [S1] Elizabeth Ross Huntington, Personal family history of Elizabeth Ross Huntington.
      Name recorded as "Lydia Bessee"

    3. [S16] Death Certificate for Elizabeth Elexander.
      Name recorded as "Lydia Bessll"

    4. [S104] 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pacific, Washington; ED 27, Sheet 420B, Dwelling 90, Family 91, Lines 1-5.
      Name recorded as "Lydie Soule"

    5. [S114] 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pacific, Washington; Sheet 174A, Dwellings 116 and 125, Families 103 and 112, Lines 8-11 and 34.
      Name recorded as "Lydda Soul"

    6. [S128] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Pacific, Washington; Sheet 63, Dwellings 31-32, Families 21-22, Lines 1-8.
      Name recorded as "Liddia Soule"

    7. [S133] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Flora Township, Sauk, Wisconsin; Sheets 48B-49A, Dwelling 637, Family 637, Lines 35-42 and 1-2.
      Name recorded as "Julia Soule"

    8. [S1660] "Pioneers of the Oregon Trail," Soule Kindred Newsletter, October 1968, (Soule Kindred in America, P.O. Box 259, S. Duxbury, Mass. 02374).
      Name recorded as "Lydia Bessie"

    9. [S1661] "The Pioneer Soule Family," The Sou'Wester, Spring 1973, (The Pacific County Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 384, Raymond, Washington 98577).
      Name recorded as "Lydia Besse Soule"

    10. [S1682] Probate case file for Solomon Soule, Pacific County, Washington.
      Name recorded variously as "Lydia Soule", "Lydia Sule" and "Lidia Soule"

    11. [S2] Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington, Personal family history of Grace Letitia Rondot Huntington.

    12. [S16] Death Certificate for Elizabeth Elexander.

    13. [S1661] "The Pioneer Soule Family," The Sou'Wester, Spring 1973, (The Pacific County Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 384, Raymond, Washington 98577).

    14. [S1] Elizabeth Ross Huntington, Personal family history of Elizabeth Ross Huntington.

    15. [S1660] "Pioneers of the Oregon Trail," Soule Kindred Newsletter, October 1968, (Soule Kindred in America, P.O. Box 259, S. Duxbury, Mass. 02374).

    16. [S4] Ebenezer Burgess, Burgess Genealogy, Memorial of the Family of Thomas and Dorothy Burgess, (Boston: Press of T. R. Marvin & Son, 42 Congress Street, 1865), 44.

    17. [S2063] Town of Sandwich records from Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Births, marriages, deaths 1658-1811; Image 131 of 146.

    18. [S1682] Probate case file for Solomon Soule, Pacific County, Washington.


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