Claire Margaret Berthiaume

Claire Margaret Berthiaume

Female 1924 - 2007  (82 years)

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  • Name Claire Margaret Berthiaume 
    Born 28 May 1924  Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 1 Jun 1924  Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2

    • Berthiaume, Donat, 30 years, born Fr Can, immigrated 1920, relief man, auto factory
      Berthiaume, Alzire A., 30 years, born Fr Can, immigrated 1923
      Berthiaume, Claire N., 5 years, born Michigan
    Immigration 1933  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family returned to Canada 
    • She stated on the border crossing to Detroit, 1943, that she had been in Canada since 1933.
    Border Crossing 24 Jul 1933  Lacolle Junction, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • She was coming from Detroit, going to Hemmingford, Quebec to visit relatives.
    Residence 1943  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • She lived at 2050 Bourbonniere, Montreal, Quebec.
    Residence 1943  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    2050 Bourbonniere 
    • Residence listed for Claire Berthiaume border crossing into Detroit - application at Montreal on 12 Apr 1943.
    Border Crossing 12 Apr 1943  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Claire came to Detroit in 1943 to visit relatives. The immigration form states she presented her birth certificate (born 28 May 1924 in Highland Park; named Margaret Claire Berthiaume) and her baptismal certificate (baptised 1 Jun 1924 in Highland Park). Also declared was the fact that she had been in Canada since 1933.
    Cemetery Fowlerville, Livingston, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery.
    Name Claire Bessen  [5, 6
    Name Claire Margaret Joly  [6
    Name Margaret Claire Berthiaume  [1, 6
    Social Security Number Bef 1951  [7
    375-28-0049 
    • Social Security Index stated her last residence was Holly, Oakland, Michigan.
    _UID B3A05B095AD24DCC9CD671A897C0C4D07207 
    Buried Feb 2007  Fowlerville, Livingston, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Niback Funeral Home, Fowlerville, MI
    Died 24 Feb 2007  Holly, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Claire Bessen funeral card.jpg
    Claire Bessen funeral card.jpg
    Person ID I2478  Lirette Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2020 

    Father Joseph Donat Berthiaume,   b. 4 Jun 1899, Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1973, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Alzire Alice Lirette,   b. 1 Mar 1900, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1986, Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 1 May 1923  Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Notation made in parish register at Alzire's baptism - married 13 May 1927 at St. Benoit of Detroit to Donat Berthiaume. [8]
    Berthiaume family
    Berthiaume family
    Alzire Lirette Berthiaume, Claire & Donat Berthiaume
    Berthiaume family
    Berthiaume family
    Alzire, Donat & Claire
    Witness 1 May 1923  Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Marriage 
    • The witnesses for the marriage were Jules Robert and Jed Lavallee.
    Family ID F557  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edwin Elmer Bessen,   b. 22 Jun 1924, Trout Creek, Ontonagon, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 2000, Howell, Livingston, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 17 Apr 1947  Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Edwin & Claire Bessen
    Edwin & Claire Bessen
    Children 
     1. Liane Bessen
     2. Nancy Dee Bessen,   b. 17 Mar 1948, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 2010, Milford, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     3. Dana John Bessen
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2020 
    Family ID F1108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Claire Berthiaume Bessen
    Claire Berthiaume Bessen
    Claire Berthiaume
    Claire Berthiaume

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] Michigan, Detroit Border Crossings 1905-1957, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, (\i ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2006.), (ancestry.com : accessed 29 Jan 2011); 12 Apr 1943 border crossing of Claire Berthiaume (microfilm M1478_5); National Archives, Washington, D.C. (Reliability: 4), 29 Jan 2011.

    2. [S102] 1930 US Federal Census, Michigan, Wayne, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1069, Detroit City, ward 22, block 3252, precinit 2, enumeration district (ED) 82-852, sheet 24 B, dwelling 20, 6022 Plainview Ave, family 20, Donat Berthiaume, accessed 12 Jan 2011 (Reliability: 4), 12 Jan 2011.
      Ward 18, Block 414, Precinct 5

    3. [S145] Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2008.), (ancestry.com : accessed 29 Jan 2011); Claire Berthiaume (21 Jul 1933); National Archives, Washington, D.C. (Reliability: 4), 29 Jan 2011.

    4. [S117] Michigan, Detroit Border Crossings 1905-1963, National Archives, Washington, D.C., ((Ancestry.com : 2006)), accessed 28 Jan 2020), 1943 - Miss Claire Berthiaume; National Archives and Records Administration. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S316] Newspapers.com (Ancestry), Livingston County Daily Press, "Edwin E. Bessen," 21 May 2000, p. 12, col. 2; digital images, \i Newspapers.com\i0 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S198] Social Security Applications and Clains Index, 1936-2007, Social Security Administration, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 ), entry for Claire Margaret Bessen; Claire Bessen; Claire Margaret Berthiaume; Claire Margaret Joly, 2007, SS no. 375280049, accessed 28 Jan 2020 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S106] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 ), entry for Claire M. Bessen, 2007, SS no. 275-28-0049, accessed 29 Jan 2011 (Reliability: 4), 29 Jan 2011.

    8. [S226] Genealogie Quebec, Drouin Institute, Drouin Institute, (\i Genealogy Quebec\i0 . https://www.genealogiequebec.com : 2016.), (https://www.genealogiequebec.com : accessed 7 Feb 2020); 1 Mar 1900 Baptism for Marie Alice Alzire Lirette, daughter of Olivier Lirette and Anna Lavallee; NBMDS - Baptisms - St-Felix-de-Valois, Cheneville, Papineau, Quebec. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S194] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics., (www.ancestry.com : 2015.), (www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 Sep 2016), 1923 Detroit, Michigan Marriage, record nbr 246157, of Donat Berthiaume & Alzire Lirette; Michigan Department of Community Health Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics. (Reliability: 3), 13 Sep 2016.