Catharine Ann Bessonett

1813 - 1867  (53 years)

• Name	Catharine Ann Bessonett
  Born	26 Oct 1813	Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Apr 1867	Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
  Person ID	I27	Full Stewart Fox Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2011

  
  

  Father	John Bessonett,   b. 19 Nov 1779, Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 09 Jun 1863, Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Cronin,   b. 10 Jan 1788, Unknown ,   d. 11 Jul 1830, Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania  (Age 42 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1805	Burlington, New Jersey
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Coleman Fox,   b. 04 May 1806, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 05 Dec 1856, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi  (Age 50 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1834	Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Benjamin Duncan Fox,   b. 1835, Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Sep 1863, Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, USA  (Age 28 years) + 2. Joanna Painter Fox,   b. 24 Sep 1838, Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 03 Jan 1899, Baton Rouge, Louisiana  (Age 60 years)   3. William Henry Harrison Fox, Sr.,   b. 23 Oct 1838, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Jan 1926, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi  (Age 87 years)   4. Sylvania Penn Fox,   b. Jul 1842, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 14 Jun 1921, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi  (Age ~ 78 years)   5. Henry Clay Fox,   b. 26 Oct 1844,   d. 16 Jan 1858  (Age 13 years)
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Oct 1813 - Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Married - 19 Jan 1834 - Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Died - 26 Apr 1867 - Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Bessonett: Catharine Ann (Bessonett) Fox, about 1840, Natchez, Mississippi
  		Bessonett: Catharine Ann Bessonett Fox, photo about 1840, Natchez, Mississippi This photo seems to have been used to create the pen and ink portrait of her.

  
  

  Documents		Hand: Letter written by Anna Marie (Fox) Hand in Philadelphia to Catharine Ann (Bessonett) Fox in Natchez, Mississippi, November 7, 1853. Click the thumbnail image to open the PDF in a new window.
  		Bessonett: Letter written by John Bessonett, Jr., in Philadelphia to his sister Catharine Ann (Bessonett) Fox in Natchez, Mississippi, October 30, 1867. Click the thumbnail image to open the PDF in a new window.
  		Bessonett: Letter written by John Bessonett, Jr., in Philadelphia to his sister Catharine Ann (Bessonett) Fox in Natchez, Mississippi, January 17, 1856. Click the thumbnail image to open the PDF in a new window.
  		Painter: Letter written by William Dawson Painter in Memphis to Catharine Ann (Bessonett) Fox in Natchez, Mississippi. May 24, 1857 The original of this letter is now at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Waddill Family Papers (Mss. 4578), Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collection, Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, since 1997. Click the thumbnail image to open the PDF in a new window.
  		Fox: Letter written by Joanna Painter Fox in Ringold, Georgia, to her mother Catharine Ann (Bessonett) Fox in Natchez, Mississippi. September 15, 1866 The original of this letter is now at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Waddill Family Papers (Mss. 4578), Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collection, Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, since 1997. Click the thumbnail image to open the PDF in a new window.
  		Bessonett: Bessonett Coat of Arms from Armorial General by J.B Riestap. Click the thumbnail image to open the PDF in a new window.
  		Bessonett: Bessonett Coat of Arms, Historisch Biographisches Lexicon Der Schweiz. Click the thumbnail image to open the PDF in a new window.
  		Fox: James Coleman Fox and Catharine Ann Bessonet marriage record, St. James Epispocal Church, Bristol, Pennsylvania Click the thumbnail image to open the PDF in a new window.
  		Bessonett: Various Bessonett marriages newspaper notices from Bucks County Click the thumbnail image to open the PDF in a new window.
  		Bessonett letter written by David Linfoot to Dale Stewart August 28, 2004

  
  

  Headstones

  Bessonet: Catharine Ann Bessonet headstone, City Cemetery, Natchez, Mississippi. Plot: Fox Plot