Silas Bresee Family Bible
Holy Bible in English, photo copies of the family register pages which were
removed from the Bible.

The Family Bible of Silas Bresee [son of John & Asenath (Barber) Bresee] and
his wives, Rodelpha Parker and Helen L. Carr. The Bible was last known (1980)
in the possession of Earl S. Bresee of Sutton, Que. The pages are photo copies
and difficult to read, some errors in transcription may occur.

Births
Silas Bresee Born May 20th 1828
Rodelpha Parker Born Jany 8th 183_ [page torn]

Harriet M. Bresee Daughter of Silas and Rodelpha Bresee Born Sept. 6th 1854

John Bresee Born Aug. 29, 1795
Asenath Barber Born May 6 1798
[Parents of Silas]

Benjamin Bresee Born May 5 1819
Oscar Bresee Born March 26, 1821 [page torn]
Hiram Bresee Born Jan. 28. 1823
Chrishana Bresee Born April 9. 1825
Silas Bresee Born May 20[?] 1828
Darius Bresee Born June 20. 1830
Mary Bresee Born Oct. [Sept. crossed out] 10. 1832
Martha Bresee Born Sept. 10, 1835.
Martina D. Bresee Born May 13, 1838

Ella M Bresee Born Feb. 1st 1864.
Jessie C. Bresee Born Feb. 21, 1866
Leslie S. Bresee Born July 9, 1868
Geo Garner[?] Bresee Born Sept. 30. 1869

Helen Louisa Carr born Oct 26. 1839
Nelson B. Bresee Born March 23 1871
Rodenah born July 28, 1872
Howard Hinton Bresee born june 18. 1874
Isabella Bresee born May 27. 1876
Hannibal Bresee born May 30, 1877
Wm. Roger Bresee born May 29, 1878
Percival Benedict Bresee born Nov 15, 1879
Pelsie S. Marshall born Dec. 23, 1888

Marriages
Silas Bresee Married to Rodelpha Parker Oct. 2nd 1853

Silas Bresee Mar. to Helen L. Carr Mar 16 1863

Addison Ladd Married to Hattie Bresee July 26th 1873

D D Harvey Married to E M Bresee Feb 1. 1888

G G Bresee to Myrtta Cookman june 23. 1892

Percival Benedict Bresee Married to Leila Darby Nov 1 1911

Charles Marshall Married to Jessie E. Bresee June 20th 1887

Leslie Bresee Married to E Best May 10. 1892

Howard H Bresee Married to Edna Best june 22, 1898

Wm J Shepherd married to Isabella Bresee June 19, 1906

Deaths
Rodelpha Bresee died Sept 12th 1861

John Bresee Died Feb. 14. 1840

Benjamin Bresee Died March 15. 1840

Martha Bresee Died Nov 4 1838

Asenath Barber wife of John Bresee died Aug 4. 1880 aged 82 years

Florence Chamberlain died Sept 21. 1934

Dyer Dan Dec 23 1938

Alice Seymour Nov 9 1936

Rodinah died Aug 2 1872

Hannibal Bresee Died Aug 26, 1877

Jessie E. Bresee wife of C Marshall died July 19, 1889 aged 23 years 4 months
& 29 days

Silas Bresee died Dec 8th 1894 aged 66 yrs 6 mths 18 dy

Wm Rogers Bresee died Aug 18 aged 19__ 30 yrs 2 months 16 __

Helen S. Carr wife of Silas Bresee Died May 25 1927 aged 87 years & 7 months

Nelson B. Bresee died May 22, 1934

Percy B. Bresee died Nov 13, 1946

Leslie S. Bresee Died Sept. 3, 1953

Insertions
[obits]
Sutton
aged Woman Passes Away
Mrs. Helen L. Carr, wife of the late Silas Bresee, died at the home of her son,
Nelson here May 25th in the 88th year of her age, after a long illness. The
funeral was held at the house at 2 o'clock May 27th, Rev. Herberts Charters
officiating. The bearers were four of her sons. they were Leslie S. Bresee,
Nelson B. Percy B. and Howard H., the later of Cowansville, the other three
named of Sutton. Another son George G. Bresee lives in Waterloo. Besides the
five sons, who survive are two daughters, Mrs. W. d. shepard of East Farnham
and Mrs. Ella Harvey of Knowlton. Two brothers, G. N. Carr of Sutton and Dyer
A. Carr of North Hatley survive. Also one sister, Mrs. F. A. Chamberlain survives.
  Deceased was born in Richford and lived there until she was sixteen years of
age. After a few years in West Brome, the rest of her life was in Sutton. She
was a most worthy woman and leaves a family of children and grandchildren
that are a credit to her and the country. Deceased was buried at West Brome
beside her late husband.
  Among those from a distance at the funeral were her five sons and two
daughters, also Mrs. W. D. Shepard of East Farnham, Mrs. Ella Harvey, Rev. E.
M. Taylor, M. A., Jesse Marshall and wife, all of Knowton, Mrs. J. D. Anderson of
Boston, Harvey Placey and wife of Passumpsic and Wm. Salisbury of Berkshire.

Deaths Reported
Mrs. Helen L. C. Bresee, Sutton
Sutton, Que., June 6. __ One of the highly respected citizens of his place in the
person of Mrs. Helen L. Carr Bresee passed away on Wednesday night, May
25th, after a lingering illness of some months.
  The late Mrs. Bresee was the widow of the late Silas Bresee, who
predeceased her some years ago. She was born in Richford, Vt., on October
26th 1839, where she lived sixteen years, after coming to Sutton where she
was married and lived most of her life here and West Brome, having nine
children, two Jessie and William dying in infancy.
  A short service was conducted at the house, Rev. H. Carters officiating at two
p.m. on Friday, May 27th.
  She leaves to mourn the loss of a loving and kind mother, five sons and two
daughters, namely: - Mrs. Ella Harvey, Knowlton; Leslie Bresee, of Sutton; G.
G. Bresee, Waterloo; Nelson Bresee, of Sutton, with whom she lived; Howard
Bresee, of Cowansville; Mrs. W. D. Shepard of East Farnham; and Percy Bresee,
of Sutton, all of whom were present at the funeral. Also two brothers and one
sister survive, Mr. Geo Carr, of Sutton; D. A. Carr, of North Hatley; and Mrs. S.
Chamberlain, of Sutton.
  The bearers were her four sons Messrs Percy, Nelson, Leslie and Howard
Bresee.
  The floral tributes were beautiful and showed the high esteem in which she
was held.
  Those from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Placey, of Passumpsic, Vt.; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Harvey, of Richford, Vt., Mr. and
Mrs. J. Marshall of Knowlton; Rev. E. M. Taylor, of Knowlton; Mrs. Anderson, of
Boston, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Carr, of North Hatley; Mr. and Mrs. G. G.
Bresee and daughters, May and Bernice, of Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Shepard and daughters, Gertrude and Helen, of East Farnham; Mr. and Mrs. H.
H. Bresee, of Cowansville; Mrs. J. Draper, of Sutton Junction; Mess Lena
Bresee, R. N., of Montreal, and Mrs. Demers, of Philipsburg.
  Interment was in Pettes Cemetery, West Brome.

Sutton
Nelson B. Bresee of Sutton Dies Suddenly
Nelson Byron Bresee, a highly respected resident of Sutton Village passed to
his long rest on Tuesday, May 22nd in his sixty-third year. Mr. Bresee was an
employee of the C. P. Railway. He took a severe cold which developed into
pneumonia, which carried him off. He was a life long resident of Sutton. His
funeral took place on May 24th under Masonic auspices, Rev. Archdeacon
Charters officiating. The bearers were the Messrs. Ernest Newton, Robert
Miltimore, Ira Hunt, G. A. Morrison, Hale C. Reid and Albert G. Brown. Interment
in Fairmount cemetery. His wife, an invalid survives, also three daughters. The
daughters are Mrs. Harvey Placey of Passumpic, Vt., Hazel and Ruth are
residents of this village. He is also survived by two brothers, both residents of
Sutton.
  Mr. Bresee was a quiet, industrious man with a large circle of friends and he
will be much missed by all who knew him. While his daughters will have the
sympathy of a large circle of friends in the great loss they sustained.

Death Reported
Nelson B. Bresee, Sutton.
  Sutton, June 9. -- The death occurred on May 22nd of Nelson B. Bresee, a
native of this town who, except for a few years spent at Kingsbury, lived in
Sutton all his life.
  Mr. Bresee was born on March 23rd, 1871, and was married in 1901 to Alice
Susan Kendall. He leaves to mourn his passing, three daughters, Mrs. H.
Placey, Miss Hazel and Miss Ruth Bresee; four brothers, Leslie, George, Howard
and Percy, and two sisters, Mrs. Ella Harvey and Mrs. William Shepard.
  The funeral service was held at Grace Church, Archdeacon Charters officiating.
The Masonic funeral was conducted by Lodge 39, A.F. and A.M., of which lodge
Mr. Bresee was a valued member.
  The great profusion of floral tributes testified to the esteem in which
deceased was held.

This community was shocked by the death of an old and respected citizen, Mr.
Nelson Bresee. Mr. Bresee was a C.P.R. employee and returned from work on
Saturday and died on Tuesday, May 22nd. Much sympathy is felt for his family.

Mayor Percy Brissee Of Sutton, 67, Is Dead
(special to The Gazette)
  Sutton, November 14. - Mayor Percy Brisse, of this township, died suddenly
at the wheel of his automobile yesterday evening from a heart attack. He had
just halted the vehicle outside the Town Hall here to attend a wedding
reception given for one of the employees on his farm when he succumbed.
  The 67-year-old mayor held that office since 1940 and had been on the town
council since March, 1933. He was born and educated in Sutton.
  The body is resting at the family residence here. Funeral service will be held
on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. from the United Church of Sutton to the Sutton
Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, the former Lila Derby; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Harvey of
Montreal and Mrs. W. Sheppard of East Farnham; and two brothers, Mr. George
Brisse of Foster and Mr. Leslie Brisse of Sutton.

Mr. P. B. Bresee, of Sutton.
 Sutton, Dec. 4. - This community was shocked and saddened on the evening
of November 13, on hearing of the death of P. B. Bresee. Although in poor
health for three years, his death was unexpected. With his wife and friends he
had attended a church wedding and reception. On leaving the hall about 10:30
p.m. to return home he had only started his car when he collapsed and passed
away very suddenly.
  Mr. Bresee was the son of the late Silas and Helen Carr Bresee, and spent
most of his life in Sutton, with the exception of seven years when he owned
and operated a farm in North Hatley.
  In 1911 he married Lila E. Derby. Twenty years ago he purchased the V. N.
Dyer farm, where he was a successful farmer until the time of his death.
  He was a man of sterling character and was always interested in all public
affairs. He had been a councillor for nine years and was serving his second term
as mayor.
  He leaves his wife, two brothers, two sisters, and several nieces and
nephews to mourn his passing.
  The funeral, which was largely attended, was held at the united Church, with
a prayer service for the family at the home, with Rev. H. G. Douglas officiating.
Interment was made in the Fairmount Cemetery.
  The flowers were numerous and beautiful, silent testimonies of the esteem in
which the deceased was held.
  The councillors attended in a body. Relatives and friends were present from
Montreal, Sherbrooke, Waterloo, Cowansville and other places.
  The bearers were Messr. Homer Salisbury, Milton Darbe, Cedric Morrison,
Frank Harvey, Lloyd Hawley and John Milton.

Died- Bresee - At Waterloo, on the 16th December 1906, Hope, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Bresee, aged 10 months and 10 days.

Married
In Richford, June 22, by Rev. P. A. Smith, Mr. Howard H. Bresee and Miss
Florence C. Best, both of Sutton, Que. They will make their home in St. Albans.
Google