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Bess GOURLAY

Female 1895 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Born  Apr 1895  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender  Female 
    Census  1910  Farmington, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • age 14
    Census  1920  Farmington, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Age 24, living at home
    Occupation  1920  Farmington, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    nurse 
    • She was also a caterer.
    Occupation  1920  Farmington, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    nurse 
    • She was also a caterer.
    Occupation  1920  Farmington, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    nurse 
    • She was also a caterer.
    Census  1930  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    News item  9 Mar 1939  Victor, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    anniversary 
    Census  1940  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Reference Number  UNK,100,812 
    Residence  1954-1963  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Canandaigua 
    _UID  B1703CD03CFB403898E3AB4C04249D5F7211 
    Died  Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID  I2553  OuthouseLine2014
    Last Modified  19 Apr 2014 

    Father  Mark C. GOURLAY,   b. 16 Oct 1866, Glens Fall, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1947, Victor, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Franc Marie OUTHOUSE,   b. 8 May 1866, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1954, Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  10 Jun 1891  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F448  Group Sheet

    Family  Dale C. LESTER,   b. 28 Feb 1896, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1975, Zephyrhills, Pasco, FL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  8 Mar 1920  Canandaigua, Ontario, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10, 11
    Children 
     1. Private,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  3 Jul 2012 
    Family ID  F1044  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] FULTON, D.G., World Family Tree on Ancestry.com (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S103] Outhouse Family Genealogy, Terry DeFrees, (1990).

    3. [S149] Hanley, Sr., Robert Ronald "Ron".

    4. [S201] Federal Census, 1910 Farmington, Ontario, NY, Pg 167B, Fam #61 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S154] Fed Census - 1920 - NY, Farmington, Ont, NY, E.D. 71 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S154] Fed Census - 1920 - NY, Farmington, Ont, NY, E.D. 71 (date, place) (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S201] Federal Census, 1930 Canandaigua, Ontario, NY; ED 11, Fam #366 (Reliability: 3).
      Bessie G., age 34, md age 24, b. NY par b. NY, trained nurse at hospital

    8. [S150] Newspaper, Daily Messenger, Canandaigua, NY; pg 8:6 (Reliability: 3).
      ANNIVERSARIES OBSERVED
      Mr. and Mrs. Dale C. Lester and daughter Patricia Anne, of North Pearl street, were guests yesterday, of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gourlay, in Victor. The occasion was a family dinner in observance of Mr. and Mrs. Lester's 19th wedding anniversary and the fifth birthday anniversary of their nephew, Alan Garlock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Garlock, of Victor. Covers were laid for 15.

    9. [S201] Federal Census, 1940 Canandaigua, Ontario, NY; ED 35-11, Fam #202 (200 S Pearl St) (Reliability: 3).
      Bessie G., wife, age 45, educ-H4; 1935-same place; b. NY

    10. [S334] Ancestry Public Member Trees, Rollins & Byard Family Trees (Betty Rollins) (Reliability: 3).
      md 8 Mar 1920 Pinellas, FL

    11. [S150] Newspaper, Daily Messenger, 8 Mar 1960, pg 2:1, 40th anniversary announcement (Reliability: 3).
      «b»Lesters Mark 40th Anniversary«/b»
      Married 40 years ago today, Mr. and Mrs. Dale C. Lester, are quietly observing their anniversary at their home, 218 North Pearl Street.
      Mr. Lester and Miss Bessie Gourlay, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Goulay, Victor, were married in the Baptist Church parsonage by the Rev. George E. Finlay, on March 8, 1920. They were attended by the bride's sister, Miss Orrene Gourlay, and R. Leslie Gifford, Canandaigua, who later married.
      Son of the late S.F. Lester, a former YMCA secretary, and Mrs. Lester of this city, Mr. Lester retired in 1952 after 32 years in the milk business. He is now a bus driver for the Canandiagua Central School District. He is a vetera of World War I, a 40 year member of Canandaigua Post American Legion, and a member of its original drum and bugle corps.
      Both Mr. and Mrs. Lester are active members of the First Methodist Church. Mrs. Lester, a registered nurse, is a graduate of Thompson Hospital Nurses Training School. For a number of years, she has been engaged in the catering business.