Patience Besse

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Patience Besse

Patience was born on December 12th, 1770 in Wareham, Massachusetts.¹ Patience's father was Jabez Besse and her mother was Margaret Norris. Her paternal grandparents were Robert Besse and Ruth Pray; her maternal grandparents were Oliver Norris and Margery Doggett. She had four brothers and four sisters, named Jabez, Ebenezer, Solomen, Ephriam, Mary, Ruth, Margery and Bethia. She was the second youngest of the nine children.¹

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Robert Besse
  - b.WFT Est. 1576-1605 d.WFT Est. 1630-1690
  
  Jabez Besse
  - b.Jun 1627 in Wareham , Massachusetts d.1804 in Wareham , Massachusetts
  
  Ruth Pray
  - b.WFT Est. 1585-1608 d.WFT Est. 1630-1696
  
  Patience Besse
  - b.12 Dec 1770 in Wareham, Massachusetts d.WFT Est. 1819-1865
  
  Oliver Norris
  - b.WFT Est. 1683-1712 d.WFT Est. 1737-1797
  
  Margaret Norris
  - b.~ 1734 in Wareham , Massachusetts d.04 Feb 1801
  
  Margery Doggett
  - b.WFT Est. 1692-1715 d.WFT Est. 1737-1803

Details of Patience's family with Abraham Gifford

¹ 1987.ftw
Further source/citation:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1987