Florence Foster Besse (1885-1974)

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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Birth:</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font"><span><a href="/wiki/1885" title="1885">1885</a></span></div>
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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Death:</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font"><span><a href="/wiki/1974" title="1974">1974</a></span>  <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hampden_County,_Massachusetts" title="Hampden County, Massachusetts">Hampden County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></div>
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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Father:</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font"><a href="/wiki/Lyman_Waterman_Besse_(1854-1930)" title="Lyman Waterman Besse (1854-1930)">Lyman Waterman Besse (1854-1930)</a></div>
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		<h3 class="pi-data-label pi-secondary-font">Mother:</h3>
	
	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font"><a href="/wiki/Henrietta_Louisa_Segee_(1854-1926)" title="Henrietta Louisa Segee (1854-1926)">Henrietta Louisa Segee (1854-1926)</a></div>
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	<div class="pi-data-value pi-font"><a href="/wiki/Kingman_Brewster_(1883-1957)" title="Kingman Brewster (1883-1957)">Kingman Brewster (1883-1957)</a></div>
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<h2>Children</h2>
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<td data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;" colspan="4" bgcolor="#FEfad0" data-rte-attribs=" style=  colspan=4 bgcolor=#FEfad0 align=center"><b>Offspring of&#32;</b>Florence Foster Besse<b>&#32;and&#32;</b><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kingman%20Brewster%20%281883-1957%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kingman%20Brewster%20%281883-1957%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="40-205382647600edeb80f7d7" href="/wiki/Kingman_Brewster_(1883-1957)" title="Kingman Brewster (1883-1957)">Kingman Brewster (1883-1957)</a>
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<td data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mary%20Kingman%20Brewster%20%281914-2011%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mary%20Kingman%20Brewster%20%281914-2011%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="40-205382647600edeb80f7d7" class="new" title="Mary Kingman Brewster (1914-2011) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFyeV9LaW5nbWFuX0JyZXdzdGVyXygxOTE0LTIwMTEpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Mary Kingman Brewster (1914-2011)</a>
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<td data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kingman%20Brewster%20%281919-1988%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kingman%20Brewster%20%281919-1988%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="40-205382647600edeb80f7d7" href="/wiki/Kingman_Brewster_(1919-1988)" title="Kingman Brewster (1919-1988)">Kingman Brewster (1919-1988)</a>
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<h2>Siblings</h2>
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<td data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;" colspan="4" bgcolor="#FEfad0" data-rte-attribs=" style=  colspan=4 bgcolor=#FEfad0 align=center"><b>Offspring of&#32;</b>Lyman Waterman Besse<b>&#32;and&#32;</b><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Henrietta%20Louisa%20Segee%20%281854-1926%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Henrietta%20Louisa%20Segee%20%281854-1926%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="40-205382647600edeb80f7d7" href="/wiki/Henrietta_Louisa_Segee_(1854-1926)" title="Henrietta Louisa Segee (1854-1926)">Henrietta Louisa Segee (1854-1926)</a>
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<td data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gertrude%20Louisa%20Besse%20%281881-1923%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Gertrude%20Louisa%20Besse%20%281881-1923%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="40-205382647600edeb80f7d7" class="new" title="Gertrude Louisa Besse (1881-1923) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2VydHJ1ZGVfTG91aXNhX0Jlc3NlXygxODgxLTE5MjMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Gertrude Louisa Besse (1881-1923)</a>
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<td data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Florence%20Foster%20Besse%20%281885-1974%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Florence%20Foster%20Besse%20%281885-1974%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="40-205382647600edeb80f7d7" href="/wiki/Florence_Foster_Besse_(1885-1974)" title="Florence Foster Besse (1885-1974)">Florence Foster Besse (1885-1974)</a>
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</td><td data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kingman%20Brewster%20%281883-1957%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kingman%20Brewster%20%281883-1957%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="40-205382647600edeb80f7d7" href="/wiki/Kingman_Brewster_(1883-1957)" title="Kingman Brewster (1883-1957)">Kingman Brewster (1883-1957)</a><br data-rte-washtml="1" /><br data-rte-washtml="1" />&nbsp;</td></tr>
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<td data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arthur%20Lyman%20Besse%20%281887-1952%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arthur%20Lyman%20Besse%20%281887-1952%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="40-205382647600edeb80f7d7" class="new" title="Arthur Lyman Besse (1887-1952) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXJ0aHVyX0x5bWFuX0Jlc3NlXygxODg3LTE5NTIpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Arthur Lyman Besse (1887-1952)</a>
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<td data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Helen%20Waterman%20Besse%20%281889-1948%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Helen%20Waterman%20Besse%20%281889-1948%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="40-205382647600edeb80f7d7" class="new" title="Helen Waterman Besse (1889-1948) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSGVsZW5fV2F0ZXJtYW5fQmVzc2VfKDE4ODktMTk0OCk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Helen Waterman Besse (1889-1948)</a>
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<td data-rte-spaces-before="1"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lucy%20Bradford%20Besse%20%281897-1988%29%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lucy%20Bradford%20Besse%20%281897-1988%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Afalse%7D" data-rte-instance="40-205382647600edeb80f7d7" class="new" title="Lucy Bradford Besse (1897-1988) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTHVjeV9CcmFkZm9yZF9CZXNzZV8oMTg5Ny0xOTg4KT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Lucy Bradford Besse (1897-1988)</a>
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