1894 - 1982

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• Birth	13 Nov 1894	Tara, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Jul 1982
  Person ID	I3039	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2004 00:00:00
  Family	Asa Crane BRAINARD, b. 1 Jan 1892
  Children	> 1. Phyllis Joyce BRAINARD, b. 6 Apr 1920, Bismarck, North Dakota
  Family ID	F1233	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Bessie was born in Tara, Ontario, Canada and moved with their family in 1896to a farm near Souris, ND. She married Asa on June 27, 1917. They moved toBismarck, ND in 1919, to Lisbon, ND in 1937 and to Elendale, ND in 1947. Bessie and Asa are buried at Ellendale, ND. Bessie was born in Tara, Ontario, Canda and moved with her family to a farm north-west of Souris, ND. in 1896. She attened rural school near her home, later in Souris, and graduated from Bottineau High School in 1913. She recieved her Teacher?s Certificate from Valley City Teacher?s College in 1915. She taught school before and during thefirst years of her marriage, when her husband was in the Army during the First World War. They moved to Bismarck, ND in 1919, to Lison, ND in 1937, ad to Ellendale, ND, in 1947. She was a 50 year member of Eastern Star, belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary and woman?s clubs in Bismarck, Lisbon, and Ellendale, and were active in the Methodist Church in each city. She inherited her mother?s love for flowers and spent many hours in her yards, planting and taking care of her flowers. She and Asa are buried in Ellendale City Cemetery, Ellendale, North Dakota.