Harriet Jane Crewson[1, 2, 3, 4]
1932 - 1999 (67 years)
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Name Harriet Jane Crewson [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20] Nickname Hap Born 17 May 1932 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States 
[5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26] Gender Female Died 31 Jul 1999 Lake Montezuma, Yavapai, Arizona, United States [8, 9, 15, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30] - Age at Death: 67
Person ID I144 Costner Descendants Last Modified 2 Sep 2018
Father George Grant Crewson, Sr, b. 21 Jun 1887, Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States , d. 18 Aug 1977, Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 90 years) Mother Ada Jane Moon, b. 28 Jan 1887, Ohiopyle, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 27 Mar 1968, Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, United States (Age 81 years) Married 3 Sep 1913 Morgantown, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States [31] Family ID F60 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Malcolm James MacAlpine, III, b. 23 Nov 1931, New York, New York, United States , d. 13 Sep 2001, Claremont, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 69 years) Married 27 Dec 1952 Snyder, Erie, New York, United States Children 1. Malcolm James MacAlpine, IV 2. Cynthia Beth MacAlpine Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 Family ID F64 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Richard Harold Bissonnette, b. 21 Dec 1918, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States , d. 4 May 2002, Lake Montezuma, Yavapai, Arizona, United States (Age 83 years) Married 16 Jun 1963 West Covina, Los Angeles, California, United States [18, 19, 21] Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 Family ID F65 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes
Cause of death: Ovarian cancer metastasized to colon
Harriet Jane 'Hap' Crewson Bissonnette by Ann Crewson Flannagan, niece from an interview with Aunt Hap at our family reunion June 14, 1997 in Seattle
Harriet Jane 'Hap' Crewson was born in Buffalo, New York May 17th, 1932. Hap was born earlier than expected and had the distinction of not being born in the same room with her mother! Her mother developed a tumor on her lower left side during the pregnancy. At 7-7 1/2 months, her mother's uterus was removed including the baby and was taken to another operating room. Hap weighed a little over 3 and 1/2 pounds at birth.
Hap started piano lessons at about age 5 with her mother's dear friend. She doesn't remember birthday parties, probably due to being the 5th child. She remembered going to college with her sister at age 6 for the weekend; her 2 older brothers and sister were living away from home. Her brother Chuck was 8 years older than her.
She went to Public School #22 across the street from their home. Mother talked the K teacher into admitting Hap to K at age 4. The family moved to Snyder, New York at the time she started 5th grade at Public School #18 on Harlem Road. At that time Hap was 10 years old. Her first pet was a wired-haired terrier, 'Rascal.' Her junior high school was #789 and she went on to Amherst High School in Sydney.
During her teen years Hap reported that she felt closer to her sister Effie since her mother couldn't talk about personal things. She had slumber parties at Effie's house which was a mile away. Other people's parents were Effie's age.
After high school, Hap wanted to get a job, but her father insisted that she go to college, so against her will, she went to Stevens girls' college, a 2 year college where she earned an Associated of Arts degree with specialty in Airline Traffic because she wanted to be a stewardess. Having gotten married, she had to give up her plans to be a stewardess. Her first job was with American Airlines in Buffalo in reservations.
Hap met Malcolm MacAlpine 'Mel' in high school. They were engaged after going together for a year and were married in Buffalo in December of 1952. In February of 1953, they moved to Biloxi, Mississippi where he was stationed at an Air Force base. They lived in an old house right on the beach. Rent was $50.00 a month plus utilites. Hap worked on the base at the JAMTO, Joint Airline Military Ticket Office, where she booked the guys for leave until Christmas. Malcolm James MacAlpine IV 'Jim' was born at the base hospital February 1 1954, 6 pounds and 8 oz.
In the spring of 1955, Mel was transferred to Ipsilante, Michigan to be a radar instructor. At that time Hap was 5 months pregnant with her second child. The day Cynthia Beth MacAlpine 'Cyndi' was born, Hap woke up at 7a not feeling well, called the base and a doctor came out at 9a. Her mother and Mel and neighbors were all there. Cyndi was born in the bedroom at 10:20a. Due to hemorrhaging, Hap was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Wayne , Michigan. Her mother had a new baby to take care of.
Mel was discharged in August 1956. They moved to Glendora, California, where Mel went to work for Howard (Hap's sister Effie's husband) as a service manager in Howard's and Dad's (Hap's father's) business, Haefner Chrysler Plymouth. The next year Mel's Baptist parents moved there and that's when the trouble started. They objected to Methodist Sunday School. Mel was an only child and included his mother in everything. There were several separations and eventually Hap and Mel divorced with no hard feelings.
In 1961 Hap met Dick Bissonnette and finally married him in June of 1963. They honeymooned for 2 days in Palm Springs and then camped with 4 kids.
Hap had several secretarial jobs, was in the travel department at Aerojet where Dick also worked, and also with General Dynamics travel department for 20 years, again where Dick also worked as a Standards Lab Inspector. Dick retired in 1980. Once Hap retired, anxious to leave California, they moved to Arizona February 1, 1993.
Hap's # 1 interest is golf which she enjoys at least 3 times a week. # 2 would be crossword puzzles. Math has always been easy for her and she loves logic problems. Her # 3 interest is reading. She has a piano but hasn't played much in 30 years. She loves shopping, Indian things, pottery, cross-stitch, machine sewing, tailoring, crochet and knitting. She hates antiques!
Due to problems with thyroid and skin cancer, Hap gets physical examiniations every year. She misses contact with her sister Effie and brother Al who died 2 years apart. .......................................................................... .............. After several months of gradual decline, in the company of her husband, Dick, with the assistance of her children Jim and Cyndi, and with the support of Hospice, Harriet Jane Crewson Bissonnette passed away at ------------ on -----------.
I will personally always remember and revere Aunt Hap for her spunk, her optimism and her warmth. She was our Dad's little sister, perky and pretty, upbeat and intelligent. When our Dad was sick with cancer she came to assist us like a light in the darkness. I didn't have the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Aunt Hap, but appreciated the few times we had together.
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Harriet J Bissonnette
Birth: May 17 1932
Death: July 31 1999
Last residence: Lake Montezuma, Arizona 86342, USA
SSN issuing state: New York - [S724] 1940 United States Federal Census, http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10053/1940-united-states-federal-census?s=241661121&itemId=35600633-&groupId=e59bcf19a057ba7d01355a65a2d69e89&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2000982.
Harriet J Crewson
Gender: Female
Birth: Circa 1933 - New York, USA
Residence: 1940 - 97 Huntington, Erie, New York, USA
Age: 7
Residence in 1935: Same House - 97 Huntington, Erie, New York, USA
Race: White
Marital status: Single
Parents: George G Crewson, Ada M Crewson
Sibling: Charles R Crewson
Census:
County: Erie Enum. District: 64-396 Page: 3B
State: New York Roll: m-t0627-02835 Family: 134
Date: 1940-00-00 Frame: 00438 Line: 68
See household members
Household
Relation to head; Name; Age
Head; George G Crewson; 53
Wife; Ada M Crewson; 53
Son; Charles R Crewson; 16
Daughter; Harriet J Crewson; 7 - [S821] California, Marriages, 1960 - 1985, http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10202/california-marriages-1960-1985?s=241661121&itemId=307966-S&action=showRecord&indId=individual-241661121-2000982.
Richard Bissonnette & Harriet J MacAlpine/Crewson
Marriage: June 16 1963 - Los Angeles, California, USA
Husband: Richard Bissonnette
Birth: Circa 1919
Age: 44
Wife: Harriet J MacAlpine/Crewson
Birth: Circa 1932
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