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Frederick B Macomber

Frederick B Macomber

Male 1823 - 1911  (88 years)


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  • Name Frederick B Macomber  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Birth 27 Sep 1823  Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Sep 1911  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13
    Bible_Macomber_deaths
    Bible_Macomber_deaths
    List of deaths ranging from 1909 to 1937 written in several different hands. The deaths of Frederick, Rowena, and Emma appear to have been recorded by the same hand that recorded the marriage of Frederick and Rowena.
    In personal collection of Emma's great-granddaughter.
    Burial Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I201  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father Samuel Macomber,   b. Abt 1794, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Abigail Maxfield,   b. 26 Dec 1799, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1861, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 17 Nov 1818  Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Family ID F276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rowena Borden Grinnell,   b. 30 Aug 1830, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1916, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1853  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11, 15
    Bible_Macomber_marriage
    Bible_Macomber_marriage
    Page in family Bible with recorded information about marriage of Mr. Frederick Macomber and Miss Rowena Borden Grinnell.
    Does not list witnesses or clergy
    Children 
     1. Emma Rowena Macomber,   b. 29 Nov 1853, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1909, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Frederick Maxfield Macomber,   b. 10 May 1856, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1934, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. William Grinnell Macomber,   b. 10 Dec 1860, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1935 (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Charles Everett Macomber,   b. 21 May 1866, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1937 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. George Borden Harrington Macomber,   b. 18 Jan 1868, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1927, Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Frederick Macomber - 50th anniversary (closeup)
    Frederick Macomber - 50th anniversary (closeup)
    writing on the back Frederick Macomber - Rowena Grinnell Macomber - 50th anniversary
    Bible_Macomber_marriage
    Bible_Macomber_marriage
    Page in family Bible with recorded information about marriage of Mr. Frederick Macomber and Miss Rowena Borden Grinnell.
    Does not list witnesses or clergy
    Bible_Macomber_deaths
    Bible_Macomber_deaths
    List of deaths ranging from 1909 to 1937 written in several different hands. The deaths of Frederick, Rowena, and Emma appear to have been recorded by the same hand that recorded the marriage of Frederick and Rowena.
    In personal collection of Emma's great-granddaughter.
    Frederick Macomber obituary
    Frederick Macomber obituary
    Obituary for FREDERICK MACOMBER (Aged 88)
    Obituary for FREDERICK MACOMBER (Aged 88)
    Bible_Macomber_title_page
    Bible_Macomber_title_page
    Macomber Grave Stone
    Macomber Grave Stone
    Frederick B. Macomber Rowena B. Grinnell Emma R. Bence Frederick M. Macomber William G. Macomber Charles E. Macomber

    Photograph taken by notalice (Emma's great-granddaughter).
    Frederick Macomber and Rowena Grinnell Macomber - 50th anniversary (closeup)
    Frederick Macomber and Rowena Grinnell Macomber - 50th anniversary (closeup)
    writing on the back Frederick Macomber - Rowena Grinnell Macomber - 50th anniversary
    Frederick Macomber and Rowena Grinnell Macomber - 50th anniversary
    Frederick Macomber and Rowena Grinnell Macomber - 50th anniversary
    writing on the back
    Frederick Macomber - Rowena Grinnell Macomber - 50th anniversary
    Bible_Macomber_title_ill
    Bible_Macomber_title_ill
    Bible_Macomber_cover
    Bible_Macomber_cover
    Obituary for FREDERICK MACOMBER (Aged 88)
    Obituary for FREDERICK MACOMBER (Aged 88)
    Macomber Grave Stone
    Macomber Grave Stone
    Photograph taken by notalice (Emma's great-granddaughter).
    Bible_Macomber_births
    Bible_Macomber_births
    Gravestone at Oakgrove Cemetery, Fall River, MA
    Gravestone at Oakgrove Cemetery, Fall River, MA
    Photograph taken by notalice (Emma's great-granddaughter).
    Macomber 55th Anniversary
    Macomber 55th Anniversary
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Daily Evening News - 6 Jan 1908 - 8
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Daily Evening News - 6 Jan 1908 - 8

  • Sources 
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      Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980
      Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980


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      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Residence date: 1870
      Residence place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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      Name: Frederick Macomber
      Birth: abt 1824 in Massachusetts
      Death:
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      Birth date: abt 1825
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      Residence date: 1880
      Residence place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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      Death date: 1911-09-27
      Death place:
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      Birth date: Aug 1830
      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Marriage date: 1853
      Marriage place:
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Fall River Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts
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      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census
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