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Emma Rowena Macomber

Emma Rowena Macomber

Female 1853 - 1909  (55 years)


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  • Name Emma Rowena Macomber  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22] 
    Birth 29 Nov 1853  Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 17, 20, 21] 
    Gender Female 
    Burial 1909  Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death 7 Feb 1909  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8, 15] 
    • Age: 55
    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.
    Person ID I203  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father Frederick B Macomber,   b. 27 Sep 1823, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1911, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1853  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [23, 24, 25] 
    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
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charles Humphrey Wilcox,   b. 5 May 1851, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1903, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1872  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 20, 26, 27] 
    Children 
     1. Wallace Liscomb Wilcox,   b. 13 Apr 1873, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1931, Buttonwoods, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Joseph E Wilcox,   b. 16 Sep 1874, Fall River Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1875, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Florence Macomber Wilcox,   b. 20 May 1876, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1922, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Charles Emanuel Wilcox,   b. 27 Jun 1878, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1938 (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F63  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Peter Gaskell Bence,   b. 30 Nov 1849, 26 George's Road, Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1919, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1892  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 16, 20, 28] 
    Children 
     1. Raymond Everett Bence,   b. 23 Dec 1892, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1973, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Emma Rowena Macomber    		Emma Rowena Macomber
    Photo on metal, in personal collection of her great-granddaughter.
    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.
    Emma Macomber wedding gift    		Emma Macomber wedding gift
    Newspapers.com - The Fall River Daily Herald - 27 Jun 1890 - Page 4
    Emma Bence admin appointed    		Emma Bence admin appointed
    Newspapers.com - The Evening Herald - 4 Jun 1909 - Page 7
    Emma Bence admin of estate    		Emma Bence admin of estate
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Daily Evening News - 14 May 1909 - Page 5
    Emma Bence admin of estate    		Emma Bence admin of estate
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Daily Evening News - 14 May 1909 - Page 5
    Emma and Raymond Bence visit    		Emma and Raymond Bence visit
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Daily Evening News - 24 Jul 1905 - Page 6
    Emma Bence funeral notice 1    		Emma Bence funeral notice 1
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Globe - 10 Feb 1909 - Page 11
    Emma R. Macomber Bence death notice    		Emma R. Macomber Bence death notice
    Emma R. Macomber Bence death notice    		Emma R. Macomber Bence death notice
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Globe - 8 Feb 1909 - Page 9
    Emma Bence death notice    		Emma Bence death notice
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Daily Evening News - 8 Feb 1909 - Page 2
    Emma R. Macomber Bence death notice    		Emma R. Macomber Bence death notice
    Newspapers.com - The Evening Herald - 8 Feb 1909 - Page 10
    Raymond Everett Bence (sr) with mother and grandmother    		Raymond Everett Bence (sr) with mother and grandmother
    In personal collection of Raymond's granddaughter.
    Raymond at the beach    		Raymond at the beach
    In personal collection of Raymond's granddaughter.
    Macomber Grave Stone    		Macomber Grave Stone
    Photograph taken by notalice (Emma's great-granddaughter).
    Raymond Everett Bence (sr.) at beach    		Raymond Everett Bence (sr.) at beach
    In personal collection of Raymond's granddaughter.
    Newspapers.com - Fall River Globe - 10 Feb 1909 - Page 11 Emma Bence funeral notice 2    		Newspapers.com - Fall River Globe - 10 Feb 1909 - Page 11 Emma Bence funeral notice 2
    Gravestone at Oakgrove Cemetery, Fall River, MA    		Gravestone at Oakgrove Cemetery, Fall River, MA
    Photograph taken by notalice (Emma's great-granddaughter).
    Raymond, his father Peter, and other family members on porch    		Raymond, his father Peter, and other family members on porch
    In personal collection of Raymond's granddaughter.

    Documents
    Florence Wilcox Nuttal obituary    		Florence Wilcox Nuttal obituary
    Fall River Globe

    Histories
    Emma R. Macomber Wilcox Bence obituary    		Emma R. Macomber Wilcox Bence obituary
    Undated newspaper clipping in the Fall River Historical Society collection.

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