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Maud Mabel Bence

Maud Mabel Bence

Female 1881 - 1971  (89 years)


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  • Name Maud Mabel Bence  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 8 Jun 1881  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Death 22 Jan 1971  Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I237  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Jane Ball,   b. 8 Feb 1849, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 1890, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1871  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John C Ball,   b. Abt 1876, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Living Ball  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. George W Ball,   b. 10 Nov 1921, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 2002 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Raymond Bence Ball,   b. 26 Jul 1923, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 2001 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    A Music Lesson?
    A Music Lesson?
    Maud Bence is on left, Lillian Bence is standing and the woman in the dark dress is Edith Beland, a friend and possibly a music teacher. Notice the organ. The setting may be the parlor of 56 Palmer St.
    Maude Bence wedding notice
    Maude Bence wedding notice
    Newspapers.com - The Evening Herald - 28 May 1908 - Page 3
    Maud Bence at home
    Maud Bence at home
    Parlor of 56 Palmer Street. The photo hanging on the wall behind her may be John Ball.
    Bence Maud & John Ball
    Bence Maud & John Ball
    Maud & John Ball 50th wedding anniversary.
    Bence cottage 2
    Bence cottage 2
    John and Maud Ball with son Raymond at the summer cottage owned by Eva and Jim Ferry.
    Bence Maud Ball
    Bence Maud Ball
    Maud Bence Ball

  • Sources 
    1. [S329] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    2. [S349] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1572; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 3-40.

    3. [S353] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Fall River Ward 7, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_577; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0164; FHL microfilm: 1374590.
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Fall River Ward 7, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_577; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0164; FHL microfilm: 1374590


    4. [S52] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 889; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0069; Image: 384.0; FHL microfilm: 2340624.
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 889; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0069; Image: 384.0; FHL microfilm: 2340624


    5. [S363] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, ;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T623_634; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 106.
      Birth date: Jun 1880
      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Residence date: 1900
      Residence place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=22659678&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [S362] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_681; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 1097.

    7. [S335] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915.
      Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
      Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
      New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915