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John William Bence

John William Bence

Male 1855 - 1939  (84 years)


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  • Name John William Bence  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Birth 2 Oct 1855  Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island now part of Fall River Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Nov 1939  Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I496  My Tree
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

    Father William Bence,   b. 2 May 1826, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1900, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Jane Hudson,   b. 30 May 1826, Cheadle Bulkley, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1904, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 26 Dec 1853  Heaton Chapel, St Thomas, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    Family ID F66  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriett Elizabeth Fields,   b. 7 Aug 1857, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1924, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1883  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Henry F. Bence,   b. 20 Mar 1885, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1885, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Mabel G. Bence,   b. 1887, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    At the forge    		At the forge
    John Wiilliam ('Will') Bence working at his forge on the Swansea farm.
    Sunday School Picnic at Bence Farm    		Sunday School Picnic at Bence Farm
    John William Bence hosted picnics for the Second Primitive Methodist Church in Fall River. This is one such picnic .
    On the farm    		On the farm
    According to a notation made on the back of this photo, the couple standing in front on left are Will and Lizzie Bence. The little girl behind the dog is Eva Kelley and Lillian is next to her in a white blouse. The boy in the back row is Arthur Bence. The older couple standing on the right are Mr. & Mrs. Trim.
    John William Bence    		John William Bence

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_491; Page: 4; Image: 5; Family History Library Film: 803491.

    2. [S62] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 524; Family History Film: 1254524; Page: 305B; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0610.
      Birth date: abt 1856
      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Residence date: 1880
      Residence place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=20952416&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    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: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_575; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 0227; FHL microfilm: 1374588.
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_575; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 0227; FHL microfilm: 1374588


    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: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 893; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 212; Image: 629.0; FHL microfilm: 2340628.

    5. [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: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_687; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 180; Image: 706.

    6. [S185] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    7. [S74] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnes;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Fall River Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
      Birth date: abt 1855
      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Residence date: 1870
      Residence place: Fall River Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=33249597&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    8. [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: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 639; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0216; FHL microfilm: 1240639.
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 639; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0216; FHL microfilm: 1240639


    9. [S439] Ancestry.com, Rhode Island and Pawtucket, Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1800-1855, (Location: Lehi, UT; Date: 2020;), Rhode Island State Archives; Providence, Rhode Island; 1800-1855, Rhode Island Births.

    10. [S267] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro;).
      Marriage date: Oct 1853 Marriage place: Cheshire, Lancashire, United Kingdom
      http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=freebmdmarriage&h=2133960&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt

    11. [S81] Ancestry.com, Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    12. [S206] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).


 

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