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Lillian Elizabeth Bence

Lillian Elizabeth Bence

Female 1883 - 1961  (78 years)


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  • Name Lillian Elizabeth Bence  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 18 Oct 1883  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 18 Dec 1961  Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I244  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  [6] 
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Hardy,   b. 31 Jan 1887, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 26 Jun 1909  Dwelly Street, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Bertram Bence Hardy,   b. 7 Aug 1914, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1993, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Alvin Elton Hardy,   b. 18 Apr 1917, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1988, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Velma Lois Hardy,   b. 11 Feb 1919, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 2007, Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Everett Hardy,   b. 1 May 1921, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1921, Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F75  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    Lillian Bence with pet    		Lillian Bence with pet
    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.
    Bence Mill scene    		Bence Mill scene
    Perhaps taken at Globe Yarn Mill #3. Lillian Bence is bottom right. Others are unidentified.
    Bence Soldier    		Bence Soldier
    Lillian Bence is the 'soldier', dressed for a skit at church in 1918. Taken at home at 78 Rockland St.
    Bence Farm 2    		Bence Farm 2
    'Uncle Will's' (John William Bence) farm. John Hardy in backseat. Lillian in front with unidentified person.
    Violin    		Violin
    Playing violin inparlor of 374 So. Beacon St.
    Bence farm 5    		Bence farm 5
    Lillian Bence and Eva Kelley on 'Uncle Will' Bence's farm.
    Bence Lillian, Dora, Maud    		Bence Lillian, Dora, Maud
    Lillian, Dora Bence (Mrs. Frederick Bence) and Maud Bence. Since Maud is holding a bouquet, it may be her wedding day.
    Lillian Bence    		Lillian Bence
    Sarah Ann Jackson Hardy and pet.    		Sarah Ann Jackson Hardy and pet.
    Sarah Ann Jackson Hardy is in rocker with John in back , Lillian Hardy on left and (probably) Sarah Mellor (Mrs. Fred) Hardy on right.
    Bence Playing Banjo    		Bence Playing Banjo
    Playing banjo in front of 374 So. Beacon St. Velma is sitting on lawn.
    Bence Manton St    		Bence Manton St
    Lillian and John Hardy, probably backyard of Manton St. home about 1917.
    Lillian Bence Hardy at home on So. Beacon St.    		Lillian Bence Hardy at home on So. Beacon St.
    Photo taken in living room.
    Bence Farm 3    		Bence Farm 3
    Lillian is driving the carriage.
    Bence Mohawk Trail    		Bence Mohawk Trail
    A cabin on the Mohawk Trail in northwestern Massachusetts.
    117 Bay St    		117 Bay St
    Clockwise, Maud Bence, Lillian Bence, Arthur Bence and cousin Mabel Bence (John William Bence's daughter).
    Bence Springfield    		Bence Springfield
    Lillian and John Hardy taken at Alvin Hardy's house in Springfield in 1946 on the occasion of Stuart Hardy's birth.
    Bence 1941    		Bence 1941
    Lillian Elizabeth Bence Hardy in backyard of 374 South Beacon St., Fall River, on wedding day of son Alvin.
    56 Palmer St    		56 Palmer St
    Bences lived on the first floor. One of the children is Eva Kelley.
    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.
    Bence Farm 1    		Bence Farm 1
    John Hardy and Frederick Bence (with mustache) with kids on John William Bence's ('Uncle Will) farm in the Hortonville section of Swansea.
    Bence Globe Yarn    		Bence Globe Yarn
    Globe Yarn Mill #3 near Bay Street, Fall River. Lillian is the end person on top row left side.
    Bence Anniversary    		Bence Anniversary
    Lillian and John Hardy, 50th wedding anniversary

    Histories
    Notes on Lillian E. Bence Hardy    		Notes on Lillian E. Bence Hardy

  • Sources 
    1. [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: Oct 1882
      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=22659679&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [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: 888; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 36.0; FHL microfilm: 2340623.

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

    4. [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: Fall River Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_683; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 159.

    5. [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 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
      Birth date: 1886
      Birth place: Massachusetts
      Residence date: 1910
      Residence place: Fall River Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=133768538&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [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



 

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