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Arthur Ernest Bence

Arthur Ernest Bence

Male 1886 - 1950  (63 years)


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  • Name Arthur Ernest Bence  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Birth 3 Jun 1886  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Jan 1950  Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I238  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  [10
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Allcock,   b. 1 Jul 1888, Royton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1965, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 12 Oct 1910  Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Living Bence  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Living Bruce  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Living Bence  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Milton Arthur Bence,   b. 26 Jan 1912, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1982, Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2025 

  • Photos
    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.
    Death Notice - Arthur E. Bence
    Death Notice - Arthur E. Bence
    Second Baptist {Church] Election
    Second Baptist {Church] Election
    Arthur E. Bence, 63, dies
    Arthur E. Bence, 63, dies
    Arthur E. Bence obituary
    Arthur E. Bence obituary

  • Sources 
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      U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; State Headquarters: Rhode Island; Microfilm Series: M1964; Microfilm Roll: 1


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      Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915
      Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915


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    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: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island; Roll: 2169; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 646.0; FHL microfilm: 2341903.

    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: Taunton Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_580; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0231; FHL microfilm: 1374593.
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Taunton Ward 2, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_580; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0231; FHL microfilm: 1374593


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      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Newport Ward 1, Newport, Rhode Island


    8. [S335] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
      Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
      Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915


    9. [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 1886
      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=22659680&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

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      Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
      Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915
      New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915