Benona Black1

M, b. 8 November 1815, d. 17 April 1854
Benona Black, husband of 1st Dolly Norton, 2nd Clarissa M. Johnson
Photograph by John Van Dyke, 10 Oct 2006
     Benona Black was born on 8 November 1815 at Palermo, Lincoln, Maine.2

     Benona, married Sally (Dolly) Norton.1

     Benona, at age 31, married Clarissa M. Johnson at age 21, daughter of Sally (Dolly) Norton, on 23 September 1847 at Dedham, Hancock, Maine.3,4,5

     Benona Black died on 17 April 1854 at age 38.4,6 and was buried at Central Cemetery, Dedham, Hancock, Maine.7

Census

     Benona and Clarissa appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Dedham, Hancock, Maine, enumerated 30 August 1850. Benoua listed his occupation as a farmer. Their children, Mary Malissa were listed as living with them His children, Betsy, Jesse Taylor and William Wallace were listed as living with him..8

Family 1

Sally (Dolly) Norton b. 1813, d. 14 Sep 1843
Children

Family 2

Clarissa M. Johnson b. 28 Feb 1826, d. 31 May 1906
Children
Last Edited27 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S47] Dedham Town Office, Vital Statistics of Dedham, Maine, Location: Bangor Public Library, File Number: 974.14.D2.2, Information is from 'Birth and Death Records, Dedham, Maine Reviewed 20 Oct 2005 at the Bangor Public Library.
  2. [S70] Martha Emery, History Town of Dedham, Date is from book discussing Jessie T Black.
  3. [S47] Dedham Town Office, Vital Statistics of Dedham, Maine, Location: Bangor Public Library, File Number: 974.14.D2.2, The book 'Birth and Death Records Dedham, Maine' shows the same information.
  4. [S29] Compiler: Dedham Town Clerks, Original Records of Maine Towns and Cities Town of Dedham, Subject: Vital Records, Location: Ellsworth Town Library, This information is taken from a copy of the town records., This information is from a CD located in the Ellsworth Town Library created by 'Picton Press.
  5. [S43] Unknown author, FamilySearch, Url: https://familysearch.org, 'Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907,' index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4F4-K6N : accessed 25 Jan 2014), Benoni Black and Clarissa M. Johnson, 23 Sep 1847; GS Film number: 10835.
  6. [S43] Unknown author, FamilySearch, Url: https://familysearch.org, Information from FHL Film # 007595533; Hancock County Maine Record of Birth Vol 1, 1800 1890 Page 6.
  7. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 51375429.
  8. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Marked 842 line 36 thru 41.
  9. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Marked 842, line 38.
  10. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Marked 842, line 39.
  11. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Marked 842, line 40.
  12. [S43] Unknown author, FamilySearch, Url: https://familysearch.org, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F436-JHB : 4 December 2014), Benoni Black in entry for Wallace Black, Dec 1842; citing CIVIL, DEDHAM, HANCOCK, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,835.
  13. [S43] Unknown author, FamilySearch, Url: https://familysearch.org, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F436-JBW : 4 December 2014), Benoni Black in entry for John A. Black, 1844; citing CIVIL, DEDHAM, HANCOCK, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,835.
  14. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Marked 842, line 41.
  15. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 27205298.

Bernard R. Black1

M, b. 28 July 1906, d. 15 May 1991
FatherLeonard Roscoe Black1 b. 7 Jul 1871, d. 22 Dec 1950
MotherLaura F. Lyman1 b. 1872, d. 1944
Relationships4th cousin 1 time removed of Dianne Elizabeth Smith
4th cousin 1 time removed of Ellen June Smith
Bernard R. Black, husband of 1st. Madeline E. York; 2nd. Pansy M. Tompkins
     Bernard R. Black, son of Leonard Roscoe Black and Laura F. Lyman, was born on 28 July 1906 at Dedham, Hancock, Maine.1,2

     Bernard, at age 22, son of Leonard Roscoe Black and Laura F. Lyman, married Madeline E. York, daughter of Fred S. York, on 19 January 1929 at Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, married by Basil C. Gleason, Clergyman, Brewer, Maine.1,3

     Bernard, at age 30, son of Leonard Roscoe Black and Laura F. Lyman, married Pansy M. Tompkins on 26 November 1936 at Maine.4

     Bernard died at age 84, on 15 May 1991, at Dedham, Hancock, Maine,5 and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Brewer, Penobscot, Maine.6

Census

     Bernard R. Black appeared on the 1910 Federal Census in Dedham, Hancock, Maine in the household of his parents, Leonard and Laura.7

     Bernard R. Black, son of Leonard and Laura Black, appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Dedham, Hancock, Maine in the household of his Grandparents, William Wallace Black and Nancy.8

     Bernard and Madeline appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Dedham, Hancock, Maine, enumerated 5 April 1930. Bernard was listed as a building carpenter.9

     Bernard and Madeline appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Dedham, Hancock, Maine, enumerated 11 May 1940. Bernard was working in the building trade as a carpenter. He owned his home valued at $600.00. Their children, Frances L. and David R. were listed as living with them. As an item of interest, a dollar in 1940 would equal $16.26 in the year 2012. A $3.50 gallon of milk in 2012 would have cost $.21 cents in 1940.10

Family 1

Madeline E. York b. c 1912
Children

Family 2

Pansy M. Tompkins
Last Edited14 Dec 2021

Citations

  1. [S29] Compiler: Dedham Town Clerks, Original Records of Maine Towns and Cities Town of Dedham, Subject: Vital Records, Location: Ellsworth Town Library, This information is taken from a copy of the town records., This information is from a CD located in the Ellsworth Town Library created by 'Picton Press.
  2. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Information from Copy of Record of Birth.
  3. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Bride Name: York Madeline E.; Bride Town/State: Dedham, ME
    Groom Name: Black Bernard R.; Groom Town/State: Dedham, ME
    Date of Marriage: Saturday January 19, 1929.
  4. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1996
    Name:     Bernare R Black Gender: Male Residence: Bangor, ME Spouse's name:     Pansy M Tompkins Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Residence: Bangor, ME Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1936 Marriage Place: Maine, USA.
  5. [S30] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, Maine Death Index, 1960-1997 about Bernard R. Black
    Name: Bernard R. Black; Death Date: 15 May 1991 Age: 84; Town: Dedham; Certificate: 9104012.
  6. [S63] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 96883069.
  7. [S49] Bureau of the Census Census of the United States United States of America, 1910 Thirteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1910 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Page 1 A, line 37 thru 40.
  8. [S23] Census of the United States, 1920 Fourteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1920 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Sheet 8 A, line 34 thru 39.
  9. [S22] Census of the United States, 1930 Fifteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1930 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine Sheet 1 A, line 42 and 43.
  10. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Dedham, Maine, Sheet 3 B, line 65 thru 68.
  11. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Dedham, Maine, Sheet 3 B, line 67.
  12. [S14] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1940 Federal Census, Record Type: Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Dedham, Maine, Sheet 3 B, line 68.

Betsy Black1

F, b. circa 1836
FatherBenona Black1 b. 8 Nov 1815, d. 17 Apr 1854
MotherSally (Dolly) Norton1 b. 1813, d. 14 Sep 1843
     Betsy Black, daughter of Benona Black and Sally (Dolly) Norton, was born circa 1836 at Maine.1

Census

     Betsy Black appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Dedham, Hancock, Maine, in the household of her father, Benona, and his second wife, Clarissa M. Johnson.2
Last Edited9 Apr 2019

Citations

  1. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Marked 842, line 38.
  2. [S54] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1850 (Seventh) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1850 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Marked 842 line 36 thru 41.

Charles E. Black1

M, b. 22 January 1871
FatherHenry N. Black b. 22 Jun 1840, d. 4 Jun 1920
MotherEllen M. Haney b. 7 Nov 1846, d. 22 Dec 1925
     Charles E. Black, son of Henry N. Black and Ellen M. Haney, was born on 22 January 1871 at Dedham, Hancock, Maine.1,2

     Charles, at age 26, son of Henry N. Black and Ellen M. Haney, married Louise E. Eldridge, daughter of William L. Eldridge and Anna E. (?), on 15 June 1897.3,4

Census

     Charles E. Black appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Dedham, Hancock, Maine in the household of his parents, Henry and Ellen.5

     Charles E. Black, his wife, Anna and daughter, Edith appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Bangor, Penobscot, Maine in the household of his wife's parents, William and Anna He was working in real estate.6

Family

Louise E. Eldridge b. c 1873
Child
Last Edited27 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S47] Dedham Town Office, Vital Statistics of Dedham, Maine, Location: Bangor Public Library, File Number: 974.14.D2.2, Information is from 'Birth and Death Records, Dedham, Maine Reviewed 20 Oct 2005 at the Bangor Public Library.
  2. [S43] Unknown author, FamilySearch, Url: https://familysearch.org, Information from FHL Film # 007595533; Hancock County Maine Record of Birth Vol 1, 1800 1890 Page 5.
  3. [S49] Bureau of the Census Census of the United States United States of America, 1910 Thirteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1910 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Bangor, Maine, Sheet 14 B, line 75 and 76.
  4. [S6] Unknown author, Maine State Archives, Certificate Number:
    Bride Name: Eldridge Louise E.; Bride Town/State: Bangor, ME
    Groom Name: Black Charles E.; Groom Town/State: Bangor, ME
    Date of Marriage: Tuesday June 15, 1897.
  5. [S76] Bureau of the Census United States of America, 1880 (Tenth) United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1880 Federal Census, Author Address: Washington, D.C., Dedham, Maine, Page 3, line 14 thru 18.
  6. [S49] Bureau of the Census Census of the United States United States of America, 1910 Thirteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1910 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Bangor, Maine, Sheet 14 B, line 73 thru 77.
  7. [S49] Bureau of the Census Census of the United States United States of America, 1910 Thirteenth United States Federal Census [database on-line], Record Type: 1910 Federal Census, Location: Washington, D.C., Bangor, Maine, Sheet 14 B, line 77.

Clarissa Bowles Black1

F, b. 22 August 1835, d. 24 June 1837
FatherJohn G. Black1 b. 10 May 1810, d. 17 Jul 1886
MotherHannah N. Pinkham1 b. 18 Feb 1818, d. 15 Apr 1897
     Clarissa Bowles Black, daughter of John G. Black and Hannah N. Pinkham, was born on 22 August 1835 at Dedham, Hancock, Maine.1,2,3

     Clarissa Bowles Black died on 24 June 1837 at age 1.1,4
Last Edited27 Oct 2019

Citations

  1. [S29] Compiler: Dedham Town Clerks, Original Records of Maine Towns and Cities Town of Dedham, Subject: Vital Records, Location: Ellsworth Town Library, This information is taken from a copy of the town records., This information is from a CD located in the Ellsworth Town Library created by 'Picton Press.
  2. [S43] Unknown author, FamilySearch, Url: https://familysearch.org, 'Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F436-J4F : 4 December 2014), John G. Black in entry for Clarissa Bowles Black, 22 Aug 1835; citing CIVIL, DEDHAM, HANCOCK, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,835.
  3. [S43] Unknown author, FamilySearch, Url: https://familysearch.org, Information from FHL Film # 007595533; Hancock County Maine Record of Birth Vol 1, 1800 1890 Page 6.
  4. [S43] Unknown author, FamilySearch, Url: https://familysearch.org, Information from FHL Film # 007595533; Hancock County Maine Record of Birth Vol 1, 1800 1890 Page 6.
 
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