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Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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Article genealogybank.com  "The inhabitants of Fall River, Mass. and Tiverton, R. I. it appears are in a bit of a quarrel. A portion of the line between Massachusetts and Rhode Island, happens to run along within a clever stone's throw of the most populous part of Fall River, which town it also divides from Tiverton. The good people of Factory village refuse to license dram shops, while their Tiverton neighbors, agreeably to Rhode Island laws, license all applicants, either for the sale of rum or lottery tickets. The existence of these nurseries of vice at that place, is as great a grievance to the inhabitants of Fall River, as if there were located in the heart of their village. They do not like it. - And while we deeply sympathise with them in their misfortunes, there does really appear no remedy - no other course - but to 'grin and bear it.' - N. Y. Gaz." Date: September 26, 1834 Location: Ohio Paper: Painesville Telegraph

Article genealogybank.com  "A new survey of the line between the town of Fall River, in this State, and Tiverton, in Rhode Island, places the boundary line much further south than it has heretofore been supposed to be; so far, at least, as to include the whole of the village at Fall River in this State." Date: February 23, 1835 Location: Massachusetts Paper: New Bedford Gazette

3. FALL RIVER. [Pop. 6,738. Inc. 1803.]   Fall River, once a part of Freetown, was called Troy, till 1834, when it was named after the outlet of a large pond, on which its numerous manufactories are situated. The harbor is excellent, and its location, for both commerce and manufactures, almost unequalled. A skeleton found here, with some brazen ornaments, unlike any known to our Indians, have led to some wild conjectures in regard to the original inhabitants of this spot. A Rock once in Dighton but now in Berkeley, with figures rudely carved on it, has also led to similar conjectures. The chief manufactures are cotton and woollen goods, and nailss, and other articles of iron. Several whaling vessels belong to Fall River. Distance from Taunton, 17 miles; 14 from New Bedford; and 49 from Boston. Source: An Elementary Geography for Massachusetts Children by William Bentley Fowle and Asa Fitz, 1845

LARGE FIRE AT FALL RIVER. BORDEN MILL DESTROYED -- 36,000 SPINDLES STOPPED - THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE - THE LOSS AND INSURANCE   "Fall River, Mass., Nov. 17. - Early this morning Borden City Mill No. 1 was totally destroyed by fire. It was a brick building, erected in 1872, contained 36,000 spindles, employed 450 hands, and was running full time. The theories as to its origin are as numerous as they are untenable. The explosion, as narrated by an operative who was in the mill when the fire broke out, is accounted for by gas, but this is equally lame, as the gas main is shut off every night and not opened till morning, and the man in charge states that he had just opened the main and proceeded about 40 feet into the mill when the alarm was given, not allowing time for sufficient gas to accumulate to create such a detonation and such disastrous results. The theory of friction and smoldering during the night is also equally absurd, as the watchman had passed through the room but a short time previous, and no indications of fire were discernible. The operative further states, that when he first saw the flames in the room the gas jets were yet unlighted, that duty belonging to the second hand of the mule room, who had not yet arrived. Another rumor was current that a couple of boys employed in the room lighted a lamp, and thinking the gas was turned on, attempted to accomplish the second hand's duty, but in the efforts the lamp fell to the floor, exploded, and the flames spread with whirlwind velocity. It is the custom in some of the mills for the help to arrive earlier on Saturday than on other days in order to clean up, and it is not altogether improbable that the latter theory may approximate the truth nearer than anything else given. These facts are known to the insurance companies, who will institute a rigid examination, and it is rumored that lawsuits may ensue before the losses are paid. The losses, it will be soon, fall principally upon Providence companies. It is the greatest loss which the companies have ever sustained, and it will be a long time before the claims will be adjusted. Many are of opinion that the burned mill can be built for the amount of the insurance, labor, machinery, &c., being so much cheaper than it was when it was originally erected." "The destruction of the building was as rapid as it was complete. As the fire gained headway floor after floor disappeared, the walls following in sections and with terrific reverberations as the joints and fastenings became unloosed from the brickwork. In 40 minutes the mill was a mass of ruins. Nothing but a corner of the south wall, the boiler house, smoke stack, and a small section of the north end were left standing. The flames ran rapidly from section to section, gathering strength and velocity from the oily belts and machinery, breaking out at the most unexpected places and at the most unexpected times, till the pile was one immense bonfire. The falling walls forced the firemen from their positions close to the building, and exposed them directly in the opening to the intense heat. GEORGE MACOMBER, a carpenter employed in the mill, was badly cut on the head by falling bricks. GILBERT FIELDS, engineer of the Metacomet steamer, was badly bruised between two teams while escaping from a falling wall. One of the horses belonging to the Metacomet machine stumbled and broke its leg. The Reindeer Hook and Ladder Truck on arriving drove near the walls, which at that moment descended. The tillerman and his driver jumped for life, escaping uninjured, but the truck was smashed and damaged about $800 worth. PATRICK O'BRIEN, of the Reindeer, had his foot badly injured by a falling plank. PHILIP LARY had a leg probably broken by a falling wall. It was rumored that AUSTIN CONWAY, first watchman, had been seen entering the building and could not be found, but the statement could not be verified. Firemen were playing on the ruins at a late hour tonight." "The loss is estimated at $450,000. Following is a corrected list of insurance: Merchants -- $2,500. What Cheer -- $15,000. State -- $45,000. Blackstone -- $4,000. Worcester -- $40,000. Fall River Manufacturers' -- $50,000. Arkwright -- $50,000. Fireman's -- $50,000. Boston Manufacturers' -- $80,000. Enterprise -- $20,000. Hope -- $10,000. All the above are mutual companies." The New York Times New York 1877-11-18

Article genealogybank.com  "The Fall River, (Mass.) News, which is giving the temperance movement considerable aid has figured it out that the beer in this country last year cost the sum of $375,000,000, and that there are six rum-sellers to one preacher. It does seem to us that the ministry requires considerable rum, if it takes six men to wait on one preacher. The News has certainly made a mistake in this business." Date: November 13, 1881 Location: Georgia Paper: Macon Telegraph

CAPSIZED IN THE BAY. EIGHT OUT OF TEN BOATERS DROWNED AT FALL RIVER, MASS.   "Fall River, Mass., May 26. - A small boat containing a party of pleasure seekers was capsized in the rough water in the bay yesterday and eight persons were drowned." "The names are: SAMUEL WITTLES, aged 50. MRS. WITTLES, aged 45. HENRY WITTLES, aged 10. SAMUEL WITTLES, JR., aged 12. LEVINA BUCKLEY, aged 35. FRED BUCKLEY, aged 3. WILLIE BUCKLEY, aged 8. WILLIE TURNER, aged 8." "The accident was caused by the inexperience of one of the men who were rowing the boat. Only one of the party could swim and he succeeded in saving one of his companions besides himself." Evening Gazette Sterling Illinois 1890-05-26

Fall River Massachusetts, 1890   FALL RIVER, a beautiful manufacturing city and port of entry in the southwest side of Bristol County, lies on the easterly shore of Mount Hope Bay and Taunton River. Freetown bounds it on the north and east; Dartmouth on the southeast; Westport, together with Pocasset in Rhode Island, on the south; and on the west are Mount Hope Bay and the town of Somerset, on the right bank of the Taunton River. Its assessed area is 18,272 acres, and which includes 2,607 acres of woodland. The city proper is 49 miles south of Boston, 183 miles northeast of New York, 17 miles south of Taunton, 18 miles southeast of Providence, 14 miles west of New Bedford, and 18 miles north of New port. Along the whole extent of the water front run the tracks of the Old Colony Railroad, affording the best facilities for the transfer of freight and passengers between the cars and the numerous steamers that run to New York, Philadelphia and Providence. The Old Colony steamboats running daily between this city and New York are among the finest in the world for size, safety, and luxuriance of equipment. Trains also run direct to Providence by the railroad bridge over the Taunton River at the upper part of the town; while a branch from the New Bedford line of the Old Colony road enters the city at the greater elevation on the east. The city has much rural territory, occupied by 83 farms; the product of these, in 1885, having a value of $102,260. The country is hilly, the elevations within five miles radius varying from tide-water to 355 feet above sea-level. The geological structure is granite, in which beds of iron-ore occur — a foundation which affords inexhaustible quarries of good building stone. The granite frequently crops out in extensive ledges; and numerous bowlders are scattered about, generally resting on the bed-rock, over which the soil is often shallow. The latter is composed principally of sand, gravel and gravelly loam. Source: A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts, with Numerous Illustrations written by Rev. Elias Nason, M.A.; revised and enlarged by George J. Varney. Boston: B.B. Russell. 1890, 724 pages

Loss in the Fall River Fire.   "FALL RIVER, Mass., Dec. 18 - In the fire on the Staples Coal Company's wharf property, Davel Street, last night a large Chase elevator costing over $11,000 was practically rendered useless by falling across the stern of the three-masted schooner Elwood Marlow. Two-thirds of the longest coal shed, on the north side of Rodman's wharf will have to be torn down. The schooner Marlow is virtually a wreck, the flames having spread to her rigging." "Beyond a general idea of the losses, the officials of the company cannot give, as yet, definite figures showing the amount of damage done. At first cost of property, it will necessitate a reimbursement of fully $50,000 from various insurance companies." The New York Times, New York, NY 19 Dec 1892

Ancestors Who Were Born in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Browe (Breault)
Annie Laurie Browe (Breault) (26 June 1900,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-1942,)	Arthur Leo Browe (Breault) (7 June 1892,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-31 May 1949,Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA)	George Washington Browe (Breault) (17 Jan 1881,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-28 Feb 1951,Hackensack, New Jersey)
Isabella J. Browe (Breault) (9 Mar 1887,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-22 Mar 1965,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	Joseph Louis Browe (Breault) (22 Feb 1896,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-15 Jan 1970,Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA)	Marguerite M. Browe (Breault) (20 May 1884,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-1932,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)
Coggeshall
Abner A. Coggeshall (MAY 1850,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-1924,)	Phebe Ann Coggeshall (25 AUG 1848,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-9 APR 1895,Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
Francis
Susan Francis (1822,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-1 Sept 1895,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)
Lawton
Albert L. Lawton (24 Feb 1886,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-9 Nov 1912,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	Albert Whittamore Lawton (1 JAN 1860,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-2 JUN 1863,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	Arthur Presby Lawton (16 Dec 1883,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-6 Mar 1975,Harrisville, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
Edna Browe Lawton (May 7, 1906,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-13 Oct 1942,North Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)	Frederick Borden Lawton (29 Jun 1877,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-1965, )	George Adam Lawton (29 JAN 1862,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-, )
Gladys Elizabeth Lawton (7 Dec 1907,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-4 August 1972,Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA)	Laura E. Lawton (21 July 1888,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-26 Apr 1892,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	Sadie S Lawton (29 Mar 1878,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-20 Jan 1946,Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA)
Trahan
Claircy Trahan (26 Aug 1898,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-11 Mar 1977,Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA)
Watters
Eleanor A Watters (2 Nov 1881,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-29 Apr 1965,Jersey City, New Jersey)
Wheeler
Isabel Maria Wheeler (24 APR 1829,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-23 AUG 1901,Aurora, Cayuga, New York, USA)

Ancestors Who Died in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Browe (Breault)
Isabella J. Browe (Breault) (9 Mar 1887,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-22 Mar 1965,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	Laurent (Loren) J. Browe (Breault) (29 Jan 1816,L'Acadie, Québec, Canada-14 Jun 1897,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	Marguerite M. Browe (Breault) (20 May 1884,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-1932,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)
Coggeshall
Cynthia Gifford Coggeshall (14 JUN 1861,Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA-18 FEB 1904,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)
Francis
Lydia Francis (1815,Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA-12 Jun 1869,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	Susan Francis (1822,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-1 Sept 1895,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	William Francis (20 MAR 1778,Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA-17 AUG 1868,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)
Lawton
Albert L. Lawton (24 Feb 1886,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-9 Nov 1912,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	Albert Whittamore Lawton (1 JAN 1860,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-2 JUN 1863,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	John Abner Lawton (abt. Mar 1855,Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA-19 NOV 1939,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)
Laura E. Lawton (21 July 1888,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-26 Apr 1892,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)	Sophia Richmond Lawton (5 April 1846,Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA-19 July 1900,Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA)

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My mother , Stephania Kozdron was born August 22, 1908 in Fall , River, Mass. My Grandparents were John Kozdron who married Zofia Lenar, also in Fall River , Mass. Both grandparents were from Poland. If there are any realatives in the area , I would love to hear from you I have many unanswered questions. sandrahlad@hotmail.com 6/13/2011 1:06:22 PM

Reasearching names in family tree/ Farrissey. Mills and Eccles from 1892-1930.any help would be welcome. kenneth.highcock@yahoo.co.uk 8/13/2011 6:00:07 AM

My Great Great Grandfather, George Hornby Pearson, emigated here in 1893 after leaving my Great Great Grandmother, and Great Grandmother behind in Lancashire England. George was born in 1851 in Haslingden. He married Margaret Ellen Russell in 1874, but appears to have left the family by 1881. In 1893 he emigates from Liverpool with a Sarah "Pearson" and their son, James, who was born in 1886 in Burnley. (Sarah was born Sarah Preston, and she married a George Berry in 1868 having at least two children, William and Mary, with him. George Berry dies in 1882. There's no apparent marriage for Sarah and George Pearson). On 9 July 1893, Geo H Pearson arrives in Boston onboard the "Bothnia" with Sarah and James Pearson, plus William and Mary Berry and a young woman called Annie Agnes Wilson who may just have been a family friend. George dies of Pneumonia in Fall River on 17 April 1897 - found on the LDS website for Massachusetts deaths. Sarah and James are seen in the 1900 census on Main Street, Fall River but I lose sight of them after this. Does anyone have any further information on this family, or knows what happens to them? sallyroberts55@hotmail.com 10/5/2012 9:57:58 AM

My ancestors David waring fom Clitheroe Lancashire lived in Fall River, he was born in Walton le dale Lancs 1803. His G Nephew Mathias waring born Clitheroe along with his wife ne Mary Cross 1843, also went to live in Fall River 1892. They died there. Is anyone living in Fall River related to them? I have a photograph of Mathias when he lived in Fall River. malnutter@btinternet.com 10/21/2012 12:33:21 PM

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