Benjamin H. Mace
Benjamin H. Mace was born on October 13, 1823, in Farmington, Maine. He married Frances Laughton around 1855, and they had at least four children: Marion, born around 1857; Arthur, born around 1861; Lewis, born around 1871; and Jennie, born around 1875. Frances was a highly-educated woman who began writing poetry as a child and eventually published Legends, Lyrics and Sonnets (1883) and Under Pine and Palm (1888). The family lived in Bangor, Maine, and Mace worked as a lawyer. In 1860, Mace owned $8,000 of real estate and $400 of personal property. He died on December 14, 1901.
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| (453) | Mace, Benjamin H. | 1823-10-13 | 1901-12-14 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (1101) [writer] ~ Benjamin H. Mace to John L. Hodsdon, 30 December 1865
Places - Records: 1
- (250) [birth] ~ Farmington, Franklin County, Maine
SOURCES
1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Bangor, Maine, City Directories, 1882-1892, available from Ancestry.com.
