Mary Emerson (Lowell) Black (1864 - aft. 1940)

Born 16 Apr 1864 in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1864, the third child of Reuben B. Lowell and Elizabeth Emerson. She grew up in Calais, Maine, just across the border from New Brunswick, Canada. In September 1888 she married Frank W. Black, probably in Calais (*) "Frank W. Black, formerly of Calais, Me., now of Kansas City, Mo., was married Wednesday morn. to Miss Mary Emerson Lowell of Calais." Mary's older sister Minerva Lowell had married Frank's older brother Howard Black in 1883. Mary's husband was an auditor and in 1891 they moved to Brooklyn, New York. In 1905 the Black brothers were living with the Lowell sisters in Brooklyn. Frank Black became prominent in the business community there and later Vice President of the Chase National Bank (see Frank Watts Black obituary). The couple loved to travel and after getting their passports made trips to Cuba, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. They had one child, Frances Emerson Black, who died at age 18 in 1909 of kidney and heart disease. After Frank died in 1936 Mary moved to Miami, Florida. A death record hasn't been located yet.

Sources

• Maine Birth Records, 1715-1922, MARY EMERSON LOWELL, born 16 April 1864, Calais, father, Reuben B. Lowell, liveryman, Elizabeth Emerson, 3rd child
• 1880 United States Federal Census, Calais, Maine, Reuben B. Lowell, 53, Inspector of U.S. Customs, Elizabeth Lowell 47, wife, Minerva Lowell 23, dau, school teacher, Mary E. Lowell 16, student
• Daniel F. Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Woodstock, Carleton Sentinel, Sept 22, 1888 (*)
• New York, State Census, 1905, Brooklyn, New York, Howard A. Black 50, Minerva Black 47, wife, Elizabeth Black 20, dau, Florence A. Black, dau, Frank W. Black 40, brother, MARY BLACK 41, sister-in-law, Frances E. Black 14, niece, Reuben B. Lowell 78, father-in-law, Clara B. Woolworth 20, boarder
• U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, MARY E. BLACK, age 54, born 16 April 1864, Calais, Maine, residence, Brooklyn, New York, spouse Frank W. Black, Passport issued: 18 Mar 1919
• New York, U.S., Arriving Passengers and Crew Lists, 1820-1957, Frank W. Black 54, born 5 Feb 1865 Calais, Maine, MARY E. BLACK 54, born 16 April 1864 Calais, Maine, Minerva Black 63, born 25 June 1857 Calais, Maine, Sailing from Morro Castle, Havana April 17, 1919, arriving at Port of New York April 20, 1919
• California, U.S. Arriving Passengers and Crew Lists, 1882-1959, Frank Black 63, born Feb 5, 1865 Calais, Maine, MARY BLACK 64, born April 16, 1864 Calais, Maine, Sailing from Honolulu Oct 19, 1928, arriving at the Port of San Francisco Oct 25, 1928
• 1940 United States Federal Census, Miami, Dade, Florida, MARY E. BLACK 75, widowed, address in 1936 Brooklyn, New York, Emma L. Scherer 52, Roomer