Elvira Hatch Macomber

   Cause of her death was general debility.

   Other names for Elvira were Elvira Heath Macomber and Sarah Macomber.

  General Notes:

On 1850 census she is listed as Elvira H.

POB per husband's pension Papers

census 1870 Portland Ward 3, Cumberland County, ME
Elvira H. STRAW c1816
Henry W. c1846
Julia J. c1849
Abby C. c1856
Flora E. c1858

DOB DOD per research of Marcia Ann MCCRONE
Route # 3 Box 169 North Platte,, NE 69101 on LDS site

1880 census Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
Joseph Conway age 33; c1847 ME; fruit dealer
Abbie C. (wife) age 24; c1856 ME
E. Gertrude (dau) age 2; c1878 ME
Flora B. (dau) age 9m; c1879 ME
Elvirah H. Straw (MIL) widow; age 65; 1815 ME
Clara A. Hall age 12 neice [d/o Abbie's sister Helen who died 1875]

She and the daughters rec'ing pension were residents of Sebago, Cumberland, ME at the time.

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15 Sep 1866 -widow Elvira of Sebago, Cumberland, ME applied for increase in Widow's Pension for self and three daughters under 16 yrs of age: Clara borm 1851], Abbie [born 1856] and Flora [born 1858]. Witnesses were George W. and Helen E. Hall

Find a Grave Memorial 215472535
Wife of Giles Straw (Shaw)
Resident of 6 Congress street, Portland
Aged 77 years
The Portland Daily Press
Nov. 1, 1892
Daughter of William McComber and Sarah Hatch

Elvira married Giles Straw, son of Ezekiel Straw and Abigail Gilpatrick, on 23 Jan 1840 in Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine. (Giles Straw was born about 1814 in Maine, died on 11 Nov 1862 in Camp Arnold, Pensacola, Florida and was buried in Barrancas National Cemetery; Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida; grave #75.). The cause of his death was hepatitis.

  Marriage Notes:

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Pension papers give the DOM as 23 day of Jan in 1840 at Readfield, Maine