Note: in some RI census with Phebe, he is listed as Frank. see 1870
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It looks like there youngest child Phebe was born in 1879. So Phebe must have died between 1879 and 1880 when Ben is listed widowed in the 1880 census.
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The child Phebe is living with grandmother Lucinda Larkin (Phebe's mother from census data, and several of the Lamphere family in 1900). From the next marriage of Ben, his mother's maiden name is also Lamphere
Source: Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VF-X1G), Benjamin Frnklin Burton and Lydia Bromley, 11 Sep 1883; citing Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, reference cn 64; FHL microfilm 1,574,011.
Name Benjamin Frnklin Burton
Birth 1836 Age 47
Father Samuel Burton
Mother Mary Lamphear
Marriage 11 Sep 1883 Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island
Spouse Lydia Bromley
Birth 1843 Age 40
Father William Champlin
Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8M8-JYY), Phebe E. Burton, 23 Apr 1879; citing Charlestown, Providence, Rhode Island, reference 298; FHL microfilm 1,822,628
Name Phebe E. Burton Female
Birth 23 Apr 1879 Charlestown, Providence, Rhode Island
Father Frank Burton
Mother Phebe
Source: United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9W4-94L), Phebe E Burton in household of * L Lamphere, South Kingstown town (northwest side), Washington, Rhode Island, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,513
(illegible) Lamphere Head M 54 CT
Mercy A Lamphere Wife F 45 RI
Asa L Lamphere Son M 20 RI
Nick B Lamphere Son M 15 RI
Phebe E Burton Boarder F 21 RI
Lucinda Larkin Mother-in-law F 70 RI