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Bela Morgan Stoddard 1840–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 September 1840

Birth Location: Chautauqua County, New York

Death Date: 20 January 1923

Death Location: Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: SIMEON Jr

Mother: NANCY MERRILL

Spouse(s): Sarah Bell

Children(s): BERTEL STODDARD, Melita Stoddard, Donald Stoddard, Reuben Stoddard, Zadel Stoddard, Dorothy Stoddard

The story of Bela Morgan Stoddard began in 1840 in Chautauqua County, New York. Bela Morgan Stoddard married Sarah Elizabeth Bell, and had children including Bertel Morgan Stoddard, Donald Austin Stoddard, Dorothy Tennant Stoddard, Melita Edwards Stoddard, Reuben Bell Stoddard, Zadel Merrill Stoddard. Bela Morgan Stoddard passed away in 1923 in Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bela Morgan Stoddard began in 1840 in Chautauqua County, New York.
  • Bela Morgan Stoddard married Sarah Elizabeth Bell, and had children including Bertel Morgan Stoddard, Donald Austin Stoddard, Dorothy Tennant Stoddard, Melita Edwards Stoddard, Reuben Bell Stoddard, Zadel Merrill Stoddard.
  • Bela Morgan Stoddard passed away in 1923 in Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bela Stoddard's Ancestors

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Bela Stoddard
1840–1923
Birth Place: Chautauqua County, New York
Parents
SIMEON AUSTIN STODDARD Jr
1802–1893
New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
NANCY MERRILL
1801–1882
Maine
Grandparents
Simeon (Avery (Austin)) Stoddard
1768–1818
Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA
Lucy (Bethana (Mary)) Stoddard
1773–1824
Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
Nathaniel Merrill
1770–1824
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Sarah
1776–1821
ME
Great-Grandparents
Wait Stoddard
1729–1776
Tabitha Niles
1736–1823
Samuel Merrill
1739–1800
Mary Blanchard
1745–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Stoddard
1697–1744
Hannah Williams
1707–1778
Hannah Thayer
1712–1770

Bela Stoddard's Descendants

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Bela (Morgan) Stoddard (10 September 1840–20 January 1923) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bell (18 April 1849–21 August 1923)
  1. 1. BERTEL (MORGAN) STODDARD 1871–1946 m. WILHELMINA SIMATER 1870–1942
    1. 1. Bela Stoddard 1898–1958 m. Mildred Cessna 1903–1987
      1. 1. Bela (Stoddard) Jr 1923–2011 m. Doris (M) Markel 1923–2006
      2. 2. John (Cessna) Stoddard 1927–2009
      3. 3. Bert 1934–2009
    2. 2. jane (Margaret) Stoddard 1911–
  2. 2. Melita (Edwards) Stoddard 1876–1959
  3. 3. Donald (Austin) Stoddard 1892–1903
  4. 4. Reuben (Bell) Stoddard 1869–1942
  5. 5. Zadel (Merrill) Stoddard 1873–1903
  6. 6. Dorothy (Tennant) Stoddard 1890–1944

Bela Stoddard's Timeline

3 Records

1840
10 September 1840
Birth of Bela Morgan Stoddard in Chautauqua County, New York
Chautauqua County, New York
1868
10 March 1868
Age 28
Bela Morgan Stoddard was married In Woodford Co., IL
Woodford Co., IL
1923
20 January 1923
Age 83
Death of Bela Morgan Stoddard in Minonk, Woodford, Illinois
Minonk, Woodford, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 September 1840
    Event Place: Chautauqua County, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 March 1868
    Event Place: Woodford Co., IL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 January 1923
    Event Place: Minonk, Woodford, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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