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Benjamin Bell 1839–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1839

Birth Location: VanBuren Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 3 Aug 1911

Death Location: Calcutta, Clay County, Indiana, USA

Father: Hugh Bell

Mother: Susan Leslie

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Benjamin Bell was born in 1839 in VanBuren Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA, the child of Hugh Bell And Susan Leslie. In 1850, Benjamin Bell resided in Van Buren, Clay, Indiana, USA. In 1860, Benjamin Bell resided in Van Buren, Harmony, Clay, Indiana, USA. Benjamin Bell passed away in 1911 in Calcutta, Clay County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Bell was born in 1839 in VanBuren Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA, the child of Hugh Bell And Susan Leslie.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Bell resided in Van Buren, Clay, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1860, Benjamin Bell resided in Van Buren, Harmony, Clay, Indiana, USA.
  • Benjamin Bell passed away in 1911 in Calcutta, Clay County, Indiana, USA.

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Benjamin Bell's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bell
1839–1911
Birth Place: VanBuren Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Hugh Bell
1818–1856
Ohio or Indiana, USA
Susan Leslie
1821–1897
Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Leslie Lesley Lassley) Lasley
1783–1872
Pennsylvania, USA
Jenny Nighton
1755–1836
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Bell's Timeline

5 Records

1839
3 Oct 1839
Birth of Benjamin Bell in VanBuren Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA
VanBuren Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 11
Benjamin Bell resided here in Van Buren, Clay, Indiana, USA
Van Buren, Clay, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 21
Benjamin Bell resided here in Van Buren, Harmony, Clay, Indiana, USA
Van Buren, Harmony, Clay, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 31
Benjamin Bell resided here in Van Buren, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
Van Buren, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
1911
3 Aug 1911
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Bell in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA
Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1839
    Event Place: VanBuren Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Van Buren, Clay, Indiana; Roll: M653_249; Page: 697; Family History Library Film:
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Van Buren, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Van Buren, Harmony, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Van Buren, Clay, Indiana; Roll: M653_249; Page: 697; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Van Buren, Brazil, Clay, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1911
    Event Place: Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Calcutta, Clay County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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