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Captain Francis Bell 1611–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1611

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 08 Jan 1689

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Abraham Bell

Mother: Katherine Bullfinch

Spouse(s): Rebecca Montauk

Children(s): Captain Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Francis Bell, Mary Bell, Mary Bell, Rebecca Bell, Thomas Bell, Henry Bell

Captain Francis Bell was born in 1611 in England, the child of Abraham Bell And Katherine Waffe Bullfinch. Captain Francis Bell married Rebecca Montauk, and had children including Captain Jonathan Bell, Elizabeth Rebecca Bell, Francis Bell, Henry Heaver Bell, Mary Bell, Rebecca Bell, Thomas Bell. Captain Francis Bell passed away in 1689 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Captain Francis Bell was born in 1611 in England, the child of Abraham Bell And Katherine Waffe Bullfinch.
  • Captain Francis Bell married Rebecca Montauk, and had children including Captain Jonathan Bell, Elizabeth Rebecca Bell, Francis Bell, Henry Heaver Bell, Mary Bell, Rebecca Bell, Thomas Bell.
  • Captain Francis Bell passed away in 1689 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Bell's Ancestors

Self
Captain Bell
1611–1689
Birth Place: England
Parents
Abraham Bell
1588–1662
Thirsk, Yorkshire, Eng.
Katherine (Waffe) Bullfinch
1590–1692
Stringston, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (Harrisone) Bell
1540–1590
Thirsk, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Johane (Smyth\Smith) (Burch)
1560–1640
Thirsk, Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
John (Isaac) Bullfinch
1560–1590
Stringston, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
*John Bellowes\Bell
1520–1569
Elizabeth Harrisonne
1520–1573
'"Sir Smith
1532–1578
*Sybill Smith
1531–1574
John Bulevant
1540–1591
Mrs. Bullfinch
1540–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bell
1505–1558
Joan (Bellowes)
1500–1540
Alice Townsend
1500–1579

Captain Bell's Descendants

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Captain (Francis) Bell (11 Nov 1611–08 Jan 1689) m. Rebecca Montauk (1618–17 May 1684)
  1. 1. Captain (Jonathan) Bell 1641–1666
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Bell 1643–1691
  3. 3. Francis Bell 1641–1698
  4. 4. Mary Bell 1646–1724
  5. 5. Mary Bell 1646–1724
  6. 6. Rebecca Bell 1643–1676
  7. 7. Thomas Bell 1645–
  8. 8. Henry ((Heaver)) Bell 1635–1695

Captain Bell's Timeline

6 Records

1611
11 Nov 1611
Birth of Captain Francis Bell in England
England
1615
5 Aug 1615
Age 4
Captain Francis Bell was baptized in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
1667
1667
Age 56
Captain Francis Bell resided here in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
1689
Abt 1689
Age 78
Captain Francis Bell resided here in Stamford
Stamford
1689
08 Jan 1689
Age 78
Death of Captain Francis Bell in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1689
1689
Age 78
Captain Francis Bell - Probate in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1611
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1615
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Connecticut; Year: 1641; Page Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1689
    Event Place: Stamford
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Fairfield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1689
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Company; Baltimore, MD, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 42
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Fairfield, Connecticut
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Fairfield, Connecticut

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