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Doris Karen Bell 1926–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1926

Birth Location: Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA

Death Date: 29 Apr 2004

Death Location: West Sand Lake, Rensselaer, New York, USA

Father: Charles Bell

Mother: Kathryn Hillje

Spouse(s): John Smeland

Children(s):

Doris Karen Bell was born in 1926 in Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA, the child of Charles E Bell And Kathryn M Hillje. In 1930, Doris Karen Bell resided in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA. In 1935, Doris Karen Bell resided in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA. Doris Karen Bell married John Carsten Smeland, and had children including June Smeland, Konnie Smeland, Patricia Smeland. Doris Karen Bell passed away in 2004 in West Sand Lake, Rensselaer, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Doris Karen Bell was born in 1926 in Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA, the child of Charles E Bell And Kathryn M Hillje.
  • In 1930, Doris Karen Bell resided in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA.
  • In 1935, Doris Karen Bell resided in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA.
  • Doris Karen Bell married John Carsten Smeland, and had children including June Smeland, Konnie Smeland, Patricia Smeland.
  • Doris Karen Bell passed away in 2004 in West Sand Lake, Rensselaer, New York, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Doris Bell's Ancestors

Self
Doris Bell
1926–2004
Birth Place: Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA
Parents
Charles E. Bell
1891–1974
Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Kathryn (M.) Hillje
1897–1969
New York, USA
Grandparents
Robert Bell
1866–1946
New York, USA
Ann (Elizabeth "Annie") Wagstaff
1866–1943
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Bell
1822–1897
Sarah McNally
1834–1932
James Wagstaff
1841–1917
Sarah Fellows
1844–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Fellows
1814–
Hannah Burgess
1819–

Doris Bell's Timeline

5 Records

1926
22 Dec 1926
Birth of Doris Karen Bell in Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA
Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA
1930
1930
Age 4
Doris Karen Bell resided here in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Doris Karen Bell resided here in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 14
Doris Karen Bell resided here in Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA
2004
29 Apr 2004
Age 78
Death of Doris Karen Bell in Wynantskill, Rensselaer, New York, USA
Wynantskill, Rensselaer, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 128-16-7923; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: 1637; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 695.0; FHL microfilm: 2341371

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: T627_2756; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 42-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brunswick, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: T627_2756; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 42-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 2004
    Event Place: Wynantskill, Rensselaer, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 128-16-7923; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Sand Lake, Rensselaer, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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