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Francis Henry BELL 1907–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1907

Birth Location: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 14 Sep 1978

Death Location: Oakhurst, Madera, California, USA

Father: Frank BELL

Mother: Grace HOWARD

Spouse(s): Blanche ENGEL

Children(s): Charles BELL, Frank BELL, Thomas BELL, Donald BELL, Michael BELL

The story of Francis Henry BELL began in 1907 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Francis Henry BELL married Blanche Irene Engel, and had children including Charles Mathew Bell, Donald Engel Bell, Frank Bell, Michael Lee Bell, Thomas Edward Bell. Francis Henry BELL passed away in 1978 in Oakhurst, Madera, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Henry BELL began in 1907 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
  • Francis Henry BELL married Blanche Irene Engel, and had children including Charles Mathew Bell, Donald Engel Bell, Frank Bell, Michael Lee Bell, Thomas Edward Bell.
  • Francis Henry BELL passed away in 1978 in Oakhurst, Madera, California, USA.

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Francis BELL's Ancestors

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Francis BELL
1907–1978
Birth Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Parents
Frank F BELL
1879–1921
Michigan
Grace (Fanny) HOWARD
1876–1926
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Francis) BELL
1852–1938
Charlton, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Vertis WEST
1855–1926
Leonidas, St Joseph, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis BELL
1826–1890
Mary BOOTS
1832–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William BOOTS
1805–1857
Mary ELLIOTT
1809–1856

Francis BELL's Descendants

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Francis (Henry) BELL (1 Sep 1907–14 Sep 1978) m. Blanche (Irene) ENGEL (2 Oct 1912–23 Oct 2010)
  1. 1. Charles (Mathew) BELL 1944–2017
  2. 2. Frank BELL 1934–2010
  3. 3. Thomas (Edward) BELL 1938–1977
  4. 4. Donald (Engel) BELL 1937–2001
  5. 5. Michael (Lee) BELL 1939–2015

Francis BELL's Timeline

2 Records

1907
1 Sep 1907
Birth of Francis Henry BELL in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1978
14 Sep 1978
Age 71
Death of Francis Henry BELL in Oakhurst, Madera, California, USA
Oakhurst, Madera, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1907
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1978
    Event Place: Oakhurst, Madera, California, USA

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