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James Bell 1777 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1777

Birth Location: Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: bef 1870

Death Location: Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts

Father: Joseph BELL

Mother: Jennett Stewart

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In 1777, James Bell entered the world in Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States, born to Joseph BELL and Jennett Stewart. James Bell passed away in 1870 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1777, James Bell entered the world in Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States, born to Joseph BELL and Jennett Stewart.
  • James Bell passed away in 1870 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.

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James Bell's Ancestors

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James Bell
1777 – 1870
Birth Place: Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Joseph BELL
1729 – 1805
Londonderry Rockingham NH
Jennett Stewart
1737 – 1805
Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
John Bell
1679 – 1743
Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Todd
1689 – 1771
Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Charles Stewart
1705 – 1777
Londonerry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Martha Ayers
1706 – 1759
Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Bell
1659 – 1688
Mary Marvin
1666 – 1744
John STEWART
1682 – 1741
Elizabeth Clark
1685 – 1719
Samuel Ayers
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Sills}
1644 – 1715
Robert Stewart
1655 – 1714
Jeannette Forsythe
1654 – 1729
John Clark
1660 – 1750
Agnes Adams
1663 – 1750

James Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1777
abt 1777
Birth of James Bell in Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
1870
bef 1870
Age 93
Death of James Bell in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts
Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1777
    Event Place: Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1870
    Event Place: Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts

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