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James Bell 1783 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 December 1783

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10 February 1832

Death Location: Harrison, Indiana, USA

Father: William Bell

Mother: Mary Shawhan

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The story of James Bell began in 1783 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. James Bell passed away in 1832 in Harrison, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Bell began in 1783 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Bell passed away in 1832 in Harrison, Indiana, USA.

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James Bell's Ancestors

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James Bell
1783 – 1832
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Smith Bell
1746 – 1816
Pattersons Creek, Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary (Nancy) Shawhan
1753 – 1816
Frederick County, Maryland
Grandparents
Daniel Shawhan
1709 – 1783
Kent, Maryland, USA
Jennet Rush
1713 – 1782
Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bell's Timeline

3 Records

1783
6 December 1783
Birth of James Bell in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1832
10 February 1832
Age 49
Death of James Bell in Harrison, Indiana, USA
Harrison, Indiana, USA
1866
22 Apr 1866
Age 83
James Bell was baptized in Southwick, Durham, England
Southwick, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 December 1783
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1866
    Event Place: Southwick, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 February 1832
    Event Place: Harrison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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