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John Bell 1748 – 1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1748

Birth Location: Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 May 1812

Death Location: Lurgan, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: Richard Bell

Mother: Anne Kirk

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pentland

Children(s): Ann Bell, Mary Bell, John Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Jane Bell, Richard Bell, George Bell, Francis Bell, Lucy Bell, Ellen Bell, Rachel Bell, Samuel Bell

John Bell was born in 1748 in Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Bell and Anne Kirk. John Bell married Elizabeth Pentland, and had children including Ann Bell, Mary Bell, John Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Jane Bell, Richard Bell, George Bell, Francis Bell, Lucy Bell, Ellen Bell, Rachel Bell, Samuel Bell. John Bell passed away in 1812 in Lurgan, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • John Bell was born in 1748 in Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Bell and Anne Kirk.
  • John Bell married Elizabeth Pentland, and had children including Ann Bell, Mary Bell, John Bell, Elizabeth Bell, Jane Bell, Richard Bell, George Bell, Francis Bell, Lucy Bell, Ellen Bell, Rachel Bell, Samuel Bell.
  • John Bell passed away in 1812 in Lurgan, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bell's Ancestors

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John Bell
1748 – 1812
Birth Place: Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Bell
1695 – 1764
Lurgan, Armagh, of Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Anne Kirk
– 1775
Grandparents
George Bell
– 1718
Drumtullan, Parish Benburb, County, Armagh Ireland, Ireland
Sarah Holden
1671 – 1759
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Bell
1620 – 1707
Ann Purvis
1624 – 1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bell's Descendants

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John Bell (12 Jun 1748 – 9 May 1812) m. Elizabeth Pentland (1752 – 9 March 1828)
  1. 1. Ann Bell (2 May 1770 – )
  2. 2. Mary Bell (12 November 1771 – )
  3. 3. John Bell (5 October 1773 – 4 January 1830)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Bell (3 May 1776 – )
  5. 5. Jane Bell (9 June 1778 – )
  6. 6. Richard Bell (22 July 1780 – 25 Jan 1865)
  7. 7. George Bell (8 February 1783 – )
  8. 8. Francis Bell (28 June 1785 – )
  9. 9. Lucy Bell (1787 – )
  10. 10. Ellen Bell (4 May 1790 – ) m. Joseph Rankin (1788 – )
    1. 1. Joseph (David) Rankin (18 March 1817 – 23 September 1902) m. Mary (Ann) Marrows (1 Oct 1849 – 8 sep 1921)
      1. 1. Francis (Joseph) Rankin (29 July 1863 – 1932)
      2. 2. Alice (Jane) Rankin (16 Dec 1865 – 22 Oct 1948) m. Hugh Campbell (1860 – 3 August 1929)
        1. 1. Lucy (Margaret) Campbell (16 March 1887 – 31 December 1972)
        2. 2. Hugh (Rankin) Campbell (1888 – 1889)
        3. 3. Albert (Hugh) Campbell (25 January 1890 – 8 November 1967)
        4. 4. Daisy (Lexton) Campbell (22 March 1892 – 31 October 1969)
        5. 5. Eric (Rankin) Campbell (16 May 1894 – 14 January 1966) m. Beryl Bowden
      3. 3. Charles (Spurgeon) Rankin (1867 – 1950)
      4. 4. Lucy (Bell) Rankin (15 June 1870 – 8 June 1951)
      5. 5. Catherine (Maude) Rankin (9 July 1872 – 2 March 1950)
      6. 6. William (John (Will)) Rankin (12 September 1874 – 9 July 1949)
      7. 7. Frederick (George) Rankin (15 November 1877 – )
      8. 8. Emily (Ellen (Nell)) Rankin (24 November 1879 – 1958)
      9. 9. Albert (Hamilton (Bert)) Rankin (21 December 1881 – )
      10. 10. Leopold (John) Rankin (5 March 1884 – )
      11. 11. Walter (Beech) Rankin (5 September 1888 – 1951) m. Alice (Maud) Rutherford (abt 1896 – 27 May 1937)
        1. 1. Jack (Beech) Rankin (25 Jul 1919 – ) m. Kathleen Bragg (1919 – 22 July 2012)
        2. 2. Allan (Walter) Rankin (abt 1920 – Abt 1924)
    2. 2. Catherine Rankin (1826 – )
    3. 3. Emily Rankin (1829 – ) m. Richard Bryden
  11. 11. Rachel Bell (13 November 1792 – )
  12. 12. Samuel Bell (1795 – )

John Bell's Timeline

3 Records

1748
12 Jun 1748
Birth of John Bell in Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1769
1769
Age 21
John Bell was married in Lurgan, Galway, Ireland
Lurgan, Galway, Ireland
1812
9 May 1812
Age 64
Death of John Bell in Lurgan, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Lurgan, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1748
    Event Place: Lurgan, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Lurgan, Galway, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1812
    Event Place: Lurgan, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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