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Margaret Bell 1771 – 1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 12 JUL 1845

Death Location: Kentucky, United States

Father: Thomas Bell

Mother: Elizabeth Taylor

Spouse(s): Thomas Sanford

Children(s): Alfred Sanford, Alexander Sanford, Cassius Sanford

In 1771, Margaret Bell entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Bell and Elizabeth Taylor. Margaret Bell married Thomas Sanford, and had children including Alfred Sanford, Alexander Pope Sanford, Cassius Bell Sanford. Margaret Bell passed away in 1845 in Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1771, Margaret Bell entered the world in Virginia, United States, born to Thomas Bell and Elizabeth Taylor.
  • Margaret Bell married Thomas Sanford, and had children including Alfred Sanford, Alexander Pope Sanford, Cassius Bell Sanford.
  • Margaret Bell passed away in 1845 in Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bell
1715 – 1795
Birth Location: Rapidan, Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America
TB
Elizabeth Taylor
1739 – 1795
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, USA
ET

Spouses(s)

Thomas Sanford
1762 – 1808
Birth Location: Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Alfred Sanford
1788 – 1863
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
AS
Alexander Sanford
1794 – 1847
Birth Location: –
AS
Cassius Sanford
1808 – 1871
Birth Location: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
CS

Margaret Bell's Ancestors

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Margaret Bell
1771 – 1845
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Bell
1715 – 1795
Rapidan, Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Taylor
1739 – 1795
Orange, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Zachary Taylor
1707 – 1768
Orange County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lee
1709 – 1753
Ditchley, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Hancock Lee
1653 – 1709
Sarah Allerton
1670 – 1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lee
1618 – 1664
Anne Constable
1622 – 1706

Margaret Bell's Descendants

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Margaret Bell (1771 – 12 JUL 1845) m. Thomas Sanford (1762 – 10 DEC 1808)
  1. 1. Alfred Sanford (19 FEB 1788 – 2 FEB 1863)
  2. 2. Alexander (Pope) Sanford (20 SEP 1794 – 12 OCT 1847)
  3. 3. Cassius (Bell) Sanford (17 JUN 1808 – 23 FEB 1871)

Margaret Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Margaret Bell in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1845
12 JUL 1845
Age 74
Death of Margaret Bell in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Mitchell, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1845
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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