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Margaret Jane Bell 1840 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1840

Birth Location: North Monaghan

Death Date: 7 Feb 1914

Death Location: "Moffatt", Wolseley or Glenavon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Father: William Bell

Mother: Margaret McELWAIN

Spouse(s): William Peters

Children(s): George Peters, William Peters, Andrew Peters, Mary Peters, Anne Peters, Margaret Peters, Clara Peters, Caroline Peters, Robert Bell, Elizabeth Peters, John Peters, Malcom Bell, Joseph Peters, Anna Peters

Margaret Jane Bell was born in 1840 in North Monaghan, the child of William Joseph Bell and Margaret Jane McELWAIN. Margaret Jane Bell married William Henry Peters, and had children including George McIlwaine Peters, William Henry Peters, Andrew Bell Peters, Mary Jane (Minnie) Peters, Anne Elizabeth Peters, Margaret Eulena (Dolly) Peters, Clara Peters, Caroline (Carrie) Peters, Robert Bell, Elizabeth Peters, John Albert Peters, Malcom Bell, Joseph Bell Peters, Anna Elizabeth Peters. Margaret Jane Bell passed away in 1914 in "Moffatt", Wolseley or Glenavon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Biography

  • Margaret Jane Bell was born in 1840 in North Monaghan, the child of William Joseph Bell and Margaret Jane McELWAIN.
  • Margaret Jane Bell married William Henry Peters, and had children including George McIlwaine Peters, William Henry Peters, Andrew Bell Peters, Mary Jane (Minnie) Peters, Anne Elizabeth Peters, Margaret Eulena (Dolly) Peters, Clara Peters, Caroline (Carrie) Peters, Robert Bell, Elizabeth Peters, John Albert Peters, Malcom Bell, Joseph Bell Peters, Anna Elizabeth Peters.
  • Margaret Jane Bell passed away in 1914 in "Moffatt", Wolseley or Glenavon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bell
1803 – 1855
Birth Location: County Down, Northern Ireland
WB
Margaret McELWAIN
1806 – 1897
Birth Location: Killinkere, Cavan, Ireland
MM

Spouses(s)

William Peters
1838 – 1912
Birth Location: Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
WP

Children(s)

George Peters
1859 – 1939
Birth Location: Monaghan, Peterborough, Ontario
GP
William Peters
1863 – 1922
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
WP
Andrew Peters
1865 – 1955
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario
AP
Mary Peters
1867 – 1904
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
MP
Anne Peters
1869 – 1872
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon or Lindsay, Victoria Co., ON
AP
Margaret Peters
1871 – 1958
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon
MP
Clara Peters
1873 –
Birth Location: Ontario
CP
Caroline Peters
1873 – 1949
Birth Location: Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
CP
Robert Bell
1874 –
Birth Location: Ontario
RB
Elizabeth Peters
1874 –
Birth Location: Lindsay, ON
EP
John Peters
1876 – 1969
Birth Location: Atherley, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
JP
Malcom Bell
1877 –
Birth Location: Ontario
MB
Joseph Peters
1880 – 1969
Birth Location: Howland, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
JP
Anna Peters
1881 – 1936
Birth Location: Little Current, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
AP

Margaret Bell's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Bell
1840 – 1914
Birth Place: North Monaghan
Parents
William Joseph Bell
1803 – 1855
County Down, Northern Ireland
Margaret (Jane) McELWAIN
1806 – 1897
Killinkere, Cavan, Ireland
Grandparents
William Bell
1785 – 1854
Magherilin, Co.Down, Ireland
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
1784 – 1860
Cavan, Cavan, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Bell
1765 –
Jane McDonald
1772 – 1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bell
1740 – 1828

Margaret Bell's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Jane) Bell (16 Aug 1840 – 7 Feb 1914) m. William (Henry) Peters (2 Sep 1838 – 8 Jan 1912)
  1. 1. George (McIlwaine) Peters (6 Oct 1859 – 16 Jun 1939)
  2. 2. William (Henry) Peters (1 May 1863 – 1 Jul 1922)
  3. 3. Andrew (Bell) Peters (18 Mar 1865 – 11 May 1955)
  4. 4. Mary (Jane (Minnie)) Peters (12 Apr 1867 – 17 Jun 1904)
  5. 5. Anne (Elizabeth) Peters (8 Dec 1869 – 1872)
  6. 6. Margaret (Eulena (Dolly)) Peters (1 Apr 1871 – 10 Mar 1958)
  7. 7. Clara Peters (abt 1873 – )
  8. 8. Caroline ((Carrie)) Peters (26 Dec 1873 – 2 Aug 1949)
  9. 9. Robert Bell (1874 – )
  10. 10. Elizabeth Peters (1874-10-05 – )
  11. 11. John (Albert) Peters (10 Sep 1876 – 16 Dec 1969)
  12. 12. Malcom Bell (1877 – )
  13. 13. Joseph (Bell) Peters (1 Feb 1880 – 16 Dec 1969) m. Beatrice (Jerome) Leavitt (15 Nov 1889 – 23 Nov 1951)
    1. 1. Margaret (Joyce) Peters (17 Oct 1923 – 31 Jan 1952)
    2. 2. Alison (Barbara) Peters (28 Mar 1926 – 17 May 1990) m. Thomas (Alfred) Cresswell (11 Dec 1928 – 23 May 2017)
      1. 1. Steven Cresswell m. Sara-Jane
    3. 3. Philip (James) Peters (1928 – )
    4. 4. Philip (James) Peters (1928 – )
    5. 5. Beatrice (Jerome) Peters (1932 – )
    6. 6. Beatrice (Jerome) Peters (1932 – )
  14. 14. Anna (Elizabeth) Peters (11 Dec 1881 – 1936)

Margaret Bell's Timeline

3 Records

1840
16 Aug 1840
Birth of Margaret Jane Bell in Springville, Peterborough, Ontario
Springville, Peterborough, Ontario
1840
16 Aug 1840
Birth of Margaret Jane Bell in North Monaghan
North Monaghan
1914
7 Feb 1914
Age 74
Death of Margaret Jane Bell in "Moffatt", Wolseley or Glenavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
"Moffatt", Wolseley or Glenavon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Springville, Peterborough, Ontario
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1840
    Event Place: North Monaghan

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1914
    Event Place: "Moffatt", Wolseley or Glenavon, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moffat, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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