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Maria Jane DeWitt 1847 – 1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1847

Birth Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 9 January 1898

Death Location: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Benjamin DeWitt

Mother: Sarah Burhans

Spouse(s): George Bell

Children(s): Melissa Bell, Musa Bell, Benjamin Bell

The story of Maria Jane DeWitt began in 1847 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America. Maria Jane DeWitt married George A Bell, and had children including Melissa Bell, Musa H Bell, Benjamin Ludlow Bell. Maria Jane DeWitt passed away in 1898 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Maria Jane DeWitt began in 1847 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America.
  • Maria Jane DeWitt married George A Bell, and had children including Melissa Bell, Musa H Bell, Benjamin Ludlow Bell.
  • Maria Jane DeWitt passed away in 1898 in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Maria DeWitt's Ancestors

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Maria DeWitt
1847 – 1898
Birth Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Bruyn DeWitt
1817 – 1902
Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Sarah (Maria) Burhans
1824 – 1899
Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Egbert (R) Dewitt
1792 – 1851
Warwarsing, Ulster Cty, NY
Maria Bruyn
1784 – 1855
Ulster County, New York, United States of America
William Burhans
1798 – 1877
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Jane Depuy
1799 – 1875
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben DeWitt
1753 – 1800
Elizabeth DePuy
1753 – 1820
Benjamin Bruyn
1754 – 1822
Sarah Depuy
1751 –
Petrus Burhans
1770 – 1852
Helena Folant
1775 – 1833
Cornelius DEPUY
1769 – 1833
Sara VERNOOY
– 1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Egbert DeWitt
1699 – 1726
Mary Nottingham
1704 – 1759
Moses DePuy
1718 – 1802
Elizabeth Clearwater
1720 – 1789
Johannes Bruyn
1712 – 1755
Maria Schoonmaker
1727 – 1764

Maria DeWitt's Descendants

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Maria (Jane) DeWitt (26 August 1847 – 9 January 1898) m. George (A) Bell (4 January 1847 – 1 August 1900)
  1. 1. Melissa Bell (8 October 1871 – 25 February 1873)
  2. 2. Musa (H) Bell (11 October 1873 – 29 August 1878)
  3. 3. Benjamin (Ludlow) Bell (20 June 1881 – 23 November 1931)

Maria DeWitt's Timeline

2 Records

1847
26 August 1847
Birth of Maria Jane DeWitt in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
1898
9 January 1898
Age 51
Death of Maria Jane DeWitt in Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1847
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1898
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rolling Prairie, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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