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Martha Ann Bell 1849 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1849

Birth Location: Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 9 March 1938

Death Location: Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Father: John Dodge

Mother: Lucretia Russell

Spouse(s): Adolphus Leavitt, Edward Johnson

Children(s): Annie Leavitt, Marion Leavitt, Estelle Leavitt, Clarence Johnson, Clarence Johnson

In 1849, Martha Ann Bell entered the world in Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA, born to John Cole Dodge and Lucretia Anna Russell. Martha Ann Bell married Adolphus Adelbert Leavitt, Edward Bixby Johnson, and had children including Annie R Leavitt, Marion Amelia Leavitt, Estelle Medora Leavitt, Clarence Russell Johnson, Clarence Russell Johnson. Martha Ann Bell passed away in 1938 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Martha Ann Bell entered the world in Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA, born to John Cole Dodge and Lucretia Anna Russell.
  • Martha Ann Bell married Adolphus Adelbert Leavitt, Edward Bixby Johnson, and had children including Annie R Leavitt, Marion Amelia Leavitt, Estelle Medora Leavitt, Clarence Russell Johnson, Clarence Russell Johnson.
  • Martha Ann Bell passed away in 1938 in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dodge
1818 – 1908
Birth Location: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
JD
Lucretia Russell
1828 – 1915
Birth Location: Greenfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
LR

Spouses(s)

Adolphus Leavitt
1844 – 1916
Birth Location: South Hope, Knox County, Maine, USA
AL
Edward Johnson
1847 – 1920
Birth Location: Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
EJ

Children(s)

Annie Leavitt
1864 –
Birth Location: Maine, USA
AL
Marion Leavitt
1868 – 1909
Birth Location: Hope, Knox, Maine, USA
ML
Estelle Leavitt
1870 – 1948
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
EL
Clarence Johnson
1876 – 1962
Birth Location: Bennington, New Hampshire, USA
CJ
Clarence Johnson
1876 – 1962
Birth Location: Bennington, New Hampshire, USA
CJ

Martha Bell's Ancestors

Self
Martha Bell
1849 – 1938
Birth Place: Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
John Cole Dodge
1818 – 1908
Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Lucretia (Anna) Russell
1828 – 1915
Greenfield, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
John Dodge
1793 – 1865
Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Betty (“Betsey or Betsy") Dinsmore
1796 – 1861
Francestown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Nahum RUSSELL
1791 – 1854
Arlington, Middlesex, MA.
Lucretia Johnson
1790 – 1874
Francestown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gideon Dodge
1760 – 1821
Charity Cole
1762 – 1848
Robert Dinsmoor
1751 – 1831
Walter Russell
1765 – 1848
Frances Cutter
1769 – 1849
John Johnson
1758 – 1840
Rebecca Pettee
1758 – 1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dodge
1715 – 1807
Rebecca Ober
1723 – 1761
SAMUEL COLE
1726 – 1798
SARAH BROWN
1724 – 1773
MARTHA MCKEEN
1723 – 1803
Walter ,
1737 – 1782
Hannah Jones
1743 – 1836
AMMI Cutter
1733 – 1795
ESTHER Pierce
1733 – 1772
John Johnson
1730 –
Ebenezer Pettee
1718 – 1782
Mary Dean
1718 – 1786

Martha Bell's Descendants

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Martha (Ann) Bell (26 May 1849 – 9 March 1938) m. Adolphus (Adelbert) Leavitt (18 Jan 1844 – 8 Jan 1916) m. Edward (Bixby) Johnson (19 Feb 1847 – 03 Jul 1920)
  1. 1. Annie (R) Leavitt (Oct 1864 – )
  2. 2. Marion (Amelia) Leavitt (Feb 1868 – 25 Oct 1909)
  3. 3. Estelle (Medora) Leavitt (23 Sep 1870 – 7 Dec 1948)
  4. 4. Clarence (Russell) Johnson (16 Dec 1876 – 11 August 1962) m. Bertha (Florence) Ingalls (28 September 1877 – 26 June 1949) m. Elsie Prime
    1. 1. Russell (Ingalls) Johnson (15 Jan 1907 – 27 Nov 1990) m. Mary (Catherine) Graves (1908 – )
      1. 1. Patricia (Wilcox) Johnson (23 Sep 1937 – 15 Jan 2000) m. Paul (V) Sylvester (24 May 1930 – 13 Aug 1990) m. Corvin (Wayne) Miller (6 Oct 1936 – 22 Sep 2002)
        1. 1. Cynthia (Ruth) Sylvester (14 Aug 1958 – 25 May 2025)
        2. 2. Richard (Wayne) Miller
        3. 3. Tina Licea (1974 – ) m. Vicente Licea (23 Jan 1997 – ) m. Seth (Kristjian) Sharp (12 Dec 1972 – )
        4. 4. Joseph (Michael) Hevener
    2. 2. William (Blake) Johnson (20 Jun 1910 – 1980) m. Barbara (Goodwin) Adams (abt 1914 – 04 Mar 1999)
      1. 1. Edward (Dinsmore) Johnson (10 Nov 1932 – 15 Jun 2014) m. Evelyn (Jean) Lange (3 Sep 1937 – ) m. Beverly (Bell) Faubion (15 Aug 1933 – )
        1. 1. Edward (Dinsmore) Johnson (26 Jan 1960 – 29 Dec 2008) m. Lorie (Michelle) Watts (1967 – )
        2. 2. Cheryl (Ann) Soule (20 Apr 1962 – ) m. Mark (Wayne) Soule
        3. 3. Cory Johnson
        4. 4. Valerie Blatnik
      2. 2. Betsey Duce (abt 1936 – ) m. Vernon (R.) Duce ( – 2015)
        1. 1. Vernon (Donald) Duce (1 Jun 1959 – ) m. Brenda (Carol) Harrah (20 Jun 1962 – )
        2. 2. Jennifer
      3. 3. Alan (Adams) Johnson (abt 1937 – )
      4. 4. Arlene (J.) Hartley (4 Feb 1944 – 9 Oct 2023) m. Jack Hartley
        1. 1. Robin (Marie) Lorusso
      5. 5. Sally Johnson (1948 – ) m. Richard Healy
    3. 3. Philip (Dodge) Johnson (5 Feb 1913 – 22 Jun 1997) m. Martha (Isabelle (Williams)) Johnson (22 Mar 1923 – 13 Nov 1984) m. Grace (Russell) Johnson (18 Mar 1910 – 8 Apr 1976) m. Ethel Faye m. Grace (R) Johnson (18 Mar 1910 – 8 Apr 1976)
      1. 1. Cynthia (Russell Johnson) Bell (20 Jun 1938 – 11 Sep 1991) m. Kenneth (Leavitt) Manaugh (13 Feb 1937 – 23 Mar 1980)
        1. 1. Diane (Jean) Manaugh (28 Dec 1957 – Oct 1989)
      2. 2. Clayton Winslow
      3. 3. Peter (Dodge) Johnson (1940 – )
      4. 4. Natalie Johnson (abt 1942 – )
    4. 4. Alcyone (H) Hellmann (30 Jun 1914 – 1 Jun 1999) m. Charles (Herman) Hellmann (abt 1907 – 27 Jan 1970)
      1. 1. Ronald (Charles) Hellmann (16 Aug 1941 – )
      2. 2. Laura (A) Sargent (21 Jun 1950 – ) m. William (Edward) Sargent (10 Jun 1944 – 1 Jan 2002)
    5. 5. Louise Johnson (5 Sep 1921 – 16 Apr 2016) m. Lloyd (Evans) Bryan (13 Mar 1919 – 10 Nov 2011)
      1. 1. Donna Bryan (abt 1943 – )
      2. 2. Peter (Lloyd Bryan) (Twin) (1944 – )
      3. 3. Paul (Evans Bryan) (Twin) (abt 1945 – )
      4. 4. Kevin (Clark) Bryan (29 Jan 1947 – )
      5. 5. Florence (Marie) Bryan (1948 – )

Martha Bell's Timeline

13 Records

1843
18 Jun 1843
Birth of Martha Ann Bell in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
1849
26 May 1849
Birth of Martha Ann Bell in Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
1849
26 May 1849
Birth of Martha Ann Bell in Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
1850
1850
Age 1
Martha Ann Bell resided here in Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
1860
1860
Age 11
Martha Ann Bell resided here in Bennington, Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Bennington, Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
1870
1870
Age 21
Martha Ann Bell resided here in Bennington, Deering, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Bennington, Deering, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
1900
1900
Age 51
Martha Ann Bell resided here in Medford Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Medford Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1906
21 Aug 1906
Age 57
Death of Martha Ann Bell in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
1909
25 Jun 1909
Age 60
Martha Ann Bell resided here in Hollis, New Hampshire, USA
Hollis, New Hampshire, USA
1910
1910
Age 61
Martha Ann Bell resided here in Medford Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Medford Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1918
23 Jun 1918
Age 69
Death of Martha Ann Bell in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
1920
16 May 1920
Age 71
Death of Martha Ann Bell in New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
1938
9 March 1938
Age 89
Death of Martha Ann Bell in Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1843
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1849
    Event Place: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
    [3] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947
    [4] New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire
    [5] New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M593_842; Page: 49A
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Medford Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 663; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0875
    [8] The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_672; Page: 127; Family Histor
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Medford Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_602; Page: 16b; Enumeration District: 0936; FHL microfilm: 1374615
    [10] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: 434; Page: 8a
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records, 1700-1971, New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services; Concord, NH, USA; New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1700-1969

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1849
    Event Place: Hancock, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_672; Page: 127; Family Histor
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: 434; Page: 8a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: 434; Page: 8a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bennington, Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_672; Page: 127; Family Histor

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bennington, Deering, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: M593_842; Page: 49A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Medford Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Medford Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 663; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0875

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Hollis, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: New Hampshire, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, Hollis Times; Publication Date: 25 Jun 1909; Publication Place: Hollis, New Hampshire, USA; &terms=Frank_M._Leavitt

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Medford Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Medford Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_602; Page: 16b; Enumeration District: 0936; FHL microfilm: 1374615

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1906
    Event Place: Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1920
    Event Place: New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 March 1938
    Event Place: Somersworth, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bennington, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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