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William Bell 1785 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1785

Birth Location: Magherilin, Co.Down, Ireland

Death Date: 9 March 1854

Death Location: Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland

Father: Joshua Bell

Mother: Jane McDonald

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Bell

The story of William Bell began in 1785 in Magherilin, Co.Down, Ireland. William Bell had children including William Joseph Bell. William Bell passed away in 1854 in Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bell began in 1785 in Magherilin, Co.Down, Ireland.
  • William Bell had children including William Joseph Bell.
  • William Bell passed away in 1854 in Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Bell
1765 –
Birth Location: Magheralin, Down, Ireland
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Jane McDonald
1772 – 1852
Birth Location: Nobber and Cruisetown, Louth, Ireland
JM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bell
1803 – 1855
Birth Location: County Down, Northern Ireland
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William Bell's Ancestors

Self
William Bell
1785 – 1854
Birth Place: Magherilin, Co.Down, Ireland
Parents
Joshua Bell
1765 –
Magheralin, Down, Ireland
Jane McDonald
1772 – 1852
Nobber and Cruisetown, Louth, Ireland
Grandparents
Samuel Bell
1740 – 1828
Down, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Bell
1695 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Bell
1650 – 1712
Sibella Bell
1669 – 1776

William Bell's Descendants

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William Bell (11 Mar 1785 – 9 March 1854)
  1. 1. William (Joseph) Bell (1803-05-18 – 1855-06-16) m. Margaret (Jane) McELWAIN (12 Sep 1806 – 24 Jan 1897)
    1. 1. 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)
        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)

William Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1785
11 Mar 1785
Birth of William Bell in Magherilin, Co.Down, Ireland
Magherilin, Co.Down, Ireland
1854
9 March 1854
Age 69
Death of William Bell in Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland
Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1785
    Event Place: Magherilin, Co.Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 March 1854
    Event Place: Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland
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