Charles McClenahen and Elizabeth “Aunt Betsy” Bell

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Husband Charles McClenahen ^{1 2}

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           Born: Aug 1760 - County Donegal, Ireland 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Feb 1836 - Decatur Twp, Mifflin Co, PA 1 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: James McClenahen (      -1775) 2 4
         Mother: Eleanor Cunningham (      -      ) 2 4

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       Marriage: 1 Feb 1791 1 5

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Wife Elizabeth “Aunt Betsy” Bell ^{1 6}

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           Born: 1769 or 1770 1 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Oct 1845 1 6
         Buried: 

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         Father: George Bell (Abt 1734/1736-1816) 7 8
         Mother: Mary Bell (      -Bef 1816) 7

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Children

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1 F Eleanor McClenahen ^{1 3}

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           Born: 20 Oct 1792 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Jun 1850 1 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Dorman (1795-1864) 3 9

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2 F Sarah McClenahen ^{1 3}

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           Born: 1795 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1865
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Isaiah Matthews (1796-1858) 1 3

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3 F Elizabeth McClenahen ^{1 3}

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           Born: 8 Jul 1797 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 May 1855 1 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Alexander Dorman (1791/1793-1875/1877) 1 3

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4 F Mary McClenahen ^{1 3}

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           Born: Abt 1799
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1850
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Glass (      -      ) 1 3

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5 M John McClenahen ¹

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           Born: Abt 1801
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1849
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Esther Hockenberry (      -      ) 1 3

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6 M George Bell McClenahen ^{1 3 10}

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           Born: 11 Oct 1803 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1884 1 3 11
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Wingate (1810-1898) 1 3 11
           Marr: 17 Mar 1831 1 3

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7 F Jane McClenahen ^{1 3}

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            AKA: Jane McClenahan 12
           Born: 11 Dec 1806 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Oct 1888 3
         Buried: 

         Spouse: David Mitchell (1795-1871) 1 3 12
           Marr: 2 Jun 1826 3

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8 M William McClenahen ^{1 13}

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           Born: 24 Jul 1810 1 13
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 May 1834 1 13
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary McClenahen (1809-1848) 9 13
           Marr: 6 Sep 1831 13 14

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9 F Matilda McClenahen ^{15 16}

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           Born: 14 Jan 1814 15 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jul 1864 15 16
         Buried: 

         Spouse: James Johnston Bell (1805-1875) 15 16
           Marr: 22 Jun 1837 16

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General Notes: Husband - Charles McClenahen

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Decatur Twp, Mifflin Co, PA - a farmer

He was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and came to America in 1762 with his father. While residing in Mahoning Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in 1779 and served six months as a private in Captain Thomas Gaskins' Company, Colonel Cook's Pennsylvania Regiment. He was in General Sullivan's expedition against the Indians and in a skirmish at Chemung.

1 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 13.

2 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 43.

3 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 55.

4 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 9.

5 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 44.

6 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 48.

7 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 4.

8 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 12.

9 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 13, 15.

10 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1273.

11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913), Pg 1274.

12 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 735.

13 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 56.

14 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 15.

15 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 12.

16 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 54.