George Bell and Mary Bell

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Husband George Bell ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1734-1736
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1816 - Decatur Twp, Mifflin Co, PA 3 4
         Buried: 

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         Father: William Bell (Abt 1705-1783) 5 6 7
         Mother: Jane Lea (      -Bef 1780) 7

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       Marriage:  - Ireland

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• Biographical Sketch: Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 4.
To read a brief biographical sketch of his life and career, click here.

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Wife Mary Bell ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1816
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Children

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1 M John "Jack" Bell ^{8 9 10}

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           Born: Abt 1757 - Paxton Twp, Lancaster Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1833 - Barree Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 8 10
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ann Drummond (      -      ) 10
           Marr: Abt 1782

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2 F Jane Bell ^{9 11}

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           Born: Abt 1759
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           Died: 
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3 M William Bell ^{12 13}

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           Born: Abt 1762-1767 - Dauphin Co, PA
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           Died: Sep 1827 - Decatur Twp, Mifflin Co, PA 14
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret "Peggy" McCartney (Bef 1772-1842) 12 13
           Marr: 1790 14

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4 M George Bell ^{10 15}

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           Born: Abt 1764
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           Died: Abt 1840 - Decatur Twp, Mifflin Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Eleanor McClenahen (      -      ) 10 15

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5 F Mary Bell ^{9 11}

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           Born: Abt 1766
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1835 - Belltown, Mifflin Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Elizabeth “Aunt Betsy” Bell ^{11 16}

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           Born: 1769 or 1770 11 16
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           Died: 25 Oct 1845 11 16
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Charles McClenahen (1760-1836) 13 16
           Marr: 1 Feb 1791 16 17

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7 F Sarah Bell ^{9 11}

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           Born: Abt 1771
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1845 - Kishacoquillas Valley, Mifflin Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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8 M James Bell ^{10 16}

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           Born: Abt 1773
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Sep 1815 - Decatur Twp, Mifflin Co, PA 10 16
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elizabeth Carson (1773-1855) 10 16
           Marr: 1795 16 18

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9 M Arthur Bell ^{9 10}

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           Born: Abt 1775
     Christened: 
           Died: 1851 11 19
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sarah Carson (      -      ) 10 19

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10 F Margaret Bell ^{17 20}

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           Born: Dec 1777 11
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1850 11 19
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John McClenahen (1772-1830) 17 21
           Marr: 1794 17

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General Notes: Husband - George Bell

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He was the first of his siblings to leave the old farm in Paxton, Lancaster (later a part of Dauphin) County, Pennsylvania. He settled in what is now Mifflin County about 1765. If he made earlier attempts to settle there, he was driven away during the Indian wars.

He, his wife, and most of their children were buried on the old family farm at Belltown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately tombstones were never erected and the burial ground eventually became a plowed field. This seems to be typical of the Scotch-Irish. The family knew where the graves were and thought that was all that was necessary. The old family Bible was also lost.

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

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

3 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 8.

4 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 40.

5 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 250.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 471.

7 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 10.

8 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 212.

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

10 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 32.

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

12 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 9, 11.

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

14 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 11.

15 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 9, 12.

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

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

18 Raymond Martin Bell, The Bell Family of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1941), Pg 51.

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

20 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 9, 14.

21 Raymond M. Bell, Founders of the Bell Family (Carlisle, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 10, 14.