Descendants of Hugh and Isabella BELL



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2. John BELL (Hugh1) was born in 1829 in , , Ontario, Canada,4,5 died on October 5, 1909 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada4 aged 80, and was buried in Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Events

• John farmed on Lot 2, Con B, Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada, in 1867 2,5

John married Agnes McBRIDE on March 29, 1855 in , , Ontario, Canada 1.,10 Agnes was born on June 23, 1836 in , Peel County, Ontario, Canada,10 died on October 18, 1867 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada10 aged 31, and was buried in Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Children from this marriage were:

   14 M    i. James BELL was born in 1855 in Toronto Twp, Peel Co, Ontario, Canada.5

   15 M    ii. John BELL was born on February 2, 1858 in Toronto Twp, Peel Co, Ontario, Canada, died on September 16, 1908 aged 50, and was buried in Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 16 F    iii. Isabella BELL was born on October 4, 1858 in Toronto Twp, Peel Co, Ontario, Canada.5

   17 F    iv. Elizabeth Ann BELL was born on April 25, 1859 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.10

+ 18 F    v. Margaret Jane BELL was born on November 20, 1860 in Toronto Twp, Peel Co, Ontario, Canada10,11 and died on March 23, 19321,10 aged 71.

   19 M    vi. John Hugh BELL was born on November 26, 1862 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.10

+ 20 F    vii. Agnes Ellen BELL was born on January 8, 1864 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada10 and died on April 30, 1946 aged 82.

+ 21 F    viii. Mary Esther BELL was born on May 29, 1867 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,5,12 died on July 31, 1931 in Walkerton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada12 aged 64, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

3. George BELL (Hugh1) was born on August 12, 1829 in , Peel County, Ontario, Canada4 and died on April 28, 1909 in Petrolia, Lambton Co, Ontario Canada4 aged 79.

Events

• He worked as a Plumber in 1881 in Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. 5

George married Mary (__?__) about 1857. Mary was born in 1838 in , , Ontario, Canada.5

Children from this marriage were:

   22 M    i. Edward BELL was born in 1858 in , , Ontario, Canada.5

Events

• He worked as a Sailor in 1881 in Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. 5

   23 M    ii. Wilber BELL

   24 M    iii. Franklin BELL was born in 1862 in , , Ontario, Canada.5

Events

• He worked as a Butcher in 1881 in Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. 5

   25 F    iv. Albertina BELL was born in 1863 in , , Ontario, Canada.5

   26 F    v. Carrie BELL was born in 1865 in , , Ontario, Canada.5

   27 F    vi. Theresa BELL was born in 1868 in , , Ontario, Canada.5

   28 M    vii. George BELL was born in 1870 in , , , U.S.A..5

   29 M    viii. Walter BELL was born in 1873 in , , , U.S.A..5

   30 M    ix. Henry BELL was born in 1875 in , , , U.S.A..5

5. Hugh BELL (Hugh1) was born on May 19, 1832 in , Peel County, Ontario, Canada,1,4 died on February 2, 1874 in Walkerton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada1 aged 41, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Hugh married Dinah MAXWELL in 1855 in , Peel County, Ontario, Canada. Dinah was born about 1834,1 died on February 22, 18611 aged about 27, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Children from this marriage were:

   31 M    i. William James BELL was born about 1853 in , Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.13

+ 32 F    ii. Mary Jane BELL was born on November 2, 1855 in , Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada13 and died on June 6, 1931 in Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada14 aged 75.

Hugh next married Catherine CONNELL, daughter of Martin CONNELL and Barbara STAFFORD, about 1867 in Dunkeld, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. Catherine was born in 1847 in Dunkeld, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,13 died in 1877 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada13 aged 30, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Children from this marriage were:

   33 M    i. John Wiggins BELL was born in 1870 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,13 died in 1973 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada13 aged 103, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   34 M    ii. Martin C. BELL was born in February 1873 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,13 died in March 1873 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,13 and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

6. Andrew BELL (Hugh1) was born on October 7, 1836 in , Peel County, Ontario, Canada1 and died on December 15, 1911 aged 75.

Andrew married Mary Jane MARTIN, daughter of Joseph WALKER and Jane PINKERTON, in 1863 in Walkerton, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.7 Mary was born on March 10, 1840 in King City, York Co, Ontario, Canada1,6,8 and died on January 4, 1929 aged 88.

• Marriage Ceremony conducted by A. G. FORBES, Presbyterian Church, Riversdale.

Children from this marriage were:

   35 M    i. Samuel Martin BELL was born on August 13, 1874 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8

Events

• He worked as a Barber in 1906 in Port Arthur, Thunder Bay Dist, Ontario, Canada.

Samuel married Ada Avertia ROBERTS, daughter of Alexander ROBERTS and Nellie WRIGHTLY, on November 29, 1906 in Port Arthur, Thunder Bay Dist, Ontario, Canada.11 Ada was born on March 7, 1886 in Port Arthur, Thunder Bay Dist, Ontario, Canada.8,11

• Marriage witnessed by Hector & Christina CHISAMORE of Port Arthur.

   36 M    ii. James BELL was born on December 11, 1875 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8

   37 M    iii. Mathew P. BELL was born on September 30, 1881 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8

   38 F    iv. Mary M. BELL was born on February 11, 1871 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8

   39 F    v. Isabella W. BELL was born on October 27, 1879 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8

Isabella married Bert CUNNINGHAM, son of John CUNNINGHAM and Sarah RUNNING, on November 8, 1905 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.11 Bert was born on July 1, 1882 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.11

• Marriage witnessed by George CUNNINGHAM & Minnie BELL, both of Brant.

   40 F    vi. Minnie BELL was born on July 1, 1883 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8

7. James BELL (Hugh1) was born about 1838 in , Peel County, Ontario, Canada.4

James married Maryann (__?__). Maryann was born in 1845 in , , Ontario, Canada.5

Children from this marriage were:

   41 F    i. Georgina BELL was born in 1868 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5

   42 F    ii. Ida M. BELL was born in 1871 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5

   43 F    iii. Eozer C. BELL was born in 1873 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5

   44 F    iv. Lillie A. BELL was born in 1875 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5

   45 M    v. Hugh S. BELL was born in 1876 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5

   46 F    vi. Elda M. BELL was born in 1879 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5

   47 M    vii. John BELL was born in September 1880 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5

9. Mary BELL (Hugh1) was born on November 11, 1841 in , Peel County, Ontario, Canada4,5,6 and died on February 25, 1913 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada4,6 aged 71.

Mary married Mathew PINKERTON, son of David PINKERTON and Mary Ann PARKHILL, on November 18, 1858.6 Mathew was born on January 22, 1827 in , , Armagh, Northern Ireland.5,6

Matthew Pinkerton, the third son, arrived at Pinkerton as a young man and held a variety of positions. He was listed as pound keeper in 1859, as postmaster in 1860, and as tavern keeper in 1861 at the original hotel. He was chairman of the committee which set up Greenwood Cemetery in 1874. In the end Matthew became a farmer. He acquired Lot 1, Con. 13 from his brothers Thomas and Joseph, plus Lot 2 beside it from his father. Matthew and his wife Mary had no family. They lived in the stone house erected at the front of the farm, until 1899, when they retired and moved to Walkerton. The farm was sold to Matthew's nephews, David and Alexander Pinkerton. The farm was later sold in 1925 to their nephews, Gordon and Harvey Pinkerton. For many years, the Pinkerton Fall Fair was held on grounds leased from Matthew and the later owners. The old exhibition building, "The Palace", still stands on the farm.
by James E. CONNELL, First published in the 1998 Yearbook of the Bruce County Historical Society.


The child from this marriage was:

   48 M    i. William PINKERTON was born in 1874.6

12. Margaret M. BELL (Hugh1) was born on November 12, 1845 in , Peel County, Ontario, Canada4,8 and died about 1930 in , , Saskachewan, Canada4 aged about 85.

Margaret married Peter McNAUGHTON, son of Angus McNAUGHTON and Mary HENDERSON, on February 19, 1867 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.7 Peter was born on September 18, 1831 in Alva, , Sterlingshire, Scotland7,8 and died on November 21, 1907 in , , Saskachewan, Canada15 aged 76.

Children from this marriage were:

   49 F    i. Agness McNAUGHTON was born in 1873 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5

+ 50 F    ii. Isabella McNAUGHTON was born on April 1, 1871 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,5,15 died in 1953 in , , Ontario, Canada15 aged 82, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   51 M    iii. John B. McNAUGHTON was born in 1876 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5

   52 F    iv. Mahela N. McNAUGHTON was born on April 24, 1880 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.5,8

   53 F    v. Janet F. McNAUGHTON was born on December 9, 1881 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8

   54 F    vi. Jemima L. McNAUGHTON was born on April 29, 1885 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.8

13. William "George" BELL (Hugh1) was born on March 27, 18639 and died in 1931 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 68. He was usually called George.

Events

• George farmed on Lot 5, Con 17, Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada

• William "George" relocated to Lot 6, Con 17, Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1919. 3

George married Agnes Jane "Aggie" BROCKLEBANK, daughter of William BROCKLEBANK and Jane GARBUTT. Aggie was born on September 10, 1868 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,9,16 died in 1949 aged 81, and was buried in Walkerton Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. She was usually called Aggie.

Children from this marriage were:

   55 M    i. Stewart BELL was born on November 24, 1899 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,9 died in 1948 aged 49, and was buried in Walkerton Cemetery, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   56 M    ii. William A. BELL was born on October 27, 1900 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,9 died on October 1, 1919 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada17 aged 18, and was buried in Purdy's Cemetery Greenock Twp. Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   57 M    iii. Hugh BELL was born on November 18, 1902 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.17

+ 58 M    iv. Millard BELL was born on April 11, 1905 in Greenock Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.17

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