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by Lorine McGinnis Schulze
Janie Riley is an avid genealogist with a habit of stumbling on to dead bodies. She and her husband head to Salt Lake City Utah to research Janie's elusive 4th great-grandmother. But her search into the past leads her to a dark secret. Can she solve the mysteries of the past and the present before disaster strikes? Available now on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca
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Peter Bell & Elizabeth (Betty) Higginson from Cheshire England to New York & Arkell, Wellington County Ontario
Descendants of Peter Bell & Elizabeth (Betty) Higginson from Cheshire England to New York & Arkell, Wellington County Ontario
Following is a brief outline of the descendants of Peter Bell & Elizabeth (Betty) Higginson. For details and sources, please contact Lorine (Contact email at bottom of page). Please be prepared to share what you have on the family.
Generation No. 1
1. Peter3 Bell (Thomas2, Thomas1) was born Abt. 1785 in Cheshire, England, and died 09 Oct 1861 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Higginson 08 Oct 1809 in Lower Peover, St Oswalds, Great Budworth Parish, Cheshire, England, daughter of Thomas Higginson and Frances Holford. She was born 09 Jan 1788 in Lower Peover, Cheshire England, and died 18 Sep 1855 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario.
Children of Peter Bell and Elizabeth Higginson are:
2 i. Ann4 Bell, born Abt. 1808.
+ 3 ii. Phoebe Bell, born Abt. 1815 in England; died Abt. 1850 in Arkell, Puslinch Tp. Ontario.
+ 4 iii. Mary Bell, born Abt. 1819 in England; died 03 Dec 1885 in Arkell, Puslinch Tp. Wellington Co. Ontario.
+ 5 iv. Peter Bell, born Abt. 1823 in England; died Bet. 1881 - 1901 in Possibly Algoma.
+ 6 v. Joseph Bell, born Abt. 1828 in England; died 15 Oct 1908 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario.
Generation No. 2
3. Phoebe4 Bell (Peter3, Thomas2, Thomas1) was born Abt. 1815 in England, and died Abt. 1850 in Arkell, Puslinch Tp. Ontario. She married John Petty 03 Jan 1837 in Dutch Reformed Church, Greenwhich Village, New York City, NY. He was born Abt. 1810 in Yorkshire, England, and died 24 Sep 1880 in Arkell, Puslinch Tp. Ontario.
Children of Phoebe Bell and John Petty are:
7 i. John5 Petty, born 06 Nov 1837 in Ontario; died 27 Jan 1911 in Springfield Nebraska. He married Elizabeth Coleman; born 1838 in Ballymena, Ireland; died 17 Jul 1879 in Sarpey, NE.
8 ii. Thomas Petty, born Abt. 1839; died 04 Jun 1895 in Wellington Co. Ontario.
9 iii. Peter Petty, born 13 May 1841 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario; died 26 Jun 1925 in Wellington Co. Ontario.
10 iv. Edmund Petty, born 02 Mar 1843; died 30 Dec 1904 in Hot Springs, South Dakota. He married Jane Jennie Coleman 04 Jul 1871 in Sarpy Co. Nebraska; born 07 Apr 1846 in Ballymena, Ireland; died 12 Jun 1937 in Fall River, South Dakota.
11 v. Joseph Petty, born 03 May 1846.
12 vi. Amra Amelia Petty, born Abt. 1848.
13 vii. Mary Elizabeth Petty, born Abt. 1850.
4. Mary4 Bell (Peter3, Thomas2, Thomas1) was born Abt. 1819 in England, and died 03 Dec 1885 in Arkell, Puslinch Tp. Wellington Co. Ontario. She married David King Bef. 1841, son of Thomas King and Harriet Dawson. He was born 25 Dec 1817 in Frostenden, Suffolk Eng, and died 24 May 1907 in Algoma District.
Children of Mary Bell and David King are:
14 i. Thomas William5 King, born 15 Aug 1841 in Puslinch Tp. Wellington Co. Ontario; died 24 Apr 1906 in Algoma District. He married (1) Mary Ann Kemble 06 Jul 1864 in Guelph, Wellington Co. Ontario; born Abt. 1844 in England; died 1869 in Arkell, Puslinch Tp. Wellington Co. Ontario. He married (2) Mary Ann Ramsey 07 Dec 1871 in Rockwood, Eramosa Tp, Wellington Co Ontario; born Abt. 1842 in Ontario; died Bet. 1882 - 1901. He married (3) Margaret Burgess 26 Oct 1904 in Algoma, Ontario; born Abt. 1868 in Huron Co. Ontario.
15 ii. David King, born 28 Feb 1843 in Arkell, Puslinch Tp. Wellington Co. Ontario; died 06 Jan 1921 in Waterdown, Wentworth Co. Ontario. He married Ann Decker 20 May 1871 in Guelph, Ontario; born 09 Feb 1854 in Ontario; died Aft. 1901.
16 iii. Mary Ann King, born 16 Feb 1844 in Arkell, Puslinch Tp. Wellington Co. Ontario; died Aug 1903 in Guelph Wellington Co. Ontario. She married John Daniels 15 Nov 1864 in Nelson Tp, Halton Co. Ontario; born 08 May 1836 in Nassagaweya Tp Halton Co. Ontario; died 07 Nov 1927 in Nassagaweya Tp Halton Co. Ontario.
17 iv. Harriet King, born 19 Aug 1847 in Arkell, Puslinch Tp. Wellington Co. Ontario; died 19 Jan 1928 in Guelph, Wellington Co. Ontario. She married Alexander McGinnis 06 Sep 1876 in Puslinch Tp. Wellington Co. Ontario; born 03 Nov 1849 in Arkell, Puslinch Tp. Wellington Co. Ontario; died 1935 in Morriston, Wellington Co. Ontario.
18 v. John (David John?) King, born Abt. 1852 in Puslinch Tp Wellington Co. Ontario; died Aft. 02 Mar 1898. He married Susanna Fife 20 Jan 1874 in Wellington Co. Ontario; born Oct 1855 in Guelph Ontario; died Aft. 1901.
19 vi. Joseph King, born 15 Nov 1851 in Ontario; died 09 Mar 1922 in Algoma District. He married Margaret Hatten; born 05 Jul 1857 in Ontario; died 1906.
20 vii. George King, born Abt. 1856 in Ontario; died Aft. 1912 in Blind River, Algoma?. He married Eliza Jane Robinson 03 Jul 1878 in Wellington Co. Ontario; born Abt. 1860 in Ontario.
5. Peter4 Bell (Peter3, Thomas2, Thomas1) was born Abt. 1823 in England, and died Bet. 1881 - 1901 in Possibly Algoma. He married Anne Cowan 30 Mar 1853 in Puslinch Tp. Wellington Co. Ontario, daughter of Mary. She was born 10 Mar 1833 in England, and died 12 Oct 1911 in Algoma District Ontario.
Children of Peter Bell and Anne Cowan are:
21 i. Thomas5 Bell, born 22 Jun 1855; died Aft. 1901 in Algoma?. He married Harriet Cowling.
22 ii. David Bell, born 24 Nov 1858 in Ontario; died 24 Sep 1924 in Algoma District Ontario. He married Elizabeth Lattimore.
23 iii. Peter Bell, born 17 Dec 1860; died Aft. 1901 in Algoma?. He married Ella Simmonds.
24 iv. Mary E. Bell, born Abt. 1863.
25 v. Samuel Bell, born Abt. 1865.
26 vi. Phoebe Ann Bell, born Abt. 1869.
27 vii. Jonas Bell, born Bet. Feb 1869 - 1877 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario; died 24 Sep 1915 in Gordon Lake, Algoma District Ontario. He married Mabel Fraser.
6. Joseph4 Bell (Peter3, Thomas2, Thomas1) was born Abt. 1828 in England, and died 15 Oct 1908 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario. He married Charlotte Dory 08 Feb 1859 in Guelph, Ontario, daughter of Joseph Dory. She was born 30 May 1838 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario.
Children of Joseph Bell and Charlotte Dory are:
28 i. John Henry5 Bell, born 29 Oct 1859.
29 ii. Fanny Bell, born 19 Dec 1860 in Ontario; died 12 Jul 1925 in York Co. Ontario. She married Peter Laing; born Abt. 1859 in Ontario.
30 iii. Elizabeth Bell, born 21 Mar 1862.
31 iv. William T. Bell, born Abt. 1865. He married Mary Ann Laing 08 May 1884 in Guelph, Wellington Co. Ontario; born 1864 in Ontario; died 1936.
32 v. Joseph Bell, born Abt. 1866 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario; died 02 Dec 1870 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario.
33 vi. Ellen Bell, born 10 Apr 1868 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario.
34 vii. Albert Bell, born 21 Oct 1869 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario.
35 viii. Alfred Bell, born 21 Oct 1869.
36 ix. Mary Victoria Bell, born 19 Dec 1870 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario.
37 x. Peter Edmund Bell, born 14 Feb 1873 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario.
38 xi. James Walter Bell, born Mar 1875 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario; died 07 Nov 1875 in Arkell, Wellington Co. Ontario.
39 xii. Joseph F. Bell, born Abt. 1877.
40 xiii. Charlotte R. Bell, born Abt. 1878.
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