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James Bell 1783 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 December 1783

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10 February 1832

Death Location: Harrison, Indiana, USA

Father: William Bell

Mother: Mary Shawhan

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James Bell was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA in 1783, to William Smith Bell and Mary Nancy Shawhan. James Bell died in Harrison, Indiana, USA, 1832.

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William Bell
1746 – 1816
Birth Location: Pattersons Creek, Romney, Hampshire, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Mary Shawhan
1753 – 1816
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 December 1783
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 22 Apr 1866
    Event Place: Southwick, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 February 1832
    Event Place: Harrison, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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