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William Bell, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ireland
Death: after August 18, 1780
Paxtang Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Son of Matthew Bell, Jr. and wife of Matthew Bell
Husband of Jane Bell
Father of John Bell; George Bell, Captain; Sarah Bell (Bell) and Dorcas Greenwood
Brother of Thomas Bell, I; John Bell; Walter Worth Bell, Jr.; James Bell, Sr., of “South River”; Joseph Bell and 1 other

DAR: Ancestor #: A008819
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About William Bell, Sr.

Scotch-Irish. Settled in Paxton, Dauphin Co about 1738. Was a farmer and an elder in the Presbyterian church. He supplied the Army at Valley Forge with wheat and forage.


A Patriot of the American Revolution for PENNSYLVANIA. DAR Ancestor #: A008819

Settled in Paxton Township, Pennsylvania about 1738. Supplied whet and forage to troops at Valley Forge. He was a farmer and Presbyterian elder.

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William Bell, Sr.'s Timeline

1705
1705
Birth of William Bell, Sr.
Ireland
1732
1732
Birth of John Bell
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
1734
1734
Birth of George Bell, Captain
1736
1736
Birth of Sarah Bell (Bell)
Paxton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
1746
1746
Birth of Dorcas Greenwood
Pennsylvania, United States
1780
August 18, 1780
Age 75
Death of William Bell, Sr. at Paxtang Township
Paxtang Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1783
October 1783
Age 75
Burial of William Bell, Sr.
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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