Bell Family Bible, Miscellaneous, 1895 - 1918
Description
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Documents
- Description
- A page from the Bell Family Bible entitled "Miscellaneous" recording the dates and places of birth of the children of Charles and Mary Bell. The birth dates for the eight children listed range from 1895 to 1918. There is also a single entry under the heading "Age of Children of Delbert Bell". This Bible was in the possession of the Rick Bell of St. Catharines. The Bell family is descended from former Black slaves from the United States who settled in Canada.
- Notes
- The handwritten entries appear to be as follows:
"Ages of the children of Charles and Mary Bell are
Wilbert Otto Bell born November 7th 1895 Erie Pa.
Edna Beatrice Bell born May 25th 1897 Erie Pa.
Lewis Terrell Bell born April 8th 1899 St. Catharines Ont.
Gertrude Bell born November 26th 1902 St. Catharines Ont.
Charles Henry Bell born June 6th 1906 St. Catharines Ont.
Richard Wilson Bell born March 19th 1911
William Willoughby Bell born May 2nd 1912 both in St. Catharines Ontario
Age of Children of Delbert Bell
March 12th 1918
Delbert Charlie Bell"
- Place of Publication
- St. Catharines, Ontario
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Charles Bell, Mary Bell, Wilbert Otto Bell, Edna Beatrice Bell, Lewis Tirrell Bell, Gertrude Bell, Bessie Jane Bell, Charles Henry Bell, Richard Wilson Bell, William Willoughby Bell, Delbert Charlie Bell
- Collection
- Rick Bell Family Fonds - RG 63
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.16681 Longitude: -79.24958
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Brock University Archives, Rick Bell Family Fonds RG 63, Brock University, St. Catharines Ontario.
- Terms of Use
- Current copyright applies. In some instances, researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the Brock University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the Library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
- Contact
- Brock University ArchivesEmail:dsharron@brocku.ca
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