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Ferdinand Cortez Bell (1829 - 1907)

Ferdinand Cortez Bell
Born in Ferguson, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 16 May 1861 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at age 78 in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USAmap
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Biography

F.C. Bell was born in 1829. His parents were likely Geus and Hetty Bell.[1]

Ferdinand Cortez Bell Birth 2 Mar 1829 Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; Baptism.[2]

Residence 1850 Jordan Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; Parents: Grier and Hetty. Four siblings.[3]

He married Matilda Hagarty, probably around 1860 or 1861. They had three sons.

Residence 1860 Bushkill Ward Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; Living in an Inn?[4]

Marriage Cortez Bell and Matilda Hegarty 16 May 1861 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.[5]

He passed away in either 1897 or 1907 - this date comes from a photo of the gravestone on FindAGrave and is hard to read.

Find A Grave Ferdinand Cortez Bell; BIRTH 2 Mar 1829 Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA; DEATH 10 May 1897 (aged 68) Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA; Parents: Grier Bell 1799–1886 and Hettie Roll Bell 1799–1868; Spouse: Matilda Hegarty Bell 1836–1918[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4H3-ZFV : 21 December 2020), Cortes Bell in household of Geus Bell, Jordan Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTT-1C11 : Thu Jul 20 22:03:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Ferdinand Cortez Bell, 2 Mar 1829.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4H3-ZFN : Mon Jul 17 20:29:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Geus Bell and Hetty Bell, 1850.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX5H-HG9 : Tue Jul 18 01:06:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph Schortz and Eliza Schortz, 1860.
  5. ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CYX-YPRH : Wed Aug 16 19:44:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Matilda Hegarty and Cortez Bell, 16 May 1861.
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164491082/ferdinand-cortez-bell: accessed 03 September 2023), memorial page for Ferdinand Cortez Bell (2 Mar 1829–10 May 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 164491082, citing Fruit Hill Cemetery, Ansonville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by MBU (contributor 47154753).
  • Bible: F. C. Bell and Orel Bell: Clearfield Co
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWXG-RYX : 14 January 2022), Fernanda F. Bell, Ferguson Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm


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