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Francis W. Bell

Birth
Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange County, New York, USA
Death
6 Nov 1908 (aged 63)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Son of Nathan Clark Bell and Esther Cottrell, husband of Lily R. Shaw, whom he married on September 11, 1871 in Brooklyn, NY.

In 1850, Francis Bell, aged 5, was living in Pelham, Westchester, in the home of his father, Nathan C. Bell, aged 41, an oysterman, and stepmother, Levina E. Bell, aged 38. Also living in the household were stepsiblings, Sarah E. Fordham, aged 15, Orrin Fordham, aged 9, John O. Fordham, aged 7, William R. Fordham, aged 5, James D. Bell, aged 1, Amanda Bell, aged 8, and William F. Billar, aged 19, an oysterman.

In 1860, Francis Bell, aged 16, an oysterman, was living in Pelham, Westchester, post office Pound Ridge, in the home of his father, Nathan C. Bell, aged 51, the captain of vessel, and stepmother, Levina Bell, aged 45, with siblings, Orrin F. Bell, aged 20, an oysterman, William R. Bell, aged 15, an oysterman, James D. Bell, aged 11, Nathan Bell, aged 7, and Levina A. Bell, aged 4, and Phebe A. Rogers, aged 58.

In 1880, Francis W. Bell, aged 35, was living at 970 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY, with his wife, Lillie R. Bell, aged 30, in the home of his widowed mother-in-law, Elizabeth Shaw, aged 50, and brother-in-law, Walter R. Shaw, aged 29. He was shown to be a pilot.

In 1900, Francis W. Bell, aged 54, born October 1845 in New York, was living at 113 St. Felix Place, Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, Lillie R. Bell, aged 49. He was shown to be a pilot.

Obituary - Bell - Suddenly, of cerebral apoplexy, on Friday, November 6, 1908, Captain Francis W. Bell, aged 64 years, dearly beloved husband of Lillie R. Bell. Funeral services at his late residence, 187 Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn, on Sunday, November 8, at 2:30 p.m. Interment Monday.

Death Record - Francis W. Bell, aged 64, a Navy Yard Pilot, of 167 Carlton Avenue, New York, born about 1844 at Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY, the son of Nathan Bell, of New York, New York, died on November 6, 1908 at the Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, of cerebral apoplexy and was buried on November 9, 1908 at Cypress Hills Cemetery.

(1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 US Federal Census; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 08 Nov 1908, Sunday, Page 14; Francis W Bell in the New York, New York, Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948, Certificate Number: 20639)
Son of Nathan Clark Bell and Esther Cottrell, husband of Lily R. Shaw, whom he married on September 11, 1871 in Brooklyn, NY.

In 1850, Francis Bell, aged 5, was living in Pelham, Westchester, in the home of his father, Nathan C. Bell, aged 41, an oysterman, and stepmother, Levina E. Bell, aged 38. Also living in the household were stepsiblings, Sarah E. Fordham, aged 15, Orrin Fordham, aged 9, John O. Fordham, aged 7, William R. Fordham, aged 5, James D. Bell, aged 1, Amanda Bell, aged 8, and William F. Billar, aged 19, an oysterman.

In 1860, Francis Bell, aged 16, an oysterman, was living in Pelham, Westchester, post office Pound Ridge, in the home of his father, Nathan C. Bell, aged 51, the captain of vessel, and stepmother, Levina Bell, aged 45, with siblings, Orrin F. Bell, aged 20, an oysterman, William R. Bell, aged 15, an oysterman, James D. Bell, aged 11, Nathan Bell, aged 7, and Levina A. Bell, aged 4, and Phebe A. Rogers, aged 58.

In 1880, Francis W. Bell, aged 35, was living at 970 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY, with his wife, Lillie R. Bell, aged 30, in the home of his widowed mother-in-law, Elizabeth Shaw, aged 50, and brother-in-law, Walter R. Shaw, aged 29. He was shown to be a pilot.

In 1900, Francis W. Bell, aged 54, born October 1845 in New York, was living at 113 St. Felix Place, Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, Lillie R. Bell, aged 49. He was shown to be a pilot.

Obituary - Bell - Suddenly, of cerebral apoplexy, on Friday, November 6, 1908, Captain Francis W. Bell, aged 64 years, dearly beloved husband of Lillie R. Bell. Funeral services at his late residence, 187 Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn, on Sunday, November 8, at 2:30 p.m. Interment Monday.

Death Record - Francis W. Bell, aged 64, a Navy Yard Pilot, of 167 Carlton Avenue, New York, born about 1844 at Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY, the son of Nathan Bell, of New York, New York, died on November 6, 1908 at the Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, of cerebral apoplexy and was buried on November 9, 1908 at Cypress Hills Cemetery.

(1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 US Federal Census; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 08 Nov 1908, Sunday, Page 14; Francis W Bell in the New York, New York, Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948, Certificate Number: 20639)


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