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Thomas Bell

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Thomas Bell

Birth
Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Death
1 Sep 1789 (aged 71–72)
Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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He and his cousins James and Esther came from Ballymoney, Ireland, to Boston c.1743. Thomas was in Cambridge,MA by 1744 and Roxbury,MA by 1755. He purchased five lots in Colrain,MA from heirs of Hugh Henry on Jun 3,1755.

He married his cousin Esther Bell at Boston on Oct 18,1743.

Children: Elizabeth Bell Williams, Polly Bell Matthews, Thomas Bell Jr, and Walter Bell.

He and his cousins James and Esther came from Ballymoney, Ireland, to Boston c.1743. Thomas was in Cambridge,MA by 1744 and Roxbury,MA by 1755. He purchased five lots in Colrain,MA from heirs of Hugh Henry on Jun 3,1755.

He married his cousin Esther Bell at Boston on Oct 18,1743.

Children: Elizabeth Bell Williams, Polly Bell Matthews, Thomas Bell Jr, and Walter Bell.


Inscription


To perpetuate the memory of
Mr Thomas Bell who Departed this
life Sept 1st, 1789 in ye 72nd
year of his age

Youth glows and smiles in prospects
Bright and Life is doomed to
Care and Toil and old age the lonely
Eve of night Quick Death
Writes vanity on all.



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  • Created by: Kevin Avery
  • Added: Jan 23, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64560908/thomas-bell: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Bell (1717–1 Sep 1789), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64560908, citing Chandler Hill Cemetery, Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Kevin Avery (contributor 47024642).