Wife of John Philip Sousa, Sr She is the daughter of Henry Bellis and Louisa (Cornish) Bellis of Philadelphia. Her brother, Harry, and her sister, Annie (Bellis) Thomson are buried in the Greenmount cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Jane Van M. Bellis Sousa.DAR ID Number: 60502; Born in Philadelphia, Pa. ; Wife of John Philip Sousa. ; Descendant of Adam Bellis, of New Jersey. ; Daughter of Henry Bellis and Louisa Hyle Cornish, his wife. ; Granddaughter of Peter Bellis and Jane Van Middlesworth, his wife. ; Gr-Granddaughter of Adam Bellis and Katrina Dilts, his wife. ; Adam Bellis (1752-1841) served several enlistments under different commands, 1776-79, New Jersey troops; engaged in the battle of Monmouth. In 1832 he applied for a pension and his claim was allowed. He was born in Hillsboro; died in Montgomery, Somerset County, N. J.
"Mrs. Sousa was born in 1861. She was a bit reluctant to tell her age. We have a note from her to daughter Helen stating she was born in 1861 at the Library of Congress."
Contributor: Bandmaster
Wife of John Philip Sousa, Sr She is the daughter of Henry Bellis and Louisa (Cornish) Bellis of Philadelphia. Her brother, Harry, and her sister, Annie (Bellis) Thomson are buried in the Greenmount cemetery in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Jane Van M. Bellis Sousa.DAR ID Number: 60502; Born in Philadelphia, Pa. ; Wife of John Philip Sousa. ; Descendant of Adam Bellis, of New Jersey. ; Daughter of Henry Bellis and Louisa Hyle Cornish, his wife. ; Granddaughter of Peter Bellis and Jane Van Middlesworth, his wife. ; Gr-Granddaughter of Adam Bellis and Katrina Dilts, his wife. ; Adam Bellis (1752-1841) served several enlistments under different commands, 1776-79, New Jersey troops; engaged in the battle of Monmouth. In 1832 he applied for a pension and his claim was allowed. He was born in Hillsboro; died in Montgomery, Somerset County, N. J.
"Mrs. Sousa was born in 1861. She was a bit reluctant to tell her age. We have a note from her to daughter Helen stating she was born in 1861 at the Library of Congress."
Contributor: Bandmaster
Family Members
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Louise Hyle Cornish Bellis
1834–1902
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John Philip Sousa
1854–1932
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Harry Bellis
1855–1929
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Anne Bellis Thomson
1858–1921
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John Philip Sousa
1881–1937
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Jane Priscilla Sousa
1882–1958
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Helen Sousa Abert
1887–1975
Flowers
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Records on Ancestry
Jane Van Middlesworth Bellis Sousa
New York, New York, U.S., Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948
Jane Van Middlesworth Bellis Sousa
1870 United States Federal Census
Jane Van Middlesworth Bellis Sousa
1880 United States Federal Census
Jane Van Middlesworth Bellis Sousa
Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.)
Jane Van Middlesworth Bellis Sousa
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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