Ronald Bell and Margaret Macclergan by Generation 26 Jul 2020
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Descendants of Ronald Bell and Margaret MacClergan by Generation 26 Jul 2020 Ronald BELL (c. 1778- ) 1. Ronald BELL1 [15122] was born circa 1778 in Islay, Argyll, Scotland.1,2 He married Margaret MACLERGAN [15123]. Margaret MACLERGAN1 [15123] was born circa 1778 in Islay.1 She died on 19 July 1856 in Nottawasaga, Simco, Canada West, Canada.1 She and Ronald BELL had the following children: +2 Donald BELL (c. 1797-1881) [15124] +3 John BELL (1808-1900) [15125] +4 Mary BELL (1813-1908) [15126] +5 Angus BELL (c. 1818-1897) [24] +6 Coll Campbell Archibald BELL (1823-1911) [15127] Second Generation 2. Donald BELL1,3 [15124], son of Ronald BELL [15122] and Margaret MACLERGAN [15123], was born circa 1797 in Islay, Argyll, Scotland.1,4 He died on 6 March 1881 in Nottawasaga, Simco, Ontario, Canada.1,3,4 He was buried in East Nottawasaga Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Nottawasaga, Ontario.4 He married Flora MCQUIN [15165]. Obituary of Donald Bell in " The Orillia Packet" 18 March 1881, says "He leaves one brother in Canada, Mr. A. Bell, of Singhampton, Clerk of the township [of Nottawasaga]". Flora MCQUIN1,5 [15165] was born circa 1798 in Scotland.1,5 She died on 28 April 1872 in Nottawasaga, Simco, Canada West, Canada.1 She was buried in East Nottawasaga Presbyterian Church Cemetery. 5 She and Donald BELL had the following children: +7 Archibald BELL (1823- ) [15166] +8 Ronald BELL (1825-1886) [15167] +9 Donald BELL (c. 1831- ) [15168] +10 James BELL (c. 1832- ) [15169] +11 Niel BELL (c. 1833-1914) [15170] +12 Mary BELL (1835-1916) [15171] +13 Angus BELL (c. 1836- ) [15176] +14 Duncan BELL (c. 1839- ) [15177] 3. John BELL1,6 [15125], son of Ronald BELL [15122] and Margaret MACLERGAN [15123], was born in August 1808 in Islay.1,6 He died on 22 July 1900 in Jamestown, Stutsman, ND.1,6,7 He was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield South Dakota.8 He married Margaret MCPHERSON [15136]. John and CCA - inscription in a book given by John to his brother on his departure to New Zealand from Ontario in 1863. From Elaine Bell, "In October 1878 John, his wife Margaret (nee McPherson), along with their five adult children (Margaret, Janet, Mary, Ronald and John) emigrated to North Dakota. Travelling with them was Thomas Wildridge Bell, a son of Angus - this provides a link, presumably a family link, between John and Angus.". Margaret MCPHERSON1 [15136] was born circa 1820 in Scotland.1,8 She died on 12 May 1895 in Redfield, Spink, SD.1,8 She was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery.8 She and John BELL had the following children: +15 Margaret BELL (1845-1930) [15137] +16 Flora BELL (c. 1847-1873) [15192] +17 Janette BELL (1850-1923) [15138] +18 Mary BELL (1853-1929) [15139] +19 Ronald BELL (1854-1941) [15140] +20 John BELL (c. 1857-bef1900) [15141] 4. Mary BELL1 [15126], daughter of Ronald BELL [15122] and Margaret MACLERGAN [15123], was born in June 1813 in Islay.1 1 Produced by Ken Wright with Family Historian Descendants of Ronald Bell and Margaret MacClergan by Generation 26 Jul 2020 She died on 29 September 1908 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe, IN.1 She married Robert SHERLOCK [15129]. She married Andrew YUILL [15131]. Provided by Elaine Bell, "Around 1864, Mary and her husband Andrew Yuill and family emigrated to the US, settling in Indiana. In September the previous year CCA and his wife (Janet, daughter of Andrew Yuill and stepdaughter/sister-in-law of Mary) and their two children emigrated to New Zealand via Glasgow, arriving at Dunedin on the ship "Aboukir" in January 1864. Robert SHERLOCK [15129] and Mary BELL had the following children: +21 Robert SHERLOCK (c. 1839-1916) [15130] Andrew YUILL1 [15131], son of John YUILL ( - ) [16150] and Janet ROBERTSON ( - ) [16151], was born on 21 June 1814 in Glascow, Lenarkshire, Scotland.1 He married Isabella WRIGHT on 11 January 1835 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.9 He died on 1 September 1867 in Seafield, White, IN.1 He and Mary BELL had the following children: +22 John R. YUILL (1849-1904) [15132] +23 Andrew YUILL (1850-1917) [15133] +24 James Robertson YUILL (1851-1949) [15134] +25 Ronald Bell YUILL (1853-1937) [15135] 5. Angus BELL10,11,12 [24], son of Ronald BELL [15122] and Margaret MACLERGAN [15123], was born circa 1818 in Islay.11,13,14 He was in Presbyterian.13 He was in Farmer. He married Jane MCDOWELL [25] circa 1841. He died of Kidney and heart disease on 18 September 1897 in Singhampton, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario.13,15 He was buried on 20 September 1897 in Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.13 He experienced Death Certificate # on 10 December 1897 in 023449-97, County of Simco, Division of Nottawasaga. Angus was born circa 1818 in Islay, most probably in the area of Conisby, Kilchoman which was the known residence of his Father Ronald and youngest Brother CCAB in 1823.” Angus Bell is shown as being a "conveyancer, issuer of marriage licenses and Township Clerk of Nottawasaga, Twp., coroner." He was the Township Clerk from 1850 until his death in 1897. From the Creeemore Star (newspaper), Village of Singhampton in 1889, written by J.B. Spurr, Editor: "In 1846 he (Angus) settled on the lot which has seen the rise and progress of the village of Singhampton." From an Ancestry.com tree: Last Will and Testament. The subject will was probated on January 25, 1898. All the rest of my children, namely: Ronald, Margaret, Sarah Jane, Catherine, Mary Ann, Thomas Wildridge, and Janet have had all their portion during my lifetime I therefore leave them nothing. From the Enterprise-Messenger (Collingwood, Ontario newspaper). Sept 23, 1897 - "Deceased had a large family. His wife died some years ago. The best known of the survivors are his sons, Angus of Singhampton, and Thomas of Dakota. Of the daughters, Mrs Greenaway (Agnes) and Mrs. Riddell (Catherine formerly Taylor nee Bell) live at Singhampton, and another daughter Lizzie (Elizabeth Bell) lives on the homestead. One daughter (Mary Ann Stevenson) lives in Toronto, and another (Margaret Crawford formerly Lang nee Bell) in Collingwood Township (most likely) Osprey Township)" Obituary of Donald Bell in " The Orillia Packet" 18 March 1881, says "He leaves one brother in Canada, Mr. A. Bell, of Singhampton, Clerk of the township [of Nottawasaga]" From Elaine Bell, "At the time of the 1861 Census, Donald, John and Angus were living in Enumeration District #2 in the Township of Nottawasaga in Simcoe County, and Mary and CCA in Enumeration District #4 in the Township of Osprey in Grey 2 Produced by Ken Wright with Family Historian Descendants of Ronald Bell and Margaret MacClergan by Generation 26 Jul 2020 County. Both Enumeration Districts include parts of the village of Singhampton.". Jane MCDOWELL14 [25] was born in 1823 in Ireland.13,16 She was in Presbyterian. She died on 25 August 1878 in Singhampton.13 She was buried in Union Cemetery. She experienced Death Certificate # on 31 August 1878 in 013243-78, County of Simco, Division of Nottawasaga.13 Jane was born in Ireland and was probably living in the Township of Innisfil or West Gwillimbury where she met Angus. They were married in approximately 1841. The inscription on the Bell family monument in Union Cemetery incorrectly lists Jane's death as 1897. The actual year of her death was 1878. Jane MCDOWELL and Angus BELL had the following children: +26 Ronald BELL (1842-bef1886) [26] +27 Margaret BELL (1843-1942) [3125] +28 Mary Ann BELL (1845- ) [27] +29 Elizabeth BELL (1847-1941) [28] +30 Angus Sylvester BELL (1848-1906) [29] +31 Sarah Jane BELL (c. 1851-1928) [30] +32 Catherine BELL (1854-1927) [17] +33 Thomas Wildridge BELL (1856-1941) [31] +34 Agnes BELL (c. 1858- ) [32] +35 Janet BELL (1860-1891) [33] +36 John BELL (1863-1864) [3171] 6. Coll Campbell Archibald BELL1 [15127], son of Ronald BELL [15122] and Margaret MACLERGAN [15123], was born on 19 February 1823 in Conisby, Islay, Argyll, Scotland.1 He died on 24 April 1911 in Powelltown, Invercargill, New Zealand.1 He married Janet YUILL [15128]. John and CCA - inscription in a book given by John to his brother on his departure to New Zealand from Ontario in 1863. Janet YUILL1 [15128], daughter of Andrew YUILL (1814-1867) [15131] and Isabella WRIGHT (c. 1816-1846) [16152], was born on 18 October 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 She died on 22 January 1914 in Bluff, Southland, New Zealand.1 She and Coll Campbell Archibald BELL had the following children: +37 Andrew Yuill BELL (1858-1928) [15142] +38 Margaret BELL (1862-1941) [15143] +39 Isabella BELL (1865-1865) [15145] +40 Isabella BELL (1868-1942) [15146] +41 Coll Campbell BELL (1871-1926) [15150] +42 Mary BELL (1873-1953) [15152] +43 John BELL (1876-1962) [15154] Third Generation 7. Archibald BELL1 [15166], son of Donald BELL [15124] and Flora MCQUIN [15165], was born on 29 December 1823 in Kilchoman, Argyll, Scotland.1 He married Mary MCQUEEN [15172]. He married Mary OADES [15173]. Mary OADES1 [15173] was born circa 1835 in Surrey, England.1 She died on 9 May 1870 in Nottawasaga, Simco, Ontario, Canada.1 She and Archibald BELL had the following children: +44 Flora BELL (1854-1935) [15178] +45 Frances BELL (c. 1857- ) [15179] +46 Elizabeth BELL (c. 1860- ) [15180] +47 Donald BELL (1861-1864) [15181] 3 Produced by Ken Wright with Family Historian Descendants of Ronald Bell and Margaret MacClergan by Generation 26 Jul 2020 +48 Daughter BELL (1863-1863) [15182] +49 Donald BELL (c. 1866- ) [15183] +50 Ronald BELL (c. 1867- ) [15184] +51 Mary BELL (c. 1869- ) [15185] 8.