When Margaret Bell was born on 7 August 1849, in Ferguson Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George Bell, was 35 and her mother, Margret Borland, was 35. She married James Morrison Brown on 22 June 1875, in Blount, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Huston Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died on 2 April 1922, in West Donegal Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Graysville Cemetery, Graysville, Franklin Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States.
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English (northern) and Scottish (Lowlands): from the Middle English personal name Bell. As a man's name this is from Old French beu, bel ‘handsome’, which was also used as a nickname. As a female name it represents a short form of Isabel .
English (northern) and Scottish (Lowlands): from Middle English belle ‘bell’ (Old English belle), in various applications; most probably a metonymic occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker, or a topographic name for someone living ‘at the bell’ (as attested by 14th-century forms such as John atte Belle). This indicates either residence by an actual bell (e.g. a town's bell in a bell tower, centrally placed to summon meetings, sound the alarm, etc.) or ‘at the sign of the bell’, i.e. a house or inn sign (although surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in Scots and English).
English: from Middle English bel ‘fair, fine, good’ (Old French bel ‘beautiful, fair’). See also Beal 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesMargaret Bell Brown Birth: Aug. 7, 1849 Death: Apr. 2, 1922 Family links: Parents: George Bell (1813 - 1852) Margaret Borland Bell (1814 - 1899) Spouse: James Morrison Brown (1849 - 1 …
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