Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Bell was born on 9 May 1815, in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Bell, was 32 and her mother, Mary Paterson, was 23. She married Walter Muir on 15 November 1835, in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 27 November 1888, in Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mendon City Cemetery, Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (27)
- Mary Muir in household of Walter Muir, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Bell, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Mary Bell, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
Spouse and Children
1809–1860 Male
1815–1888 Female
Children (12)
1836–1903 Female
1838–1852 Female
1840–1934 Female
1843–1928 Female
1844–1909 Male
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1783–1831 Male
1791–1867 Female
Siblings (10)
1811– Male
1813–1813 Female
1815–1888 Female
1817–1840 Female
1819–1827 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge
Age 2
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 4
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 21
Name Meaning
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.
Story Highlight
Walter and Mary Muir Story by Carma Muir Golding
Walter Muir was born 29 Jan 1809 in West Calder, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland to Walter Muir and Agnes Mackie/Mackay. Not much is know about Walter other than he was an iron miner in the 1851 ce …
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