Nancy Jane Monsell

Brief Life History of Nancy Jane

When Nancy Jane Monsell was born on 19 July 1882, in Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William James Monsell, was 33 and her mother, Ellen Shay, was 32. She married Samuel Roy BECHDEL on 14 August 1907, in Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Boggs Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died on 26 September 1961, in Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Roy BECHDEL
1882–1965
Nancy Jane Monsell
1882–1961
Marriage: 14 August 1907
Bessie E Bechdel
1903–1969
Mildred Elizabeth BECHDEL
1908–1979
Mary Ellen BECHDEL
1908–1984
Harry H. Bechdel
1913–1917

Sources (8)

  • Nancy J Bechdel in household of Roy S Bechdel, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Nancy J. Monsell Bechdel, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Nancy Monsell Bechdel in entry for Mildred E Hill, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

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Name Meaning

Norman, English: variant of Mansell .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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