Rev. William Bell, M. A.

1780 - 1857  (77 years)

• Name	William Bell
  Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	M. A.
  Birth	20 May 1780	Airdre, North Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
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  Burial	1857	Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 26 Dufferin Road Perth, Lanark County, Ontario K7H 3B4 Canada 613-267-7450
  	Inscription Rev. William Bell M.A. born 20 May 1780 - died 16 Aug 1857 Mary Black his wife born 14 Nov. 1773 - died 18 April 1861 BELL
  Death	16 Aug 1857	Perth, Lanark County, Canada West
  	"DIED. At Perth on Sabbath morning, the 16th instant, the Rev. William Bell, A. M., the Minister of the First Presbyterian Church, in the seventy-eigth year of his age, and the fourty-first of his ministry. He was born at Airdrie, Scotland on the 20th May, 1780, educated for the Gospel Ministry, at the University of Glasgow, and ordained at Edinburgh, March 4th, 1817. He had looked to Canada for some years as the scene of his future labors, and arriving at Perth as the Minister of the First Presbyterian Settlers, in June 1817, he entered at once on his public Ministry. Though he had many labors to go through and hardships to endure in a new country, he never repented the choice he had made. He had the honor of being the first to preach the Gospel in Lanark, Ramsay, Beckwith, Smith's Falls, and other places, besides Perth; at all of which there are now flourishing congregations. It was his desire that his friends at a distance should be informed that he died in the firm faith of that glorious Gospel which he had with so much pleasure, preached to others, and in the unclouded hope and prospect of a glorious immortality beyond death and the grave. His last illness was merely the decline of nature; his increasing infirmities had compelled him to cease his public labours about three months ago; but he was confined to his room only two weeks, during which he suffered very little pain, and was uniformly calm and happy. His latter end was peace." [Col. 2, Pg. 3; The Bathurst Courier; Friday, 21 Aug 1857; Vol. XXIII, No. 45]
  Person ID	I37887	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Mary Black,   b. 14 Nov 1773, Black Riggs, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Apr 1861, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	13 Oct 1802	Midlothianshire, Scotland
  Children	1. Rev. Andrew Bell,   b. 5 Sep 1803, London, Greater London, England d. 27 Sep 1856, L'Orignal, Prescott and Russell United counties, Ontario, Canada (Age 53 years)   2. John Bell,   b. 1 May 1806, Holborn, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, Emgland d. 19 Feb 1949, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 142 years)   3. William Bell, Jr.,   b. 1 May 1806, Holborn, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, Emgland d. 4 Aug 1844, Perth, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 38 years)   4. Lt. Col. Robert Bell,   b. 16 Mar 1808, London, City of London, Greater London, England d. 2 Apr 1894, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)   5. Isabella Margaret Bell,   b. 6 Jan 1812, Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 29 Jan 1847, Perth, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 35 years)   6. Ebenezer Bell,   b. 1814   d. 1909 (Age 95 years)   7. James Bell,   b. 1817   d. 1904 (Age 87 years)   8. Rev. George Bell, B. A., L.L D.,   b. 6 Sep 1819, Perth, Lanark County, Canada West d. 16 Apr 1898, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F13437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2023

  
  

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  Birth - 20 May 1780 - Airdre, North Lanarkshire, Scotland Death - 16 Aug 1857 - Perth, Lanark County, Canada West  = Link to Google Earth