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- [S1558] M.W. Mann & Maria King, History of Ceres and its near vicinity, from its early settlement in 1798 to the present, (Name: Olean, NY: Gillett & Weston, 1896;), 52 wb.
William Bell, son of John Bell, Sr., (4) facts
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"William Bell, son of John Bell, Sr., who came with him to this country, married in 1813, Martha, third daughter of Francis King. They had nine children, three of whom have died. Five are living in the vicinity, and the second son in Kansas. The oldest daughter, the widow of William Weber, lives with her tow daughters in Sardinia, near Buffalo, NY.
William Bell was a man of much energy and industry, as his large farm showed. After Francis King's death he bought part of what had been his farm, and soon built what must have been considered a nice house for the times. This he occupied until 1842, when he built the house still occupied by a part of his family. He was noted for his genial hospitality, and was prominent in the county for many years, and usually held some office. He died in 1870 at the age of eighty.
His wife was one of the sweetest, gentlest women that ever graced a home. She lived until 1885, when she passed away at the age of ninety-five and one month, having attained the greatest age of any of the residents of Ceres, with the exception of Thomas Bee."
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