Bells

THE BELL FAMILY


From Russia to the Pennsylvania

FRANCIS BRUCE BELL

Francis Bruce BELL, b. January 1845 in St. Petersburg, Russia, d. Aft. 1900 in Grier City, Pennsylvania. He married about 1873, in Mary Dee, Pennsylvania to:
........+Mary HEFFNER b. January 1855 in Pennsylvania, d. Aft. 1900 in Grier City, Pennsylvania.

Francis Bruce Bell came the United States from St. Petersburg, Russia. He owned and operated an Inn in the town of Delano, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Some of his children worked at the Inn, as bartenders and servants. The HEFFNERS are found in St. Nicholas, Pennsylvania.


THE CHILDREN OF
FRANCIS BRUCE BELL & MARY HEFFNER

Appolonia BELL, b. about 1874, in Pennsylvania, died in infancy.

Joseph F. BELL, b. March 1875 in Pennsylvania, d. in Mary Dee, Pennsylvania. He was married about 1892 in Pennsylvania to:
...... +Anna Elizabeth KENNEDY, b. October 1875 in Schuylkill Co. Pennsylvania, d. December 21, 1950 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Their children are listed separately below.

Frank BELL, b. September 1877, in Pennsylvania, married. He lived in Grier City, Pennsylvania.

Charles BELL, b. January 1886, in Pennsylvania, married. He lived in Coaldale, Pennsylvania.

Annie BELL, b. September 1888, in Pennsylvania. She married Roy CORRELL. They lived in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.

William BELL, b. October 1895, in Pennsylvania.

Peter BELL, b. October 1898, in Pennsylvania, married. He lived in Grier City, Pennsylvania.

George BELL, b. August 1879, in Pennsylvania, married. He lived in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. His children were: George and Charles.


THE CHILDREN OF
JOSEPH F. BELL & ANNA ELIZABETH KENNEDY

Michael BELL, b. December 1893 in Pennsylvania. He never married.

William T. BELL, (Uncle Bill), b. October 1896 in Pennsylvania, d. in Pennsylvania. He married
........... +Marguerite HOY,b. in Pennsylvania, d. in Pennsylvania. Their children were:
..............1. Regina BELL, who married a PETERSON
..............2. Anna BELL, who married a WOLFE.
..............3. William Daniel BELL

Julia Cecelia BELL, (my grandparents), b. August 01, 1898 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania, d. May 06, 1975 in Piscataway, New Jersey. She was married about 1916 to
...........+Hugh Francis CANNON, b. December 18, 1895 in Sugarloaf, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, d. November 24, 1962 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Their children are listed under JULIA BELL, below.

Francis Jerome BELL, (Uncle France),b. About 1899 in Pennsylvania, d. in Pennsylvania. He lived in Philadelphia and married
...........+Ida CHILDS, b. in Pennsylvania, d. in Pennsylvania. They had one child:
..............1. Francis Jerome BELL, Jr.

Mary BELL, b. About 1900 in Pennsylvania, d. in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She married
...........+Victor PINKNEY, he d. in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They had one child
..............1. Victor PINKNEY, Jr.

Alexander BELL, b. About 1901 in Pennsylvania, d. in Pennsylvania. He married
...........+KATHRYN. They had no children.

Thomas H. BELL, (Uncle Tommy), b. About 1903 in Pennsylvania, d. in Pennsylvania. He married
...........+Catherine DEE, b. in Pennsylvania, d. in Pennsylvania. They had no children.

Anna BELL, b. About 1905 in Pennsylvania, d. in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She married after 1924 to
...........+Vincent GATTO, d. in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They had one child:
..............1. Helen GATTO

George BELL, b. About 1907, in Pennsylvania. Never married.

Josephine M. BELL, b. About 1909 in Pennsylvania, d. in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She never married.

Margaret T. BELL, b. About 1911 in Pennsylvania. She married
...........+William MCKERNAN, d. in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Their children were:
..............1. William MCKERNAN, Jr.
..............2. Anne MCKERNAN
..............3. Christine MCKERNAN, d. in Norristown, Pennsylvania, in a house fire.
..............4. Dennis MCKERNAN
..............5. James MCKERNAN
..............6. Margaret Mary MCKERNAN
..............7. Maryellen MCKERNAN
..............9. Thomas MCKERNAN

Rita M. BELL, b. Fegruary 15,1914 in Pennsylvania. Devoted her life to service in the Sister of Mercy.


THE CHILDREN OF
JULIA CECELIA BELL & HUGH FRANCIS CANNON

Hugh Francis CANNON b. December 18,1895 in Sugarloaf, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, d. November 24, 1962 in Piscataway, New Jersey. He married Julia Cecelia BELL b. August 1,1898 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania, d. May 6, 1975 in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Helen CANNON, b. March 2,1917 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania married Edward BERGER-they moved to South Plainfield, New Jersey.One child, Rita Ann, married Robert Hensperger.

Hugh Francis CANNON, Jr. b. April 16, 1920 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania. married 1st. Marie YURCZEK. No children. He married again in his later years to Adeline (Scotty) MOORE. They were killed in a car crash March 27,1983 in North Mountain, Pennsylvania.

Mary Theresa CANNON, b. July 20, 1921 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania. Never married, moved to Hughesville, Pennsylvania.

Francis John CANNON, b. June 22, 1922 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania. d. July 9, 1986 in South Plainfield, New Jersey. He married August 24, 1946 (St. Stanislaus RC Church, Hazleton, Pennsylvania) to Violet Regina Marion BERA b. September 7, 1923 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Three children, Carol Ann, Frances and Michael. (My Parents)

Patricia (Sister) CANNON, b. March 17, 1925 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania. d. Februar 7, 1949. She married Edward MIRANDA. Patricia was killed in a car accident in Connecticut. One child, William, died in 1956 after being hit by a car.

Joseph CANNON, b. April 18, 1927 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania. married Kathleen (Taffy) BOXILL. They moved to Scotch Plains, New Jersey. One child, Mark Boxill Cannon.

Edward Hugh CANNON, b.November 3, 1928 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania. married July 3, 1954 in Plainfield, New Jersey. to Doris KIRKMAN b. July 15, 1930 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. They moved to Unityville, Pennsylvania. One child Julianne.

Anna CANNON, b. February 11, 1930 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania. She married Edward MIRANDA in 1951, after the death of her sister Patricia. They moved to South Plainfield, New Jersey. Four girls, Renee, Loretta, Michelle and Rita.

Theresa CANNON b. November 18, 1931 in Tuscarora, Pennsylvania. She married Theodore FOGEL. They moved to Hughesville, Pennsylvania. Three girls, Linda, Patricia and Kathleen.


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