Hannah (Bell) Mather (abt. 1718 - 1755)

Born about 1718 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Moses Mather D.D. — married 10 Sep 1746 in Darien, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1755 at about age 37 in Darien, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Mrs. Hannah Bell was born about 1718. Her birth name was not likely Bell, however she was most likely married to someone named Bell, who died. She married Moses Mather as her likely second husband in 1746 in Stamford. Hannah passed away in 1755 at age 37.

Sources

• Sawberger, Candy M., Rev. Joseph Whiting (1641–1723) of Southampton, Long Island, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Nov 2001) Vol. 64, No. 2, Page 56.
• Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870, (Barbour Collection) Stamford, BELL, Hannah, Mrs., m. Moses MATHER, Sept. 10, 1746, by Rev. Benjamin Strong, Vol. 1 p.70
• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, Hannah Mather, Birth Date, abt. 1718, Age at Death, 37, Death Date, 21 Apr. 1755. Death Place, Connecticut, Cemetery, Old Five Mile Cemetery, Spouse, Moses FHL Film Number 3356
• Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1931 for Hannah Mather, Vol. 38, Mather, Hannah, wife of Moses, died Apr. 21, 1755, age 37 yrs.

Research Notes

The Connecticut, Town Birth Record for a Hannah Bell born in 1726 is as follows: BELL, Hannah, d. Jonathan & Eunice, b. Jan. 24, 1726/7 Vol. 1 p.23. This Hannah Bell married Abraham Reed May 9, 1751. Source: North America Family Histories, Reed-Read Lineage: Captain John Reed of Providence, Rhode Island and Norwalk, Connecticut. 8. Eunice Reed m. Jonathan BELL, issue 20. Hannah, b. Jan. 24, 1726; m. Abraham Reed (No. 28)