Rebecca (Cameron) Bell (1871 - 1950)

Born 15 Jun 1871 in Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Allan Bell — married 8 Mar 1893 in Bruce Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1950 at age 78 in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Rebecca Cameron was known for her fluency in the Gaelic language which she learned from her parents, Scots from Argyllshire, and ardent Baptists.

The witnesses for Rebecca and Allan's marriage were Charles Cameron (Rebecca's brother) and Mary McKinnon.

Burial Paisley Cemetery, Paisley, Bruce County, Ontario.

Sources

• 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario, Bruce North, Bruce (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 43 line 10, Cameron Rebecka Female, Age 1, Birth Ontario, Religion Church of Scotland, Origin Scotch
• Library and Archives Canada film number C-9936, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 4,396,612.

• 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario, Bruce North County, Bruce Township (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 24 line 20, Rebecca Cameron Female, Age 11, Birth Ontario, Religion FWC Bapt (Free Will Choice Baptist), Origin Scotch, Going to School
• Library and Archives Canada film number C-13275, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,911.

• 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario, Bruce West County, Bruce Township (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 37 line 12, Cameron Rebecca, Female, Age 20, Daughter, Birth Ontario, Birth Mother Scotland, Birth Father Scotland, Religion Free Will Baptist, Can read, Can write
• Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148130.

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch marriage record photo : accessed 8 June 2016, Allan Bell and Rebecca Cameron, 08 Mar 1893; citing registration , Bruce, Bruce, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,474.

• 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario, Bruce East County, Greenock Township (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 8 line 10, Bell Rebec, Female, White, Wife, Married, Birth 15 June 1871, Age 30, Birth Ontario, Origin Scotch, Nationality Canadian, Religion Babt (Baptist), Can read, Can write, Can speak English, Mother tongue English

• 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario, Bruce North County, Bruce Township (Library and Archives Canada) census photo page 1 line 21, Bell Rebecca, Female, Wife, Married, Birth June 1869, Age 41, Birth Ontario, Origin Scotch, Nationality Canadian, Religion Baptist, Can read, Can write, English language spoken
• Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,692.

• "Find A Grave Memorial #155063357 Rebecca Cameron Bell Created by Hilde Crawford (nee Hamill) Nov 16, 2015 gravestone photo

• Deep Roots & Tall Trees, Descendant Journal - Descendants of Donald & Mary Cameron, Third Generation [1]