Ora Orlando Bell

1854 - 1926  (72 years)

• Name	Ora Orlando Bell
  Alt. Birth	Abt Sep 1853	Isle la Motte, Grand Isle County, Vermont
  Born	19 Jul 1854	Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont
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  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	23 Sep 1871	Isle la Motte, Grand Isle County, Vermont
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	24767415
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24767415
  1900 Census	18 Jun 1900	Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont
  	ED 122, sheet 11B Bell, Ora O       Head     W M Sept 1852  47 M 23        VT VT VT     Farmer ---, Minerva      Wife       W F  July 1858   41 M 23 2 2  VT VT NY ---, Harley         Son       W M Feb  1882  18 S              VT VT VT Aredette, John  Boarder W M Oct  1875  24 S              Canada Canada Canada  1893 7 Al
  Died	12 Dec 1926	Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont
  Buried	Aft 12 Dec 1926	Alburg Center Cemetery, Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont
  Person ID	I1676	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin Bell,   b. 1827, Vermont ,   d. 13 May 1863, Virginia  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Susan Farnsworth,   b. Abt 1830, Vermont ,   d. Unknown
  Married	Bef 1853
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minerva Martha Hall,   b. 19 Jul 1858, Isle la Motte, Grand Isle County, Vermont ,   d. 5 Apr 1935, Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont  (Age 76 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1878	Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York
  Children	1. Ethel Bessie Bell,   b. 1879, Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont ,   d. 1967, Erie County, New York  (Age 88 years)   2. Harley Farrell Bell,   b. Abt Feb 1882, Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont ,   d. 1966, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Alt. Birth - Abt Sep 1853 - Isle la Motte, Grand Isle County, Vermont Born - 19 Jul 1854 - Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont Alt. Birth - 23 Sep 1871 - Isle la Motte, Grand Isle County, Vermont Married - 4 Mar 1878 - Rouses Point, Clinton County, New York 1900 Census - 18 Jun 1900 - Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont Died - 12 Dec 1926 - Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont Buried - Aft 12 Dec 1926 - Alburg Center Cemetery, Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: Ora Orlando was the son of Benjamin F and Susan (Farnsworth) Bell. He married Minerva M Hall. (1858-1935), she was the daughter of William and Joanna (Thomas) Hall. Ora Bell's father was killed in the Civil war and he was more or less raised by his grandparents, Orlando and Samantha Bell. He worked his grandfather's farm for several years and was in the cattle business in Wyoming. 1886-1890 when he returned to Alburg and followed farming until 1901, when he sold the farm and removed to Alburg Village where he built the "Bell House", a hotel which he operated until about 1918 when it burned. Ora O Bell served in numerous public offices; Selectman 1894-7, 1905-6, 1907-12; constable for four years; School Director 1897-1900; Grand Isle Co., Sheriff, 1904-1908. Children: Ethel Bessie 1879-1967 married Elmer E Lord Hardy F 1882-1966 married Ethel Mary Trudeau **Source: Alburg History Vol II, page 18. By Allen Stratton. Soule/Bell/Wightman/LaDue Lots Foot stones: William A Soule Ella A Soule Elizabeth Wightman William Wightman Ora O Bell Minerva M Bell Phineas A LaDue Joanna T LaDue