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1 Anna Gertrude TAYLOR1 (1875-1892) [2577]. Born 26 Jan 1875, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.1 Died 18 May 1892, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.1 Cause: Phehisis Pulmonalis. Buried Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.1
From The Enterprise and Collingwood Messenger (Collingwood, Ontario newspaper) Thursday, April 21, 1892.
"Sorry to report that Miss Annie Taylor is lying dangerously ill- - - death destroying consumption is the cause".
Annie (Anna Gertrude) Taylor (Stepdaughter of George and daughter of Catharine from her first marriage to John Taylor), age 17, dies in Twsp of Nottawasaga on May 18, 1892.
2 John TAYLOR1 (c. 1844-1880) [34]. Born c. 1844, Corke, Ireland. Marr Catherine BELL 23 Feb 1870, At John's home in Osprey Township.1 Died 16 Apr 1880, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. Buried All Saints' Anglican Cemetery, Collingwood, with son Henry.
4 Joseph TAYLOR1 ( - ) [2578].
5 Annie MCGORKLE1 ( - ) [2579].
3 Catherine BELL2,3,4,5 (1854-1927) [17]. Born 3 Sep 1854, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.1,3 Marr George Francis RIDDELL 16 Aug 1882, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.1,5,6,7 Died 21 Dec 1927, Islington, Ontario at the home of her daughter, Pearl Higgin.1,8 Cause: Carcinoma of Kidney. Buried 24 Dec 1927, Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.7
From the Collingwood Enterprise, Thursday, Jan. 27, 1927.
"Mrs. Riddell left last week to spend the rest of the winter in Toronto and Niagara." (In Niagara Falls, New York, Catharine would have been visiting her son Frank and daughter-in-law Molly Riddell, granddaughters Elizabeth and Dorothy and great grandson Jack Strachan (Elizabeth's son, born October 9, 1926). There were a number of family photographs taken probably in the early part of her visit probably in the February-April time frame. Jack Strachan, who is in the photographs, appears to be about six months old.)
From The Advertiser, (newspaper) December 29, 1927.
"Obituary - Mrs. Catharine Bell. On December 21st, 1927, after a lingering illness at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J.S. Higgins, Scott St., Islington, Catharine Riddell in her 74th year. The funeral service was held at the above address on Thursday at 8 p.m.. Interment was made at Singhampton on Saturday. (Mrs. J.S. Higgins was in fact Mrs. J.E. Higgin, which would be Catharine's daughter, Pearl, from her marriage to George F. Riddell.).
6 Angus BELL4,9,10 (c. 1818-1897) [24]. Born c. 1818, Islay, Argyll, Scotland.1,4,7 Marr Jane MCDOWELL c. 1841. Died 18 Sep 1897, Singhampton, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario.7,11 Cause: Kidney and heart disease. Buried 20 Sep 1897, Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.7
Angus was born circa 1818 in Islay, most probably in the area of Conisby, Kilchoman which was the known residence of his Father Ronald and youngest Brother CCAB in 1823.”
Angus Bell is shown as being a "conveyancer, issuer of marriage licenses and Township Clerk of Nottawasaga, Twp., coroner." He was the Township Clerk from 1850 until his death in 1897.
From the Creeemore Star (newspaper), Village of Singhampton in 1889, written by J.B. Spurr, Editor:
"In 1846 he (Angus) settled on the lot which has seen the rise and progress of the village of Singhampton."
From an Ancestry.com tree:
Last Will and Testament.
The subject will was probated on January 25, 1898.
All the rest of my children, namely: Ronald, Margaret, Sarah Jane, Catherine, Mary Ann, Thomas Wildridge, and Janet have had all their portion during my lifetime I therefore leave them nothing.
From the Enterprise-Messenger (Collingwood, Ontario newspaper).
Sept 23, 1897 - "Deceased had a large family. His wife died some years ago. The best known of the survivors are his sons, Angus of Singhampton, and Thomas of Dakota. Of the daughters, Mrs Greenaway (Agnes) and Mrs. Riddell (Catherine formerly Taylor nee Bell) live at Singhampton, and another daughter Lizzie (Elizabeth Bell) lives on the homestead. One daughter (Mary Ann Stevenson) lives in Toronto, and another (Margaret Crawford formerly Lang nee Bell) in Collingwood Township (most likely) Osprey Township)"
Obituary of Donald Bell in " The Orillia Packet" 18 March 1881, says "He leaves one brother in Canada, Mr. A. Bell, of Singhampton, Clerk of the township [of Nottawasaga]"
From Elaine Bell, "At the time of the 1861 Census, Donald, John and Angus were living in Enumeration District #2 in the Township of Nottawasaga in Simcoe County, and Mary and CCA in Enumeration District #4 in the Township of Osprey in Grey County. Both Enumeration Districts include parts of the village of Singhampton.".
12 Ronald BELL12 (c. 1778- ) [15122]. Born c. 1778, Islay, Argyll, Scotland.12,13
13 Margaret MACLERGAN12 (c. 1778-1856) [15123]. Born c. 1778, Islay, Argyll, Scotland.12 Died 19 Jul 1856, Nottawasaga, Simco, Canada West, Canada.12
7 Jane MCDOWELL1 (1823-1878) [25]. Born 1823, Ireland.7,14 Died 25 Aug 1878, Singhampton, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario.7 Buried Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.
Jane was born in Ireland and was probably living in the Township of Innisfil or West Gwillimbury where she met Angus. They were married in approximately 1841.
The inscription on the Bell family monument in Union Cemetery incorrectly lists Jane's death as 1897. The actual year of her death was 1878.
| 1 | "Information provided by Nancy Hallam Sneddon". |
| 2 | "Information provided by Beverly Gutenberg". |
| 3 | Recorded by Robert Royal, April 26, 1901, "1901 Canadian Census". |
| 4 | "Cliff Rusk website, http://members.home.net/c.rusk/AngusBell&JaneMcDowell.html". |
| 5 | "Ontario Marriage Registration of George Francis Riddell and Kate Taylor". |
| 6 | "Biography of Augustine Riddell". |
| 7 | "Information provided by Greg Mander". |
| 8 | "Memories of Margaret Wright". |
| 9 | "Nancy Hallam Sneddon". |
| 10 | "Online family tree of Livers/Bell & Mahnke/Foster Families by shansloat1". |
| 11 | "Ontario Canada Deaths". |
| 12 | "Information initially provided by Elaine Bell". |
| 13 | "Information provided by Alan Bell - 5-1-2020". |
| 14 | "Information provided by Cynthia Segorski". |