Title: Frontiersmen and settlers
Description: William Joseph Bell (1803-1855) was born in Ireland, son of William Bell and Ann Huston. He married Margaret Jane McElwain (1806-1897) in 1827. She was the daughter of Mathew Elwain and Elizabeth Fitzgerald. William and his family immigrated to Ontario ca. 1832. William is first documented in Monaghan Township, Ontario in 1835. Descendants lived in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and elsewhere.
Subjects: Genealogy, Généalogies
Places: Canada, Ireland, Scotland
People: Bell family