George Bell

1879 - 1945  (65 years)

• Name	George Bell
  Birth	12 Dec 1879	Washago, Rama Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Nov 1945	Alliston, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Burial	27 Nov 1945	St Andrew's & St James' Cemetery, Orillia, Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I6401	Whisperspast | Thomson
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2007

  
  

  Family	Margaret Jane Thomson,   b. 5 Sep 1884, Mara Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Aug 1963 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1909	Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. William Thomas Bell,   b. 29 Apr 1911   d. 20 Apr 1984, Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Alliston, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)   2. I. Gladys Bell,   b. 10 May 1912   d. Bef 1978 (Age < 65 years)   3. Robert George Bell,   b. 24 May 1915, Orillia, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Oct 1992 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F2469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Birth registration 022822 Archives of Ontario microfilm MS929 reel 44. George was listed as a 29 year old blacksmith of Orillia on his Marriage Registration. The Orillia Packet and Times, Thursday, November 29, 1945, Page 4, Archives of Ontario microfilm N039 Reel 81NP reported: "GEORGE BELL George Bell, a resident of Orillia for many years where he was well known as a blacksmith, died at his home in Alliston on Saturday, November 24. In recent years Mr. Bell has been associated with his son, William Bell, in a dairy and creamer business in Alliston. He had been in failing health since last July and quite ill for about four weeks. Mr. Bell was born on the Bell homestead east of Washago in Rama Township, 65 years ago. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Bell. He was educated in Rama Township and left home at 19 to come to Orillia where he was apprenticed as a blacksmith with John Rose in a shop which stood where the Arena skating rink is on West Street at the corner of Coldwater Road. Later Mr. Bell took the business over and built a new shop on Coldwater Road further west. He was there 23 years during which time he was 12 years on the Orillia Police Force. From a short time after he first came to Orillia, he was a member of the Orillia fire brigade. He moved to Alliston and took over a creamery and dairy business in 1938. With his son, William, he was active in the business until he took ill recently. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Margaret Jane Thompson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson of Mara who subsequently moved to Orillia Township; and two sons, William T. Bell, of Alliston and Robert G. Bell of New Toronto. Seven brothers, three sisters and one aunt also survive him. His aunt is Mrs. Henry Tyson of Dundas, Ontario. His brothers are John and Ross Bell of North Bay; Archibald Bell of Barrie; Thomas and Andrew Bell of Rosetown, Saskatchewan. His sisters are Mrs. Neil Galbraith, of Barrie; Mrs. Wesley Liscombe, of Torrance, Ontario and Miss Jessie K. Bell of Orillia. The funeral was held under Masonic auspices on Tuesday afternoon. Services were conducted at 3.30 o’clock at the Doolittle Funeral Home by Rev. James Dorrrian, of Alliston United Church. Mr. Bell was Presbyterian in religion but in Alliston attended the United Church. Interment was in St. Andrew’s Cemetery, Orillia. Among those attending the funeral from a distance was his brother, Andrew Bell from Rosetown, Saskatchewan. The pallbearers were William Calvert, Ernest Steacy, John Warrer, Jackson Sanderson, Samuel Harvie and Leonard Newton.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] according to R. Wayne Thomson database, photograph of tombstone taken in 2001. date of death for George Bell (place from obituary) [S64] according to R. Wayne Thomson database, photograph of tombstone taken in 2001. in St Andrew's & St James' Cemetery (date of burial from obituary)