William Bell (1780-1857)
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William Bell was a Presbyterian minister, born in Scotland and an immigrant to Upper Canada
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Bell and his family settled in Perth, Upper Canada
in 1817. He was a significant figure in promoting and expanding
the Presbyterian faith among the settlers in his region. He assisted in starting conregations in Beckwith Township, Lanark, Smiths Falls, and Richmond. His carefully constructed diaries and other writings provide an important insight into the interactions between the United Synod of Upper Canada and the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada.
His son, William Bell
was a businessman and militia officer who gained some notability in Canadian history.
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
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Bell and his family settled in Perth, Upper Canada
Perth, Ontario
Perth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada . It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.-History:...
in 1817. He was a significant figure in promoting and expanding
the Presbyterian faith among the settlers in his region. He assisted in starting conregations in Beckwith Township, Lanark, Smiths Falls, and Richmond. His carefully constructed diaries and other writings provide an important insight into the interactions between the United Synod of Upper Canada and the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada.
His son, William Bell
William Bell (1806–44)
William Bell was a businessman and militia officer from Perth, Upper Canada.William Bell had a twin brother, John and was the son of William Bell, a Presbyterian missionary, who had arrived in Perth from Scotland in 1817....
was a businessman and militia officer who gained some notability in Canadian history.