Return to Cornelius of Sunderland Passenger List

Messer Family Page: Pre-emigration generation A, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 << 40 >> 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51,
52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, Index

Descendents of William Messer (4 Dec 1799 – 21 Sep 1874)
and Alice (or Alison) Brown (~1795 – 19 Sep 1877)

Third Immigrant Generation
**************************************************

40. Ellen Isabel Messer. Daughter of William Messer & Margaret Bell. Born 7 Jan 1876. Died 19 May 1901 in Tweedside.

    Copied from newspaper clipping (1901)--

    Terribly Burned

    Mrs Wm Bell of Tweedside Badly Injured--Clothing Caught Fire.

    Harvey Station, York Co., May 1 -- A terrible occurrence was reported from Tweedside, this county, yesterday.   While Mrs William Bell was attending to her household about noon, her clothing caught fire from the stove.

 

   She made every effort to extinguish the blaze, but was unsuccessful.   In great fright she rushed out of the house, seeking the aid of her husband, who was at work in the field close by.   Attracted by her cries, he was horrified to find his wife enveloped in flames.   With difficulty he got the fire put out, but not before most of his wife's clothing was burned off.

 

    Dr. Keith was sent for and attended at once.   He found the unfortunate woman in a terrible condition, being burned nearly all over the body.   He did all he could to relieve her suffering, but very little hope of her recovery is entertained.

     She married William A. "Bill" Bell, son of John Alexander "Jack" Bell & Jane "Jean" Cleghorn, 25 Dec 1895 in Harvey, York Co., NB . Born 1 Nov 1867 in South Tweedside. Died 29 Jan 1933.

 

    Bill lived on a farm in South Tweedside.

 

    They had the following children:

  174   i.   George Louis "Louie" Bell

  175   ii.   Mary Jane Agnes "Aggie" Bell

  176   iii.   Margaret Ellen Bell

Return to Cornelius of Sunderland Passenger List

Messer Family Page: Pre-emigration generation A, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 << 40 >> 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51,
52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, Index