Mary Jane Metcalf

Alternate Names
Mary Jane Bell (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1825
Death Date
On 1855 June 2
Gender
Female
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Born in Engley, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

1825

Date Details

Occurred On 1825
Birth

Relationships

Father
William Metcalf
Mother
Ann

Married James Ferguson Bell

1852 August 2 (Age 27)

Departed from Home as Mission President's Wife

Malta Mission
1853 June 19 – 1855 March (Age 28)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1855 March
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Served With Children
Yes
Additional Notes

She went to join her husband, James Ferguson Bell, who had been serving a mission in Malta since February 1853. She gave birth to a son, Samuel Clement Bell, in July 1854. She died six days before her husband near Atchison, Kansas, of cholera returning from her mission.

Mission Companionship

Died in Mormon Grove, Grayson, Texas, United States

1855 June 2 (Age 30)

Date Details

Occurred On 1855 June 2
Died