Mary Jane Metcalf

Alternate Names
Mary Jane Bell (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1825 (Born)
Death Date
On 1855 June 2 (Died)
Gender
Female

Born in Engley, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

1825
Mother
Ann
Father
William Metcalf

Date Details

Occurred On 1825

Married James Ferguson Bell

1852 August 2 (Age 27)

Served as Mission President's Wife in the Malta Mission

1853 June 19 – 1855 March (Age 28) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity 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.

Additional Information
Served with Children

Date Details

Started On 1853 June 19
Departed from Home
On 1853 June 30
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1855 March
Released

Died in Mormon Grove, Grayson, Texas, United States

1855 June 2 (Age 30)

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