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Author: tach60
Surnames: Cairns Bell
Classification: queries
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I am from USA but in Belfast doing research. My Irish ancestors were John and Ann Bell
Carins [es ] In the US it was spelled Carnes They settled in Cambridge Ohio via
Pittsburgh PA Three sons Wm Henry, James, Robert moved to Indiana Wm Henry is my great,
great, grandfather. In HC Lawlors Cairn[e]s book there is mention of Cairns in
Hillsborough, and [ Antrtim & Down ] We only know the approx date [1824] she came to
US with a 4 yr old child. If this is our Ann. John supposedly came a bit earlier.
I've found data linking the two families to Shankill Graveyard in Belfast. Any ideas
would be of great help to me as no one seems to know their birth nor marriage dates. From
his Ohio gravestone, we've determined that his birth date may be 1793 Families names
used over and over are William, Henry, John, Robert, Richard, James, George, Rachael, Ann,
Hannah
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