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Sarah (Sadie) Jane Bell was born October 8,1885 at Stewartstown, County Tyrone, to Wilson Bell and Sarah Grace Murphey. She came to Canada in 1904 to live with her aunt and uncle. She married Frederick Kells (1882/1883-May 1, 1971) on October 3, 1906. They would settle on Lot 122, which runs north of Telegraph Trail to the river. They had 4 children, Mary Grace, twins Robert Henry and Sarah Louise, and Frederick Ellis Kells, born in 1923. Childbirth effected her health, and Sarah's sister Madaline came from Ireland to help her with the children. She was known to be an active member of the community, taking part in events around the Saint Oswald Anglican Church. Sadie and Fredrick also took in Nelson Ford when his mother passed away, looking after him until he left for the army. After the war Sadie and Fred bought some of his parents land and build a house on it. Sarah died on February 22, 1977.