Patrick Bell came to Fergus, Ontario in 1833-1835, with my great grandfather Robert Powrie/Pourie. I know the famous Bell reaper was first tried on the Powrie farm, although the pic. does not say where it was located, and the reaper made a big hit in Canada, even though patrick didn't stay long. Your dates are off a smug from the bio I have. He was born in Forfar, his son john died in 1924 and his daughter miss jessie Bell died in 1930. i'd be happy to send the bio and picture, and an original photo on some letters were given to the Guelph public library. patrick returned to scotland in 1837 with mr.james webster (Co-owner of Fergus settlement), and mentions a diary owned by the future Rev. Bell. In 1843 he became minister for the parish of Carmyllie, where he lived until his death 22nd April, 1869. original reaper held at Kensington museum, London. married late in life, miss jane lawson, three children, john, jessie and janie. it mentions a relative miss katherine scott of Toronto. The Fergus book by A.E. Byerly has the bio page 109-110, pic of Patrick and the reaper. I have better ones of SCRAN. _http://www.scran.ac.uk/_ (http://www.scran.ac.uk/) text with picture.... This is Reverend Patrick Bell who invented the first mechanical reaping machine in 1827. He did not patent his design as he believed it should 'go into the agricultural world free of any extra expense'. This illustration is taken from the 'Illustrated London News', published on March 7 1868. Patrick Bell's reaping machine was not immediately popular in Scotland. It did not work well on rough, undrained land. As Bell had not patented his design, many adapted his original ideas. Some went on to declare themselves the inventors of the machine. HTH Mary in Oregon (Mary Powrie Schacht) Patrick Bell (1799- 1867) is famous as the inventor of one type of reaper, a machine that would cut down grain with the use of rotating blades. Bell's reaper used horses to push the reaper rather than pull it. His inspiration for the idea of a reaper came from pair of garden shears he had seen stuck in a hedge. In 1827 he made a model to test his theory. When this worked he then made a full size reaper. The reaper was tried out in 1828 in an empty outhouse where it successfully cut straw as well as laying it to one side. The first outside trial, as described by Bell himself, was a scene of quiet drama: 'about 11 o'clock at night in a darkish autumn evening, when every man, woman and child were in their beds, the machine was quietly taken from its quarters, and the good horse Jock was yoked to it'. The reaper cut some wheat well, and was later exhibited at Powrie farm, near Dundee. Various smiths, millwrights and joiners were inspired to make copies. Bell's reaper went on to become famous. In a message dated 2/3/2013 11:35:56 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, rmacwilliam@onetel.com writes: Hello Heather Sorry to say I don't have have an Ann among my JACKs, who moved from Longforgan to Dundee about the end of the 1700s. If I do find one I will let you know. Best wishes Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: <caro@sasktel.net> To: <angus@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 1:14 PM Subject: Re: [ANGUS] Rev Patrick Bell 1800-1869 > Hello Roger > > Would you by any chance have an Ann JACK lurking in your tree? I can > find no info on Ann Jack wife of John Ewan, having a son born about > 1802. This info comes from son John's death cert so not sure if it is > correct. > > Thanks for any help with this. > > Heather in Canada > > On Sun, 3 Feb 2013 09:42:44 -0000, Roger MacWilliam > <rmacwilliam@onetel.com> wrote: > Hi Sue >> >> I was interested to read your note on Rev Patrick BELL and his >> reaper. My gtgtgrandmother Margaret BUTCHART, wife of Henry >> JACK, Inspector of Poor in Dundee, had a brother George who farmed at >> Lumbenny, Fife, in the 1820s and 30s. The Gardener's >> Magazine, Vol VI, 1830, [Google Books] contains an illustrated >> account of Bell's reaper, which includes some users' reports. >> Among these is one signed George BUTCHART, Lumbenny; Robt BUTCHART, >> Broomblae, and James ROBERTSON, Reedylees, who were "joint >> proprietors" of a machine. These three farms are close to >> Auchtermuchty. George had been born in Auchterhouse in 1797, so was a >> neighbouring contemporary of the inventor in his youth. His parents >> were Alexander BUTCHART and Margaret BELL who married in Auchterhouse >> in 1793, she being a daughter of Alexander BELL and Isabel SMITH of >> Lundie and Fowlis. Among Margaret BELL's siblings was George, born >> 1765 in Lundie. Can you say if this George was father of Patrick? >> >> I have no proof that George B and Robt B were related, however George >> B's wife was Margaret ROBERTSON of Auchtermuchty. The "joint >> proprietors" may well have been a family group. >> >> Also, I have Dr Charles Smith LUNAN marrying Margaret E M SHAW of >> Glenshee in 1889. His father Robert was also a doctor, >> and both practised in Blairgowrie. Does this connect with your LUNANs? >> >> Best Wishes >> >> Roger >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Hembury-Kellow" >> <finbar2008@sky.com> >> To: <angus@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 10:45 PM >> Subject: Re: [ANGUS] Rev Patrick Bell 1800-1869 >> >> >> Hi Alastair, >> >> Yes, I've done quite a bit of info on Rev Patrick BELL. He was born 19 >> Apr >> 1799, Auchterhouse, Angus, son of George BELL and his wife Margaret >> LUNAN, >> who were married on 20 Jul 1793. (My own interest is really in the >> LUNANs - >> Patrick BELL's mother, Margaret LUNAN, was a sister of my 5G Grandmother, >> Christian LUNAN). >> >> Patrick BELL was one of eleven children. He married Jean/Jane LAWSON on 5 >> Oct 1859, Dundee, Angus, and they had three children. As well as being >> the >> Minister of Carmyllie, Angus, Patrick was also an inventor, and by 1828 >> had >> come up with the first automatic reaping machine, the Bell's Reaper. >> Eventually, it helped to change the face of farming, and 40 years on, >> Patrick was presented with the handsome sum of £1,000 and a silver salver >> by >> the Scottish Highland and Agricultural Society. Patrick BELL died in >> 1869. >> >> Hope this helps! >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Sue >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: angus-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:angus-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >> Behalf Of alibell@tiscali.co.uk >> Sent: 28 January 2013 22:15 >> > >> > >> > >> Alistair Bell. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-requ est@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message