Daily AncestorBella
Bella stood for Isabella, Arabella or Mehitable in many American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Bella is a short form of Isabella and Arabella, and lists of 18th and 19th century nicknames also give it for Mehitable.
Do not take Bella and Isabella for two different people too quickly. Compare ages, places and the names of relatives to confirm that both names belong to one woman. Because Bella served for more than one name, see which full name the same woman carries in other records.
As seen in a recordTown marriage register, 1806; her baptism gives her name as Isabella
Orrin Blakesley and Bella Mottram, both of this town, married 8 Dec. 1806
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