Mrs. Jane Van M. Bellis Sousa.DAR ID Number: 60502; Born in Philadelphia, Pa. ; Wife of John Philip Sousa. ; Descendant of Adam Bellis, of New Jersey. ; Daughter of Henry Bellis and Louisa Hyle Cornish, his wife. ; Granddaughter of Peter Bellis and Jane Van Middlesworth, his wife. ; Gr-Granddaughter of Adam Bellis and Katrina Dilts, his wife. ; Adam Bellis (1752-1841) served several enlistments under different commands, 1776-79, New Jersey troops; engaged in the battle of Monmouth. In 1832 he applied for a pension and his claim was allowed. He was born in Hillsboro; died in Montgomery, Somerset County, N. J.
"Mrs. Sousa was born in 1861. She was a bit reluctant to tell her age. We have a note from her to daughter Helen stating she was born in 1861 at the Library of Congress."
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Mrs. Jane Van M. Bellis Sousa.DAR ID Number: 60502; Born in Philadelphia, Pa. ; Wife of John Philip Sousa. ; Descendant of Adam Bellis, of New Jersey. ; Daughter of Henry Bellis and Louisa Hyle Cornish, his wife. ; Granddaughter of Peter Bellis and Jane Van Middlesworth, his wife. ; Gr-Granddaughter of Adam Bellis and Katrina Dilts, his wife. ; Adam Bellis (1752-1841) served several enlistments under different commands, 1776-79, New Jersey troops; engaged in the battle of Monmouth. In 1832 he applied for a pension and his claim was allowed. He was born in Hillsboro; died in Montgomery, Somerset County, N. J.
"Mrs. Sousa was born in 1861. She was a bit reluctant to tell her age. We have a note from her to daughter Helen stating she was born in 1861 at the Library of Congress."
Contributor: Bandmaster
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