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Benjamin Franklin Bruce 1802–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Bruce

Mother: Mary Bruce

Spouse(s): Abigail Trousdale, Jane Bruce

Children(s): Martha Bruce, Alexander Bruce, Robert Bruce

Benjamin Franklin Bruce was born in 1802 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Bruce And Mary Bruce. Benjamin Franklin Bruce married Abigail Trousdale, Jane Bruce, and had children including Alexander E Bruce, Martha Jane Bruce, Robert Marshall Bruce. Benjamin Franklin Bruce passed away in 1870 in Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Bruce was born in 1802 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Bruce And Mary Bruce.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bruce married Abigail Trousdale, Jane Bruce, and had children including Alexander E Bruce, Martha Jane Bruce, Robert Marshall Bruce.
  • Benjamin Franklin Bruce passed away in 1870 in Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, USA.

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Benjamin Bruce's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bruce
1802–1870
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Bruce
1768–1819
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary Bruce
1773–
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
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Benjamin Bruce's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Bruce (1802–1870) m. Abigail Trousdale (15 January 1821–1843) m. Jane Bruce (1800–1842)
  1. 1. Martha (Jane) Bruce 1822–1880 m. John (Henry) Carroll 1822–1857
    1. 1. William (Marion) Carrell 1845–1929 m. Charlotte (Ann) Grace 1846–1879 m. Mary (Cordelia Jane) Carrell 1870–1948
      1. 1. Hannah Rice 1873– m. James (H) Rice 1873–
        1. 1. Andrew (Ollie) Rice 1900–1974 m. Glyds Rice 1913–1987
        2. 2. Willie Rice 1898–
        3. 3. Aubrey Rice 1903–
        4. 4. Claud Rice 1907–
      2. 2. Joseph Carroll 1871–
      3. 3. Lillie (A.) Carroll 1876–
      4. 4. Arzilla Carroll 1876–
    2. 2. John Carroll 1856–
  2. 2. Alexander (E.) Bruce 1824–1897
  3. 3. Robert (Marshall) Bruce 1830–1902

Benjamin Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Bruce in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 68
Death of Benjamin Franklin Bruce in Gallatin, Illinois, USA
Gallatin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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