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Benjamin Walker Bruce 1842 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 November 1842

Birth Location: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 10 Feb 1857

Death Location: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Bruce

Mother: Mary Tull

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The story of Benjamin Walker Bruce began in 1842 in Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States. In 1850, Benjamin Walker Bruce resided in Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois, USA. Benjamin Walker Bruce passed away in 1857 in Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Walker Bruce began in 1842 in Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Walker Bruce resided in Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois, USA.
  • Benjamin Walker Bruce passed away in 1857 in Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA.

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Benjamin Bruce's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bruce
1842 – 1857
Birth Place: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States
Parents
Benjamin Walker Bruce
1800 – 1861
Duck River, Bedford County, Tennessee
Mary (Elizabeth) Tull
1805 – 1875
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Bruce
1759 – 1842
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Walker
1767 – 1838
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1740 – 1816
Mary Smith
1745 – 1818
Capt. Buckner
1745 – 1833
Charlotte. 2nd.
1747 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1720 – 1783
Elizabeth Coghill
1722 – 1751
John Smith
1713 – 1767
Elizabeth Meldrum
1714 – 1769

Benjamin Bruce's Timeline

3 Records

1842
10 November 1842
Birth of Benjamin Walker Bruce in Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States
Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States
1850
1850
Age 8
Benjamin Walker Bruce resided here in Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois, USA
1857
10 Feb 1857
Age 15
Death of Benjamin Walker Bruce in Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 November 1842
    Event Place: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 128; Page: 101b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Sand Creek, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: 128; Page: 101b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Windsor, Shelby, Illinois, USA

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