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Bessie Bruce 1592–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Apr 1592

Birth Location: Leith, South Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 September 1696

Death Location: Kincardine, Fife, Scotland

Father: Josephus Bruce

Mother: Gels Mytchell

Spouse(s): James Harper

Children(s): John Harper

Bessie Bruce was born in 1592 in Leith, South Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Josephus Bruce And Gels Mytchell. Bessie Bruce married James Harper, and had children including John Harper. Bessie Bruce passed away in 1696 in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Bessie Bruce was born in 1592 in Leith, South Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Josephus Bruce And Gels Mytchell.
  • Bessie Bruce married James Harper, and had children including John Harper.
  • Bessie Bruce passed away in 1696 in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland.

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Bessie Bruce's Ancestors

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Bessie Bruce
1592–1696
Birth Place: Leith, South Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Josephus Bruce
1570–
scotland
Gels Mytchell
1570–
scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Bruce's Descendants

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Bessie Bruce (06 Apr 1592–14 September 1696) m. James Harper (1589–)
  1. 1. John Harper 1660– m. Katharine Rolfe 1660–
    1. 1. Sgt (Thomas) Harper 1690–1748 m. Elizabeth Rumsey 1685–1778
      1. 1. Elizabeth Harper 1720–1811 m. Edward (S) Jenkins 1718–1760
        1. 1. Joseph (Hull) Jenkins 1750–1817 m. Johanna Holland 1750–1817

Bessie Bruce's Timeline

3 Records

1592
06 Apr 1592
Birth of Bessie Bruce in Leith, South Midlothian, Scotland
Leith, South Midlothian, Scotland
1615
20 Jul 1615
Age 23
Bessie Bruce was married in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1696
14 September 1696
Age 104
Death of Bessie Bruce in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland
Kincardine, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Leith, South Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1615
    Event Place: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1696
    Event Place: Kincardine, Fife, Scotland

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