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Captain William A. Bruce 1745–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1745

Birth Location: Brucetown, Frederick County, VA

Death Date: 20 AUG 1818

Death Location: Vicennces, Knox, Indiana, United States

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Margaret Bruce

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The story of Captain William A. Bruce began in 1745 in Brucetown, Frederick County, VA. Captain William A. Bruce passed away in 1818 in Vicennces, Knox, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain William A. Bruce began in 1745 in Brucetown, Frederick County, VA.
  • Captain William A. Bruce passed away in 1818 in Vicennces, Knox, Indiana, United States.

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Captain Bruce's Ancestors

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Captain Bruce
1745–1818
Birth Place: Brucetown, Frederick County, VA
Parents
James M Bruce
1720–1795
Scotland
Margaret Bruce
1710–1796
Fordoun, Kincardine, Scotland
Grandparents
Dave (Hay Bruce of Woodcockdale, then of Kinnaird 4th of Woodcockdale) 'sct
1696–1758
William (R McMahon) (Colonel)
1690–1749
Portsoy, Fordyce Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland
Elizabeth (Emma) Blair
1681–1788
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David 'sct
1665–
Helen Kinnaird
1679–
William McMahan
1669–1690
Virginia sea
1671–1740
Robert Blair
1653–1690
Janet Paterson
1654–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert 'norsct
1628–
Helen 'norsct
1650–
Edward 8GGF
1645–
James Paterson
1629–1709
Elspeth Moris
1629–1676

Captain Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1745
14 Feb 1745
Birth of Captain William A. Bruce in Brucetown, Frederick County, VA
Brucetown, Frederick County, VA
1818
20 AUG 1818
Age 73
Death of Captain William A. Bruce in Vicennces, Knox, Indiana, United States
Vicennces, Knox, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1745
    Event Place: Brucetown, Frederick County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 AUG 1818
    Event Place: Vicennces, Knox, Indiana, United States

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