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Edward B. Bruce 1792 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1792

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1873

Death Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA

Father: Lemuel Bruce

Mother: Agnes Bass

Spouse(s): Harriott Poultney

Children(s): Thomas Bruce, Mary Bruce, Emily Bruce, Robert Bruce, Emma Bruce, John Bruce, Harriet Bruce

Edward B. Bruce was born in 1792 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Lemuel Bruce and Agnes Bass. In 1850, Edward B. Bruce resided in Southern District, Halifax, Virginia, USA. Edward B. Bruce married Harriott Poultney, and had children including Thomas P Bruce, Mary S Bruce, Emily S Bruce, Robert Soule Bruce, Emma S Bruce, John Bruce, Harriet A Bruce. Edward B. Bruce passed away in 1873 in Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward B. Bruce was born in 1792 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, the child of Lemuel Bruce and Agnes Bass.
  • In 1850, Edward B. Bruce resided in Southern District, Halifax, Virginia, USA.
  • Edward B. Bruce married Harriott Poultney, and had children including Thomas P Bruce, Mary S Bruce, Emily S Bruce, Robert Soule Bruce, Emma S Bruce, John Bruce, Harriet A Bruce.
  • Edward B. Bruce passed away in 1873 in Halifax, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Bruce's Ancestors

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Edward Bruce
1792 – 1873
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lemuel Bruce
1756 – 1805
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Agnes Bass
1758 – 1817
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (A) Bruce
1718 – 1796
Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, USA
Dorothy May
1728 – 1767
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States,
Great-Grandparents
Alexandar Bruce
1688 – 1760
Sarah Tucker
1698 – 1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Garlet
1637 – 1704
Margaret McMahon
1724 – 1804

Edward Bruce's Descendants

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Edward (B.) Bruce (abt 1792 – 1873) m. Harriott Poultney (2 Feb 1805 – 8 May 1847)
  1. 1. Thomas (P) Bruce (27 Sept 1825 – 12 Apr 1907)
  2. 2. Mary (S) Bruce (abt 1831 – Oct 1868)
  3. 3. Emily (S) Bruce (1832 – )
  4. 4. Robert (Soule) Bruce (26 Oct 1833 – 7 Jun 1898) m. Anna (Drusilla) Pate (27 Mar 1837 – 10 Aug 1912)
    1. 1. Laura (Susan) Bruce (18 Jan 1858 – 13 Jul 1943)
    2. 2. Lucy (Belle) Bruce (23 Jan 1862 – 17 Feb 1940)
    3. 3. Harriet (Watkins) Bruce (1865 – 26 Aug 1954)
    4. 4. Samuel Bruce (Jun 1867 – )
    5. 5. William (Thomas) Bruce (abt 1871 – )
    6. 6. Annie (D) Bruce (abt 1873 – )
    7. 7. Robert (Absalom) Bruce (abt 1876 – )
    8. 8. Mattie Bruce (1877 – )
    9. 9. Earl (Andrew) Bruce (Jun 1879 – 4 Feb 1946) m. Elizabeth (Matilda) Moses (08 Nov 1881 – 10 Dec 1967) m. Martha (Rhoda) Ryan (23 Oct 1901 – 22 Oct 1990)
      1. 1. Robert (Bob Earl) Bruce (14 Sep 1903 – 9 May 1964)
    10. 10. Absalom Bruce
  5. 5. Emma (S) Bruce (1836 – )
  6. 6. John Bruce (1836 – )
  7. 7. Harriet (A) Bruce (1837 – )

Edward Bruce's Timeline

5 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Edward B. Bruce in Nottoway, Virginia, USA
Nottoway, Virginia, USA
1792
abt 1792
Birth of Edward B. Bruce in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 58
Edward B. Bruce resided here in Southern District, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Southern District, Halifax, Virginia, USA
1873
1873
Age 81
Death of Edward B. Bruce in Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Virginia, USA
1874
1874
Age 82
Death of Edward B. Bruce in Mt. Carmel, Halifax, Virginia
Mt. Carmel, Halifax, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Nottoway, Virginia, 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: Southern District, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 948; Page: 114b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1792
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Southern District, Halifax, Virginia, 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: Southern District, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 948; Page: 114b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Mt. Carmel, Halifax, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia, USA

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