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Elijah (Eli) B Bruce 1795–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: Feb 1876

Death Location: Clark County, Kentucky USA

Father: Benjamin Bruce

Mother: Mildred Watts

Spouse(s): Temperance Dollard, Nancy Rhodes

Children(s): Sarah Bruce

The story of Elijah (Eli) B Bruce began in 1795 in Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States. Elijah (Eli) B Bruce married Malinda Browning, Nancy Frances Rhodes, Temperance Dollard, and had children including Sarah Jane Bruce. Elijah (Eli) B Bruce passed away in 1876 in Clark County, Kentucky USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah (Eli) B Bruce began in 1795 in Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States.
  • Elijah (Eli) B Bruce married Malinda Browning, Nancy Frances Rhodes, Temperance Dollard, and had children including Sarah Jane Bruce.
  • Elijah (Eli) B Bruce passed away in 1876 in Clark County, Kentucky USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Bruce
1745–1809
Birth Location: Ablemarle, Virginia, United States
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Mildred Watts
1753–1842
Birth Location: Jamestown, Albemarle, Virginia
MW

Spouses(s)

Temperance Dollard
1800–1870
Birth Location: Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States
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Nancy Rhodes
1797–1835
Birth Location: Wincester, Clark, Kentucky, United States
NR

Children(s)

Sarah Bruce
1833–1906
Birth Location: Clark, Kentucky
SB

Elijah Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Bruce
1795–1876
Birth Place: Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Benjamin Bruce
1745–1809
Ablemarle, Virginia, United States
Mildred ("Milly") Watts
1753–1842
Jamestown, Albemarle, Virginia
Grandparents
George (Gordon) Bruce
1722–1800
Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Quinn
1720–1793
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Jacob Watts
1730–1821
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Durrett
1738–1819
White Hall, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John-Robert Fordyce*
1690–1748
Sarah Parrell
1690–1748
Darby Quinn
1696–1796
Mary Quinn
1698–1754
Col DURRETT
1722–1784
Sarah Hampton
1723–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas 'norsct
1664–1725
Mary 'sct
1665–1725
Lawrence (Immigrant)
1677–1711
Mary Lewes
1682–1771
Jonathan Ashworth
1681–1767
Nancy Wood-Ashworth
1670–1787
Francis Durrett
1680–1757
Ann Yarbrough
1687–1744

Elijah Bruce's Descendants

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Elijah ((Eli) B) Bruce (1795–Feb 1876) m. Temperance Dollard (1800–1870) m. Nancy (Frances) Rhodes (1797–31 Jul 1835)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Bruce 1833–1906 m. Fielding (Bruce Watts) Sr. 1825–1894
    1. 1. John (E.) Watts 1858–1942 m. Frances (Missouri) Browning 1850–
      1. 1. Oscar (Prater) Watts 1888–1960 m. Lula (or Luler) Worley 1893–1969
        1. 1. Erie (Bell) Watts 1916–1974 m. ralph (webster) Stokes 1908–1992
    2. 2. Sterling Watts 1872–1961
    3. 3. Breckenridge Watts 1863–1891
    4. 4. Lilly (D) Watts 1868–1909
    5. 5. Lizzie Watts 1878–1950
    6. 6. Franklin Watts 1859–1861
    7. 7. James (W) Watts 1852–1935
    8. 8. Mary (Jane) Watts 1850–1937
    9. 9. Endora (Elizabeth) Watts 1865–
    10. 10. Rose Watts 1872–
    11. 11. Fielding (Bruce) Watts 1855–1941

Elijah Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Elijah (Eli) B Bruce in Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States
Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States
1876
Feb 1876
Age 81
Death of Elijah (Eli) B Bruce in Clark County, Kentucky USA
Clark County, Kentucky USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1876
    Event Place: Clark County, Kentucky USA
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