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Elizabeth "Betsy" Bruce 1807 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Nov 1807

Birth Location: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 8 Sep 1883

Death Location: Roachdale, Putnam, Indiana, United States

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Sara Polke

Spouse(s): John LaFollette

Children(s): Mary LaFollette, Sarah LaFollette, William LaFollette, Nancy LaFollette, Jacob Lafollette, James LaFollette, John LaFollette, Mary FOLLETTE, Sarah LaFollette, Elizabeth LaFollette, Melvina LaFollette, Anna LaFollette, James Lafollette, Lucinda LaFollette, Deliah Young, Charles LaFollette, James LaFollette

According to available records, Elizabeth "Betsy" Bruce was born in 1807 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States, the child of William Albin Bruce and Sara " Sally " Polke. Following those early years, Elizabeth "Betsy" Bruce married John LaFollette, and their family grew to include Mary Jane LaFollette, Sarah P LaFollette, William Bruce LaFollette, Nancy Angeline LaFollette, Jacob Swank Lafollette, James U LaFollette, John H LaFollette, Mary L LA FOLLETTE, Sarah Elizabeth LaFollette, Elizabeth Betty Hall LaFollette, Melvina LaFollette, Anna Elizabeth LaFollette, James U Lafollette, Lucinda LaFollette, Deliah Jane Young, Charles H LaFollette and James U LaFollette. In the later years of life, Elizabeth "Betsy" Bruce died in 1883 in Roachdale, Putnam, Indiana, United States.

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Parents

William Bruce
1779 – 1854
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Sara Polke
1780 – 1818
Birth Location: Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

John LaFollette
1787 – 1882
Birth Location: Hardin County, Kentucky USA
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Children(s)

Mary LaFollette
1827 – 1844
Birth Location: Montgomery, Indiana, United States
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Sarah LaFollette
1828 – 1851
Birth Location: Hardin, Kentucky, USA
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William LaFollette
1829 – 1904
Birth Location: Roachdale, Putnam, Indiana, United States
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Nancy LaFollette
1830 – 1847
Birth Location: Montgomery, Indiana, United States
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Jacob Lafollette
1832 – 1917
Birth Location: Montgomery, Indiana, United States
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James LaFollette
1833 – 1833
Birth Location: Roachdale, Putnam, Indiana, USA
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John LaFollette
1834 – 1890
Birth Location: Putnam, Indiana, United States
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Mary FOLLETTE
1836 –
Birth Location: –
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Sarah LaFollette
1836 – 1912
Birth Location: Parkersburg, Montgomery, Indiana
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Elizabeth LaFollette
1838 – 1838
Birth Location: Putnam, Indiana, USA
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Melvina LaFollette
1839 –
Birth Location: Montgomery, Indiana, United States
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Anna LaFollette
1840 – 1894
Birth Location: Putnam, Indiana, USA
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James Lafollette
1841 – 1920
Birth Location: Montgomery, Indiana, United States
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Lucinda LaFollette
1844 – 1844
Birth Location: Montgomery, Indiana, United States
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Deliah Young
1845 – 1935
Birth Location: Roachdale, Putnam, Indiana
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Charles LaFollette
1849 – 1890
Birth Location: Montgomery, Indiana, United States
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James LaFollette
1883 – 1833
Birth Location: Putnam, Indiana, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Nov 1807
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Nov 1807
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Sep 1883
    Event Place: Roachdale, Putnam, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 08 Sep 1883
    Event Place: Roachdale, Putnam, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Sep 1883
    Event Place: Roachdale, Putnam, Indiana, United States
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