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Elizabeth Smith Folsom 1823–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1823

Birth Location: Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 15 Feb 1891

Death Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA

Father: Joseph Folsom

Mother: Mary Thompson

Spouse(s): Joseph Bruce

Children(s): Ann Bruce, Carrie Bruce, Eugene Bruce, Willie Bruce, Hattie Bruce, George Bruce, Lyman Bruce, Alfred Bruce, Georgette Bruce

The story of Elizabeth Smith Folsom began in 1823 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA. In 1850, Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided in Elida, Winnebago, Illinois. Elizabeth Smith Folsom married Joseph Lyman Bruce, and had children including Alfred Augustus Bruce, Ann Eugenia Bruce, Carrie Jane Bruce, Eugene B Bruce, George Henry Bruce, Georgette Bruce, Hattie Elizabeth Bruce, Lyman Dexter Bruce, Willie M Bruce. Elizabeth Smith Folsom passed away in 1891 in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Smith Folsom began in 1823 in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided in Elida, Winnebago, Illinois.
  • Elizabeth Smith Folsom married Joseph Lyman Bruce, and had children including Alfred Augustus Bruce, Ann Eugenia Bruce, Carrie Jane Bruce, Eugene B Bruce, George Henry Bruce, Georgette Bruce, Hattie Elizabeth Bruce, Lyman Dexter Bruce, Willie M Bruce.
  • Elizabeth Smith Folsom passed away in 1891 in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Folsom
1795–1875
Birth Location: Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
JF
Mary Thompson
1796–1844
Birth Location: Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
MT

Spouses(s)

Joseph Bruce
1819–1897
Birth Location: New Hampshire, USA
JB

Children(s)

Ann Bruce
1854–1944
Birth Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
AB
Carrie Bruce
1858–1937
Birth Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
CB
Eugene Bruce
1849–1851
Birth Location: Winnebago, Illinois, USA
EB
Willie Bruce
1867–1868
Birth Location: Clayton, Clayton, Iowa, United States
WB
Hattie Bruce
1863–1932
Birth Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
HB
George Bruce
1865–1912
Birth Location: Clayton, Iowa, USA
GB
Lyman Bruce
1860–1924
Birth Location: Fayette, Iowa, USA
LB
Alfred Bruce
1856–1922
Birth Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
AB
Georgette Bruce
1865–1865
Birth Location: Clayton, Clayton, Iowa, United States
GB

Elizabeth Folsom's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Folsom
1823–1891
Birth Place: Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Joseph G. Folsom
1795–1875
Orange, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Mary (Jane) Thompson
1796–1844
Goshen, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
John (Curtis) Folsom
1765–1850
New Hampshire, USA
Rebecca Colby
1774–
Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Colby
1745–
Mary Wallace
1745–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Jr
1714–1806
Phebe Coleman
1721–

Elizabeth Folsom's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth (Smith) Folsom (20 Mar 1823–15 Feb 1891) m. Joseph (Lyman) Bruce (Abt 1819–26 Mar 1897)
  1. 1. Ann (Eugenia) Bruce 1854–1944 m. Ezra (Metcalf) Waring 1848–1917
    1. 1. Allie (Margaret) Waring 1876–1950
    2. 2. Arthur (James) Waring 1874–1885
    3. 3. Roy (Lyman) Waring 1883–1952
    4. 4. Maud (Elizabeth) Waring 1880–1960 m. Truman (W) Jenney 1864–1946 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Conant 1872–1926
      1. 1. Merle Conant 1909–1909
      2. 2. Albert (Benjamin) Conant 1906–1980
      3. 3. Lynn (Adelbert) Conant 1918–1995
      4. 4. Warren (Eugene) Conant 1910–1960
      5. 5. Glen (Allen) Conant 1922–1987
      6. 6. Florence (Margaret) Conant 1912–2002
  2. 2. Carrie (Jane) Bruce 1858–1937
  3. 3. Eugene (B) Bruce 1849–1851
  4. 4. Willie (M) Bruce 1867–1868
  5. 5. Hattie (Elizabeth) Bruce 1863–1932
  6. 6. George (Henry) Bruce 1865–1912
  7. 7. Lyman (Dexter) Bruce 1860–1924
  8. 8. Alfred (Augustus) Bruce 1856–1922
  9. 9. Georgette Bruce 1865–1865

Elizabeth Folsom's Timeline

19 Records

1823
20 Mar 1823
Birth of Elizabeth Smith Folsom in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
1823
20 Mar 1823
Birth of Elizabeth Smith Folsom in Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
1850
1850
Age 27
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Elida, Winnebago, Illinois
Elida, Winnebago, Illinois
1850
1850
Age 27
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Elida, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Elida, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 37
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Putnam Township, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Putnam Township, Fayette, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 37
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Putnam, Fayette, Iowa
Putnam, Fayette, Iowa
1860
1860
Age 37
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States
1860
1860
Age 37
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Roxbury Ward 4, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury Ward 4, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1870
1870
Age 47
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Putnam Township, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Putnam Township, Fayette, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 47
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Putnam, Fayette, Iowa
Putnam, Fayette, Iowa
1870
1870
Age 47
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States
1880
1880
Age 57
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Putnam Township, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Putnam Township, Fayette, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 57
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States
1885
1885
Age 62
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Strawberry Point
Strawberry Point
1885
1885
Age 62
Elizabeth Smith Folsom resided here in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
1891
13 Feb 1891
Age 68
Death of Elizabeth Smith Folsom in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
1891
13 Feb 1891
Age 68
Death of Elizabeth Smith Folsom in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
1891
15 Feb 1891
Age 68
Burial of Elizabeth Smith Folsom in County Corner's Cemetery, (rural) Strawberry Pt.. Clayton Co., IA
County Corner's Cemetery, (rural) Strawberry Pt.. Clayton Co., IA
1891
15 Feb 1891
Age 68
Burial of Elizabeth Smith Folsom in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Canaan, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Elida, Winnebago, Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Elida, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Putnam Township, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Roxbury Ward 4, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Putnam Township, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Putnam Township, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Strawberry Point
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1891
    Event Place: County Corner's Cemetery, (rural) Strawberry Pt.. Clayton Co., IA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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