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Jacob "Jake" Bruce 1831 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1831

Birth Location: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 11 Nov 1900

Death Location: Robb Cemetary, Smithfield, Gosper Co, Nebraska

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Catherine Bowman

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Jacob "Jake" Bruce was born in 1831 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States, the child of William May Bruce and Catherine Bowman. Jacob "Jake" Bruce passed away in 1900 in Robb Cemetary, Smithfield, Gosper Co, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • Jacob "Jake" Bruce was born in 1831 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States, the child of William May Bruce and Catherine Bowman.
  • Jacob "Jake" Bruce passed away in 1900 in Robb Cemetary, Smithfield, Gosper Co, Nebraska.

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Jacob Bruce's Ancestors

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Jacob Bruce
1831 – 1900
Birth Place: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States
Parents
William May Bruce
1798 – 1859
Cox's Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Catherine Bowman
1798 – 1846
Floyd County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
James (Robert. (Twin)) Bruce
1760 – 1835
Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Polly) Runyon
1761 – 1836
Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Margaret McMahon
1727 – 1804
Absalom Runyon
1728 – 1809
Ann Lake
1740 – 1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1690 – 1748
Sarah Parrell
1690 – 1748
William McMahon
1690 – 1749
Elizabeth Blair
1681 – 1788
Thomas Runyon
1701 – 1770
Hannah Stout
1717 – 1752
Daniel Leek
1696 – 1775
Elizabeth Sutphen
1699 – 1766

Jacob Bruce's Timeline

4 Records

1831
3 May 1831
Birth of Jacob "Jake" Bruce in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA
1831
3 May 1831
Birth of Jacob "Jake" Bruce in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States
Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States
1900
11 Nov 1900
Age 69
Death of Jacob "Jake" Bruce in Robb Cemetary, Smithfield, Gosper, Nebraska, USA
Robb Cemetary, Smithfield, Gosper, Nebraska, USA
1900
11 Nov 1900
Age 69
Death of Jacob "Jake" Bruce in Robb Cemetary, Smithfield, Gosper Co, Nebraska
Robb Cemetary, Smithfield, Gosper Co, Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1831
    Event Place: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1831
    Event Place: Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Robb Cemetary, Smithfield, Gosper, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1900
    Event Place: Robb Cemetary, Smithfield, Gosper Co, Nebraska

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