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James Robert Bruce 1720 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Bruce

Mother: Sarah Parrell

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In 1720, James Robert Bruce entered the world in Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Bruce and Sarah Coles Parrell. James Robert Bruce passed away in 1799 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, James Robert Bruce entered the world in Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to John Bruce and Sarah Coles Parrell.
  • James Robert Bruce passed away in 1799 in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA.

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James Bruce's Ancestors

Self
James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Birth Place: Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
John Bruce
1690 – 1748
Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sarah (Coles) Parrell
1690 – 1748
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Bruce
1664 – 1725
Portsoy, Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary Christian
1665 – 1725
New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Hugh (H.) Parrell
1668 – 1748
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ann Calvert
1669 – 1748
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1634 – 1699
Tabitha Mustain
1638 – 1701
Edward Christian
1645 – 1725
Eleanor Wattleworth
1650 – 1691
Nicholas Parnell
1614 – 1683
Judith Pullen
1639 – 1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bruce
1603 – 1690
Isobell Black
1610 – 1700
Thomas Mustain
1615 – 1691
Mary Haley
1615 – 1638

James Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of James Robert Bruce in Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1799
1799
Age 79
Death of James Robert Bruce in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

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