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James Robert Bruce 1720 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1720

Birth Location: Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 August 1799

Death Location: Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John-Robert Bruce

Mother: Sarah Parrell

Spouse(s): Margaret Bruce

Children(s): James Bruce

In 1720, James Robert Bruce entered the world in Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John-Robert Bruce and Sarah Coles Parrell. James Robert Bruce married Margaret Ann Bruce, and had children including James Robert Bruce. James Robert Bruce passed away in 1799 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1720, James Robert Bruce entered the world in Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John-Robert Bruce and Sarah Coles Parrell.
  • James Robert Bruce married Margaret Ann Bruce, and had children including James Robert Bruce.
  • James Robert Bruce passed away in 1799 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bruce's Ancestors

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James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Birth Place: Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John-Robert Bruce
1690 – 1748
Portsoy, Fordyce, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sarah (Coles) Parrell
1690 – 1748
Fordyce, Banff, Banffshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Bruice
Lady (Mary Evelyn Christian of New Deer) (Bruce)
1665 – 1725
New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
John Parrell
Sarah Parrell
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bruce's Descendants

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James (Robert) Bruce (20 May 1720 – 30 August 1799) m. Margaret (Ann) Bruce (1729 – 1796)
  1. 1. James (Robert) Bruce (2 April 1760 – 5 January 1835) m. Mary Runyan (3 May 1761 – 4 February 1836)
    1. 1. James (Robert) Bruce (4 Jul 1794 – 8 Feb 1863) m. Sarah Davis (14 Dec 1805 – 24 Oct 1839)
      1. 1. John (Milton) BRUCE (DEC 1816 – AFT 1880)
      2. 2. James Bruce (14 October 1820 – 25 October 1877) m. Nancy Phar (abt 1817 – Abt. 1857) m. Sarah (Jane) Phar (December 1828 – 14 February 1868) m. Mary (Jane) Akers (16 Nov 1836 – 12 Feb 1881) m. Nancy Phar (abt 1817 – Abt. 1857)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bruce (abt 1843 – Abt 1872)
        2. 2. Sarah (J.) Bruce (18 Mar 1846 – 28 Dec 1929)
        3. 3. James (R.) Bruce (30 May 1850 – 16 Apr 1921)
        4. 4. Nancy (Margaret) Bruce (14 Aug 1852 – 8 Jun 1925)
        5. 5. Amanda Bruce (abt 1854 – )
        6. 6. John Bruce (abt 1854 – ) m. Sibbie Higginson (27 Sep 1862 – 19 Apr 1952) m. Sibbie Higginson (27 Sep 1862 – 19 Apr 1952)
        7. 7. Joseph (Austin) Bruce (Oct 18,1860 – Feb 27, 1938)
        8. 8. Margaret Bruce (Abt. 1862 – )
        9. 9. Mary Bruce (abt 1864 – )
        10. 10. William (Beechum) Bruce (Sep 1869 – Sept 1, 1950)
        11. 11. Mattie Bruce (1872 – )
        12. 12. Ellen Bruce (Jan 1872 – 12 Feb 1933)
        13. 13. Lydia Bruce (26 Apr 1876 – 7 July 1918)
        14. 14. Uriah Bruce (about 1856 – ) m. Mae Lovellete (about 1861 – )
      3. 3. Uriah Bruce (abt 1821 – )
      4. 4. Julia (Anne) Bruce (22 Oct 1822 – bef 1870)
      5. 5. Nancy (Ann) Bruce (02 May 1824 – 09 Aug 1900)
      6. 6. Joseph (R) Bruce (1827 – 1900)
      7. 7. William Bruce (21 Apr 1831 – 5 Nov 1880)
      8. 8. George (Washington) Bruce (3 May 1837 – 1900)
      9. 9. Francis (Marion) Bruce (Dec 1839 – 04 Mar 1917)

James Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1720
20 May 1720
Birth of James Robert Bruce in Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1799
30 August 1799
Age 79
Death of James Robert Bruce in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1720
    Event Place: Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 August 1799
    Event Place: Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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