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Joel Gilbert Bruce 1819 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1819

Birth Location: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1903

Death Location: West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Dexter Bruce

Mother: Abigail Barnes

Spouse(s): Martha Snow

Children(s): Tamsen Bruce, William Bruce, Ann Bruce

Joel Gilbert Bruce was born in 1819 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Dexter Bruce and Abigail L Barnes. Joel Gilbert Bruce married Martha Ann Goodnough Snow, and had children including Tamsen Bruce, William H Bruce, Ann Eliza Bruce. Joel Gilbert Bruce passed away in 1903 in West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Gilbert Bruce was born in 1819 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Dexter Bruce and Abigail L Barnes.
  • Joel Gilbert Bruce married Martha Ann Goodnough Snow, and had children including Tamsen Bruce, William H Bruce, Ann Eliza Bruce.
  • Joel Gilbert Bruce passed away in 1903 in West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Bruce's Ancestors

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Joel Bruce
1819 – 1903
Birth Place: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Dexter Bruce
1790 – 1880
Holland, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail (L) Barnes
1791 – 1869
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
ANTIPAS BRUCE
1753 – 1792
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Kendrick
1755 – 1793
North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
JOSEPH BRUCE
1726 – 1813
Sibyl Child
1724 – 1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr
1691 – 1741
Elizabeth Townsend
1692 – 1746

Joel Bruce's Descendants

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Joel (Gilbert) Bruce (25 May 1819 – 15 May 1903) m. Martha (Ann Goodnough) Snow (1 Dec 1819 – 12 January 1915)
  1. 1. Tamsen Bruce (1835 – )
  2. 2. William (H) Bruce (1847 – )
  3. 3. Ann (Eliza) Bruce (29 Dec 1849 – 5 Dec 1889)

Joel Bruce's Timeline

3 Records

1819
25 May 1819
Birth of Joel Gilbert Bruce in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1846
1846
Age 27
Joel Gilbert Bruce was married in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1903
15 May 1903
Age 84
Death of Joel Gilbert Bruce in West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1819
    Event Place: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1903
    Event Place: West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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