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John Bruce 1757 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1757

Birth Location: Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Dec 1839

Death Location: Cargill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Father: Robert Bruce

Mother: Katherine Cormack

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Bruce

The story of John Bruce (Twin) began in 1757 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland. John Bruce (Twin) had children including William Bruce. John Bruce (Twin) passed away in 1839 in Cargill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bruce (Twin) began in 1757 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland.
  • John Bruce (Twin) had children including William Bruce.
  • John Bruce (Twin) passed away in 1839 in Cargill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Bruce
1712 – 1759
Birth Location: Canisbay , Caithness
RB
Katherine Cormack
1722 – 1759
Birth Location: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
KC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bruce
1801 – 1881
Birth Location: Bower, Caithness
WB

John Bruce's Ancestors

Self
John Bruce
1757 – 1839
Birth Place: Bower, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
Robert James Bruce
1712 – 1759
Canisbay , Caithness
Katherine Cormack
1722 – 1759
Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
Margaret (Jones) Frazier
1695 – 1747
Warse Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland UK, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bruce's Descendants

1.
JB
John Bruce (27 May 1757 – 24 Dec 1839)
  1. 1. William Bruce (27 Dec 1801 – 6 Oct 1881) m. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Kennedy (28 Sep 1806 – 9 May 1893)
    1. 1. Murdoch Bruce (1 Jul 1839 – 21 Dec 1895) m. Catherine Polson (03 Jul 1841 – 20 Mar 1922)
      1. 1. Murdoch Bruce (29 Dec 1876 – 04 May 1941) m. Irene (Bruce Murdoch) Zohrab (23 Aug 1880 – 18 Jul 1953)
        1. 1. Edith (Eileen) Bruce (06 Mar 1908 – 7 Sep 1996)
        2. 2. Alan (Murdoch) Bruce (01 Jun 1910 – 20 December 1991)
        3. 3. Raymond (John Zohrab) Bruce (21 Dec 1914 – 1995)
        4. 4. Wilfred (George) Bruce (29 Nov 1916 – 22 MAY 1997)
        5. 5. Mary (Irene) Bruce (17 Oct 1919 – Jul 2020) m. Harold (John) Marchant (2 Oct 1894 – 1 Jun 1971) m. Theodore (Edward) Staples (30 Oct 1918 – 15 Mar 2020)
        6. 6. Nancy (Evelyn) Bruce (15 Jul 1921 – 2004)

John Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1757
27 May 1757
Birth of John Bruce (Twin) in Bower, Caithness, Scotland
Bower, Caithness, Scotland
1839
24 Dec 1839
Age 82
Death of John Bruce (Twin) in Cargill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Cargill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1757
    Event Place: Bower, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1839
    Event Place: Cargill, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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