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Joseph Lyman Bruce 1815 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1815

Birth Location: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1897

Death Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, United States

Father: Lyman Bruce

Mother: Lydia Griggs

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Folsom

Children(s): Eugene Bruce, Ann Bruce, Alfred Bruce, Alphio Bruce, Carrie Bruce, Lyman Bruce, Hattie Bruce, George Bruce, Georgette Bruce, Willie Bruce

Joseph Lyman Bruce was born in 1815 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Lyman Bruce and Lydia Griggs. In 1860, Joseph Lyman Bruce resided in Putnam, Brush Creek, Fayette, Iowa, USA. In 1870, Joseph Lyman Bruce resided in Putnam, Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, USA. Joseph Lyman Bruce married Elizabeth Folsom, and had children including Eugene B Bruce, Ann Eugenia "Genie" Bruce, Alfred Augustus Bruce, Alphio Bruce, Carrie Jane Bruce, Lyman Dexter Bruce, Hattie Elizabeth Bruce, George Henry (Twin) Bruce, Georgette (Twin) Bruce, Willie M Bruce. Joseph Lyman Bruce passed away in 1897 in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Lyman Bruce was born in 1815 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Lyman Bruce and Lydia Griggs.
  • In 1860, Joseph Lyman Bruce resided in Putnam, Brush Creek, Fayette, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1870, Joseph Lyman Bruce resided in Putnam, Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, USA.
  • Joseph Lyman Bruce married Elizabeth Folsom, and had children including Eugene B Bruce, Ann Eugenia "Genie" Bruce, Alfred Augustus Bruce, Alphio Bruce, Carrie Jane Bruce, Lyman Dexter Bruce, Hattie Elizabeth Bruce, George Henry (Twin) Bruce, Georgette (Twin) Bruce, Willie M Bruce.
  • Joseph Lyman Bruce passed away in 1897 in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Bruce
1815 – 1897
Birth Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Lyman Bruce
1785 – 1865
Holland, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Griggs
1791 – 1860
Union City, Tolland, Connecticut, 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

Joseph Bruce's Descendants

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Joseph (Lyman) Bruce (13 Dec 1815 – 26 Mar 1897) m. Elizabeth Folsom (20 March 1823 – 13 February 1891)
  1. 1. Eugene (B) Bruce (10 Mar 1849 – May 1851)
  2. 2. Ann (Eugenia "Genie") Bruce (21 Sep 1854 – 20 Jun 1944) m. Ezra (Metcalf) Waring (08/18/1848 – 2 Dec 1917)
    1. 1. Arthur (James) Waring (23 Aug 1874 – 13 Sep 1885)
    2. 2. Allie (Margaret) Waring (9 August 1876 – 4 May 1950)
    3. 3. Maud (Elizabeth) Waring (04 Mar 1880 – 23 Jul 1960)
    4. 4. Roy (Lyman) Waring (10 Jun 1883 – 03/27/1952) m. Ethel (Maud) Stevens (4 December 1885 – 3 October 1969)
      1. 1. Nellie (Margaret) Waring (5 September 1906 – 15 January 1990)
      2. 2. Kenneth (Ivan) Waring (15 May 1908 – 30 May 1969) m. Cecil (Pauline) Finch (14 Nov 1912 – 16 Oct 2010)
        1. 1. Maurice (Eugene) Waring (8 Aug 1933 – 18 Jul 2015)
        2. 2. Jeannine Waring m. Kenneth (M) Heiss
      3. 3. Glenn (Lyman) Waring (9 Feb 1910 – 24 February 1992) m. Elsie (Joanne) Scheer (04 Feb 1914 – 11 Mar 1954) m. Beulah (E) Rhoades (13 Oct 1920 – )
      4. 4. Gerald (Ellsworth 'Jerry') Waring (7 October 1912 – 7 March 1993)
      5. 5. Dale (Arthur) Waring (28 June 1914 – 11 July 1990)
      6. 6. Keith (Edward) Waring (16 May 1917 – 20 December 1954)
      7. 7. Maxine (Elaine) Waring (27 March 1926 – 12 April 1999)
  3. 3. Alfred (Augustus) Bruce (7 September 1856 – 7 January 1922)
  4. 4. Alphio Bruce (abt 1858 – )
  5. 5. Carrie (Jane) Bruce (23 August 1858 – 29 Jul 1937)
  6. 6. Lyman (Dexter) Bruce (15 June 1860 – 26 May 1924)
  7. 7. Hattie (Elizabeth) Bruce (2 November 1863 – 7 December 1932)
  8. 8. George (Henry (Twin)) Bruce (27 August 1865 – 4 November 1912)
  9. 9. Georgette ((Twin)) Bruce (27 August 1865 – 27 August 1865)
  10. 10. Willie (M) Bruce (4 October 1867 – 28 August 1868)

Joseph Bruce's Timeline

4 Records

1815
13 Dec 1815
Birth of Joseph Lyman Bruce in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1860
1860
Age 45
Joseph Lyman Bruce resided here in Putnam, Brush Creek, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Putnam, Brush Creek, Fayette, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 55
Joseph Lyman Bruce resided here in Putnam, Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, USA
Putnam, Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, USA
1897
26 Mar 1897
Age 82
Death of Joseph Lyman Bruce in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, United States
Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1815
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: M653_322; Page: 282; Family History Library Film: 80
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Putnam, Brush Creek, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: M653_322; Page: 282; Family History Library Film: 80

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Putnam, Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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