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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: Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Lyman Bruce

Mother: Lydia Griggs

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Folsom

Children(s): Ann Bruce, George Bruce, Carrie Bruce, Lyman Bruce, Hattie Bruce, Alfred Bruce, Georgette Bruce, Willie Bruce, Eugene Bruce, Alphio 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 Alfred Augustus Bruce, Alphio Bruce, Ann Eugenia Genie Bruce, Carrie Jane Bruce, Eugene B Bruce, George Henry Twin Bruce, Georgette Twin Bruce, Hattie Elizabeth Bruce, Lyman Dexter Bruce, Willie M Bruce. Joseph Lyman Bruce passed away in 1897 in Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America.

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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 Alfred Augustus Bruce, Alphio Bruce, Ann Eugenia Genie Bruce, Carrie Jane Bruce, Eugene B Bruce, George Henry Twin Bruce, Georgette Twin Bruce, Hattie Elizabeth Bruce, Lyman Dexter Bruce, Willie M Bruce.
  • Joseph Lyman Bruce passed away in 1897 in Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America.

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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 .....
1724–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bruce
1691–1741
Elizabeth Townshend
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. Ann (Eugenia "Genie") Bruce 1854–1944 m. Ezra (Metcalf) Waring 1848–1917
    1. 1. Roy (Lyman) Waring 1883–1952 m. Ethel (Maud) Stevens 1885–1969
      1. 1. Kenneth (Ivan) Waring 1908–1969 m. Cecil (Pauline) Finch 1912–2010
        1. 1. Maurice (Eugene) Waring 1933–2015
      2. 2. Gerald (Ellsworth 'Jerry') Waring 1912–1993
      3. 3. Nellie (Margaret) Waring 1906–1990
      4. 4. Dale (Arthur) Waring 1914–1990
      5. 5. Glenn (Lyman) Waring 1910–1992 m. Beulah (E) Rhoades 1920– m. Elsie (Joanne) Scheer 1914–1954
      6. 6. Maxine (Elaine) Waring 1926–1999
      7. 7. Keith (Edward) Waring 1917–1954
    2. 2. Maud (Elizabeth) Waring 1880–1960
    3. 3. Arthur (James) Waring 1874–1885
    4. 4. Allie (Margaret) Waring 1876–1950
  2. 2. George (Henry (Twin)) Bruce 1865–1912
  3. 3. Carrie (Jane) Bruce 1858–1937
  4. 4. Lyman (Dexter) Bruce 1860–1924
  5. 5. Hattie (Elizabeth) Bruce 1863–1932
  6. 6. Alfred (Augustus) Bruce 1856–1922
  7. 7. Georgette ((Twin)) Bruce 1865–1865
  8. 8. Willie (M) Bruce 1867–1868
  9. 9. Eugene (B) Bruce 1849–1851
  10. 10. Alphio Bruce 1858–

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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