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Major Bruce 1807–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: Bet. 1861–1870

Death Location: Tennessee

Father: Thomas Bruce

Mother: Mary Laidler

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Emery Bruce

Major Bruce was born in 1807 in Tennessee, the child of Thomas H C Bruce And Mary Ann Laidler. Major Bruce had children including Emery Bruce. Major Bruce passed away in 1861 in Tennessee.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Major Bruce was born in 1807 in Tennessee, the child of Thomas H C Bruce And Mary Ann Laidler.
  • Major Bruce had children including Emery Bruce.
  • Major Bruce passed away in 1861 in Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bruce
1772–1886
Birth Location: Campbell, Virginia, USA
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Mary Laidler
1780–1835
Birth Location: Virgina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emery Bruce
1859–
Birth Location: Missouri, United States
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Major Bruce's Ancestors

Self
Major Bruce
1807–1861
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Thomas H. C Bruce
1772–1886
Campbell, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Laidler
1780–1835
Virgina, USA
Grandparents
John Laidler
1760–1794
Charles County, Maryland, USA
Catherine (Anne) Penn
1769–1809
Charles County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Laidler
1738–1774
Violetta Barnes
1728–1780
Jezreel Penn
1736–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Penn
1714–1753
William Penn
1710–1753

Major Bruce's Descendants

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Major Bruce (1807–Bet. 1861–1870)
  1. 1. Emery Bruce 1859– m. Nancy (S) Hughes 1867–
    1. 1. Florien (Daisy) Bruce 1892–1978 m. James (C) Townsend 1892–1925
      1. 1. Clarence (B) Townsend 1921–1995 m. Dorothy Hennings 1923–2010
        1. 1. James (Clarence) Townsend 1945–2020 m. Kathleen (Rae) Berndt 1947–2024
      2. 2. Kenneth (G) Townsend 1911–1985
      3. 3. Forrest (Glen) Danielson 1912–2001 m. Ingrid Danielson 1914–1980 m. Rose (Marie) Hintz 1915–2001
      4. 4. Roland (Lawrence) Danielson 1916–1978 m. Rose (Marie) Hintz 1915–2001
      5. 5. Donald (Alphonse) Smith 1929–2000
      6. 6. Howard (Oneil) Fortner 1925–1973
      7. 7. Kenneth (Gideon) Danielson 1911–1985

Major Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Major Bruce in Tennessee
Tennessee
1861
Bet. 1861–1870
Age 54
Death of Major Bruce in Tennessee
Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1861–1870
    Event Place: Tennessee
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