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Margaret Bruce 1774 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1774

Birth Location: Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 14 Nov 1851

Death Location: Boone, Indiana, United States

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Mary Lucas

Spouse(s): John Spencer

Children(s): Spier Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Amelia Spencer, George Spencer, Jane Spencer, Richard Spencer

Margaret Bruce was born in 1774 in Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of William Albin Bruce and Mary "Polly" Lucas. Margaret Bruce married John Spencer, and had children including Spier Spencer, Elizabeth "Eliza" L. Spencer, Amelia Emily Spencer, George H Spencer, Jane Emeline Spencer, Richard M. Spencer. Margaret Bruce passed away in 1851 in Boone, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Bruce was born in 1774 in Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of William Albin Bruce and Mary "Polly" Lucas.
  • Margaret Bruce married John Spencer, and had children including Spier Spencer, Elizabeth "Eliza" L. Spencer, Amelia Emily Spencer, George H Spencer, Jane Emeline Spencer, Richard M. Spencer.
  • Margaret Bruce passed away in 1851 in Boone, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Bruce's Ancestors

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Margaret Bruce
1774 – 1851
Birth Place: Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William Albin Bruce
1745 – 1818
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Mary ("Polly") Lucas
1745 – 1805
Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (Robert) Bruce
1720 – 1799
Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Ann) McMahon
1727 – 1804
Spotsylvania, Frederick, Virginia, Colonial America
William (James) LUCAS
1713 – 1775
Saint Barnabas Church, Queen Anne Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland
Mildred (Edith) Springer
1715 – 1789
Middletown, Middlesex, CT
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1690 – 1748
Sarah Parrell
1690 – 1748
William McMahon
1690 – 1749
Elizabeth Blair
1681 – 1788
Thomas Lucas
1688 – 1756
Anne Hungerford
1687 – 1756
Thomas Buck
1678 – 1732
SARAH JUDD
1677 – 1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bruce
1660 – 1725
Mary Christian
1665 – 1725
Hugh Parrell
1668 – 1748
Ann Calvert
1674 – 1746
William McMahan
1669 – 1690
Virginia Sommers
1671 – 1740
Robert Blair
1653 – 1690
Janet Paterson
1654 – 1690
William *
1662 – 1704
Margaret *
1667 – 1733
Emanuel farmer
1623 – 1700

Margaret Bruce's Descendants

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Margaret Bruce (30 Oct 1774 – 14 Nov 1851) m. John Spencer (1774 – abt 1820)
  1. 1. Spier Spencer (27 Dec 1801 – 10 Mar 1882) m. Elizabeth (D) Crosley (24 May 1810 – 31 May 1839) m. Mary (Ann) Crosley (8 Jun 1810 – 1882)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Spencer (19 MAY 1844 – 08 JUN 1924) m. Benjamin ('Bennett') Crossley (6 Jan 1840 – 25 Nov 1897)
      1. 1. Orrin (Wilkerson) Crosley (18 Mar 1866 – 30 Oct 1948)
      2. 2. Spear (Cushman) Crossley (28 Jul 1867 – 15 Jun 1922)
      3. 3. William (Blake) Crosley (14 Apr 1869 – 22 Nov 1917)
      4. 4. Mary (Emma) Crosley (30 Aug 1870 – 26 Jan 1953)
      5. 5. Lee (Ollie) Crosley (4 Sep 1876 – 1943)
      6. 6. Harvey (Nelson) Crosley (20 Dec 1877 – 26 Aug 1925)
      7. 7. Rose (May) Crosley (11 Jun 1880 – 8 Sep 1881)
      8. 8. Austin (Arthur) Crosley (26 Aug 1884 – 7 Jan 1936)
    2. 2. George (Mack) SPENCER (09 JAN 1862 – Unknown)
  2. 2. Elizabeth ("Eliza" L.) Spencer (1805 – abt 1878)
  3. 3. Amelia (Emily) Spencer (17 Dec 1807 – 10 Feb 1885)
  4. 4. George (H) Spencer (10 May 1808 – 17 Sep 1889)
  5. 5. Jane (Emeline) Spencer (Bet 1813 and 1816 – Aft. 1880)
    1. 1. Henry (Harrison) Garig (25 Jul 1852 – 25 Mar 1923)
      1. 1. Clarence (Boatner "Speck") Garig (31 Mar 1887 – 4 Jun 1969)
        1. 1. Henry (Howard) Garig (19 Aug 1914 – 19 Dec 2007)
        2. 2. Thelma (Virginia "Missy") Garig (1 Jan 1917 – 18 Jun 2002) m. Jacob (C) Forman (1909 – )
        3. 3. Cecil (Ray) Garig (abt 1930 – 11 Apr 1931)
      2. 2. William (Marion) Garig (10 February 1892 – 23 December 1984) m. Sylvia (E) Garig (abt 1902 – )
        1. 1. Iva (Marian) Garig (abt 1923 – )
        2. 2. Donald (H) Garig (abt 1924 – )
        3. 3. George (Allen) Garig (31 August 1930 – 18 Feb 2017) m. Edna (Bernice) Bryce (23 February 1940 – 7 March 2005)
        4. 4. Robt (Eden) Garig (abt 1932 – )
        5. 5. Melvin (M) Garig (abt 1934 – )
  6. 6. Richard (M.) Spencer

Margaret Bruce's Timeline

3 Records

1774
30 Oct 1774
Birth of Margaret Bruce in Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
1851
14 Nov 1851
Age 77
Death of Margaret Bruce in Terre Haute, Boone, Indiana, United States
Terre Haute, Boone, Indiana, United States
1851
14 Nov 1851
Age 77
Death of Margaret Bruce in Boone, Indiana, United States
Boone, Indiana, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1774
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1851
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Boone, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1851
    Event Place: Boone, Indiana, United States

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