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Margaret Caroline Bruce 1822 – 1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: White, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Gallatin County, Illinois

Father: John Bruce

Mother: Mary Phipps

Spouse(s): Andrew Cowan

Children(s): Sarah Cowan, John Cowan, Tabitha Cowan, Reuben Cowan, James Cowan, Thomas Cowan, Martha Cowen

Margaret Caroline Bruce was born in 1822 in White, Illinois, United States, the child of John N Bruce and Mary Ann Phipps. In 1860, Margaret Caroline Bruce resided in South Hampton, Buffalo, Gallatin, Illinois, USA. Margaret Caroline Bruce married Andrew Jackson Cowan, and had children including Sarah Cowan, John W Cowan, Tabitha Jane Cowan, Reuben D Cowan, James J Cowan, Thomas G. Cowan, Martha Cowen. Margaret Caroline Bruce passed away in 1880 in Gallatin County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Margaret Caroline Bruce was born in 1822 in White, Illinois, United States, the child of John N Bruce and Mary Ann Phipps.
  • In 1860, Margaret Caroline Bruce resided in South Hampton, Buffalo, Gallatin, Illinois, USA.
  • Margaret Caroline Bruce married Andrew Jackson Cowan, and had children including Sarah Cowan, John W Cowan, Tabitha Jane Cowan, Reuben D Cowan, James J Cowan, Thomas G. Cowan, Martha Cowen.
  • Margaret Caroline Bruce passed away in 1880 in Gallatin County, Illinois.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Bruce's Ancestors

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Margaret Bruce
1822 – 1880
Birth Place: White, Illinois, United States
Parents
John N Bruce
1795 – 1876
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Phipps
1795 – 1852
Calvert, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Francis (Benjamin) Bruce
1768 – 1819
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Mary Crysel
1767 – 1865
Culpeper, Orange, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1740 – 1816
Mary Smith
1745 – 1818
William Crysel
1735 – 1784
Mary Coleburn
1738 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1720 – 1783
Elizabeth Coghill
1722 – 1751
John Smith
1713 – 1767
Elizabeth Meldrum
1714 – 1769

Margaret Bruce's Descendants

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Margaret (Caroline) Bruce (1822 – 1880) m. Andrew (Jackson) Cowan (30 September 1824 – Aft 1872)
  1. 1. Sarah Cowan (Abt 1850 – )
  2. 2. John (W) Cowan (abt 1852 – 09 Feb 1925)
  3. 3. Tabitha (Jane) Cowan (Sep 1856 – Between 1900-1910)
  4. 4. Reuben (D) Cowan (abt 1860 – aft. 1870)
  5. 5. James (J) Cowan (1863 – 1870-1880)
  6. 6. Thomas (G.) Cowan (1866 – Aft. 1930)
  7. 7. Martha Cowen (abt 1869 – Abt. 1905)

Margaret Bruce's Timeline

6 Records

1822
1822
Birth of Margaret Caroline Bruce in White, Illinois, United States
White, Illinois, United States
1829
1829
Age 7
Birth of Margaret Caroline Bruce in White County, Illinois, USA
White County, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 38
Margaret Caroline Bruce resided here in South Hampton, Buffalo, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
South Hampton, Buffalo, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
Margaret Caroline Bruce resided here in Bear Creek, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
Bear Creek, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
Death of Margaret Caroline Bruce in Gallatin County, Illinois
Gallatin County, Illinois
1901
1901
Age 79
Death of Margaret Caroline Bruce in Gallatin County Illinois
Gallatin County Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: White County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bear Creek, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 208; Page: 464d; Enumeration District: 017
    [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: South Hampton, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: M653_180; Page: 1055; Family History Lib

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: White, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: South Hampton, Buffalo, Gallatin, Illinois, 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: South Hampton, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: M653_180; Page: 1055; Family History Lib

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bear Creek, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 208; Page: 464d; Enumeration District: 017

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Gallatin County Illinois

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gallatin County, Illinois

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