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Margaret Jane Bruce 1838 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1838

Birth Location: Daviess County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 20 Jul 1862

Death Location: Knox, Indiana, USA

Father: Spier Bruce

Mother: Rachel Chambers

Spouse(s): John Phillips

Children(s): David Phillips, James Phillips

Margaret Jane Bruce was born in 1838 in Daviess County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Spier Spencer Bruce and Rachel Sexton Chambers. In 1850, Margaret Jane Bruce resided in Steele, Daviess, Indiana, USA. Margaret Jane Bruce married John Phillips, and had children including David Spencer Phillips, James Francis Phillips. Margaret Jane Bruce passed away in 1862 in Knox, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Jane Bruce was born in 1838 in Daviess County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of Spier Spencer Bruce and Rachel Sexton Chambers.
  • In 1850, Margaret Jane Bruce resided in Steele, Daviess, Indiana, USA.
  • Margaret Jane Bruce married John Phillips, and had children including David Spencer Phillips, James Francis Phillips.
  • Margaret Jane Bruce passed away in 1862 in Knox, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Bruce's Ancestors

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Margaret Bruce
1838 – 1862
Birth Place: Daviess County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Spier Spencer Bruce
1804 – 1864
Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Rachel (Sexton) Chambers
1813 – 1846
Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Albin) Bruce
1779 – 1854
New York, United States
Sara (" Sally ") Polke
1780 – 1818
Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Bruce
1745 – 1818
Mary Lucas
1745 – 1805
Charles Polke
1744 – 1823
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bruce
1720 – 1799
Margaret McMahon
1727 – 1804
William LUCAS
1713 – 1775
Mildred Springer
1715 – 1789
Capt Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Nancy Langley
1732 – 1820

Margaret Bruce's Descendants

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Margaret (Jane) Bruce (1838 – 20 Jul 1862) m. John Phillips (abt 1831 – 9 June 1889)
  1. 1. David (Spencer) Phillips (abt 1859 – )
  2. 2. James (Francis) Phillips (9 Oct 1860 – 14 Apr 1942)

Margaret Bruce's Timeline

3 Records

1838
1838
Birth of Margaret Jane Bruce in Daviess County, Indiana, United States of America
Daviess County, Indiana, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 12
Margaret Jane Bruce resided here in Steele, Daviess, Indiana, USA
Steele, Daviess, Indiana, USA
1862
20 Jul 1862
Age 24
Death of Margaret Jane Bruce in Knox, Indiana, USA
Knox, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Daviess County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Steele, Daviess, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1862
    Event Place: Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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