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Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce 1855 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1855

Birth Location: Sullivan, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 19 Sep 1923

Death Location: Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: William Bruce

Mother: Elizabeth Light

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In 1855, Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce entered the world in Sullivan, Indiana, USA, born to William S Bruce and Elizabeth Sarah Light. In 1860, Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce resided in Widner, Oak Station, Knox, Indiana, USA. Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce passed away in 1923 in Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce entered the world in Sullivan, Indiana, USA, born to William S Bruce and Elizabeth Sarah Light.
  • In 1860, Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce resided in Widner, Oak Station, Knox, Indiana, USA.
  • Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce passed away in 1923 in Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Margaret Bruce's Ancestors

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Margaret Bruce
1855 – 1923
Birth Place: Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Parents
William S Bruce
1830 – 1866
Indiana, USA
Elizabeth (Sarah) Light
1833 – 1873
Knox County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Spier (Spencer) Bruce
1804 – 1864
Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Rachel (Sexton) Chambers
1813 – 1846
Knox County, Indiana, United States of America
Russel Light
1803 – 1864
Campbell, Kentucky, USA
Mary Hollingsworth
1802 – 1868
Union, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bruce
1779 – 1854
Sara Polke
1780 – 1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bruce
1745 – 1818
Mary Lucas
1745 – 1805
Charles Polke
1744 – 1823
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797

Margaret Bruce's Timeline

4 Records

1855
10 Oct 1855
Birth of Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce in Sullivan County, IN
Sullivan County, IN
1855
10 Oct 1855
Birth of Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce in Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Sullivan, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce resided here in Widner, Oak Station, Knox, Indiana, USA
Widner, Oak Station, Knox, Indiana, USA
1923
19 Sep 1923
Age 68
Death of Margaret "Maggie Jane" Light Bruce in Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA
Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1855
    Event Place: Sullivan County, IN
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1855
    Event Place: Sullivan, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Widner, Oak Station, Knox, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1923
    Event Place: Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, USA

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