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Maria S. Bruce 1786–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1786

Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland

Death Date: 23 Aug 1848

Death Location: Charles County, Maryland

Father: Col. Bruce

Mother: Elizabeth Hamilton

Spouse(s): John Matthews

Children(s): William Matthews

Maria S. Bruce was born in 1786 in Charles County, Maryland, the child of Col William Henry Bruce And Elizabeth Cunninham Hamilton. Maria S. Bruce married John Matthews, and had children including William Bruce Matthews. Maria S. Bruce passed away in 1848 in Charles County, Maryland.

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Biography

  • Maria S. Bruce was born in 1786 in Charles County, Maryland, the child of Col William Henry Bruce And Elizabeth Cunninham Hamilton.
  • Maria S. Bruce married John Matthews, and had children including William Bruce Matthews.
  • Maria S. Bruce passed away in 1848 in Charles County, Maryland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Bruce
1752–1825
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
CB
Elizabeth Hamilton
–1823
Birth Location: –
EH

Spouses(s)

John Matthews
1783–1854
Birth Location: Charles, Maryland, United States
JM

Children(s)

William Matthews
1827–1897
Birth Location: Charles County, Maryland
WM

Maria Bruce's Ancestors

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Maria Bruce
1786–1848
Birth Place: Charles County, Maryland
Parents
Col. William Henry Bruce
1752–1825
Charles, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth ((Cunninham)) Hamilton
–1823
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Bruce's Descendants

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Maria (S.) Bruce (26 Jan 1786–23 Aug 1848) m. John Matthews (14 Dec 1783–4 May 1854)
  1. 1. William (Bruce) Matthews 1827–1897 m. Ann (Truman (Nannie)) Dorsett 1828–1892
    1. 1. Ann (Dorsett (Nannie)) Matthews 1868–1941 m. William (Briscoe Stone) Chapman 1866–1945
      1. 1. William (Briscoe Stone Chapman) II 1909–1987 m. Jane (Ashbury) Herlbert 1920–2016

Maria Bruce's Timeline

2 Records

1786
26 Jan 1786
Birth of Maria S. Bruce in Charles County, Maryland
Charles County, Maryland
1848
23 Aug 1848
Age 62
Death of Maria S. Bruce in Charles County, Maryland
Charles County, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1786
    Event Place: Charles County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Charles County, Maryland
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