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Nancy Paris Harrison 1814 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1814

Birth Location: Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 18 Sep 1901

Death Location: Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA

Father: Joshua Harrison

Mother: Sarah Parish

Spouse(s): Charles Bruce

Children(s): Charles Bruce, Joshua Bruce, Hettie Bruce, Robert Bruce, Mary Bruce, James Bruce, John Bruce, Nancy Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Thomas Bruce

Nancy Paris Harrison was born in 1814 in Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States, the child of Joshua Harrison and Sarah C Parish. In 1850, Nancy Paris Harrison resided in Scott, Montgomery, Indiana, USA. Nancy Paris Harrison married Charles Polk Bruce, and had children including Charles Henry Bruce, Joshua Harrison Bruce, Hettie Ann Bruce, Robert Tealer Bruce, Mary E. Bruce, James Harvey Bruce, John Wilson Bruce, Nancy Ellen Bruce, Sarah Margaret Bruce, Thomas Polk Bruce. Nancy Paris Harrison passed away in 1901 in Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Paris Harrison was born in 1814 in Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States, the child of Joshua Harrison and Sarah C Parish.
  • In 1850, Nancy Paris Harrison resided in Scott, Montgomery, Indiana, USA.
  • Nancy Paris Harrison married Charles Polk Bruce, and had children including Charles Henry Bruce, Joshua Harrison Bruce, Hettie Ann Bruce, Robert Tealer Bruce, Mary E. Bruce, James Harvey Bruce, John Wilson Bruce, Nancy Ellen Bruce, Sarah Margaret Bruce, Thomas Polk Bruce.
  • Nancy Paris Harrison passed away in 1901 in Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Harrison
1780 – 1870
Birth Location: Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Sarah Parish
1784 – 1854
Birth Location: Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Charles Bruce
1799 – 1850
Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA
CB

Children(s)

Charles Bruce
1839 – 1865
Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
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Joshua Bruce
1833 – 1891
Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
JB
Hettie Bruce
1834 – 1901
Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
HB
Robert Bruce
1836 – 1913
Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
RB
Mary Bruce
1838 – 1924
Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
MB
James Bruce
1841 – 1872
Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
JB
John Bruce
1844 – 1927
Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
JB
Nancy Bruce
1846 – 1850
Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
NB
Sarah Bruce
1848 – 1850
Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
SB
Thomas Bruce
1850 – 1925
Birth Location: Ladoga, Montgomery, Indiana, United States
TB

Nancy Harrison's Ancestors

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Nancy Harrison
1814 – 1901
Birth Place: Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Joshua Harrison
1780 – 1870
Frederick, Maryland, USA
Sarah (C) Parish
1784 – 1854
Shelby County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Harrison's Descendants

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Nancy (Paris) Harrison (28 Jan 1814 – 18 Sep 1901) m. Charles (Polk) Bruce (17 Oct 1799 – 10 Sep 1850)
  1. 1. Charles (Henry) Bruce (25 Nov 1839 – 20 May 1865)
  2. 2. Joshua (Harrison) Bruce (22 Mar 1833 – 22 Apr 1891) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) LaFollette (21 Oct 1836 – 21 Aug 1912)
    1. 1. Mary (Paris) Bruce (22 Nov 1856 – 28 Apr 1933)
    2. 2. Sarah (Melvina) Bruce (Sep 1859 – 11 Apr 1953)
    3. 3. Angeline Bruce (10 Nov 1861 – 12 Sep 1862)
    4. 4. Eliza (Ellen) Bruce (16 Jun 1863 – 12 Aug 1945)
    5. 5. Charles (Robert) Bruce (13 Nov 1865 – 15 Sep 1942)
    6. 6. William (Wallace) Bruce (3 Dec 1867 – 2 JUL 1907)
    7. 7. Joshua (Harrison) Bruce (22 Jan 1870 – 6 Oct 1888)
    8. 8. James (Milton) Bruce (18 Jan 1873 – )
    9. 9. Mabel (Orinda) Bruce (29 Jan 1879 – 20 Jul 1969)
  3. 3. Hettie (Ann) Bruce (6 Dec 1834 – 1901) m. David (Cook) Shaver (25 Jan 1829 – 29 Oct 1904)
    1. 1. Sarah (E) Shaver (3 June 1852 – 1917) m. Joseph (R.) Hawk (15 October 1833 – 28 July 1894)
      1. 1. Ruby (Ray) Hawk (1 July 1880 – 24 February 1961)
        1. 1. Nelle (Virginia) Hawk (13 Jan 1919 – 26 Apr 1997)
  4. 4. Robert (Tealer) Bruce (29 Jul 1836 – 28 Jul 1913)
  5. 5. Mary (E.) Bruce (02 Apr 1838 – 10 February 1924) m. John Montgomery (Abt. 1833 – bef 1870)
    1. 1. William (B.) Montgomery (Jan 1857 – 27 May 1939)
      1. 1. Harney (J) Montgomery (Dec 1897 – ) m. Lola (M) Trowbridge
        1. 1. James (Havney) Montgomery (8 Feb 1930 – 29 Oct 2006) m. Carolyn White
  6. 6. James (Harvey) Bruce (05 Nov 1841 – 18 May 1872) m. Mary (Jane) Kelley (11 August 1843 – 2 October 1936)
    1. 1. Edwin (M) Bruce (1867 – 1943)
    2. 2. John (Thomas) Bruce (1 March 1868 – 24 January 1949)
  7. 7. John (Wilson) Bruce (27 Jan 1844 – 4 December 1927)
  8. 8. Nancy (Ellen) Bruce (07 Jan 1846 – 25 Sep 1850)
  9. 9. Sarah (Margaret) Bruce (30 Sep 1848 – 05 Sep 1850)
  10. 10. Thomas (Polk) Bruce (18 Sep 1850 – 25 May 1925)

Nancy Harrison's Timeline

3 Records

1814
28 Jan 1814
Birth of Nancy Paris Harrison in Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
1850
1850
Age 36
Nancy Paris Harrison resided here in Scott, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Scott, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
1901
18 Sep 1901
Age 87
Death of Nancy Paris Harrison in Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA
Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1814
    Event Place: Shelby, Shelby, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1901
    Event Place: Thorntown, Boone, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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