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Benjamin Franklin Bruce 1802 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 7 Dec 1870

Death Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States

Father: Francis Bruce

Mother: Mary Crysel

Spouse(s): Jane Trousdale, Sarah Standard, Abigal Trousdale

Children(s): Martha Bruce, Eliza Bruce, Josephine Bruce, Nazarine Bruce, Louisa Bruce, William Bruce, Alice Bruce, Alexander Bruce, Rachael Bruce, Littleton Bruce, Robert BRUCE, Mary Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, Catherine Bruce, Eliza Bruce, Josephine Bruce, Nazanino Bruce

Early life: Benjamin Franklin Bruce arrived in Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States in 1802, born to Francis Benjamin Bruce and Mary Crysel. Over time, Benjamin Franklin Bruce formed a family with Jane Trousdale, Sarah Gore Standard and Abigal Trousdale, which included Martha D Bruce, Eliza E Bruce, Josephine Bruce, Nazarine Bruce, Louisa A Bruce, William S Bruce, Alice A Bruce, Alexander 'Alex' E Bruce, Rachael Bruce, Littleton Bruce, Robert Marshall BRUCE, Mary Adaline Bruce, Elizabeth Bruce, Catherine Bruce, Eliza E Bruce, Josephine Bruce and Nazanino Bruce. Benjamin Franklin Bruce concluded life in Gallatin, Illinois, United States in 1870.

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Parents

Francis Bruce
1768 – 1819
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
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Mary Crysel
1767 – 1865
Birth Location: Culpeper, Orange, VA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Trousdale
1800 – 1842
Birth Location: Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Standard
1818 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Abigal Trousdale
1821 – 1843
Birth Location: White County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Bruce
1822 – 1880
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois, United States
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Eliza Bruce
1846 –
Birth Location: Illinois
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Josephine Bruce
1824 – 1880
Birth Location: Gallatin County, IL
JB
Nazarine Bruce
1824 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, IL
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Louisa Bruce
1824 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
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William Bruce
1824 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
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Alice Bruce
1824 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, IL
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Alexander Bruce
1825 – 1897
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
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Rachael Bruce
1829 – 1830
Birth Location: Gallatin Co., Illinois
RB
Littleton Bruce
1830 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Robert BRUCE
1830 – 1902
Birth Location: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
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Mary Bruce
1832 – 1894
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
MB
Elizabeth Bruce
1837 –
Birth Location: Illinois
EB
Catherine Bruce
1836 –
Birth Location: Gallatin County, Illinois
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Eliza Bruce
1846 –
Birth Location: Illinois
EB
Josephine Bruce
1848 –
Birth Location: –
JB
Nazanino Bruce
1850 –
Birth Location: –
NB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1802
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 107; Page: 373a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1802
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: North Fork, Gallatin, Illinois; Roll: 107; Page: 373a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Gallatin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Gallatin, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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