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Christopher Bruce 1815 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1815

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 2 December 1867

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Hollis Bruce

Mother: Jerusha Bruce

Spouse(s): Phebe Hemenway

Children(s): Betsey Bruce, Phebe Bruce, Winslow Bruce, Maria Bruce, Solon Bruce, John Bruce, Christopher Bruce, Love Bruce, Christopher Bruce, Helen Bruce, Horace Bruce

According to available records, Christopher Bruce Sr was born in 1815 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Hollis Bruce and Jerusha Bruce. Following those early years, Christopher Bruce Sr married Phebe Hemenway, and their family grew to include Betsey Jane Bruce, Phebe Wright Bruce, Winslow Bruce, Maria Achsah Bruce, Solon M Bruce, John Bruce, Christopher Bruce, Love A. Bruce, Christopher Bruce, Helen Frances Bruce and Horace Hollis Bruce. In the later years of life, Christopher Bruce Sr died in 1867 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Parents

Hollis Bruce
1789 – 1840
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jerusha Bruce
1791 – 1875
Birth Location: MA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Phebe Hemenway
1812 – 1887
Birth Location: Melrose, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Betsey Bruce
1834 – 1884
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Phebe Bruce
1837 – 1909
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Winslow Bruce
1829 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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Maria Bruce
1838 – 1894
Birth Location: Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Solon Bruce
1842 – 1870
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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John Bruce
1843 –
Birth Location: MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Christopher Bruce
1844 – 1847
Birth Location: Malden, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Love Bruce
1848 – 1848
Birth Location: Malden, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Christopher Bruce
1850 – 1918
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Helen Bruce
1852 – 1892
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Horace Bruce
1855 – 1914
Birth Location: Malden, MA, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 August 1815
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855, Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1865, Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 August 1815
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_506; Page: 167; Family Histo, 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: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 323; Page: 397a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 23 Feb 1834
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1855
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_506; Page: 167; Family Histo

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Malden, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1865
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 December 1867
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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