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Elizabeth "Betsy" Bruce 1786 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1786

Birth Location: Coxes Creek, Nelson County, KY

Death Date: 6 Sep 1852

Death Location: , Daviess, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Bruce

Mother: Mary Runyon

Spouse(s): Cornelius Westerfield

Children(s): Sally Westerfield, Cornelius Westerfield, James Westerfield, William Westerfield, Joel Westerfield, George Westerfield, Mary Westerfield, Nancy Westerfield, Elizabeth Westerfield, David Westerfield, Isaac Westerfield, Phoebe Westerfield, Sarah WESTERFIELD, Alexander Westerfield

According to available records, Elizabeth "Betsy" Bruce was born in 1786 in Coxes Creek, Nelson County, KY, the child of James Robert. (Twin) Bruce and Mary Polly Runyon. Following those early years, Elizabeth "Betsy" Bruce married Cornelius Westerfield, and their family grew to include Sally Westerfield, Cornelius Westerfield, James Breming Bruce Westerfield, William James Westerfield, Joel Hayden Westerfield, George H. Westerfield, Mary Ann Liza Westerfield, Nancy Belle Westerfield, Elizabeth Betsy Westerfield, David Sutton "Happy Jack" Westerfield, Isaac Maltravis "Dr. Ike" Westerfield, Phoebe Jane Westerfield, Sarah Ann WESTERFIELD and Alexander Barnett Westerfield. In the later years of life, Elizabeth "Betsy" Bruce died in 1852 in , Daviess, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

James Bruce
1760 – 1835
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
JB
Mary Runyon
1761 – 1836
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Cornelius Westerfield
1782 – 1852
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky
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Children(s)

Sally Westerfield
1804 –
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
SW
Cornelius Westerfield
1805 – 1872
Birth Location: Mercer, Kentucky, USA
CW
James Westerfield
1807 – 1861
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
JW
William Westerfield
1808 – 1860
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Joel Westerfield
1811 – 1855
Birth Location: Mercer, Kentucky, United States
JW
George Westerfield
1812 – 1885
Birth Location: Mercer County, Kentucky
GW
Mary Westerfield
1816 – 1885
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
MW
Nancy Westerfield
1816 – 1880
Birth Location: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, USA
NW
Elizabeth Westerfield
1817 – 1882
Birth Location: Whitesville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
EW
David Westerfield
1819 – 1903
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
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Isaac Westerfield
1821 – 1908
Birth Location: Daviess County, Kentucky
IW
Phoebe Westerfield
1824 – 1863
Birth Location: Daviess, Kentucky, USA
PW
Sarah WESTERFIELD
1830 – 1889
Birth Location: Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
SW
Alexander Westerfield
1832 – 1869
Birth Location: Daviess, Kentucky, USA
AW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1786
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1786
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1786
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1787
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1786

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 October 1786
    Event Place: Nelson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1786
    Event Place: Coxes Creek, Nelson County, KY

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Westerfield Cemetary, Daviess County, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Geneanet Community Trees Index, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Sept 1852
    Event Place: Daviess, Ohio County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1865
    Event Place: Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1852

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Westerfield Cemetary, Daviess County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Sep 1852
    Event Place: , Daviess, Kentucky, USA

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