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Joseph Lyman Bruce 1815 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1815

Birth Location: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1897

Death Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, United States

Father: Lyman Bruce

Mother: Lydia Griggs

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Folsom

Children(s): Eugene Bruce, Ann Bruce, Alfred Bruce, Alphio Bruce, Carrie Bruce, Lyman Bruce, Hattie Bruce, George Bruce, Georgette Bruce, Willie Bruce

Joseph Lyman Bruce was born in 1815 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Lyman Bruce and Lydia Griggs. Joseph Lyman Bruce later married Elizabeth Folsom, and together they raised children including Eugene B Bruce, Ann Eugenia "Genie" Bruce, Alfred Augustus Bruce, Alphio Bruce, Carrie Jane Bruce, Lyman Dexter Bruce, Hattie Elizabeth Bruce, George Henry (Twin) Bruce, Georgette (Twin) Bruce and Willie M Bruce. In 1897, Joseph Lyman Bruce passed away in Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, United States.

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Parents

Lyman Bruce
1785 – 1865
Birth Location: Holland, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
LB
Lydia Griggs
1791 – 1860
Birth Location: Union City, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
LG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Folsom
1823 – 1891
Birth Location: Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
EF

Children(s)

Eugene Bruce
1849 – 1851
Birth Location: Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
EB
Ann Bruce
1854 – 1944
Birth Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
AB
Alfred Bruce
1856 – 1922
Birth Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton Co., IA
AB
Alphio Bruce
1858 –
Birth Location: Iowa
AB
Carrie Bruce
1858 – 1937
Birth Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
CB
Lyman Bruce
1860 – 1924
Birth Location: Fayette, Iowa, USA
LB
Hattie Bruce
1863 – 1932
Birth Location: Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
HB
George Bruce
1865 – 1912
Birth Location: Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
GB
Georgette Bruce
1865 – 1865
Birth Location: Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
GB
Willie Bruce
1867 – 1868
Birth Location: Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
WB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Dec 1815
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, 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: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: M653_322; Page: 282; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Putnam, Brush Creek, Fayette, Iowa, 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: Putnam, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: M653_322; Page: 282; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Putnam, Putnam, Fayette, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Strawberry Point, Clayton, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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