Mary Frances BruceAge: 69 years1838–1908
- Name
- Mary Frances Bruce
- Given names
- Mary Frances
- Surname
- Bruce
- Married name
- Mary Frances Potter
 Birth | August 4, 1838 |
 Marriage | Jacob Potter — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 28 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 28 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 30 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Birth of a son#1 | James Bruce Potter June 18, 1874 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 39 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a child | James Bruce Potter — Flora Dell Whitlow — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 21, 1896 (Age 58 years)Address: Ish Whitlow home |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ora Bell Potter July 28, 1897 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 59 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Octa Potter October 8, 1898 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Nettie May Potter August 5, 1903 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Vinita Francis Potter June 14, 1906 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | January 7, 1908 (Age 69 years) |
| Family with Jacob Potter |
| husband |
Jacob Potter Birth: November 15, 1840 — Missouri, United States Death: December 11, 1928 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Mary Frances Bruce Birth: August 4, 1838 — Missouri, United States Death: January 7, 1908 — Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
James Bruce Potter Birth: June 18, 1874 33 35 — Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 1962 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |