Abraham BruceAge: 63 years1811–1874
- Name
- Abraham Bruce
- Given names
- Abraham
- Surname
- Bruce
 Birth | May 16, 1811 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 7 months)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 20 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
 Marriage | Sarah A Hoch — View this family about 1835 (Age 23 years) Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 24 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Birth of a son#1 | Daniel Bruce June 6, 1836 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Isabel Bruce August 23, 1839 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 34 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 |
 Census | August 7, 1850 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Greenup Troutman Sr — Isabel Bruce — View this family April 4, 1855 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Julia Bruce November 30, 1855 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Daniel Bruce — Sarah Elizabeth Hizer — View this family October 9, 1857 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Abraham Bruce April 2, 1858 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Naomi Ella Bruce April 15, 1859 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 45 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 6, 1860 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Alfred Bruce June 28, 1861 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Alfred Bruce July 15, 1862 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Aaron Bruce January 26, 1863 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 49 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 55 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 55 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Emma Alice Bruce January 3, 1868 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 57 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 |
| Census | June 7, 1870 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Otto James Bruce October 25, 1870 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jeremiah Clark — Julia Bruce — View this family January 28, 1873 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Milo Manoah Bruce February 10, 1873 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Harriet Isabel “Mattie” Clark December 27, 1873 (Age 62 years) |
 Death | August 21, 1874 (Age 63 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with Sarah A Hoch |
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Abraham Bruce Birth: May 16, 1811 — Union, Pennsylvania, United States Death: August 21, 1874 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Sarah A Hoch Birth: July 31, 1819 — Union, Pennsylvania, United States Death: August 23, 1911 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: about 1835 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Isabel Bruce Birth: August 23, 1839 28 20 — Lake Bruce, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: February 23, 1916 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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-3 years son |
Daniel Bruce Birth: June 6, 1836 25 16 — Centre, Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 19, 1920 — Bruce Lake Station, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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20 years daughter |
Julia Bruce Birth: November 30, 1855 44 36 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: May 24, 1892 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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2 years son |
Abraham Bruce Birth: April 2, 1858 46 38 — Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: January 26, 1943 — Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Abraham Bruce - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Abraham Bruce - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Abraham Bruce - Household
Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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