Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Bruce was born in 1800, in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Bruce, was 27 and her mother, Nancy Trow, was 23. She married David Lathe about 1828, in Coventry, Orleans, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Newport, Orleans, Vermont, United States in 1860 and Vermont, United States in 1870. She died on 16 April 1876, at the age of 76, and was buried in Coventry Village Cemetery, Coventry, Orleans, Vermont, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (20)
- Nancy Lathe in household of Charles Lathe, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nancy E. Bruce Lathe, "Find A Grave Index"
- M in entry for Lemuel Lathe, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
Spouse and Children
1795–1876 Male
1800–1876 Female
Children (7)
1824– Male
1829– Female
1832–1854 Male
1836–1880 Male
1838–1880 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1773–1858 Male
1777–1803 Female
Siblings (2)
1800–1876 Female
1802–1802 Male
World Events (7)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 0
1818
Age 18
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 20
Name Meaning
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from a place in Normandy, probably from Brix (La Manche).
Altered form of French Brousse .
History: The son of the Domesday baron, a friend of David I of Scotland, was granted by him the Lordship of Annandale in 1124, and his second son Robert became the founder of the Scottish house of Bruce. — This surname (see 2 above) is listed along with its original form Brousse in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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