Timothy Bruce

1784–1849 (Age 65)
Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of Timothy

When Timothy Bruce was born on 29 March 1784, in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Bruce III, was 38 and his mother, Temperance Elizabeth Packard, was 35. He married Sarah Sally Kimball on 9 September 1812, in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 19 July 1849, in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Putnam, Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Timothy Bruce
1784–1849
Sarah Sally Kimball
1792–1870
Marriage: 9 September 1812
Elmira S. Bruce Mayo
1814–1897
Timothy Packard Bruce
1815–1871
Asa Kimball Bruce
1817–1895
Charles Emerson Bruce
1819–1899
John Agustus Bruce
1822–1890
Elmira Samantha Bruce
1823–1860
Sally Louisa Bruce
1826–1860
Mercy Williams Bruce
1827–1882
Mary Ann Bruce
1829–
Julia Amanda Bruce
1833–1865
Henry James Bruce
1835–1909

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
9 September 1812
Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
children

(11)

  • Elmira S. Bruce Mayo

    Female1814–1897Female

  • Timothy Packard Bruce

    Male1815–1871Male

  • Asa Kimball Bruce

    Male1817–1895Male

  • Charles Emerson Bruce

    Male1819–1899Male

  • John Agustus Bruce

    Male1822–1890Male

+6 More Children

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(9)

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Age 2

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

Age 3

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1803

Age 19

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from a place in Normandy which has not been certainly identified. Traditionally, it is believed to be derived from Brix near Cherbourg, but Le Brus in Calvados and Briouze in Orne have also been proposed as candidates.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Timothy Bruse in entry for Louisa Chaffee, "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887"
  • Timothy Bruce in entry for Chester R. Chaffee and Louisa S. Bruce, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Timothy Bruce in entry for Chester R. Chaffee and Louisa S. Bruce, "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887"

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