1. James BRUCE was born in Scotland.
James married Elspet PETRIE.
Children from this marriage were:
2 M i. Joseph H. BRUCE was born on July 11, 1811 in Limeburn, Grange, Banffshire, Scotland, died on December 13, 1896 at age 85, and was buried in December 1896 in Mid Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
M ii. John BRUCE
John married Mary Ann SCOTT, daughter of SCOTT and Unknown. Mary was born in 1814.
3 M iii. George BRUCE
M iv. William BRUCE
M v. James BRUCE
James married Grace MACDOUGALL, daughter of Alexander MACDOUGALL and Unknown. They had no children.
4 M vi. Alexander BRUCE
2. Joseph H. BRUCE was born on July 11, 1811 in Limeburn, Grange, Banffshire, Scotland, died on December 13, 1896 at age 85, and was buried in December 1896 in Mid Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
General Notes: Christened: July 10, 1811, Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Canada Census 1881
Census Place: Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
District Number: 10
Sub District: BB
Page Number: 1
House Number: 117504
Family Number: 2
Digital Folder Number: 4462766
Image Number: 00620
Film Number: 1375805
Library and Archives Canada: C-13169
FamilySearch.com, Pilot Project
Noted events in his life were:
• Cemetery: Pioneer Cemetery.
• Online Burial Memorial: www.findagrave.com #56616192.
Joseph married Mary Alice LOGAN, daughter of William LOGAN and Sarah ARCHIBALD, about 1842 in Colchester, Nova Scotia. Mary was born in 1820 in Colchester, Nova Scotia, died on March 26, 1875 in MidMusquodoboit(Halifax)NovaScotia at age 55, and was buried in March 1875 in MidMusquodoboit(Halifax)NovaScotia.
Noted events in her life were:
• Cemetery: Pioneer Cemetery.
• Online Burial Memorial: www.findagrave.com #56616293.
Children from this marriage were:
5 M i. Thomas BRUCE
6 F iii. Harriet BRUCE died in New Hebrides.
F iv. Eliza BRUCE was born on February 21, 1843, died on February 7, 1926 at age 82, and was buried in February 1926 in Mid Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Noted events in her life were:
• Cemetery: Pioneer Cemetery.
• Online Burial Memorial: www.findagrave.com #56617176.
Eliza married Thomas MACKENZIE. They had no children.
F v. Matilda BRUCE was born in 1844, died on July 12, 1929 at age 85, and was buried in July 1929.
Matilda married Robert KAULBACK.
7 F vi. Armanda BRUCE
8 F vii. Mary BRUCE
M viii. Henry BRUCE
F ix. BRUCE
Joseph next married Eliza Margaret MUIR, daughter of James MUIR and Jane MACKENZIE, on March 25, 1875 in Little River, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Eliza was born about 1835 in Nova Scotia, Canada, died in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was buried in MidMusquodoboit(Halifax)NovaScotia. Another name for Eliza was Frances GLADWIN.
Noted events in her life were:
• Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Joseph BRUCE was born on June 26, 1876 in MidMusquodoboit(Halifax)NovaScotia, died on March 19, 1936 at age 59, and was buried in March 1936 in Mid Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Noted events in his life were:
• Birth Record: FamilySearch.com Pilot Project. Indexing Project Batch Number: 102875-0
System Origin: Canada-EASy
Source Film Number: 1318356
• Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery.
Joseph married Esther Jane RAMSEY, daughter of James Black RAMSEY and Annie E. SARGENT, on December 27, 1899 in Wittenberg(COLCHESTER)NS. Esther was born in 1875 in MidMusquodoboit(Halifax)NovaScotia, died on September 27, 1945 at age 70, and was buried in September 1945 in Mid Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Another name for Esther was Esther Jane RAMSEY.
Noted events in her life were:
• She has conflicting birth information of Alt. Birth and October 31, 1875.
• Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery.
9 F ii. Frances Alice BRUCE was born 1878 or 1879 in (CHASWOOD)NS, died on July 22, 1949 in Brooklyn(QUEENS)NY at age 70, and was buried in July 1949 in Middletown(NEWPORT)RI.
George married Esther SCOTT.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. BRUCE
M ii. BRUCE
M iii. BRUCE
M iv. BRUCE
F v. BRUCE
F vi. BRUCE
Alexander married RAFUSE.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Gertrude BRUCE
Gertrude married KNIFFEN.
F ii. Lillie BRUCE
Thomas married Ann Alice STRACHEN.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. William BRUCE
M ii. George BRUCE
M iii. Adam BRUCE
M iv. Charles BRUCE
M v. Hugh BRUCE
M vi. Henry BRUCE
F vii. Alice BRUCE
F viii. Harriet BRUCE
Harriet married MACDONALD.
6. Harriet BRUCE died in New Hebrides.
Noted events in her life were:
• She was employed. Missionary in the New Hebrides.
New Hebrides was the colonial name for an island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu.The New Hebrides were colonized by both the British and French in the 18th century shortly after Captain James Cook visited the islands. The two countries eventually signed an agreement making the islands an Anglo-French condiminium which lasted from 1906 until 1980, when the New Hebrides gained their independence as Vanuatu.
Harriet married CRAMM.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. John CRAMM
F ii. Alma CRAMM
Armanda married Rev. John William MACKENZIE.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Jessie MACKENZIE
F ii. Alice MACKENZIE
M iii. MACKENZIE
Mary married Charles JENNINGS.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Elsie JENNINGS
9. Frances Alice BRUCE was born 1878 or 1879 in (CHASWOOD)NS, died on July 22, 1949 in Brooklyn(QUEENS)NY at age 70, and was buried in July 1949 in Middletown(NEWPORT)RI.
General Notes: Ethnic Origin: Scottish
Religion: Presbyterian
Noted events in her life were:
• Obituary: July 29, 1949, Newport Mercury and Weekly News.
• Cemetery: Four Corners Cemetery.
Frances married Nathan Everett SARGENT, son of Wallace SARGENT and Margaret TAYLOR, on December 8, 1897 in Mid Musquodoboit,Halifax,Nova Scotia. Nathan was born on December 23, 1872 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, died on September 23, 1948 in NewYork(QUEENS)New York at age 75, and was buried on September 25, 1948 in Middletown(NEWPORT)RI.
Marriage Notes: Canada Marriages: 1661-1949, FamilySearch.com, Pilot Project
Indexing Project Batch Number: M5864-4
System Origin: Canada-VR
Source Film Number: 1298882
Reference Number: 2:3STJK33
Noted events in his life were:
• Cemetery: Four Corners Cemetery.
• Death Certificate: Karen Crocker.
• Obituary: September 24, 1948, Newport Mercury and Weekly News.
• Obituary II: October 1, 1948, Newport Mercury and Weekly News.
Children from this marriage were:
10 F i. Myra Marguerite SARGENT was born on June 17, 1895 in Nova Scotia, Canada, died on February 2, 1990 in Salinas, California at age 94, and was buried on February 10, 1990 in Carmel Valley, California.
11 F ii. Erma Irene SARGENT was born on September 8, 1898 in Nova Scotia, Canada, died in September 1986 in Newport(NEWPORT)RI at age 88, and was buried in September 1986.
12 M iii. Austin F. SARGENT was born in 1905.
13 M iv. Gardner Bruce SARGENT
10. Myra Marguerite SARGENT was born on June 17, 1895 in Nova Scotia, Canada, died on February 2, 1990 in Salinas, California at age 94, and was buried on February 10, 1990 in Carmel Valley, California.
General Notes: Copy of Social Security application
Noted events in her life were:
• Cause of Death:
Myra married LEEPER. LEEPER died before 1990 and was buried before 1990. Another name for LEEPER was LEIPER.
The child from this marriage was:
M i. Bruce LEEPER
Myra next married ADAMS.
The child from this marriage was:
11. Erma Irene SARGENT was born on September 8, 1898 in Nova Scotia, Canada, died in September 1986 in Newport(NEWPORT)RI at age 88, and was buried in September 1986.
General Notes: Erma had 2 brothers and 1 sister
SS#: 037-22-1304
Copy of SS application
Noted events in her life were:
• Cemetery: Middletown Cemetery.
Erma married Edgar Francis RUSSELL Jr., son of Edgar Francis RUSSELL Sr. and Minnie H. MARBLE, on June 6, 1915 in FallRiver(BRISTOL)MA. Edgar was born on September 8, 1886 in Swansea(BRISTOL)Mass, died on December 18, 1939 in Brooklyn at age 53, and was buried on December 22, 1939 in Newport(NEWPORT)RI.
Marriage Notes: Reference Number:1621
Noted events in his life were:
• Cemetery: Island Cemetery, Middletown Cemetery.
• Cause of Death:
• Birth Certificate: copy from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Occupation: Ch. Gun. US Navy. 30 years, retired.
Children from this marriage were:
14 M i. Edgar RUSSELL was born on June 23, 1916, died in January 1974 in Rhode Island at age 57, and was buried in January 1974.
15 M ii. Lester Bruce RUSSELL was born on March 13, 1920 in Newport(NEWPORT)RI, died on November 21, 2000 in GoldenValley(HENNEPIN)Mn at age 80, and was buried on November 27, 2000 in Minneapolis(HENNEPIN)MN.
12. Austin F. SARGENT was born in 1905.
Austin married KATHERINE.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Nancy SARGENT
16 M iii. Tom SARGENT
Gardner married Alice Elizabeth ANGEL. Alice was born on November 22, 1909 in Newport(NEWPORT)RI, died on February 11, 2003 in Rhode Island at age 93, and was buried on February 15, 2003 in Rhode Island.
Children from this marriage were:
17 F i. Shirley Ann SARGENT
M ii. Paul SARGENT
M iii. Kenneth SARGENT
14. Edgar RUSSELL was born on June 23, 1916, died in January 1974 in Rhode Island at age 57, and was buried in January 1974.
General Notes: Nicknamed "Tut"
SS# 035-16-2044 Issued Rhode Island
Edgar married Mary Ellen THOMPSON.
Children from this marriage were:
18 F i. Ann Irene RUSSELL
M ii. Michael RUSSELL
15. Lester Bruce RUSSELL was born on March 13, 1920 in Newport(NEWPORT)RI, died on November 21, 2000 in GoldenValley(HENNEPIN)Mn at age 80, and was buried on November 27, 2000 in Minneapolis(HENNEPIN)MN.
General Notes: Active in sports; lettered in high school football, basketball, baseball and golf.
Served 26 years USN (Retired), as Sr. Chief Aviation Ordnance man.
AOCS US Navy
Service Dates 3-17-1941 to 9-30-1966
Highlight of his Naval career: Launching the first guided missiles from the USS Boxer into North Korea (1952). They used obsolete fighter aircraft and attached 2,000 lb. bomb on the belly and catapulted the pilotless aircraft to the targets with the control mother plane following. ----as told to me by Lester Russell
Buried Section 7, Site 686 Fort Snelling
Noted events in his life were:
• Obituary: Minneapolis Star Tribune.
• Cemetery: Fort Snelling Cemetery.
• Death Certificate: Minnesota History Center.
• Cause of Death: Multi organ system failure; emyhysema, hypertension, acute renal failure.
Lester married Carole Jean GLASGOW, daughter of Earl John GLASGOW and Cora E. SMETHURST, about 1944. Carole was born on June 23, 1926 in LittleFalls(MORRISON)MN, died on January 7, 2001 in ElkRiver(SHERBURN)MN at age 74, and was buried on January 11, 2001 in Minneapolis(HENNEPIN)MN.
Marriage Notes: Reference Number:1604
Noted events in her life were:
• Obituary: January 9, 2001, Minneapolis Star Tribune.
• Cemetery: Fort Snelling Cemetery.
• Death Certificate: Minnesota History Center.
• Cause of Death: Carcinoma of the stomach with metastasis.
Children from this marriage were:
19 M i. Peter Bruce RUSSELL was born on February 11, 1945, died on April 11, 2001 in Robbinsdale(HENNEPIN)MN at age 56, and was buried on April 17, 2001 in Minneapolis(HENNEPIN)MN.
20 F ii. Susan Carol RUSSELL
21 M iii. David Alan RUSSELL
Tom married DORIS.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Tommy SARGENT
F ii. Patty SARGENT
Patty married FRED.
Shirley married Roy Clarence HARTFIELD Jr., son of Roy C. HARTFIELD Sr. and Unknown.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Karen HARTFIELD
Karen married CROCKER.
F ii. HARTFIELD
F iii. HARTFIELD
M iv. HARTFIELD
Ann married Robert Dennis SILVEIRA. Robert was born on February 20, 1941 in Rhode Island, died on October 1, 2002 in NewBern(CRAVEN)NC at age 61, and was buried in October 2002 in Cremated.
Noted events in his life were:
• Death Record: North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004. FamilySearch.com, Pilot Record
Name: Robert Dennis Silveira
Gender: Male
Race: White
Hispanic Origin: Non-Hispanic
Marital Status: Married
Social Security Number: 036266462
Father's Last Name: Silveira
Age: 61 years
Date of Birth: 20 Feb 1941
Birth State: Rhode Island
Residence County: Craven
Residence State: North Carolina
Residence Zip Code: 28560
Education: 2 years of college
Date of Death: 1 Oct 2002
Death City: New Bern
Death County: Craven
Death State: North Carolina
Autopsy: Autopsy not performed
Autopsy Findings: Autopsy findings were not considered
in determining cause of death
Institution: Hospital Inpatient
Hospital Name: Craven Regional Med Center
Attendant: Physician
Burial Location: Cremation in-state
Recorded Date: 4 Oct 2002
Source Vendor: North Carolina State for Heath Statistics
• Cremated:
The child from this marriage was:
19. Peter Bruce RUSSELL was born on February 11, 1945, died on April 11, 2001 in Robbinsdale(HENNEPIN)MN at age 56, and was buried on April 17, 2001 in Minneapolis(HENNEPIN)MN.
General Notes: SP4 US Army
Service dates: 3-12-1964 to 10-7-1966
Buried Section 13, Site 1761 Fort Snelling
Noted events in his life were:
• Cause of Death:
• Cemetery: Fort Snelling Cemetery.
• Obituary: April 15, 2000, Minneapolis Star Tribune.
• Death Certificate: Minnesota History Center.
Peter married Beverly MILLER, daughter of Carl MILLER and Betty Jane MAE.
Children from this marriage were:
22 M i. Shannon Michael RUSSELL
Susan married William STEVENSON.
The child from this marriage was:
David married Patricia Ann BETLACH, daughter of Louis George BETLACH and Madeline Wilhemina ZEMAN.
Children from this marriage were:
23 F i. Dawn Marie RUSSELL
24 F ii. Stephanie Patrice RUSSELL
25 M iii. Shawn Christopher RUSSELL
Shannon married Debra Kay SAX, daughter of Ron SAX and MARGE.
The child from this marriage was:
Dawn married Jeffrey Mark WALSTROM, son of Greg WALSTROM and Terry Jean SHOEMAKER.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Maggie Leola Jean WALSTROM
F ii. Gabrielle Louise WALSTROM
Stephanie married Matthew Alan WETTSTAEDT, son of George Michael WETTSTAEDT and Claudia Frances ORNDORFF.
The child from this marriage was:
Shawn had a relationship with Stacey SMITH, daughter of Dennis Lynn SMITH and Dallas Marie HASTING.
Their child was:
F i. Danielle Marie RUSSELL
Shawn married Kerri JENSEN, daughter of Donald JENSEN and Sue STRAW.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Cameron Christian RUSSELL
F ii. Halle Faye RUSSELL