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Benjamin Bruce

Also Known As: "(Rev)"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Albemarle County, VA
Death: December 31, 1809 (56)
Crest Orchard, Clark, KY, United States
Place of Burial: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of George G. Bruce; George G. Bruce; Mary Elizabeth Bruce and Elizabeth Bruce
Husband of Mildred "Milly" Bruce and Mildred Bruce
Father of Nancy Wills; Sarah "Sally" Gordon (Bruce); Barnet Bruce; Austin Bruce; David Durrett Bruce and 3 others
Brother of James Bruce; Martha Bruce; Charles Austin Bruce; William Bruce; Richard Bruce and 3 others
Half brother of Rebeckah Chenowith

Managed by: Edward John Dame
Last Updated:

About Benjamin Bruce

Publication Number:M881

Publication Title:Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War

Publisher:NARA

National Archives Catalog ID:570910

National Archives Catalog Title:Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, compiled 1894 - ca. 1912, documenting the period 1775 - 1784

Record Group:93

Date:1775-1785

Short Description:NARA M881. Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.

Roll:1040

State:Virginia

Regiment:Eighth Regiment

Record Type:Individual

Surname:Bruce

Given Name:Benjamin

Surname Starts With:B

Original data from:The National Archives logoThe National Archives


Benjamin “Bruse” Bruce BIRTH 1753 Albemarle County, Virginia, USA DEATH 31 Dec 1809 (aged 55–56) Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky, USA BURIAL Unknown MEMORIAL ID 161695470 · View Source

MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 27 A militiaman in the Revolutionary War. Scottish lineage. Born in VA and died in KY.

Publication Number:M881

Publication Title:Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War

Publisher:NARA

National Archives Catalog ID:570910

National Archives Catalog Title:Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War, compiled 1894 - ca. 1912, documenting the period 1775 - 1784

Record Group:93

Date:1775-1785

Short Description:NARA M881. Compiled service records of soldiers who served in the American Army during the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.

Roll:1040

State:Virginia

Regiment:Eighth Regiment

Record Type:Individual

Surname:Bruce

Given Name:Benjamin

Surname Starts With:B

Original data from:The National Archives logoThe National Archives

Family Members Parents George G. Bruce 1713–1797

Elizabeth Quinn Bruce 1720–1793

Spouse Mildred Watts Bruce 1753–1842 (m. 1773)

Siblings Photo Charles Austin Bruce 1745–1833

Children Barnet Bruce 1779–1863

Nancy Bruce Wills 1784–1864

Agness Bruce Wills 1793–1879

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Benjamin Bruce's Timeline

1753
1753
Albemarle County, VA
1776
June 27, 1776
Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States
1779
1779
Albemarle, VA, United States
1784
April 6, 1784
Albemarle County, VA, United States
1786
1786
Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States
1789
March 1, 1789
Winchester, Clark, Kentucky, United States
1793
October 15, 1793
Clark, KY, United States
1794
1794
Clark, KY, United States
1798
June 26, 1798
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States