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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Bruce

Alexander Bruce
< 1644-1706
Christian
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Thomas Bruce
1663-1740

William Bruce
1710-1740


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  1. FamilySearch Family Tree, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...
    William BruceBirth names: William Bruce ;[EarlofKincardine]William Earl Kincardine BruceWilliam Earl Of Kincardine BruceGender: MaleBirth: Circa 1697 - Broomhill, Fife, ScotlandMarriage: Spouse: Janet Robertson - 1725 - Edinburgh, ScotlandDeath: Sep 8 1740 - Dunkirk, Kent, EnglandParents: <a>Thomas Bruce</a>, <a>Rachel Bruce (born Paunceford)</a>Wife: <a>Janet Bruce (born Robertson)</a>Children: <a&gt;Charles Bruce Earl of Elgin and Kincardine</a>, <a>Rachel Bruce</a>, <a>Thomas Bruce</a>, <a>James Bruce</a>, <a>Lady Christian Erskine (born Bruce)</a>Siblings: <a>Rachel Drummond (born Bruce)</a>, <a>Christian Bruce</a>, <a>Sarah Bruce</a>, <a>Thomas Bruce</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information: <br> <br>TitleOfNobility: Earl Kincardine<br>TitleOfNobility: EarlofKincardine
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Historical events

Day of death September 8, 1740

  • The temperature on September 8, 1740 was about 14.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1740: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 8 » War of Jenkins' Ear: Three British ships capture the Spanish third-rate Princesa, taken into service as HMSPrincess.
    • June 13 » Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.
    • June 26 » A combined force of Spanish, free blacks and allied Indians defeat a British garrison at the Siege of Fort Mose near St. Augustine during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
    • August 17 » Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope.
    • October 9 » Dutch colonists and Javanese natives begin massacring the ethnic Chinese population in Batavia, eventually killing 10,000.
    • October 20 » France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction, and the War of the Austrian Succession begins.


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