Jonah BRUCE & Sarah HOUGHTON

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Jonah BRUCE
Sarah HOUGHTON

Husband: Jonah BRUCE
Birth: 1782/3 or 11 Apr 1785, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA
Death: 23 Aug 1864, Jay, Essex Co., MA
Disposition: buried Central Cemetery, Jay, Essex Co., MA
Father: Benjamin BRUCE
Mother: Philadelphia WHEELER — descendant of Resolved WHITE, Mayflower passenger

Marriage:

Wife: Sarah "Sally" HOUGHTON
Birth: 1780/1 or 23 Oct 1783, MA
Death: 8 Jan 1854, Jay, Essex Co., MA
Disposition: buried Central Cemetery, Jay, Essex Co., MA
Sister of the Rebecca HOUGHTON who married Jonah's brother, Joseph BRUCE.

Children — born in Jay, Essex Co., NY:

1. Benjamin BRUCE, b. 1808
2. (Daughter) BRUCE, b. 1810
3. Nymphas B. BRUCE, b. 8 Feb 1814; d. 8 Jan 1887, Jay, Essex Co., NY
4. Jonah W. BRUCE, b. 26 Mar 1815; d. 24 Sep 1867
5. Joseph E. BRUCE, b. 12 Jul 1820
6. John Barney BRUCE, b. 31 Aug 1822; d. 13 Feb 1903, Jay, Essex Co., NY
7. Henry Slater BRUCE, b. 24 Dec 1824; d. 28 Aug 1894, Jay, Essex Co., NY

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1810 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #X; official enumeration date 6 Aug 1810; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1810 - - Co. - Twp. Roll - p. - Ln. - - -

These data indicate:

3. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #1 of 7 — indexed "Bruer"; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):NR

1820 NY Essex Co. Jay Roll M33_69 p. 419 Ln. 19 Bruce Jonah 410021-21111-0-400

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

4 males 9 or under 1810-1820 =

1 male 10-15 1804-1810 =

2 males 26-44 1775-1794 = Jonah (b. 1785)
= ?

1 male 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Benjamin (b. 1759)

2 females 9 or under 1810-1820 =

1 female 10-15 1804-1810 =

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 =

1 female 26-44 1775-1794 = Sally

1 female 45 or over in or bef. 1775 = Philadelphia (b. 1758)

4 persons engaged in agriculture

Jonah's parents appear to be living with them.

4. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 20; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 NY Essex Co. Jay Roll 114 p. 298 Ln. 12 Jonah Bruce 321 110 000 100 - 001 000 100 100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

3 males 4 or under 1825-1830 =

2 males 5-9 1820-1825 =

1 male 10-14 1815-1820 =

1 male 15-19 1810-1815 =

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 =

0 males 40-49 1780-1790 = Jonah (b. 1785)

1 male 70-79 1750-1760 = Benjamin (b. 1759)

1 female 10-14 1815-1820 =

1 female 40-49 1780-1790 = Sally

1 female 70-79 1750-1760 = Philadelphia (b. 1758)

Jonah's parents appear to be living with them.

5. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #X; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 - - Co. - Twp. Roll - pp. - Ln. - - - - - -

These data indicate:

6. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #53 of 66): Jay, Essex Co., NY, Roll M432_504, p. 214A, 3039/3113, enumerated 23 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Joseph E Bruce 30 M Farmer 1000 NY

Lydia 24 F

Emery 7 M

Jonah 67 M Mass

Sally 69 F

Sarah 14 F NY

7. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #

. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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