Birg. Gen.
Alexander
Bruce
Born in Kennet, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Alison Elizabeth (Bruce) Dundas
Husband of
Mary Balfour
— married
about 6 Aug 1714 in Scotland
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret (Bruce) Dundas and Robert Bruce
Died
at about age 55
in Scotland
Profile last modified
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Biography
Brigadier-General Alexander Bruce was born in 1691. He was the son of General Brigidier James Bruce and Mary Swinton.[1]
He married Mary Balfour in 1714.
He fought in the War of Spanish Succession, in Flanders. He gained the rank of Major in 1715 in the Regiment raised by Glasgow to support the Hanoverians.
He died in 1747
Children
Sources
- ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3B2-D9R : 10 February 2018), Alexander Bruce, 19 Jun 1691; citing EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,066,665.
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Categories: War of the Spanish Succession
Then it lists the witnesses to the baptism: "W. Alexander Swinton of Mersington one of the Senators of the College of Justice, Major Robert Bruce, Capt. John Moncrieff of [illegible] younger, James Low (?) merchant, Capt. Charles Erskin, Capt. [Wm?] Gordon [illegible]" See NRS OPR Births 685/1 Edinburgh, p. 252 of 297. [I've added the commas for clarity.]
He also married Mary Balfour in Edinburgh, 6 August 1714, but posted his banns in Clackmannan on 30 July 1714. See NRS OPR Marriages 466/Clackmannan, p. 555 of 675. I've downloaded images of each record so you can be assured that the information is accurate. Best wishes, K. MacQueen
edited by K. MacQueen