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Harry Bruce “Bruce” Broadbridge

Male 1897 - 1982  (85 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harry Bruce “Bruce” Broadbridge was born on 16 Apr 1897 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI (son of Albert Larkin “Burt” Broadbridge and Harriett Louise Smith); died on 27 Apr 1982 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 2 Jun 1900, Clay, Saint Clair, MI; Bruce H, age 3, born Apr 1897 in MI, living with parents
    • Census: 4 May 1910, Clay, Saint Clair, MI; Bruce, age 13, born MI, living with father
    • WW1 Reg Card: 1918, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH; age 21, born 16 Apr 1897 in Marine City MI, father born Marine City, employed by P.S.S. Co, NOK Bert Broadbridge in Algonac MI.
    • Census: 1920, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH; Bruce, age 22, born MI, Great Lakes Engineer, parents born MI/MI
    • Census: 3 Apr 1930, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH; Bruce, age 32, born MI, marr at 21, marine engineer, parents born MI/MI
    • Census: 10 Apr 1940, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH; age 43, born MI, C2 ed, residing here in 1935, marine engineer for shipping co

    Harry married Mildred Van Biskirk on 30 Dec 1918 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. Mildred (daughter of Frank Van Biskirk and Emma Baker) was born on 28 Aug 1900 in Ohio; died on 8 Mar 1981 in North Olmsted, Cuyahoga, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Bruce Broadbridge was born on 3 Jul 1924; died on 7 Nov 2013; was buried in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, OH.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Albert Larkin “Burt” Broadbridge was born on 1 Dec 1862 in Marine City, Saint Clair, MI (son of James Warren Broadbridge and Sarah Emily Hatch); died on 18 Apr 1943; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Algonac, MI.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 2 Jun 1900, Clay, Saint Clair, MI; age 37, born Dec 1862 in MI, marr 16 yrs, farmer, parents born MI/MI
    • Census: 4 May 1910, Clay, Saint Clair, MI; age 45, born MI, widowed, farmer, parents born MI/MI

    Albert married Harriett Louise Smith on 30 Aug 1884 in Marine City, Saint Clair, MI. Harriett (daughter of Oramatha Matthew “Nate” Smith and Susan Perkins) was born on 9 May 1869 in Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; died on 3 Feb 1907 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI; was buried on 6 Feb 1907 in Algonac, Saint Clair, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Harriett Louise Smith was born on 9 May 1869 in Petrolia, Lambton, ONT (daughter of Oramatha Matthew “Nate” Smith and Susan Perkins); died on 3 Feb 1907 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI; was buried on 6 Feb 1907 in Algonac, Saint Clair, MI.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1871, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 2, born ONT, living with parents
    • Census: 8 Jun 1880, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 11, born CAN, living with parents
    • Census: 2 Jun 1900, Clay, Saint Clair, MI; age 31, born May 1869 in CAN, imm in 1884, marr 16 yrs, 6/7 children living, parents born MI/CAN

    Notes:

    From Michigan Death Records (seekingmichigan.com)
    Hattie H Broadbridge, died Feb 3 1907 in Clay, MI of Tuberculosis. Born 9 May 1869 in CAN to O Smith b. MI and Susan Perkins b. CAN. Married at 15. Parent of 9 children with 6 living. Housewife. Buried Aug 6 Feb 1907 in Algonac. Reported by Albert Broadbridge of Algonac, MI

    from "The (Port Huron) Times Herald", 9 Feb 1907 (newspapers.com)
    Mrs. Bert Broadbridge died last Monday and was buried in Algonac. She was the fifth or sixth of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Smith, of Cattrellville, to succumb to tuberculosis and left a husband and a large family of children to mourn her loss.

    Children:
    1. Ray Warren Broadbridge was born on 8 Sep 1886 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI; died in 1953; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Algonac, MI.
    2. Lena B Broadbridge was born on 16 Apr 1890 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI; died on 21 Oct 1910 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI.
    3. Annabel Broadbridge was born on 12 Sep 1892 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI; died on 25 Dec 1973 in Algonac, Saint Clair, MI.
    4. Lottie Broadbridge was born in Mar 1895 in Algonac, Saint Clair, MI.
    5. 1. Harry Bruce “Bruce” Broadbridge was born on 16 Apr 1897 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI; died on 27 Apr 1982 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH.
    6. Flossie Broadbridge was born on 1 Jan 1900 in Algonac, Saint Clair, MI; died in Dec 1968 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI.
    7. Alfred D Broadbridge was born on 3 Aug 1902 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI; died on 7 Jul 1903 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI; was buried on 9 Jul 1903.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Warren Broadbridge

    James married Sarah Emily Hatch. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah Emily Hatch
    Children:
    1. 2. Albert Larkin “Burt” Broadbridge was born on 1 Dec 1862 in Marine City, Saint Clair, MI; died on 18 Apr 1943; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Algonac, MI.

  3. 6.  Oramatha Matthew “Nate” Smith was born on 14 Dec 1842 in Michigan (son of Humphrey H Smith and Alvira K Morris); died on 21 Dec 1921 in Marine City, St Clair, MI; was buried on 23 Dec 1921 in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: 1864, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; Well Owner, County of Lambton Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1864-55
    • Census: 1871, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 28, born USA, Oil Operator
    • Census: 8 Jun 1880, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 36, born MI, farmer, parents born NY/NY
    • Census: 1894, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 50, born MI, farmer, parents born NY/NY
    • Census: 10 Jun 1900, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 57, born Nov 1842 in MI, marr 34 yrs, farmer, parents born NY/MA
    • Census: 2 May 1910, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 67, born MI, marr 43 yrs, farm laborer on home farm, parents born NY/NY
    • Census: 19 Jan 1920, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 77, born MI, general farmer, parents born NY/NY

    Notes:

    from "Death Records, 1921-1947" (seekingmichigan.org)
    Oramatha Smith, a retired farmer, widowed husband of Susan Smith, born in MI on 14 Dec 1822 to Humphrey Smith b. NY died on 21 Dec 1921 in Marine City, St Clair MI of stomach cancer. Burial on Dec 23 in Smiths Cemetery. Informant James O Smith of Marine City.

    Oramatha married Susan Perkins on 5 Sep 1866 in Lambton Co, ONT. Susan (daughter of James Perkins and Mary Vansickle) was born on 28 Dec 1850 in Yarmouth, Elgin, ONT; died on 3 Mar 1921 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; was buried on 6 Mar 1921 in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Susan Perkins was born on 28 Dec 1850 in Yarmouth, Elgin, ONT (daughter of James Perkins and Mary Vansickle); died on 3 Mar 1921 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; was buried on 6 Mar 1921 in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1861, Yarmouth, Elgin, ONT; age 11, born Upper Canada, living with parents
    • Census: 1871, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 20, born ONT
    • Census: 8 Jun 1880, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 29, born CAN, keeping house, parents born NS/CAN
    • Census: 1894, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 42, born CAN, domestic, parent born NBr/Can
    • Census: 10 Jun 1900, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 49, born Dec 1850 in CAN, marr 34 yrs, 9/13 children living, parents born CAN/CAN
    • Census: 2 May 1910, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 59, born CAN, imm in 1875, marr 43 yrs, 5/13 children living, parents born CAN/CAN
    • Census: 19 Jan 1920, Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; age 69, born CAN, imm in 1872, parents born NS/CAN

    Notes:

    from "Death Records, 1921-1947" (seekingmichigan.org)
    Susan Smith, a housewife, married to Oramatha Smith, born 28 Dec 1850 in ONT to James Perkins b. Nova Scotia and Mary Van Sickle b. UNK died in Cottrellville MI on 3 Mar 1921 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Burial on Mar 6 in Smiths Cemetery. Informant Oramatha Smith of Cottrellville.

    Children:
    1. Mary Alvira “Alvira” Smith was born on 23 Dec 1867 in Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; died on 17 Feb 1886 in Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; was buried in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.
    2. 3. Harriett Louise Smith was born on 9 May 1869 in Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; died on 3 Feb 1907 in Clay, Saint Clair, MI; was buried on 6 Feb 1907 in Algonac, Saint Clair, MI.
    3. Lucillah Smith was born on 20 Feb 1871 in Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; died on 1 Feb 1896 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; was buried in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.
    4. Malinda Smith was born on 9 Jun 1873 in Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; died on 6 May 1886 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; was buried in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.
    5. James Oakley Smith was born on 23 Sep 1876 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; died on 11 Feb 1975; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Marine City, MI.
    6. Roy G Smith was born on 7 Jun 1879 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; died on 12 Aug 1903 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; was buried on 15 Aug 1903 in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.
    7. Susan Gertrude “Gertrude” Smith was born on 27 Aug 1881 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; died on 4 Sep 1975 in Denver, Denver, CO; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Windsor, CO.
    8. Maud Smith was born on 20 Jan 1884 in Michigan; died on 20 Jan 1906 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; was buried in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.
    9. Lillian Smith was born on 10 Sep 1886 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; died on 25 Oct 1907 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; was buried on 27 Oct 1907 in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.
    10. Olive Pearl Smith was born on 30 Nov 1889 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; died on 21 May 1937 in Sterling, Logan, CO; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Windsor, CO.
    11. Eva Mary Smith was born on 17 Aug 1892 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; died on 21 Feb 1961; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Marine City, MI.
    12. Mildred Smith was born on 25 Nov 1895 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; died on 30 Nov 1972; was buried in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Humphrey H Smith was born on 17 Jul 1807 in Lysander, Onondaga, NY; died in 1896 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI.

    Humphrey married Alvira K Morris. Alvira was born on 2 Mar 1812 in Munson MA; died in 1889 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Alvira K Morris was born on 2 Mar 1812 in Munson MA; died in 1889 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI.
    Children:
    1. 6. Oramatha Matthew “Nate” Smith was born on 14 Dec 1842 in Michigan; died on 21 Dec 1921 in Marine City, St Clair, MI; was buried on 23 Dec 1921 in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.

  3. 14.  James PerkinsJames Perkins was born on 18 Jan 1824 in Aylesford, Kings, NS (son of William Francis Perkins and Harriet Byron Creelman); died on 19 Nov 1895 in Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; was buried in Hillsdale Cemetery, Petrolia, ONT.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1861, Yarmouth, Elgin, ONT; age 34, born NS, farmer
    • Census: 1871, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 46, born NS, of english origin, Oil Operator
    • Census: 1881, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 56, born NS, of english origin, Oil Producer
    • Census: 11 Apr 1891, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 66, born NS, Oil Operator, parents born NS/NS

    Notes:

    from "Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947" (ancestry.com)
    James Perkins, age 71, an oil producer, a Baptist, born Novia Scotia, died on 19 Nov 1895 in Petrolia, Lambton, ONT of appoxplexy. Informant Eli Perkins, an oil prodictor of Petrolia.

    James married Mary Vansickle on 14 Mar 1850 in Yarmouth, Elgin, ONT. Mary (daughter of James Vansickle and Susan Minor) was born on 11 Jan 1832 in Ontario, Canada; died on 31 Mar 1928 in Lambton Co, ONT; was buried in Hillsdale Cemetery, Petrolia, ONT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Mary VansickleMary Vansickle was born on 11 Jan 1832 in Ontario, Canada (daughter of James Vansickle and Susan Minor); died on 31 Mar 1928 in Lambton Co, ONT; was buried in Hillsdale Cemetery, Petrolia, ONT.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1861, Yarmouth, Elgin, ONT; age 28, born Upper Canada
    • Census: 1871, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 39, born ONT, of english origin
    • Census: 1881, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 49, born ONT, of german origin
    • Census: 11 Apr 1891, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 59, born ONT, parents born ONT/ONT
    • Census: 1901, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; Age 69, born 11 Jan 1832 in ONT, of english origin, living next to son James
    • Census: 1911, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 79, born Jany 1832 in Ont, widowed, of German origin, living next to daughter-in-law Sarah
    • Census: 1921, Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; age 88, born Ontario, widowed, brother James Vansickle in house, parents born NETH/NETH

    Children:
    1. 7. Susan Perkins was born on 28 Dec 1850 in Yarmouth, Elgin, ONT; died on 3 Mar 1921 in Cottrellville, Saint Clair, MI; was buried on 6 Mar 1921 in Smiths Cemetery, Cottrellville, MI.
    2. Cyrus Francis Perkins was born in 1853 in Yarmouth, Elgin, ONT; died on 14 Mar 1921 in Kent, ENG.
    3. Jacob Perkins was born about 1854 in Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jul 1917 in Humniska, Poland.
    4. Gideon C Perkins was born on 17 May 1858; died on 7 Aug 1863; was buried in First Yarmouth Baptist Church Cemetery, Yarmouth, ONT.
    5. James Eli Perkins was born on 4 Nov 1863 in Elgin Co, ONT; died on 26 Dec 1903 in Petrolia, Lambton, ONT; was buried in Hillsdale Cemetery, Petrolia, ONT.
    6. Mary Catharine Perkins was born about 1867 in Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Jun 1892 in London, ENG; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford.