Rev. Robert Bruce, D.D. and Margaret Gausman

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Husband Rev. Robert Bruce, D.D. ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 20 Feb 1776 - Scone, Perthshire, Scotland 2 3
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           Died: 14 Jun 1846 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2 3
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       Marriage: 1810 - New York 2

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Wife Margaret Gausman ²

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           Died: 1850 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 2
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Children

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1 M George Bruce ²

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           Died: Bef 1906
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           Note: Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA - a physician

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2 M Elgin K. Bruce ²

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           Died: Aft 1906
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           Note: Fairfield, Jefferson Co, IA

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3 M David D. Bruce ²

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           Died: Aft 1906
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           Note: Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA - an attorney

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4 F Joanna Bruce ¹

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           Died: Aft 1906
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         Spouse: William Backhouse Negley (1828-1894) 2 4 5
           Marr: 17 May 1853 1

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5 F Fannie E. Bruce ³

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           Died: Aft 1906
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         Spouse: Gen. Charles Thomas Campbell (1823/1823-      ) 6 7
           Marr: 1 Oct 1850 3

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General Notes: Husband - Rev. Robert Bruce, D.D.

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He was graduated at the University of Edinburgh in 1801, and studied theology in the Associate Hall, under Prof. A. Bruce. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Perth in 1806, and immediately "missioned" by the Synod to the United States, in company with Dr. Alexander Bullions. In 1808 he was installed pastor at Pittsburgh and Peter's Creek. He was president of the Western University, 1820-43, and of Duquesne College, 1844-46.

He was first pastor of the Associate Church, Pittsburgh, and first principal of the Western University of Pennsylvania. He was born in the parish of Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. He was graduated at the University of Edinburgh in 1801; studied theology in the Associate Hall under Professor A. Bruce, and was licensed in 1806 by the Presbytery of Perth. He was immediately "missioned" by the General Associate Synod of Scotland to the United States, and in company with Rev. Alexander Bullions, D. D., landed in New York Dec. 8th of the same year. He was ordained Dec. 14, 1808, by the Presbytery of Chartiers, and installed as a pastor of the united charge of Pittsburgh and Peter's Creek. In 1813 he resigned the latter charge, and from that time until his death, he was pastor of "The Associate Congregation of Pittsburgh" (Incorporated by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1831, and the name changed by the same court in 1874, to "The First United Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh"). Under the long ministry of Dr. Bruce, the congregation enjoyed steady and substantial prosperity. There were, however, occasional troubles, which for a time interfered with his work. Some of his "stricter ministerial brethern" thought he was too liberal in his friendship for Christians of other denominations. In the Minutes of the Presbytery, April 20, 1822, the following resolution is recorded: "Whereas, It is a matter of common fame that Mr. Bruce has been in the habit of countenancing his congregation in the practice of worshiping in connection with communities of Christians different from that to which he belongs, Presbytery therefore cite him to appear before them at their next meeting, to give an account of his conduct in this matter." In 1819 Dr. Bruce was elected principal of the Western University. He entered upon his duties in that capacity April 1, 1820, and held the office for twenty-three years. He then established Du Quesne College, over which he presided till his death. He was honored with the degree of Doctor of Divinity by Jefferson College in 1824. In 1829 he published a volume of discourses on various points of Christian doctrine and practice, and in 1838, an address delivered before the Pittsburg Philosophical Society.
In his history of the "Pastorate of Rev. Robert Bruce," the late Rev. William J. Reid, D. D., has written: "It would not be easy, perhaps it would be impossible, to exaggerate the influence which Dr. Bruce exerted on our church, on our city, and on the surrounding country. He was led to our city, which was then at its infancy. He grew with its growth; and, together with those other ministerial servants of God, Dr. Francis Herron and Dr. John Black, he exerted an influence in favor of learning, morality, and Christianity which has done much in making our community what it is. His influence as a minister and pastor was great, and his influence as a teacher of the young was even greater. For a quarter of a century he was the honored instructor of those men who have occupied leading positions in society. Ministers in the pulpit, judges on the bench, lawyers at the bar, teachers at their desks, merchants in the counting-room, have all felt the influence of his instructions, and have imparted to others the principles they learned from his lips. Remembering the work he accomplished, we must feel that it is impossible to over-estimate the influence for good he exerted. Eternity alone can reveal the measure of his success and the greatness of his reward."

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Notes: Marriage

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They had a family of ten children, four sons and six daughters, of whom two sons and two daughters were living in 1906.

1 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 271.

2 George Irving Reed, Century Cyclopedia of History and Biography Pennsylvania, Vol. I (Chicago: The Century Publishing and Engraving Company, 1906), Pg 145.

3 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 390.

4 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 270.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 107.

6 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 901.

7 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 388.