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Rebecca Gratz <I>Bruce</I> Morgan

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Rebecca Gratz Bruce Morgan

Birth
USA
Death
21 Jul 1861 (aged 31)
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of John Bruce

Was the first wife of the future Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. After giving birth to a stillborn son in 1853 her health deteriorated and she had to have a leg amputated due to septic thrombophlebitis. She never regained her health, though he took her to some of the best doctors.
Daughter of John Bruce

Was the first wife of the future Confederate General John Hunt Morgan. After giving birth to a stillborn son in 1853 her health deteriorated and she had to have a leg amputated due to septic thrombophlebitis. She never regained her health, though he took her to some of the best doctors.


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