Robert Bruce Christie

1849 - 1908  (58 years)

• Name	Robert Bruce Christie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	29 May 1849	North Dorchester, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Baptism	9 Sep 1849	Dorchester, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	9 Sep 1849	Dorchester, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1852	Dorchester North, Middlesex County, Canada   [13]
  Arrival	1857  [11]
  Residence	1860	Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA   [10]
  	Residence Post Office: Highland
  Residence	1870	Amsterdam, Hancock, Iowa, USA   [9]
  	Residence Post Office: Mason City
  Residence	1880	Avery, Hancock, Iowa, USA   [12]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Residence	Abt 1883  [1]
  Residence	1900	Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA   [11]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Burial	1908	Goodell, Hancock, Iowa, USA   [2, 7]
  Death	8 May 1908	Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA   [2, 7]
  Robert Bruce Christie Obituary	16 May 1908	Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA   [14]
  		Robert Bruce Christie Obituary
  Name	Bruce Christie  [6]
  Name	Robert B Christie  [15]
  Name	Robert B Christy  [10]
  Name	Robert B. Christie  [6]
  Name	Robert B. Christie  [12]
  Name	Robert Christie  [13]
  Name	Robert Christie  [11]
  Reference Number	1202
  Person ID	I1202	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John Christie, Sr,   b. 17 Apr 1817, Coull, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 23 Jun 1885, Goodell, Hancock, Iowa, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Agnes Eliza Craik,   b. 6 Oct 1816, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 7 Feb 1880, Goodell, Hancock, Iowa, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Family ID	F989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Richardson,   b. 4 Apr 1853, Boone, Iowa. USA d. 4 Apr 1914 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1876	Boone, Iowa, USA   [5, 6, 11]
  Children	1. Flora Zenobia Christie,   b. 30 Mar 1877, Boone, Iowa, USA d. 14 Dec 1946, Belmond, Wright, Iowa, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Elmeda Nellie McClaren,   b. 14 Dec 1878, Pilot Mound, Boone, Iowa, USA d. 11 Sep 1955, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 76 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   3. Christie,   b. Feb 1880, Iowa, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   4. Ethel M Christie,   b. 1881, Iowa, USA d. 1942 (Age 61 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   5. Maude Christie,   b. 27 Jul 1883, Goodell, Hancock, Iowa, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   6. Ida Lottie Christie,   b. 1886, Hancock, Iowa, USA d. 1886 (Age 0 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   7. Pansy Christie,   b. 1887  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   8. Belle Christie,   b. Dec 1888, Iowa, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   9. Mary Lovina Christie,   b. Mar 1891, Iowa, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   10. Albert Earl Christie,   b. 6 Apr 1892, Goodell, Hancock, Iowa, USA  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   11. Nora E Christie,   b. 28 Sep 1896, Goodell, Hancock, Iowa, USA d. 28 Oct 1949, New York, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]
  Family ID	F536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 May 1849 - North Dorchester, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada Baptism - 9 Sep 1849 - Dorchester, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Residence - 9 Sep 1849 - Dorchester, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1852 - Dorchester North, Middlesex County, Canada Residence - Residence Post Office: Highland - 1860 - Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA Residence - Residence Post Office: Mason City - 1870 - Amsterdam, Hancock, Iowa, USA Marriage - 23 Feb 1876 - Boone, Iowa, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Avery, Hancock, Iowa, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA Burial - 1908 - Goodell, Hancock, Iowa, USA Death - 8 May 1908 - Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA Robert Bruce Christie Obituary - 16 May 1908 - Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	4 Photos
  	Mary Jane (Richardson) and Robert Bruce Christie
  	Robert Bruce & Mary Jane Christie
  	Robert Christie
  	Robert Bruce Christie Obituary

  
  

• Sources

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