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Abel Bliss 1763–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 APR 1763

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass

Death Date: 3 NOV 1852

Death Location: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass

Father: Abiah Bliss

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Lucy Carpenter

Children(s): Abel Bliss, Betsey Bliss, Caleb Bliss, Daniel Bliss, Hannah Bliss, Horace Bliss, Hulda Bliss, Lucy Bliss, Sally Bliss

In 1763, Abel Bliss entered the world in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass, born to Abiah Bliss And Mary Smith. Abel Bliss married Lucy Carpenter, and had children including Abel Bliss, Betsey Bliss, Caleb Bliss, Daniel Bliss, Hannah Bliss, Horace Bliss, Hulda Bliss, Lucy Bliss, Sally Bliss. Abel Bliss passed away in 1852 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass.

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Biography

  • In 1763, Abel Bliss entered the world in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass, born to Abiah Bliss And Mary Smith.
  • Abel Bliss married Lucy Carpenter, and had children including Abel Bliss, Betsey Bliss, Caleb Bliss, Daniel Bliss, Hannah Bliss, Horace Bliss, Hulda Bliss, Lucy Bliss, Sally Bliss.
  • Abel Bliss passed away in 1852 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abel Bliss's Ancestors

Self
Abel Bliss
1763–1852
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass
Parents
Abiah Bliss
–1825
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Mary Smith
1729–1771
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Ephraim Bliss
1699–1778
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Rachel Carpenter
1695–1716
Rehoboth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Joshua (Smith) II
1695–1745
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Mary Whitaker
1702–1764
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Bliss
1666–1719
Miriam Carpenter
1674–1706
Abiah Carpenter
1665–1732
Mehitable Read
1667–1702
Joshua Smith
1658–1719
Mary Peck
1664–
Samuel Whitaker
1669–1719
Mary Squire
1679–1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Bliss
1626–1687
Rachel Puffer
1628–1676
William Carpenter
1631–1703
Miriam Searles
1629–1722
Samuel Carpenter
1635–1683
Sarah Readaway
1617–1691
John Jr
1646–
Hannah Peabody
1643–1727
Henry Smith
1626–1676
Elizabeth Cooper
1627–1690
Nicholas Peck
1630–1710
Rebecca Bosworth
1641–1704
Richard Whitaker
1634–1705
Rebecca Cooper
1640–1707
Phillip Squire
1630–
Rachel Ruggles
1642–1682

Abel Bliss's Descendants

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Abel Bliss (27 APR 1763–3 NOV 1852) m. Lucy Carpenter (1 JUL 1769–3 AUG 1835)
  1. 1. Abel Bliss 1799–1800
  2. 2. Betsey Bliss 1792–1793
  3. 3. Caleb Bliss 1794–1795
  4. 4. Daniel Bliss 1801–1887 m. Rhoda Talbot 1793–1885
  5. 5. Hannah Bliss 1788–1789
  6. 6. Horace Bliss 1798–1799
  7. 7. Hulda Bliss 1804–1805
  8. 8. Lucy Bliss 1790–1791
  9. 9. Sally Bliss 1797–1875

Abel Bliss's Timeline

3 Records

1763
27 APR 1763
Birth of Abel Bliss in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass
1763
10 JUL 1763
Abel Bliss was christened in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1852
3 NOV 1852
Age 89
Death of Abel Bliss in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 APR 1763
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 120, Ed. 1, Tree #0086
    [2] 86.FTW
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 January 2019, 00:39), entry for Abel Bliss(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KFP9-SG2
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 November 2018), Abel Bliss, 27 Apr 1763; citing Birth, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 November 2018), Abel Bliss, 3 Nov 1852; citing Death, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Abel Bliss in entry for Huldah B. Bliss Tripp, 12 Mar 1891; citing Rehoboth, Massachusetts, v 418 p 249, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,503.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Abram in entry for Dan Bliss, 11 Mar 1887; citing Rehoboth, Massachusetts, v 382 p 156, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,234.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Birth 27 Apr 1763, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 538, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Abel Bliss, 03 Nov 1852; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, reference p 9 item 24; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abel Bliss and Betsey Barrows Married 3 Sep 1785, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 34, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Abel Bliss, 03 Nov 1852; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, v 66 p 85, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,168.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abel Bliss and Lucy Carpenter Married 7 Feb 1788, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 35, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Abel Bliss, 1852; Burial, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Bliss Burial Ground; citing record ID 50460238, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1763
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 January 2019, 00:39), entry for Abel Bliss(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KFP9-SG2
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Birth 27 Apr 1763, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 538, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abel Bliss and Betsey Barrows Married 3 Sep 1785, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 34, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abel Bliss and Lucy Carpenter Married 7 Feb 1788, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 35, FHL Microfilm 908952.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bliss Burial Ground, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 January 2019, 00:39), entry for Abel Bliss(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KFP9-SG2
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Birth 27 Apr 1763, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 538, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abel Bliss and Betsey Barrows Married 3 Sep 1785, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 34, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abel Bliss and Lucy Carpenter Married 7 Feb 1788, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 35, FHL Microfilm 908952.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1852
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Mass
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 120, Ed. 1, Tree #0086
    [2] 86.FTW
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 13 January 2019, 00:39), entry for Abel Bliss(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KFP9-SG2
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 November 2018), Abel Bliss, 3 Nov 1852; citing Death, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Birth 27 Apr 1763, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 538, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Abel Bliss, 03 Nov 1852; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, reference p 9 item 24; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abel Bliss and Betsey Barrows Married 3 Sep 1785, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 34, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Abel Bliss, 03 Nov 1852; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, v 66 p 85, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,168.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abel Bliss and Lucy Carpenter Married 7 Feb 1788, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 35, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Abel Bliss, 1852; Burial, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Bliss Burial Ground; citing record ID 50460238, <i>Find a Grave</i>

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