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Asa Bliss 1760–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1760

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 23 Sep 1851

Death Location: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Elisha Bliss

Mother: Ruth Thomas

Spouse(s): Mary Emerson

Children(s): Lucinda Bliss, Ira Bliss, George Bliss, Oatis Bliss, Polly Bliss, Betsy Bliss, William Bliss, Asa Bliss, Hannah Bliss, Lydia Bliss, Augustus Bliss, Adolphus Bliss, Nancy Bliss, Sarah Bliss

Asa Bliss was born in 1760 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Elisha Bliss And Ruth Thomas. Asa Bliss married Mary Polly Emerson, and had children including Adolphus Ferdinand Bliss, Asa Bliss, Augustus Bliss, Betsy Bliss, George Washington Bliss, Hannah Bliss, Ira Bliss, Lucinda Bliss, Lydia Bliss, Nancy Bliss, Oatis William Bliss, Polly Bliss, Sarah Bliss, William Bliss. Asa Bliss passed away in 1851 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Asa Bliss was born in 1760 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Elisha Bliss And Ruth Thomas.
  • Asa Bliss married Mary Polly Emerson, and had children including Adolphus Ferdinand Bliss, Asa Bliss, Augustus Bliss, Betsy Bliss, George Washington Bliss, Hannah Bliss, Ira Bliss, Lucinda Bliss, Lydia Bliss, Nancy Bliss, Oatis William Bliss, Polly Bliss, Sarah Bliss, William Bliss.
  • Asa Bliss passed away in 1851 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Bliss
1732–1777
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth Thomas
1731–1807
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
RT

Spouses(s)

Mary Emerson
1766–1850
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
ME

Children(s)

Lucinda Bliss
1800–1889
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LB
Ira Bliss
1804–1888
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
IB
George Bliss
1791–1829
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
GB
Oatis Bliss
1802–1840
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
OB
Polly Bliss
1789–1871
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
PB
Betsy Bliss
1785–1855
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
BB
William Bliss
1787–1820
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
WB
Asa Bliss
1793–1793
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
AB
Hannah Bliss
1794–1837
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
HB
Lydia Bliss
1796–1857
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LB
Augustus Bliss
1798–1825
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
AB
Adolphus Bliss
1806–1891
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
AB
Nancy Bliss
1808–1890
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
NB
Sarah Bliss
1810–1834
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
SB

Asa Bliss's Ancestors

Self
Asa Bliss
1760–1851
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Elisha Bliss
1732–1777
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Thomas
1731–1807
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Elisha Bliss
1697–1793
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Margaret Newman
1704–1788
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Richard Thomas
1705–1770
Mary Bosworth
1705–1748
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Newman
1662–1747
Hannah Kenrick
1670–1718
John Bosworth
1671–1719
Elizabeth Toogood
1682–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jr.
1625–1711
Bathsheba Chickering
1640–1687
Elijah Kendrick
1645–1680
Hannah Jackson
1646–1727
Jonathan Bosworth
1636–1717
Hannah Howland
1637–1705

Asa Bliss's Descendants

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Asa Bliss (5 Nov 1760–23 Sep 1851) m. Mary ("Polly") Emerson (19 Jan 1766–6 Apr 1850)
  1. 1. Lucinda Bliss 1800–1889 m. John (Washington) Hicks 1799–1861
    1. 1. Mary (E) Hicks 1825–1886 m. James (Nelson) Goff 1809–1879
      1. 1. Henry (Hamilton) Goff 1848–1917 m. Almira (Ellen) Horton 1858–1941
        1. 1. Ralph (Washington) Goff 1895–1936 m. Beryl (Esther) Rose 1892–1978 m. Fannie (Putnam Lufkin "Ex) Wife" 1895–1988
        2. 2. Elsie (Josephine) Goff 1898–1964 m. Myron (Otis) Reed 1895–1987
        3. 3. Leroy (Hamilton) Goff 1886–1946
        4. 4. Seth (Warren) Goff 1881–1969 m. Dora (Ann) Easterbrooks 1880–1967
        5. 5. Irving (Mason) Goff 1883– m. Avis (F.) Luther 1903–
        6. 6. Archibald (Harrison) Goff 1889–1960 m. Florence (Ella) Ormsbee 1889–1957
        7. 7. Ada (Mae) Goff 1892–1961 m. Myron (Hubert) Baker 1888–1966
        8. 8. Herbert (W E) Goff 1879–1897
        9. 9. Ernest (A) Goff 1898–1962
      2. 2. Eliza (Augusta) Goff 1850–1922
      3. 3. James (Howard) Goff 1846–1923 m. Isabelle (E) Horton 1860–1939
        1. 1. Harry (Clinton) Goff 1896–1968 m. Fannie (Madeline) Parker 1897–1994
        2. 2. Chester (W) Goff 1881–1929
        3. 3. Howard (E) Goff 1886–1918
        4. 4. Elmer (Wilson) Goff 1888–1946
        5. 5. Ida (C) Goff 1891–
        6. 6. Raymond (E) Goff 1893–1937
        7. 7. Florence (I) Goff 1900–
        8. 8. Maude (G) Pierce 1883–1955 m. Harold (Leslie) Pierce 1885–1965
      4. 4. Harriet (A) Goff 1853–
      5. 5. Sylvester (Wilson) Goff 1860–1911 m. Grace Grant 1868–1920
      6. 6. Mary (Josephine) Goff 1847–1900 m. William (H.) Luther 1846–1914
        1. 1. William (H) Luther 1872–1949 m. Ella (Frances) Sherman 1872–
        2. 2. Frederick (B.) Luther 1866–1927
        3. 3. Freeborn (S.) Luther 1874–1938
      7. 7. Rebecca (B) Goff 1855–1857
    2. 2. Asa (T.) Hicks 1835–1891 m. Phebe (Wilcox) Knight 1841–1913
      1. 1. Fidelia (Maud) Hicks 1878–1962 m. Carl (P.) Swanson 1870–1960
        1. 1. Elsie (Hilma) Swanson 1915–2012 m. George (Wilfred Handy) Sr. 1913–1993 m. Robert (Owen) Kennedy 1904–1989
        2. 2. Percy (Edward) Swanson 1900–1978
        3. 3. Celia (Maud) Swanson 1896–1975
        4. 4. Alfreda (Mary) Swanson 1910–
        5. 5. Howard (Leonard) Swanson 1917–2010
        6. 6. Bessy (E) Swanson 1900–
        7. 7. George (Hebert) Swanson 1903–1995
        8. 8. Albert (Thomas) Swanson 1906–2000
        9. 9. Carl (V) Swanson 1898–
        10. 10. Roland (Earle Mossberg) Sr 1926–2002 m. Lola (Evelyn) Shivar 1934–1990
      2. 2. Sarah (Isabella) Hicks 1862–1923
      3. 3. Anna (M.) Hicks 1858–1920 m. Franklin Keeler 1858–1912
        1. 1. Everett (Williams) Keeler 1895–1968
        2. 2. Samuel (Crofut) Keeler 1901–1965
      4. 4. Otis (F.) Hicks 1866–1920 m. Etta (Maria) Lane 1866–1930
        1. 1. Arthur (Eldridge) Hicks 1885–
        2. 2. Forrest (Glenwood) Hicks 1887–
      5. 5. Eustace (Velorus) Hicks 1868–1961 m. Bessie (A.) Race 1879–1971
      6. 6. Herbert (Frederick) Hicks 1870–1945 m. Marion (Augusta) Smith 1876–1948
        1. 1. Conrad (Smith) Hicks 1905–1982 m. Emilie Charles 1902–1973 m. Marion (Louisa) Dunham 1904–1953
      7. 7. Hesper (Louisa) Hicks 1873–1940
      8. 8. Edith (G.) Hicks 1876–1940 m. Ewin (M) Brown 1875–
        1. 1. Mildred (Irene) Brown 1897– m. Judson (Harvey) Stafford 1888–1961
      9. 9. Eva (R.) Hicks 1876–1930 m. John (Edward) Day 1870–1899
        1. 1. John (Edwin) Day 1893–1899
      10. 10. Lucinda (Hicks (died) young) 1881–1882
  2. 2. Ira Bliss 1804–1888 m. Eliza Atwood 1819–1889
    1. 1. Lydia (Maria) Bliss 1859–1939 m. James (Frank) Peckham 1851–1931
      1. 1. James (Leroy) Peckham 1890–1913
      2. 2. George (H) Peckham 1884–1898
      3. 3. Adelaide Peckham 1882–1970 m. Clark (Edward) Jordan 1875–1961
        1. 1. Gladys (Mae) Jordan 1900–1995 m. Robert Almond 1899–1992
      4. 4. John (Arthur) Peckham 1886–1960
      5. 5. Minnie Peckham 1880–
  3. 3. George (Washington) Bliss 1791–1829
  4. 4. Oatis (William) Bliss 1802–1840
  5. 5. Polly Bliss 1789–1871 m. Frederick Briggs 1784–1851
    1. 1. Gilmore (Jarvis) Briggs 1811–1861 m. Aurelia (Ann) Newton 1824–1867
      1. 1. Mary (Jane) Briggs 1852–1914 m. Silas (Monroe) Needham 1835–1899
        1. 1. Frederrick (Alfred) Needham 1874–1950 m. Minnie (Belle) Foster 1890–1963
        2. 2. Marion (J.) Needham 1869–1948
        3. 3. Sarah (J.) Needham 1870–1954
        4. 4. Lettie Needham 1872–1914
        5. 5. Silas Needham 1879–
        6. 6. Franklin (Carl) Needham 1884–1948
        7. 7. Jonathan Needham 1877–1954
        8. 8. Jarvis Needham 1880–1944
      2. 2. Anne (Elizabeth) Briggs 1847–1899
      3. 3. Emmaline Briggs 1861–1922
      4. 4. Caroline Briggs 1861–1882
      5. 5. Ermina (Addaline) Briggs 1859–1926
      6. 6. Andrew Briggs 1850–
      7. 7. Jarvis Briggs 1854–1925
      8. 8. Adolphus Briggs 1856–1930 m. Anna (Rosella) Largent 1866–1919
        1. 1. Warren (Ivan) Briggs 1889–1981 m. Jessie (Belle) LaFountaine 1891–1970
        2. 2. Roy (Allen) Briggs 1888–1975 m. Maude (E) Briggs 1891–
      9. 9. Aurelia (Harriet) Briggs 1849–1872 m. Marquis (de Lafayette) Vaughan 1843–1898
        1. 1. Mary (Viola (Ola)) Vaughan 1865–1966
        2. 2. Wallace Vaughan 1872–1946
        3. 3. Sarah (Melvina) Vaughan 1866–1963
        4. 4. Ira (Francis) Vaughan 1870–1958
        5. 5. Minnie (Leonora) Vaughan 1868–1952
      10. 10. Alfred ("Amos") Briggs 1841–1863
      11. 11. Newton (Nathan) Briggs 1844–1861
    2. 2. Frederick (C.) Briggs 1814–1873
    3. 3. William Briggs 1816–1884
    4. 4. George Briggs 1817–1842
    5. 5. Alfred Briggs 1819–1836
    6. 6. Lorena Briggs 1823–1857
    7. 7. Emily (Jane) Briggs 1832–1897
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Briggs 1811–1874
    9. 9. Lydia (Maria) Briggs 1821–1864
    10. 10. Lydia (Maria) Briggs 1825–1864
  6. 6. Betsy Bliss 1785–1855
  7. 7. William Bliss 1787–1820 m. Lucy Briggs 1788–1857
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Alice) Bliss 1810–1893 m. Anthony Reed 1805–1878
      1. 1. Lucy (Adalaide) Reed 1848–1920 m. William (Edward) Hull 1830–1897
        1. 1. Laurene (Alice) Hull 1879–1881 m. James (Roger Van) Slyke 1874–1935
        2. 2. James (A.) Hull 1877–
        3. 3. Montgomery Hull 1872–1876
        4. 4. Lurene (Alice) Hull 1884–1953 m. Lorenzo (Thorne Van) Slyke 1884–1943
      2. 2. William (Baylies) Reed 1834–1921
      3. 3. George (Bowers) Reed 1837–1913
      4. 4. Mary (Emma) Reed 1843–
      5. 5. Ann (A) Reed 1845–1910
      6. 6. Charles (Anthony) Reed 1854–1871
      7. 7. James (A) Reed 1829–1837
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Alice) Reed 1832–
      9. 9. Sarah (Frances) Reed 1838–1856
      10. 10. Julia (M) Reed 1840–
    2. 2. Frances (Amelia) Bliss 1808–
  8. 8. Asa Bliss 1793–1793
  9. 9. Hannah Bliss 1794–1837
  10. 10. Lydia Bliss 1796–1857
  11. 11. Augustus Bliss 1798–1825
  12. 12. Adolphus (Ferdinand) Bliss 1806–1891
  13. 13. Nancy Bliss 1808–1890 m. Benjamin (Day) Jr. 1807–1882
    1. 1. Hiram Day 1818–1895
    2. 2. Nancy (Maria) Day 1849–1906
    3. 3. Benjamin (Augustus) Day 1831–1909 m. Hannah Kitchens 1830– m. Eunice (M) Fogg 1832–1904
      1. 1. Martha (Helen 'Mattie') Day 1854–1939 m. Maxwell Carpenter 1834–1926
        1. 1. Winifred (E 'Winnie') Carpenter 1884–1930
        2. 2. Carlyle (Maxwell) Carpenter 1879–
        3. 3. Virginia (Dare) Carpenter 1887–
        4. 4. Guy (Collins) Carpenter 1889–1981 m. Mildred (S) Schonberg 1890–1980
        5. 5. Jane (L) Carpenter 1878–
        6. 6. Lena (Ione) Carpenter 1877–1971
      2. 2. Mary (Augustus) Day 1857–1881
      3. 3. Harriet (Eunice) Day 1859–1941
      4. 4. Lucy (W) Day 1862–
      5. 5. Benjamin (Francis "Bennie") Day 1870–1872
  14. 14. Sarah Bliss 1810–1834 m. Zephaniah Graves 1780–1846
    1. 1. Zephaniah Graves 1834–1892

Asa Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1760
5 Nov 1760
Birth of Asa Bliss in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1851
23 Sep 1851
Age 91
Death of Asa Bliss in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1760
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Bliss family in America from about the year 1550 to 1880

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Bliss family in America from about the year 1550 to 1880

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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