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Benjamin Bliss 1776–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JUL 1776

Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 24 JUL 1858

Death Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Father: Ellis Bliss

Mother: Grace Ford

Spouse(s): Lydia Strong, Sally Phelps

Children(s): Benjamin Bliss, David Bliss, John Bliss, Lydia Bliss, Lydia Bliss, Benjamin Bliss, Dwight Bliss

Benjamin Bliss was born in 1776 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA, the child of Ellis Bliss And Grace Ford. Benjamin Bliss married Lydia Davis, Lydia Strong, Sally Bliss Phelps, and had children including Benjamin Strong Bliss, David Nelson Bliss, Dwight Bliss, John Flavel Bliss, Lydia Emeline Bliss. Benjamin Bliss passed away in 1858 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Bliss was born in 1776 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA, the child of Ellis Bliss And Grace Ford.
  • Benjamin Bliss married Lydia Davis, Lydia Strong, Sally Bliss Phelps, and had children including Benjamin Strong Bliss, David Nelson Bliss, Dwight Bliss, John Flavel Bliss, Lydia Emeline Bliss.
  • Benjamin Bliss passed away in 1858 in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ellis Bliss
1733–1814
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Grace Ford
1746–1829
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Strong
1782–1831
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Sally Phelps
1796–1837
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Bliss
1802–1803
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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David Bliss
1809–1838
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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John Bliss
1806–1836
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Lydia Bliss
1835–1838
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Lydia Bliss
1812–1830
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Benjamin Bliss
1804–1856
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Dwight Bliss
1814–1853
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Benjamin Bliss's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bliss
1776–1858
Birth Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Ellis Bliss
1733–1814
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Grace Ford
1746–1829
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John (Samuel) Bliss
1690–1741
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Barber
1693–1759
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bliss
1657–1729
Anne Edwards
1661–1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bliss
1618–1688
Elizabeth Birchard
1621–1700
John Elderkin
1615–1687
John Elderkin
1615–1687

Benjamin Bliss's Descendants

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Benjamin Bliss (11 JUL 1776–24 JUL 1858) m. Lydia Strong (13 DEC 1782–19 MAY 1831) m. Sally (Bliss) Phelps (ABT 1796–22 SEP 1837)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Strong) Bliss 1802–1803
  2. 2. David (Nelson) Bliss 1809–1838 m. Eliza (Ann) Bowden 1796–1855
    1. 1. David (Nelson) Bliss 1837–1910
  3. 3. John (Flavel) Bliss 1806–1836 m. Mary (Ann) Porter 1810–1852
    1. 1. John (Homer) Bliss 1832–1922
    2. 2. George (Porter) Bliss 1830–1906 m. Susan (Violet) Crane 1843–1911
      1. 1. Anna (Maria) Bliss 1878–1960 m. Louis (Chester) Phelps 1873–1942
      2. 2. Homer (Crane) Bliss 1868–1941 m. Eleanor (M) Guilford 1864–1954
      3. 3. Alfred (Theodore) Bliss 1869–1919 m. Georgia (E) Maine 1874–1965
      4. 4. George (Harvey) Bliss 1871–1950 m. Robina (Margaret) Mouat 1873–1942
        1. 1. Lucile (Robina) Bliss 1905–1975 m. Caperton (Braxton) Horsley 1903–1988
  4. 4. Lydia (Emeline) Bliss 1835–1838
  5. 5. Lydia (Emeline) Bliss 1812–1830
  6. 6. Benjamin (Strong) Bliss 1804–1856 m. Rachel (Maria) Wilcox 1808–1876
  7. 7. Dwight Bliss 1814–1853 m. Waity (Seamans) Bliss 1817–1903 m. Amanda (Deborah) Curtis 1817–1837
    1. 1. John (Flavel) Bliss 1839–1920 m. Josephine Hoyt 1843–
    2. 2. Benjamin (Strong) Bliss 1842–1926 m. Helen (E) Fenton 1836–1929
      1. 1. Frances (Maria) Bliss 1872–1938
      2. 2. Dwight Bliss 1870–1870
      3. 3. Sarah Bliss 1870–1870
    3. 3. Lydia (Emeline) Bliss 1847–
    4. 4. Mary (Maria) Bliss 1836–1920 m. George Strong 1836–1920
      1. 1. Maria (Bliss) Strong 1860–1942
      2. 2. Cyrus (Wallace) Strong 1866–1940
    5. 5. Adaline (Maria) Bliss 1849– m. George (Amos) Taft 1853–1920

Benjamin Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1776
11 JUL 1776
Birth of Benjamin Bliss in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
1858
24 JUL 1858
Age 82
Death of Benjamin Bliss in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JUL 1776
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Charles A Bliss.FTW
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Charles A Bliss.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1858
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Charles A Bliss.FTW
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
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