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Capt. John Bliss 1785–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1785

Birth Location: Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 6 December 1822

Death Location: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA

Father: Ebenezer III

Mother: Jane Wheatley

Spouse(s): Olive Simonds

Children(s): Lt. Bliss

The story of Capt. John Bliss began in 1785 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA. Capt. John Bliss married Olive Hall Simonds, and had children including Lt Col William Wallace Smith Bliss. Capt. John Bliss passed away in 1822 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt. John Bliss began in 1785 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.
  • Capt. John Bliss married Olive Hall Simonds, and had children including Lt Col William Wallace Smith Bliss.
  • Capt. John Bliss passed away in 1822 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA.

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Capt. Bliss's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Bliss
1785–1822
Birth Place: Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Bliss III
1739–1810
Lebanon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Jane Wheatley
1743–1833
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Grandparents
Captain (Ebenezer Bliss) II
1710–1776
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Rebecca Colton
1715–1792
Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer I
1683–1717
Mary Gaylord
1685–1723
George Colton
1677–1760
Mary Hitchcock
1688–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Luke Hitchcock
1655–1727
Sarah Burt
1656–1746

Capt. Bliss's Descendants

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Capt. (John) Bliss (2 September 1785–6 December 1822) m. Olive (Hall) Simonds (September 1791–2 June 1848)
  1. 1. Lt. (Col. William Wallace Smith) Bliss 1815–1853 m. Mary (Ann) Raymond 1829–1912
    1. 1. E (Raymond) Bliss 1847–1923
    2. 2. General (Tasker Howard) Bliss 1853–1930
    3. 3. Lucy Bliss 1843–1935

Capt. Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1785
2 September 1785
Birth of Capt. John Bliss in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
1822
6 December 1822
Age 37
Death of Capt. John Bliss in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1785
    Event Place: Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: 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: 6 December 1822
    Event Place: Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Bliss family in America from about the year 1550 to 1880

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