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Elijah Bliss 1715–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 MAR 1715

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1809

Death Location: Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Thomas Bliss

Mother:

Spouse(s): Martha Markham

Children(s): Martha Bliss, Elizabeth Bliss, Elijah Bliss, Abigail Bliss, Thomas Bliss

The story of Elijah Bliss began in 1715 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA. Elijah Bliss married Martha Markham, and had children including Abigail Bliss, Elijah Bliss, Elizabeth Collins Bliss, Martha Bliss, Thomas Bliss. Elijah Bliss passed away in 1809 in Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Bliss began in 1715 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA.
  • Elijah Bliss married Martha Markham, and had children including Abigail Bliss, Elijah Bliss, Elizabeth Collins Bliss, Martha Bliss, Thomas Bliss.
  • Elijah Bliss passed away in 1809 in Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bliss
1652–1719
Birth Location: Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Markham
1714–1804
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Bliss
1743–1806
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Bliss
1746–
Birth Location: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Elijah Bliss
1745–1784
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Bliss
1754–1808
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Thomas Bliss
1740–1801
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Elijah Bliss's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Bliss
1715–1809
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Bliss
1652–1719
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Bliss
1618–1688
Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Birchard
1621–1700
Belstone, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bliss
1589–1651
Margaret Hulins
1595–1684
Thomas Burkett
1595–1684
Elizabeth Robinson
1597–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hulins
1565–1639
Margaret Lawrence
1557–1621
William Byrchard
1569–1635
Catherine Finch
1574–1635
Henry Robinson
1557–1625
Elizabeth Orvice
1561–1611

Elijah Bliss's Descendants

1.
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Elijah Bliss (30 MAR 1715–1809) m. Martha Markham (18 JUN 1714–1804)
  1. 1. Martha Bliss 1743–1806 m. James Elderkin 1739–1784
    1. 1. Patty Elderkin 1765–1766
    2. 2. Betsey Elderkin 1763–
    3. 3. Lucy Elderkin 1761–1762
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Collins) Bliss 1746– m. Jabez Stanton 1746–1816 m. James Clarke 1745–1799
    1. 1. Sally Stanton 1767– m. Abel Gates 1774–
      1. 1. Hezekiah Gates 1798–
      2. 2. Mary (Ann Clark) Gates 1802–
      3. 3. Sally Gates 1800–
      4. 4. Henry (Collins) Gates 1804–
      5. 5. LeRoy (Lothrop) Gates 1808–1892
    2. 2. Frances Stanton 1781–1860 m. Henry Marryott 1771–1870
      1. 1. Henry (Collins) Maryott 1816–1818
      2. 2. Oilve Marryott 1818–1836
      3. 3. Lydia Marryott 1810–1895
      4. 4. Frances Marryott 1807–
      5. 5. Elizabeth (C) Maryott 1820–1897
    3. 3. Henry (Bliss) Stanton 1775–1810
  3. 3. Elijah Bliss 1745–1784 m. Sarah Hatch 1749–1790
    1. 1. Nathaniel Bliss 1770–1842
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bliss 1775–1857 m. Jedediah Hewitt 1765–
  4. 4. Abigail Bliss 1754–1808 m. Jonathan Silsby 1747–
  5. 5. Thomas Bliss 1740–1801 m. Esther Eddy 1740–1801
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bliss 1764–
    2. 2. John Bliss 1762–1820
    3. 3. Nancy Bliss 1766–
    4. 4. Daniel Bliss 1764–1838

Elijah Bliss's Timeline

3 Records

1715
30 MAR 1715
Birth of Elijah Bliss in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1715
30 MAR 1715
Elijah Bliss was christened in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1809
1809
Age 94
Death of Elijah Bliss in Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1715
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Charles A Bliss.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1715
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Cornwallis, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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