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Elisha Bliss 1732–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1732

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 Dec 1777 in the Revolutionary War

Death Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Elisha Bliss

Mother: Margaret Newman

Spouse(s): Ruth Thomas

Children(s): Asa Bliss, Anna Bliss, David Bliss, Rhoda Bliss, Hannah Bliss, Ruth Bliss, Newman Bliss, Elizabeth Bliss, Amos Bliss

In 1732, Elisha Bliss entered the world in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, born to Elisha Bliss And Margaret Newman. Elisha Bliss married Ruth Thomas, and had children including Amos Bliss, Anna Bliss, Asa Bliss, David Bliss, Elizabeth Bliss, Hannah Bliss, Newman Bliss, Rhoda Bliss, Ruth Bliss. Elisha Bliss passed away in 1777 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1732, Elisha Bliss entered the world in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, born to Elisha Bliss And Margaret Newman.
  • Elisha Bliss married Ruth Thomas, and had children including Amos Bliss, Anna Bliss, Asa Bliss, David Bliss, Elizabeth Bliss, Hannah Bliss, Newman Bliss, Rhoda Bliss, Ruth Bliss.
  • Elisha Bliss passed away in 1777 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elisha Bliss
1697–1793
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Margaret Newman
1704–1788
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Thomas
1731–1807
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Asa Bliss
1760–1851
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Anna Bliss
1754–
Birth Location: –
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David Bliss
1756–1809
Birth Location: of Rehoboth and Savoy, Mass
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Rhoda Bliss
1758–
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Bliss
1762–
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Bliss
1764–
Birth Location: –
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Newman Bliss
1766–1818
Birth Location: of Rehoboth and Attleboro, Mass
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Elizabeth Bliss
1770–
Birth Location: –
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Amos Bliss
1773–1777
Birth Location: –
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Elisha Bliss's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Bliss
1732–1777
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Elisha Bliss
1697–1793
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Margaret Newman
1704–1788
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (David) Newman
1662–1747
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Kenrick
1670–1718
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jr.
1625–1711
Bathsheba Chickering
1640–1687
Elijah Kendrick
1645–1680
Hannah Jackson
1646–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr.
1602–1663
Sybel Featley
1604–1672
Francis Chickering
1606–1658
Anne Fiske
1610–1649
John Kenrick
1604–1686
Ann Sawtell
1604–1656
John Jackson
1614–1648
Katheryne Holtby
1617–1684

Elisha Bliss's Descendants

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Elisha Bliss (17 Jul 1732–13 Dec 1777 in the Revolutionary War) m. Ruth Thomas (19 Dec 1731–3 Mar 1807)
  1. 1. Asa Bliss 1760–1851 m. Mary ("Polly") Emerson 1766–1850
    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
        2. 2. Eliza (Augusta) Goff 1850–1922
        3. 3. James (Howard) Goff 1846–1923 m. Isabelle (E) Horton 1860–1939
        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
        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
        2. 2. Sarah (Isabella) Hicks 1862–1923
        3. 3. Anna (M.) Hicks 1858–1920 m. Franklin Keeler 1858–1912
        4. 4. Otis (F.) Hicks 1866–1920 m. Etta (Maria) Lane 1866–1930
        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
        7. 7. Hesper (Louisa) Hicks 1873–1940
        8. 8. Edith (G.) Hicks 1876–1940 m. Ewin (M) Brown 1875–
        9. 9. Eva (R.) Hicks 1876–1930 m. John (Edward) Day 1870–1899
        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
        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
        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
        9. 9. Aurelia (Harriet) Briggs 1849–1872 m. Marquis (de Lafayette) Vaughan 1843–1898
        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
        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
        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
  2. 2. Anna Bliss 1754–
  3. 3. David Bliss 1756–1809
  4. 4. Rhoda Bliss 1758–
  5. 5. Hannah Bliss 1762–
  6. 6. Ruth Bliss 1764–
  7. 7. Newman Bliss 1766–1818
  8. 8. Elizabeth Bliss 1770–
  9. 9. Amos Bliss 1773–1777

Elisha Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1732
17 Jul 1732
Birth of Elisha Bliss in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1777
13 Dec 1777 in the Revolutionary War
Age 45
Death of Elisha Bliss in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1732
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, 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: 13 Dec 1777 in the Revolutionary War
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, 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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