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Ephraim Holmes Bliss 1776–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 FEB 1776

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 25 MAR 1825

Death Location: Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Father: John III

Mother: Elizabeth Holmes

Spouse(s): Hannah Gibbs

Children(s): John Bliss, Charles Bliss, Robert Bliss, Cyrus Bliss, Betsey Bliss, Nathan Bliss, Bethia Bliss, Fayette Bliss, George Bliss, Ephraim Bliss, Marcus Bliss, Sheldon Bliss

Ephraim Holmes Bliss was born in 1776 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Bliss Iii And Elizabeth Holmes. Ephraim Holmes Bliss married Hannah Gibbs, and had children including Bethia Bliss, Betsey B Bliss, Charles W Bliss, Cyrus E Bliss, Ephraim Holmes Bliss, Fayette Jackson Bliss, George L Bliss, John Henry Bliss, Marcus W Bliss, Nathan Gibbs Bliss, Robert R Bliss, Sheldon Bliss. Ephraim Holmes Bliss passed away in 1825 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Ephraim Holmes Bliss was born in 1776 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Bliss Iii And Elizabeth Holmes.
  • Ephraim Holmes Bliss married Hannah Gibbs, and had children including Bethia Bliss, Betsey B Bliss, Charles W Bliss, Cyrus E Bliss, Ephraim Holmes Bliss, Fayette Jackson Bliss, George L Bliss, John Henry Bliss, Marcus W Bliss, Nathan Gibbs Bliss, Robert R Bliss, Sheldon Bliss.
  • Ephraim Holmes Bliss passed away in 1825 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1744–1787
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
JI
Elizabeth Holmes
1748–1836
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Hannah Gibbs
1779–1850
Birth Location: Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
HG

Children(s)

John Bliss
1824–1885
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
JB
Charles Bliss
1813–1830
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
CB
Robert Bliss
1815–1863
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
RB
Cyrus Bliss
1808–1830
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
CB
Betsey Bliss
1817–1896
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
BB
Nathan Bliss
1801–1870
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
NB
Bethia Bliss
1804–1886
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
BB
Fayette Bliss
1821–1830
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
FB
George Bliss
1818–1890
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
GB
Ephraim Bliss
1806–1879
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
EB
Marcus Bliss
1810–1893
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
MB
Sheldon Bliss
1802–1872
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
SB

Ephraim Bliss's Ancestors

Self
Ephraim Bliss
1776–1825
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Bliss III
1744–1787
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Holmes
1748–1836
Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Bliss
1713–1756
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Jerusha Brown
1717–1771
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bliss
1690–1741
Hannah Terry
1691–1759
Thomas Brown
1688–1757
Sarah Avery
1688–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bliss
1657–1729
Anne Edwards
1661–1748
Samuel Terry
1661–1730
Hannah Morgan
1656–1697
Thomas Brown
1668–1717
Hannah Lee
1668–1716
James Avery
1646–1728

Ephraim Bliss's Descendants

1.
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Ephraim (Holmes) Bliss (10 FEB 1776–25 MAR 1825) m. Hannah Gibbs (21 FEB 1779–12 APR 1850)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Bliss 1824–1885 m. Adaline (D) Deming 1825–1899
    1. 1. Hoyt (Sheldon) Bliss 1868–1868
    2. 2. Evelyn (Julia) Bliss 1854–1891 m. Herman (Curtis) Bliss 1854–1927
    3. 3. Emma (Louise) Bliss 1864–1958
    4. 4. Nellie (Velona) Bliss 1857–1908
  2. 2. Charles (W.) Bliss 1813–1830
  3. 3. Robert (R.) Bliss 1815–1863 m. Amy Cook 1827–
    1. 1. Royce (W.) Bliss 1852–
    2. 2. Byron (C.) Bliss 1855–
  4. 4. Cyrus (E.) Bliss 1808–1830
  5. 5. Betsey (B.) Bliss 1817–1896 m. Nathan (Billings) Cutting 1787–1855 m. Franklin Barney 1861–1895
  6. 6. Nathan (Gibbs) Bliss 1801–1870 m. Lois Tomlinson 1806–1888
    1. 1. Nathan (Gibbs) Bliss 1837–1864
    2. 2. Mary Bliss 1833–
    3. 3. Abbie (L.) Bliss 1841–1926 m. William (E) Williams 1842–1905
    4. 4. Julia (Ann) Bliss 1831–1863 m. Noble Jennings 1831–1869
  7. 7. Bethia Bliss 1804–1886 m. Asa (Chrissey) Hooker 1796–1848
    1. 1. Emily (Elizabeth) Hooker 1846–1936
    2. 2. Charles (Bliss) Hooker 1837–1846
    3. 3. Hannah (L) Hooker 1841–1842
    4. 4. Ellen (Frances) Hooker 1833–1850
    5. 5. Cyrus Hooker 1831–1831
    6. 6. Vesta (Ann) Hooker 1834–1862
  8. 8. Fayette (Jackson) Bliss 1821–1830
  9. 9. George (L.) Bliss 1818–1890 m. Louisa (L.) Hopkins 1831–1869
    1. 1. Jessie (A.) Bliss 1858–1922
  10. 10. Ephraim (Holmes) Bliss 1806–1879 m. Eliza (Ann) Warner 1820–1861 m. Hannah Gibbs 1808–1842
    1. 1. George (W.) Bliss 1842–1843
    2. 2. Charles (Fayette) Bliss 1843–1923 m. Rosetta Sourwine 1848–1911
    3. 3. Jennie (Emma) Bliss 1854–
    4. 4. Spencer (Nathan) Bliss 1834–1837
    5. 5. Hannah (Maria) Bliss 1846–
    6. 6. Mary (Eliza) Bliss 1849–1879
    7. 7. Lenora (Electa) Bliss 1832–1910
  11. 11. Marcus (W.) Bliss 1810–1893 m. Lucinda Barber 1812–1886
    1. 1. Charles (E.) Bliss 1849–
    2. 2. Betsey (B.) Bliss 1845– m. Henry (Clay) Fish 1844–1922 m. John (B) Meeker 1842–
    3. 3. Cyrus (M.) Bliss 1838–1863
    4. 4. Sarah (L.) Bliss 1842–
  12. 12. Sheldon Bliss 1802–1872 m. Betsey 1817–

Ephraim Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1776
10 FEB 1776
Birth of Ephraim Holmes Bliss in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1825
25 MAR 1825
Age 49
Death of Ephraim Holmes Bliss in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 FEB 1776
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Charles A Bliss.FTW
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 MAR 1825
    Event Place: Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Charles A Bliss.FTW
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees
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