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James Bliss 1753–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

Death Date: Bef. 1783

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Henry Bliss

Mother: Mary Clarke

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James Bliss was born in 1753 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, the child of Henry Bliss And Mary Clarke. James Bliss passed away in 1783 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Bliss was born in 1753 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, the child of Henry Bliss And Mary Clarke.
  • James Bliss passed away in 1783 in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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James Bliss's Ancestors

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James Bliss
1753–1783
Birth Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Parents
Henry Bliss
1722–1805
Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Mary Clarke
1718–1805
Medway, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Josiah Bliss
1685–1747
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Sarah Collins
1690–1751
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
James (Clarke) Sr
1671–1726
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Mary Briggs
1681–1772
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
John Bliss
1645–1702
Damaris (Bliss)
1648–1715
Arnold Collins
1665–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Bliss
1591–1667
Ann Shaw
1620–1682

James Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of James Bliss in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
1783
Bef. 1783
Age 30
Death of James Bliss in Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1783
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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