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John Bliss Bliss 1562–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1562

Birth Location: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 September 1617

Death Location: Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Blysse

Mother: Elizabeth Oliphant

Spouse(s): Alice Smith

Children(s): Thomas Bliss

In 1562, John Bliss Bliss entered the world in Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to William Blysse And Elizabeth Oliphant. John Bliss Bliss married Alice Smith, and had children including Thomas Bliss. John Bliss Bliss passed away in 1617 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1562, John Bliss Bliss entered the world in Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to William Blysse And Elizabeth Oliphant.
  • John Bliss Bliss married Alice Smith, and had children including Thomas Bliss.
  • John Bliss Bliss passed away in 1617 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bliss's Ancestors

Self
John Bliss
1562–1617
Birth Place: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
William Blysse
1530–1574
Daventry, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Oliphant
1535–1596
Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard (Blysse Jr) Bliss
1500–1581
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Joyce (Alice Townhende ^* of Daventry (m. Bliss)) Lady
1504–1567
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Lord (Laurens Oliphant, 3rd Baron) Oliphant
1506–1566
Calder,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Uxor (Ragsise Ignota OR Margaret Sandilands) Oliphant
1520–1579
Affoltern, Zurich, Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Homo Ignotus
1490–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bliss's Descendants

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John (Bliss) Bliss (2 Feb 1562–8 September 1617) m. Alice Smith (1565–26 Mar 1625)
  1. 1. Thomas Bliss 1589–1649 m. Dorothy Wheatley 1591–1647
    1. 1. Mary Bliss 1616–1690 m. Nathaniel (Harmon) 12 1615–1693
      1. 1. Jonathan (Harmon) 11 1654–1742 m. Sarah Roberts 1658–1728
        1. 1. Samuel (Harmon) 10 1686–1777 m. Mercy Simpson 1683–1759 m. Mercy Simpson 1683–1759

John Bliss's Timeline

3 Records

1562
2 Feb 1562
Birth of John Bliss Bliss in Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1581
26 January 1581
Age 19
John Bliss Bliss was married in Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1617
8 September 1617
Age 55
Death of John Bliss Bliss in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1562
    Event Place: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 January 1581
    Event Place: Stowe, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1617
    Event Place: Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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