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John (Rev) Bliss 1690–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut

Death Date: 1741

Death Location: Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuel Bliss

Mother: Ann Elderkin

Spouse(s): Anna Terrey\Terry

Children(s): Lydia Bliss

In 1690, John (Rev) Bliss entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, born to Samuel Bliss And Ann Elderkin. In 1721, John (Rev) Bliss resided in Lebanon, Connecticut, USA. John (Rev) Bliss married Anna Terrey Terry, and had children including Lydia Bliss. John (Rev) Bliss passed away in 1741 in Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1690, John (Rev) Bliss entered the world in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, born to Samuel Bliss And Ann Elderkin.
  • In 1721, John (Rev) Bliss resided in Lebanon, Connecticut, USA.
  • John (Rev) Bliss married Anna Terrey Terry, and had children including Lydia Bliss.
  • John (Rev) Bliss passed away in 1741 in Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Bliss's Ancestors

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John Bliss
1690–1741
Birth Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Parents
Samuel Bliss
1657–1729
Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut
Ann Elderkin
1661–1748
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Grandparents
Thomas (II) Bliss
1618–1688
Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Elizabeth Birchard
1621–1699
Belstone, Devon, England
John Elderkin
1616–1687
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts,
Elizabeth Drake
1621–1716
Windsor, Hartford, CT
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bliss's Descendants

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John ((Rev)) Bliss (1690–1741) m. Anna Terrey\Terry (1684–2 Feb 1732)
  1. 1. Lydia Bliss 1721–1763 m. Asariah\Ajriah Brown 1721–1770
    1. 1. Dorothy ("Dolly") Brown 1742–1822 m. Joseph Davis 1740–1820
      1. 1. Dorothy Davis 1773–1835 m. James Simonds 1775–1819
        1. 1. Jane Simons 1810–1882 m. William (Robert) Turk 1808–1865

John Bliss's Timeline

6 Records

1690
23 Oct 1690
Birth of John (Rev) Bliss in Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
1690
1690
Birth of John (Rev) Bliss
None
1721
11 Jun 1721
Age 31
John (Rev) Bliss resided here in Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
1741
1 Feb 1741
Age 51
Death of John (Rev) Bliss in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
1741
1741
Age 51
Death of John (Rev) Bliss
None
1741
1741
Age 51
John (Rev) Bliss - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1690
    Event Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Peabody Genealogy
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1721
    Event Place: Lebanon, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale College : with annals of the college history

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1741
    Event Place: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Peabody Genealogy
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1741

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

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