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Joseph D. Bliss 1847–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1847

Birth Location: Locke, Cayuga, New York

Death Date: 11 Feb 1912

Death Location: Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America

Father: Algernon Bliss

Mother: Samantha King

Spouse(s): Ama Pinkerton, Mary Cross

Children(s): Max Bliss, Fred Bliss, Byron Bliss, Leroy Bliss

Joseph D. Bliss was born in 1847 in Locke, Cayuga, New York, the child of Algernon Mortimer Bliss And Samantha King. In 1850, Joseph D. Bliss resided in Chatham, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1860, Joseph D. Bliss resided in Clymer, Tioga, Pennsylvania. Joseph D. Bliss married Ama Elizabeth Libbie Pinkerton, Mary M Cross, and had children including Byron Cross Bliss, Fred A Bliss, Leroy Joseph Bliss, Max David Bliss. Joseph D. Bliss passed away in 1912 in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph D. Bliss was born in 1847 in Locke, Cayuga, New York, the child of Algernon Mortimer Bliss And Samantha King.
  • In 1850, Joseph D. Bliss resided in Chatham, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1860, Joseph D. Bliss resided in Clymer, Tioga, Pennsylvania.
  • Joseph D. Bliss married Ama Elizabeth Libbie Pinkerton, Mary M Cross, and had children including Byron Cross Bliss, Fred A Bliss, Leroy Joseph Bliss, Max David Bliss.
  • Joseph D. Bliss passed away in 1912 in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Algernon Bliss
1825–1907
Birth Location: Windham County, Vermont
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Samantha King
1822–1860
Birth Location: Bath, Steuben, New York
SK

Spouses(s)

Ama Pinkerton
1855–1920
Birth Location: Summer Hill, Cayuga, New York
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Mary Cross
1856–1885
Birth Location: New York
MC

Children(s)

Max Bliss
1897–1989
Birth Location: Summer Hill, Cayuga, New York
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Fred Bliss
1891–1923
Birth Location: Summer Hill, Cayuga, New York
FB
Byron Bliss
1874–1936
Birth Location: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
BB
Leroy Bliss
1878–1946
Birth Location: Syracuse, Onondaga, New York
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Joseph Bliss's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Bliss
1847–1912
Birth Place: Locke, Cayuga, New York
Parents
Algernon Mortimer Bliss
1825–1907
Windham County, Vermont
Samantha King
1822–1860
Bath, Steuben, New York
Grandparents
Joseph Bliss
1806–1880
Vermont
Clarissa Bliss
–1875
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Bliss's Descendants

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Joseph (D.) Bliss (10 Aug 1847–11 Feb 1912) m. Ama (Elizabeth 'Libbie') Pinkerton (Jan 1855–abt 1920) m. Mary (M.) Cross (abt 1856–abt 1885)
  1. 1. Max (David) Bliss 1897–1989 m. Lucy (Marie) Elliott 1896–1959
  2. 2. Fred (A.) Bliss 1891–1923 m. Lucy (Marie) Elliott 1896–1959
    1. 1. Marguerite (B.) Bliss 1913–1972 m. Donald (B.) Rindge 1915–1987
    2. 2. Marian (Elizabeth) Bliss 1919–1989 m. Robert (B.) Miller 1918–1982
  3. 3. Byron (Cross) Bliss 1874–1936 m. Luella Rea 1878–1942
    1. 1. Joseph Bliss 1902–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bliss 1910–
  4. 4. Leroy (Joseph) Bliss 1878–1946 m. Mellie (B.) Pohl 1875–1952

Joseph Bliss's Timeline

9 Records

1847
10 Aug 1847
Birth of Joseph D. Bliss in Locke, Cayuga, New York
Locke, Cayuga, New York
1850
1850
Age 3
Joseph D. Bliss resided here in Chatham, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Chatham, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 13
Joseph D. Bliss resided here in Clymer, Tioga, Pennsylvania
Clymer, Tioga, Pennsylvania
1870
1870
Age 23
Joseph D. Bliss resided here in Groton, Tompkins, New York, USA
Groton, Tompkins, New York, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
Joseph D. Bliss resided here in Van Buren, Onondaga, New York, USA
Van Buren, Onondaga, New York, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
Joseph D. Bliss resided here in Summerhill TN, Cayuga, New York, USA
Summerhill TN, Cayuga, New York, USA
1905
1905
Age 58
Joseph D. Bliss resided here in Summerhill, Cayuga, New York, USA
Summerhill, Cayuga, New York, USA
1910
1910
Age 63
Joseph D. Bliss resided here in Summerhill, Cayuga, New York, USA
Summerhill, Cayuga, New York, USA
1912
11 Feb 1912
Age 65
Death of Joseph D. Bliss in Summerhill, Cayuga, New York
Summerhill, Cayuga, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1847
    Event Place: Locke, Cayuga, New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Buren, Onondaga, New York; Roll: 906; Family History Film: 1254906; Page: 355A; Enumeration District: 225
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: M593_1104; Page: 185A; Family History Library Film: 552603
    [3] New York, State Census, 1905, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 02 E.D. 01; City: Summerhill; County: Cayuga; Page: 8
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Summerhill TN, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 1013; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241013
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Clymer, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1187; Page: 162; Family History Library Film: 805187
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Summerhill, Cayuga, New York; Roll: T624_928; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1374941
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Chatham, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_830; Page: 143B; Image: 290
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Chatham, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Chatham, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_830; Page: 143B; Image: 290

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clymer, Tioga, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Clymer, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1187; Page: 162; Family History Library Film: 805187

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: M593_1104; Page: 185A; Family History Library Film: 552603

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Van Buren, Onondaga, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Van Buren, Onondaga, New York; Roll: 906; Family History Film: 1254906; Page: 355A; Enumeration District: 225

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Summerhill TN, Cayuga, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Summerhill TN, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 1013; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0045; FHL microfilm: 1241013

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Summerhill, Cayuga, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1905, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 02 E.D. 01; City: Summerhill; County: Cayuga; Page: 8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Summerhill, Cayuga, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Summerhill, Cayuga, New York; Roll: T624_928; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1374941

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, ca. 1949 - ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Grou

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Summerhill, Cayuga, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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