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Josiah Bliss 1685–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1685

Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: Aug 1747

Death Location: Middletown, Newport Co., RI

Father: John Bliss

Mother: Demaris Arnold

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The story of Josiah Bliss began in 1685 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Josiah Bliss passed away in 1747 in Middletown, Newport Co., RI.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Bliss began in 1685 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Josiah Bliss passed away in 1747 in Middletown, Newport Co., RI.

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Josiah Bliss's Ancestors

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Josiah Bliss
1685–1747
Birth Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
John Bliss
1645–1717
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Demaris Arnold
1648–1720
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
George Bliss
1591–1667
Little Preston, Northamptonshire, ENGL
Ann Shaw
1615–1635
Preston Parva, Northamptonshire, ENGL
Benedict Arnold
1615–1678
Bighere, Ilchester, Somerset, England
Demaris Westcote
1621–1678
Yeoville, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bliss
1562–1617
Alice Smith
1553–1625
William Arnold
1587–1677
Christian Peake
1583–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Blysse
1530–1574
Elizabeth Oliphant
1535–1596
Walter Smith
1523–1567
Thomas Arnold
1550–1622
Alice Gulley
1553–1596

Josiah Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1685
18 Dec 1685
Birth of Josiah Bliss in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1747
Aug 1747
Age 62
Death of Josiah Bliss in Middletown, Newport Co., RI
Middletown, Newport Co., RI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1685
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1747
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport Co., RI

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