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Margaret Bliss 1649–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 12, 1649

Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Death Date: April 3, 1745

Death Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut

Father: Nathaniel Bliss

Mother: Catherine Chapin

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Foote

Children(s): Ephraim Foote, Nathaniel Foote

In 1649, Margaret Bliss entered the world in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, born to Nathaniel Bliss And Catherine Chapin. Margaret Bliss married Nathaniel Foote, and had children including Ephraim Foote, Nathaniel Foote. Margaret Bliss passed away in 1745 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1649, Margaret Bliss entered the world in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, born to Nathaniel Bliss And Catherine Chapin.
  • Margaret Bliss married Nathaniel Foote, and had children including Ephraim Foote, Nathaniel Foote.
  • Margaret Bliss passed away in 1745 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Bliss
1622–1654
Birth Location: Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England
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Catherine Chapin
1626–1712
Birth Location: Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England
CC

Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Foote
1647–1703
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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Children(s)

Ephraim Foote
1685–1765
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
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Nathaniel Foote
1682–1774
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
NF

Margaret Bliss's Ancestors

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Margaret Bliss
1649–1745
Birth Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Parents
Nathaniel Bliss
1622–1654
Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England
Catherine Chapin
1626–1712
Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Chapin
1598–1675
Paignton, Devon, England
Cicely Penny
1601–1683
Paignton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Bliss's Descendants

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Margaret Bliss (November 12, 1649–April 3, 1745) m. Nathaniel Foote (January 10, 1647–January 12, 1703)
  1. 1. Ephraim Foote 1685–1765 m. Sarah Chamberlain 1693–1777
    1. 1. Irene Foote 1722–1809 m. Abraham (Adam) Day 1712–1792
      1. 1. Lucy Day 1752–1823 m. William (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1746–1820
        1. 1. William (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1773–1844 m. Patience Foote 1783–1859
        2. 2. Elijah (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1775–1843 m. Eunice Fuller 1778–1842
        3. 3. Ezra (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1777–1851 m. Olive (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1778–1867
        4. 4. Lucy (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1778–1864 m. Robert Usher 1772–1851
        5. 5. Amaziah (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1780–1841 m. Huldah Foote 1791–1881
        6. 6. Irena (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1782–1821 m. Daniel (Adams Brainerd) (Brainard) 1771–1831
        7. 7. Orin (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1784–1865 m. Sarah ((Sally) Brainerd) (Brainard) 1786–1858
        8. 8. Hannah (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1786–1786
        9. 9. Susannah (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1788–1848 m. Joseph Staples 1784–1856
        10. 10. ? (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1790–1790
        11. 11. Roxy (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1792–1824 m. Reuben (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1782–1859
        12. 12. Sarah ((Sally) Brainerd) (Brainard) 1794–1880 m. Elisha Fuller 1771–1845 m. Brainerd Emmons 1782–1825
        13. 13. Dorothy (("Dolly") Brainerd) (Brainard) 1795–1860 m. Orin Staples 1788–1826 m. Talcott (L.) Buell 1775–1885
      2. 2. Elijah Day 1754–1798 m. Dorothy Olmsted 1752–1846
        1. 1. Justin Day 1781–1863 m. Matilda (Mary) Day 1782–1856
        2. 2. Stephen (O.) Day 1777–1802
        3. 3. Fanny Day 1783–1839
      3. 3. Nehemiah Day 1745–1818
      4. 4. Ephraim Day 1741–1825
      5. 5. Ezra Day 1743–1823
      6. 6. Elisha Day 1749–1778
      7. 7. Abraham Day 1747–1798
      8. 8. Irene Day 1757–1800
    2. 2. Adonijah Foote 1726–1795 m. Grace Day 1736–1776 m. Abigail Emmons 1726–1811
      1. 1. Deborah Foote 1774–1846 m. Zelotes Bigelow 1764–1847
        1. 1. Zelotes Bigelow 1798–1872 m. Elizabeth (L.) Steele 1801–1870
        2. 2. Tabitha (Talitha) Bigelow 1793–1877
        3. 3. Deborah Bigelow 1795–1849
        4. 4. Abel Bigelow 1804–1860 m. Mary ((Betsy)) Kingsbury 1811–1835
        5. 5. Nabby Bigelow 1806–
        6. 6. Mary (Brainerd) Bigelow 1808–1850
        7. 7. Lucinda (Malvina) Bigelow 1815–1898
      2. 2. Jesse Foote 1756–1822 m. Mary Skinner 1759–1828
        1. 1. Rosette ((Rozette)) Foote 1797– m. William Usher 1799–1875
      3. 3. Talitha (Cumi) Foote 1776–1864
      4. 4. Sarah Foote 1767–1837 m. William Dunham 1767–1837
        1. 1. Edward Dunham 1805–1886 m. Jerusha Loomis 1803–1882
        2. 2. Eleazur Dunham 1807–1809
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Green) Dunham 1802–1815
        4. 4. Lucretia Dunham 1800–1834
        5. 5. Sarah Dunham 1795–1868
        6. 6. Amanda Dunham 1798–1820
        7. 7. William Dunham 1792–1819
        8. 8. Mary Dunham 1810–
        9. 9. Samuel Dunham 1808–
        10. 10. Julius Dunham 1794–
      5. 5. Ephraim Foote 1765–1837
      6. 6. Adonijah Foote 1760–1836
      7. 7. Reuben Foote 1761–1849
      8. 8. Grace Foote 1763–1849
      9. 9. Epaphroditus Foote 1769–1845
    3. 3. Margaret Foote 1711–1801 m. Benjamin Day 1704–1777
      1. 1. Adonijah Day 1733–1799 m. Sarah Loomis 1734–1802
        1. 1. Charles Day 1753–1814 m. Susanna Threlkeld 1753–1844
        2. 2. Sarah Day 1755–1816
        3. 3. Lucy Day 1756–1843 m. Benjamin Chamberlin 1750–1824
        4. 4. Margaret Day 1758–1840 m. Caleb Carlton 1757–1823
        5. 5. Levi Day 1765–1849 m. Abiah Chamberlain 1768–1848
        6. 6. Rachel Day 1761–1772
        7. 7. Alvin Day 1763–1836 m. Temperance Snow 1766–1839
        8. 8. Lydia Day 1767–1852 m. Zadoc Benton 1761–1845
        9. 9. Erial Day 1768–1852 m. Lydia Snow 1769–1854
        10. 10. Elihu Day 1770– m. Lydia Snow 1775–
        11. 11. Adonijah Day 1778–1852 m. Elizabeth Marvin 1775–1838
      2. 2. Amasa Day 1742–1816 m. Eleanora Beebe 1749–1784
        1. 1. Minories Day 1779–1847 m. Lucina ((Lucinda)) Stearns 1788–1863 m. Sarah (B. (Sally)) Pease 1783–1807
        2. 2. Matilda (Mary) Day 1782–1856 m. Justin Day 1781–1863
        3. 3. Eleanor Day 1770–1847
        4. 4. David Day 1778–1789
        5. 5. Roderick Day 1780–1821
        6. 6. Erastus Day 1774–1776
        7. 7. Clarissa Day 1777–1821 m. Ebenezer Carrier 1774–1847
      3. 3. Benjamin Day 1731–1811
      4. 4. Russell Day 1756–1829
      5. 5. Adonijah Day 1733–1799
      6. 6. Margaret Day 1737–1811
      7. 7. Lydia Day 1745–1815
    4. 4. Sarah Foote 1713–1801
    5. 5. Ephraim Foote 1716–1799
    6. 6. Rebecca Foote 1718–1799
    7. 7. Lydia Foote 1724–1816
      1. 1. Sarah Smith 1764–1855 m. Levi (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1766–1847
        1. 1. George (B. Brainerd) (Brainard) 1795–1843 m. Lovee (Goodell) (Goodwill) 1801–1866
        2. 2. Frederick (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1797– m. Lucretia (Latimer) Smith 1800–1887
        3. 3. Lucretia (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1801–1875 m. John (Goodwin) Webster 1805–1874
        4. 4. Ephraim (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1802–1861 m. Jerusha (Carrier) Fuller 1807–1883
        5. 5. Amasa (Orlando Brainerd) (Brainard) 1804–1846 m. Clarissa (Elnora) Hopkins 1808–1886
    8. 8. Adonijah Foote 1728–1795
    9. 9. Dorathy Foote 1733–1790
    10. 10. Abigail Foote 1734–1809 m. Thomas Ackley 1740–1839
      1. 1. Anna Ackley 1764–1813
      2. 2. Justus (D.) Ackley 1771–1874
      3. 3. Thomas Ackley 1776–1859
  2. 2. Nathaniel Foote 1682–1774 m. Ann Clark 1687–1726
    1. 1. Nathaniel Foote 1712–1811 m. Patience Gates 1712–1799
      1. 1. Mary Foote 1753–1785 m. Stephen Skinner 1753–1842
        1. 1. Mary Skinner 1776–
        2. 2. Stephen Skinner 1779–
        3. 3. Amasa Skinner 1781–1831
        4. 4. Alfred Skinner 1781–1880
      2. 2. Nathaniel Foote 1742–1829 m. Patience ? 1755–1790
        1. 1. Nathaniel Foote 1779–1799
        2. 2. Jerusha Foote 1781–1846
        3. 3. Patience Foote 1783–1859 m. William (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1773–1844
        4. 4. Asa Foote 1785–1859 m. Elizabeth (("Betsey")) Gates 1792–1832
        5. 5. Lucinda Foote 1788–1790
        6. 6. Absalom Foote 1790–1790
        7. 7. Huldah Foote 1791–1881 m. Amaziah (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1780–1841
        8. 8. Israel Foote 1794–1884 m. Lucy (Brainerd) (Brainard) 1793–1853 m. Clarissa Marvin 1795–1881
      3. 3. Patience Foote 1737–1791 m. David Bigelow 1732–1820
        1. 1. David Bigelow 1762–1843
        2. 2. Erastus Bigelow 1765–
        3. 3. Patience Bigelow 1767–1832
        4. 4. John (Day) Bigelow 1770–
        5. 5. Anna Bigelow 1773–1842
        6. 6. Isaac Bigelow 1775–1832
        7. 7. Asa Bigelow 1779–
        8. 8. Esther Bigelow 1782–1849
      4. 4. Anne Foote 1739–1809 m. Joshua Bailey 1733–1809
        1. 1. Amos Bailey 1759–
        2. 2. Joshua Bailey 1763–1839
        3. 3. Rhoda Bailey 1765–
        4. 4. Nathaniel Bailey 1768–1817
        5. 5. Asa Bailey 1772–
      5. 5. Aaron Foote 1744–1824 m. Mary Isham 1755–1804
        1. 1. Dorathy Foote 1774–1849
        2. 2. Mary Foote 1777–1835
        3. 3. Margaret Foote 1779–1841
        4. 4. Aaron Foote 1781–
        5. 5. Amasa Foote 1783–1849
        6. 6. Lovica Foote 1786–1831
        7. 7. Dyar Foote 1788–
        8. 8. Dan Foote 1792–1823
        9. 9. Lucy Foote 1798–
      6. 6. Margaret Foote 1746–1836 m. Azariah Bigelow 1741–1812
        1. 1. Aaron Bigelow 1768–1803
        2. 2. Abner Bigelow 1770–1823 m. Mary ? 1777–1835
        3. 3. Henry Bigelow 1772–1775
        4. 4. Jesse Bigelow 1775–1778
        5. 5. Henry Bigelow 1778–1849
        6. 6. Jesse Bigelow 1780–1823
      7. 7. Esther Foote 1748–1799 m. Caleb Gates 1750–1822
        1. 1. Caleb Gates 1776–
        2. 2. Selden Gates 1778–1828
        3. 3. Russell Gates 1786–1834
        4. 4. Esther Gates 1791–
      8. 8. Lucy Foote 1750–1810 m. Joseph Gates 1754–1832
        1. 1. Epaphroditus Gates 1775–1796
        2. 2. Lucy Gates 1777–1798
        3. 3. Orrin Gates 1781–
        4. 4. Uri Gates 1785–
        5. 5. Eli Gates 1788–1824
        6. 6. Olive Gates 1779–1811 m. Judah Gates 1776–
    2. 2. Charles Foote 1723–1795 m. Jerusha Chamberlain 1733–1782
      1. 1. Chloe Foote 1764–
      2. 2. Elisha Foote 1757–1803
      3. 3. Jerusha Foote 1755–1831
      4. 4. Lois Foote 1751–1840
      5. 5. Eunice Foote 1759–
      6. 6. Elias Foote 1766–1855
      7. 7. Russell Foote 1769–
      8. 8. William Foote 1772–1841
      9. 9. Charles Foote 1753–1833 m. Sarah Day 1760–1813
        1. 1. Charles (Foote) Jr. 1781–1883
        2. 2. Sarah Foote 1779–1866
        3. 3. Jerusha Foote 1783–1865
        4. 4. Daniel ("Dan") Foote 1785–1878
        5. 5. Lois Foote 1788–1814
        6. 6. Lydia (Ann) Foote 1790–
        7. 7. John Foote 1792–1820
        8. 8. Eunice Foote 1794–
        9. 9. Elisah Foote 1796–1882
        10. 10. Elias Foote 1799–1875
        11. 11. Maria Foote 1801–1839
        12. 12. Ebenezer (Barnard) Foote 1805–1890
    3. 3. Asa Foote 1726–1799
    4. 4. Elizabeth Foote 1722–1809
    5. 5. Israel Foote 1713–1785
    6. 6. Hannah Foote 1720–1803
    7. 7. Daniel Foote 1717–1801
    8. 8. Charles Foote 1718–1719
    9. 9. Ann Foote 1715–1760

Margaret Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1649
November 12, 1649
Birth of Margaret Bliss in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
1745
April 3, 1745
Age 96
Death of Margaret Bliss in Colchester, New London, Connecticut
Colchester, New London, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 12, 1649
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1649; Birth city: Or Dec; Birth state: MA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1649; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8840.592; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [9] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Bliss family in America from about the year 1550 to 1880
    [10] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Chapin Genealogy, containing a very large proportion of the descendants of Dea. Samuel Chapin : who settles in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1642

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 3, 1745
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1649; Birth city: Or Dec; Birth state: MA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1649; Birth city: Springfield; Birth state: MA
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Bliss family in America from about the year 1550 to 1880
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Foote Family : Comprising the Genealogy and History of Nathaniel Foote of Wethersfield, Connecticut, and His Descendants : also a partial record of Descendants of Pasco Foote of Salem, Massachusetts : Richard Foote of Stafford County, Virginia
    [9] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Foote family: or, The descendants of Nathaniel Foote, one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, Conn., with genealogical notes of Pasco Foote, who settled in Salem, Mass., and John Foote and others of the name, who settled more recently in
    [10] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Spes Mea Christus : Ye Bingham Genealogy

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colchester, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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