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Reverend John Bliss 1829–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Dec 1829

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 19 Oct 1915

Death Location: Hart Township, Oceana County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Hannah Pott

Spouse(s): Martha Curtis

Children(s): Adelbert Bliss, Clara DeFreest, Lettie Perry, Clarissa Bliss, Warren Bliss, Ida Birdsall, Nellie Bliss

Reverend John Bliss was born in 1829 in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Bliss Jr And Hannah Straley Pott. Reverend John Bliss married Martha Curtis, and had children including Adelbert James Bliss, Clara Defreest, Clarissa Bliss, Ida Mary Birdsall, Lettie Ann Perry, Nellie Bliss, Warren Bliss. Reverend John Bliss passed away in 1915 in Hart Township, Oceana County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Reverend John Bliss was born in 1829 in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Bliss Jr And Hannah Straley Pott.
  • Reverend John Bliss married Martha Curtis, and had children including Adelbert James Bliss, Clara Defreest, Clarissa Bliss, Ida Mary Birdsall, Lettie Ann Perry, Nellie Bliss, Warren Bliss.
  • Reverend John Bliss passed away in 1915 in Hart Township, Oceana County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reverend Bliss's Ancestors

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Reverend Bliss
1829–1915
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Bliss Jr.
1789–1850
New York, United States
Hannah (Straley) Pott
1788–1874
Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Grandparents
John Bliss
1761–1820
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Nancy Williams
1768–1861
Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA
John Pott
1764–1850
Amity, Berks, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Sybilla Leffel
1774–1824
Amity Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bliss
1734–1801
Mrs Bliss
1738–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bliss
1704–1750
Lois Cadwell
1706–1766
David Brown
1714–1780

Reverend Bliss's Descendants

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Reverend (John) Bliss (09 Dec 1829–19 Oct 1915) m. Martha Curtis (May 1833–June 1895)
  1. 1. Adelbert (James) Bliss 1851–1911
  2. 2. Clara DeFreest 1858–1916
  3. 3. Lettie (Ann) Perry 1855–1926
  4. 4. Clarissa Bliss 1853–1855
  5. 5. Warren Bliss 1857–1910
  6. 6. Ida (Mary) Birdsall 1858–1922
  7. 7. Nellie Bliss 1871–1914

Reverend Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1829
09 Dec 1829
Birth of Reverend John Bliss in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
1915
19 Oct 1915
Age 86
Death of Reverend John Bliss in Elbridge, Oceana, Michigan, USA
Elbridge, Oceana, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1829
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [4] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Oct 1915
    Event Place: Hart Township, Oceana County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, John Bliss Oct 1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hart, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1915
    Event Place: Elbridge, Oceana, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hart Township, Oceana County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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