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Richard S Bliss 1848–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Sep 1848

Birth Location: Potterspury, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 Nov 1925

Death Location: Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA

Father: Benjamin Bliss

Mother: Mary Kendall

Spouse(s): Emma Welch

Children(s): Effie Bliss, Ernest Bliss, Melvin Bliss, Ruth Bliss, Phillip Bliss, Ella Bliss, Robert Bliss, Leslie Bliss, Mary Bliss

The story of Richard S Bliss began in 1848 in Potterspury, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England. Richard S Bliss married Emma Eliza Welch, and had children including Effie May Bliss, Ella Elvira Bliss, Ernest Allen Bliss, Leslie Edward Bliss, Mary Eliza Mamie Bliss, Melvin Richard Bliss, Phillip Lawrence Bliss, Robert Benjamin Bliss, Ruth Alice Bliss. Richard S Bliss passed away in 1925 in Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard S Bliss began in 1848 in Potterspury, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Richard S Bliss married Emma Eliza Welch, and had children including Effie May Bliss, Ella Elvira Bliss, Ernest Allen Bliss, Leslie Edward Bliss, Mary Eliza Mamie Bliss, Melvin Richard Bliss, Phillip Lawrence Bliss, Robert Benjamin Bliss, Ruth Alice Bliss.
  • Richard S Bliss passed away in 1925 in Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Bliss
1819–1899
Birth Location: Potterspury, Northampton, England
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Mary Kendall
1819–1899
Birth Location: Bedforshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Emma Welch
1857–1930
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Children(s)

Effie Bliss
1880–1965
Birth Location: Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
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Ernest Bliss
1899–1993
Birth Location: Omro, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
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Melvin Bliss
1892–1975
Birth Location: Omro, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
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Ruth Bliss
1888–1968
Birth Location: Omro, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
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Phillip Bliss
1890–1969
Birth Location: Omro, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
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Ella Bliss
1894–1985
Birth Location: Omro, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
EB
Robert Bliss
1882–1956
Birth Location: Omro, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
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Leslie Bliss
1886–1954
Birth Location: Omro, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
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Mary Bliss
1884–1969
Birth Location: Omro, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
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Richard Bliss's Ancestors

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Richard Bliss
1848–1925
Birth Place: Potterspury, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Benjamin Bliss
1819–1899
Potterspury, Northampton, England
Mary Kendall
1819–1899
Bedforshire, England
Grandparents
Benjamin Bliss
1799–1833
Potterspury Parish, Northamptonshire, England
Eleanor Bliss
1799–1834
Great-Grandparents
Francis Abram
1754–1824
Mary Gibbs
1747–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jasper Abraham
1722–1790
Mary Wood
1728–

Richard Bliss's Descendants

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Richard (S) Bliss (3 Sep 1848–8 Nov 1925) m. Emma (Eliza) Welch (08 Jun 1857–18 Nov 1930)
  1. 1. Effie (May) Bliss 1880–1965 m. Walter (Leland) Siemon 1877–1964
    1. 1. Hazel (Mae) Siemon 1912–2007 m. Robert (Melvin) Vales 1911–1988
      1. 1. Carol (Ann) Vales 1950–2013
    2. 2. Arthur (William) Siemon 1908–1985
    3. 3. Ray (Leland) Siemons 1906–1961 m. Dorothy (A Saxon) Lomax 1910–1970 m. Vera (Lee) Kissick 1918–1993
      1. 1. Kay (Ellen) Siemons 1940–1941
      2. 2. Warren Siemons 1933–1999 m. Renate Kowalski 1935–2017
    4. 4. Ruth (Emma) Siemon 1915–1996 m. George Voita 1911–1999
      1. 1. Donald (Ardell) Voita 1937–2016
    5. 5. Viola (Ruth) Siemon 1905–1905
  2. 2. Ernest (Allen) Bliss 1899–1993
  3. 3. Melvin (Richard) Bliss 1892–1975
  4. 4. Ruth (Alice) Bliss 1888–1968
  5. 5. Phillip (Lawrence) Bliss 1890–1969
  6. 6. Ella (Elvira) Bliss 1894–1985
  7. 7. Robert (Benjamin) Bliss 1882–1956
  8. 8. Leslie (Edward) Bliss 1886–1954
  9. 9. Mary (Eliza "Mamie") Bliss 1884–1969

Richard Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1848
3 Sep 1848
Birth of Richard S Bliss in Potterspury, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Potterspury, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
1925
8 Nov 1925
Age 77
Death of Richard S Bliss in Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Potterspury, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1925
    Event Place: Canby, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, USA
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