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Rufus Milton Bliss 1843–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JAN 1843

Birth Location: Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, USA

Death Date: 3 OCT 1911

Death Location: St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA

Father: Milton Bliss

Mother: Lucy Whitney

Spouse(s): Mary Waits

Children(s): George Bliss

Rufus Milton Bliss was born in 1843 in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, USA, the child of Milton Holmes Bliss And Lucy Whitney. In 1882, Rufus Milton Bliss established residence. Rufus Milton Bliss married Mary C Waits, and had children including George C Bliss. Rufus Milton Bliss passed away in 1911 in St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Milton Bliss was born in 1843 in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, USA, the child of Milton Holmes Bliss And Lucy Whitney.
  • In 1882, Rufus Milton Bliss established residence.
  • Rufus Milton Bliss married Mary C Waits, and had children including George C Bliss.
  • Rufus Milton Bliss passed away in 1911 in St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA.

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Rufus Bliss's Ancestors

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Rufus Bliss
1843–1911
Birth Place: Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Parents
Milton Holmes Bliss
1810–1887
Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Lucy Whitney
1819–1854
Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Rufus Bliss
1768–1855
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Betsey Stephens
1777–1851
Great-Grandparents
John III
1744–1787
Elizabeth Holmes
1748–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bliss
1713–1756
Jerusha Brown
1717–1771

Rufus Bliss's Descendants

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Rufus (Milton) Bliss (7 JAN 1843–3 OCT 1911) m. Mary (C) Waits (ABT 1845–)
  1. 1. George (C) Bliss 1882– m. Zola Marietta 1881–1968

Rufus Bliss's Timeline

3 Records

1843
7 JAN 1843
Birth of Rufus Milton Bliss in Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, USA
1882
ABT 1882
Age 39
Rufus Milton Bliss resided here
None
1911
3 OCT 1911
Age 68
Death of Rufus Milton Bliss in St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: ABT 1882
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JAN 1843
    Event Place: Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Charles A Bliss.FTW
    [3] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 OCT 1911
    Event Place: St Paul, Dakota, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees

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