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Thomas Bliss 1588–1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1588

Birth Location: Preston Parva, Northants, England

Death Date: 7 October 1647

Death Location: East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: William Jr

Mother: Anne FOWLE

Spouse(s): Dorothy Wheatley

Children(s): Jonathan Bliss, Nathaniel Sr, Ann Bliss, Martha Bliss, Thomas Bliss, Samuel Bliss*, Elizabeth Bliss, Mary Harmon, Lawrence Bliss

Thomas Bliss was born in 1588 in Preston Parva, Northants, England, the child of William Bliss Blysse Jr And Anne Elizabeth Dorbins Fowle. Thomas Bliss married Dorothy Wheatley, and had children including Ann Bliss, Elizabeth Bliss, Jonathan Bliss, Lawrence Bliss, Martha Bliss, Mary Harmon, Nathaniel Bliss Sr, Samuel Bliss, Thomas Bliss. Thomas Bliss passed away in 1647 in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Bliss was born in 1588 in Preston Parva, Northants, England, the child of William Bliss Blysse Jr And Anne Elizabeth Dorbins Fowle.
  • Thomas Bliss married Dorothy Wheatley, and had children including Ann Bliss, Elizabeth Bliss, Jonathan Bliss, Lawrence Bliss, Martha Bliss, Mary Harmon, Nathaniel Bliss Sr, Samuel Bliss, Thomas Bliss.
  • Thomas Bliss passed away in 1647 in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Bliss's Ancestors

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Thomas Bliss
1588–1647
Birth Place: Preston Parva, Northants, England
Parents
William Bliss\Blysse Jr
1556–1636
Daventry, England, UK
Anne (Elizabeth Dorbins) FOWLE
1568–1614
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
William (Blysse) Sr.
1530–1574
Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth Oliphant
1532–1596
Daventry, Northamptonshire, , England
Baron (Lawrence Oliphant, 3rd Lord of) Oliphant
1506–1566
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Sandilands
1507–1566
Caithness, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Katherine Leslie
1510–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*George Rothes
1500–1558

Thomas Bliss's Descendants

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Thomas Bliss (1588–7 October 1647) m. Dorothy Wheatley (22 Aug 1591–26 Apr 1626)
  1. 1. Jonathan Bliss 1625–1687 m. Miriam HARMON 1630–1706
    1. 1. Bethea Bliss 1671–1703 m. Daniel Carpenter 1669–1721
      1. 1. Jabez Carpenter 1700–1800 m. Keziah Carpenter 1708–1732 m. Mary Hunt 1703–1727
        1. 1. Jabez (Carpenter) II 1731–1806 m. Abigail DYER 1735–1771
        2. 2. Elizabeth Bucklin 1733–1781
        3. 3. Abigail Carpenter 1747–1828
        4. 4. Mary Carpenter 1778–1860
      2. 2. Daniel Carpenter 1695–1753
  2. 2. Nathaniel (Bliss) Sr 1622–1654
  3. 3. Ann Bliss 1617–1685
  4. 4. Martha Bliss 1622–1676
  5. 5. Thomas Bliss 1618–1688
  6. 6. Samuel Bliss* 1624–1720
  7. 7. Elizabeth Bliss 1615–1676
  8. 8. Mary Harmon 1616–1712
  9. 9. Lawrence Bliss 1628–1676

Thomas Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1588
1588
Birth of Thomas Bliss in Preston Parva, Northants, England
Preston Parva, Northants, England
1647
7 October 1647
Age 59
Death of Thomas Bliss in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Preston Parva, Northants, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1647
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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