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William Bliss 1560–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Daventry, , , England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Rehobeth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Blysse

Mother: Elizabeth Oliphant

Spouse(s): Alice Smith

Children(s): Thomas Bliss

William Bliss was born in 1560 in Daventry, , , England, the child of William Blysse And Elizabeth Oliphant. William Bliss married Alice Smith, and had children including Thomas Bliss. William Bliss passed away in 1580 in Rehobeth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Bliss was born in 1560 in Daventry, , , England, the child of William Blysse And Elizabeth Oliphant.
  • William Bliss married Alice Smith, and had children including Thomas Bliss.
  • William Bliss passed away in 1580 in Rehobeth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Blysse
1530–1574
Birth Location: Daventry, Northampton, England
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Elizabeth Oliphant
1535–1596
Birth Location: , Northamptonshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Smith
1553–1625
Birth Location: Belstone, Devon, , England
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Children(s)

Thomas Bliss
1588–1649
Birth Location: Little Preston, Northamptonshire, , England
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William Bliss's Ancestors

Self
William Bliss
1560–1580
Birth Place: Daventry, , , England
Parents
William Blysse
1530–1574
Daventry, Northampton, England
Elizabeth Oliphant
1535–1596
, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
Richard Blysse
1500–1581
Daventry, Northamptonshire, , England
Joyce Blysse
1504–1567
, Northamptonshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Blysse
1465–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bliss's Descendants

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William Bliss (1560–1580) m. Alice Smith (1553–26 Mar 1625)
  1. 1. Thomas Bliss 1588–1649 m. Dorothy Wheatley 1591–1626
    1. 1. Martha Bliss 1622–1676
    2. 2. Mary Bliss 1617–1690
    3. 3. Mary Bliss 1615–1711
    4. 4. Elizabeth Bliss 1615–1676
    5. 5. Jonothan Bliss 1626–1687 m. Miriam Harmon 1630–1706
      1. 1. Mary Bliss 1653–
      2. 2. Ephraim Bliss 1649–1721
      3. 3. Bethiah BLISS 1671–1702
      4. 4. Dorothy BLISS 1667–1694
      5. 5. Jonathan BLISS 1666–1719
      6. 6. Samuel BLISS 1660–1720
      7. 7. Elizabeth Bliss 1657–1723
      8. 8. Mary BLISS 1655–
      9. 9. Jonathan BLISS 1653–1653
      10. 10. Rachel BLISS 1651–1676
      11. 11. Ephraim BLISS 1649–1648
      12. 12. Experience Bliss 1649–1721
      13. 13. Martha Bliss 1663–1735 m. Nathaniel Toogood 1656–1704
        1. 1. Dorothy TOOGOOD 1701–
        2. 2. Samuel Toogood 1700–1791
        3. 3. Martha Toogood 1698–1727
        4. 4. Dorothy Toogood 1696–1758
        5. 5. Rachel Toogood 1693–1780
        6. 6. Ann Toogood 1690–1776
        7. 7. Mary Toogood 1686–1762
        8. 8. Elizabeth Toogood 1682–1773 m. John Bosworth 1671–1719 m. John Bosworth 1671–1719

William Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of William Bliss in Daventry, , , England
Daventry, , , England
1580
1580
Age 20
Death of William Bliss in Rehobeth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehobeth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Daventry, , , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Rehobeth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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