John Bly

Possibly son of John and Wilmot Bligh, who was christened in BOYTON, CORNWALL, ENGLAND on 13 January, 1640

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John (Bligh) Bly was involved in the Salem witch trials

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Brief Life History of John

When John Bly was born in 1635, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Bly Sr, was 20 and his mother, Wilmont, was 21. He married Rebecca Gault on 11 November 1663, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died after 1709, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 8364.

Spouse

John Bly
Male
1635–1709

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Male

Rebecca Gault
Female
1641–1709

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Female

Marriage
11 November 1663
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children (9)

Jonathan Bly Sr
Male
1664–1748

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Male

Benjamin Bly
Male
1666–Deceased

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Male

Mary Bly
Female
1668–Deceased

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Female

Rebecca Bly
Female
1670–1719

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Female

Edmond Bly
Male
1672–Deceased

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Male

Hanna Bly
Female
1674–Deceased

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Female

William Blye
Male
1676–1727

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Male

Samuel Bly
Male
1678–Deceased

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Male

Deborah Bligh
Female
1679–1747

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Female

Parents

John Bly Sr
Male
1615–Deceased

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Male

Wilmont
Female
1615–Deceased

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Female

Siblings (1)

John Bly
Male
1635–1709

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Male

Biography

John (Bligh) Bly was involved in witch trials

John Bligh tended to become Bly in America. The first was probably John Bly, the Salem brickmaker in Massachusetts who got caught up in the Salem witch trials. There were also Blys from Rhode Island who migrated to Connecticut and upstate New York and, in some cases, west to Michigan. The Blys of Massachusetts and Rhode island were probably both connected to John Bly the brickmaker.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bligh-56

John (Bligh) Bly (abt. 1638 - 1709)

John Bly formerly Bligh

Born about 1638 [location unknown]

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Rebecca (Gault) Bly — married 11 Nov 1663 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay

Father of Deborah (Bligh) Scollay

Died 1709 at about age 71 [location unknown]

Profile last modified 2 Mar 2021 | Created 11 Jan 2015

Sources

The Salem Witch Trials: A Reference Guide, K. David Goss, ABC-CLIO, 2008

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