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About Ellis Bliss

Ellis Bliss
BIRTH 25 Sep 1733, Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
DEATH 14 Jul 1814 (aged 80), Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
BURIAL Unknown, MEMORIAL ID 47116880

Ellis Bliss was married twice:

First was Tamar Dewey who died November 29, 1769. They were married 17 April 1757.

Second wife was Grace Ford, they married February 11, 1746/7 in Hebron, Tolland Co., CT. Ellis died 15 Oct 1829 Hebron, Tolland Co., CT.

Two of their children were Isaac Bliss 1778-1852 (As per the Bliss book, Isaac was known in the Lewis County, NY area as an agent for banks and businessmen. He was esteemed as an honest and trustworthy man. P. 147). and Benjamin Bliss 1776- 1858

Revolutionary War soldier DAR Ancestor # A204424 from CT, with civil service. Source is CTSDAR, non mil service in the Rev, 1774-1874 Vol II, P. 1 - appointed surveyor of highways, 1777 (By FAG Member Patti Low)

Parents
John Bliss 1690–1741

Spouse
Tamar Dewey Bliss 1740–1769 (m. 1757)

Siblings
Elizabeth Bliss Phelps 1711 – unknown
John Bliss 1713 – unknown
Constant Bliss 1715–1746
Anna Bliss 1717–1741
Mary Bliss Wright - Bascum 1718 – unknown
Liddie Bliss Brown 1721 – unknown
Daniel Bliss 1723 – unknown
Silvanus Bliss 1728–1810
Abiel Bliss 1730–1755
Infant Bliss 1731–1731
Neziah Bliss 1737–1787

Children
Ellis Bliss 1759–1829
Lydia Bliss Peters 1767–1816
Benjamin Bliss 1776–1858
Elizabeth Bliss Talcott 1782–1848

Sources
Martin, Mrs. Sophia Smith, Allied Families and Vital Statistics of Middlefield, Mass., and other Towns, Vol II, Rutland, VT, The Tuttle Co., 1904. (has birth date)
Bliss, Aaron Tyler. Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America, Vol. 1. Midland, MI: self published, 1982 (has death date)

References
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47116880/ellis-bliss

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Ellis Bliss's Timeline

1733
September 25, 1733
Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1758
1758
Hebron, Ct
1759
April 5, 1759
Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1761
April 7, 1761
Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut
1763
June 17, 1763
Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1765
July 8, 1765
Probably, Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut
1767
June 14, 1767
Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
1769
November 29, 1769