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William Bligh

Also Known As: "William Bly"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: 1727 (50-51)
Immediate Family:

Son of John Bly and Rebecca Blyth
Husband of Susanna Blye
Brother of John Bligh; Benjamin Bligh; Mary Bligh; Edmund Bligh; Hannah Bligh and 3 others

Managed by: Ned Reynolds
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Immediate Family

About William Bligh

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LH2K-5DR/william-blye-1676-1727

Brief Life History of William

When William Blye was born on 17 July 1676, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Bly, was 41 and his mother, Rebecca Gault, was 36. He married Susanna Wood on 30 January 1702, in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1676. He died about 1727, at the age of 52.

William Blye
Male
1676–about1727

Male

Susanna Wood
Female
1677–about1727

Female

Marriage
30 January 1702
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children (4)

James Bly
Male
1705–1788

Male

Susannah Blye
Female
1713–Deceased

Female

Hannah Bly
Female
1715–Deceased

Female

John Blye
Male
1718–1789

Male

Parents

John Bly
Male
1635–1709

Male

Rebecca Gault
Female
1641–1709

Female

Siblings (9)

Jonathan Bly Sr
Male
1664–1748

Male

Benjamin Bly
Male
1666–Deceased

Male

Mary Bly
Female
1668–Deceased

Female

Rebecca Bly
Female
1670–1719

Female

Edmond Bly
Male
1672–Deceased

Male

Hanna Bly
Female
1674–Deceased

Female

William Blye
Male
1676–about1727

Male

Samuel Bly
Male
1678–Deceased

Male

Deborah Bligh
Female
1679–1747

Female
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William Bligh's Timeline

1676
July 17, 1676
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1727
1727
Age 50