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Thomas Bliss, Sr.

Thomas Bliss, Sr.

Male 1583 - 1651  (67 years)

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  • Name Thomas Bliss 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 20 Mar 1582/1583  Painswick, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1590  Okehampton, Belston, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death Mar 1650  Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Died 14 Feb 1650/1651  Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death Mar 1650/1651  Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Reference Number 8P1T-Q2 
    Person ID I35301  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2009 

    Father John Bliss,   b. 2 Feb 1561/1562, Preston Capes, Northhamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1617, Preston Parva Capens, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Alice Smith,   b. 1562,   d. 1617  (Age 55 years) 
    Family ID F24417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret Lawrence Hulings,   b. 15 Jul 1595, Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1684, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married Abt 1612  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Thomas Bliss, Jr.,   b. 1615, Belstone, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1688, Norwich, New London County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Jane Bliss,   b. 14 Jan 1618/1619, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1621, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     3. Ann Bliss,   b. 1620, Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1685, Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     4. Nathaniel Bliss,   b. 28 Dec 1622, Belstone, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1654, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     5. Samuel Bliss,   b. 7 Nov 1624, Belstone, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1720, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     6. Mary Bliss,   b. 1628, Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1712, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     7. Lieut. Lawrence Bliss,   b. 1628, Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1676, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     8. Sarah Bliss,   b. 1635, Boston, Suffolk County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1705, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     9. Elizabeth Bliss,   b. 1637, Boston, Suffolk County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1683, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     10. Hannah Bliss,   b. 1639, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1662, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     11. John Bliss,   b. 6 Oct 1639, Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1702, Northampton, Hampshire County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     12. Esther Bliss,   b. 1640, Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1683, Springfield, Hampden County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
    Family ID F13262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Dorothy Wheatley,   b. 22 Aug 1591, Newton, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1631, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1614  Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Bliss,   b. 19 Sep 1615, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1675/1676, Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     2. Jonathan Bliss,   b. 11 Mar 1626, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1687, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F45447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Mar 1582/1583 - Painswick, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1590 - Okehampton, Belston, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1612 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Nov 1614 - Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Mar 1650 - Hartford, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Feb 1650/1651 - Hartford, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Mar 1650/1651 - Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Thomas' name, as well as his son's, appears on the Hartford founders monument at Gold and Main Streets. They both had land there as early as 1640, with Senior having had about 58 acres. Another source gives their date of marriage as 18-Oct-1621 in St. Nicholas, Gloucestershire, England.

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Ancestry.com.

    2. [S111] Jeffrey Alan Mills - WWW, 15 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S12] Family Tree Maker, World Family Tree, pre-1600 to present (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S958] http://awt.ancestry.com/.

    5. [S188] Ancestors of Robert C. Bradley, 1 (Reliability: 3).