Deacon
David
Bliss
Born about in Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Samantha (Griswold) Bliss
— married
31 May 1812 in Wilmington, Windham County, Vermont, United States
Father of
Emily Bliss, Stebbins Clark Bliss, Lucy Bliss, Samantha Amanda Bliss, Lucy Maria Bliss, Adaline Chloe (Bliss) Pratt, Augustus Lamar Bliss, Sabrina Hortentia (Bliss) Temple, Elizabeth Bliss, David Pitney Bliss, Horatio Simeon Bliss, Henry William Bliss and Sidney Jared Bliss
Died
at about age 68
in Riley, Clinton County, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2015
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Biography
Birth
David was born, 14 Apr 1791, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is the don of David Bliss and Lucy Stebbins. David, s. David of Hartford, bp. June ––, 1791 by B. Howard. CR1 [1]
Marriage
David Bliss and Semantha Griswold were married, 31 May 1812, in Wilmington, Vermont. [2]
Church
Deacon David Griwwold was for a number of years, Deacon of the Congregational Church in Wilmington, Vermont
Trip from Wilmington to Riley, Michigan
David and Samantha Bliss lived in Vermont state and later moved to New York state in the early 40’s. The family consisted of Stebbins, David, Horatio, Augustus, Henry, Sidney, Lucy Hodges, Sabrina Temple, Adeline Pratt, Elizabeth Osborn, and Emily, who died in New York state in the spring of 1848. From this point of the family history begins our story as related to me by Uncle Henry Bliss. [Note: Henry Bliss is son of David Bliss and brother to David Pitney Bliss, our direct ancestor.] He said:
In the fall of 1848, father and mother, David, Horatio, Augustus, myself, Sidney, Cyrus and Adeline Pratt his wife, and Rufus Pratt started for Michigan, and settled on a soldier’s claim in the Township of Riley, Clinton County. Stebbins came in 1849. Jim and Lucy Hodges came from Wisconsin to Michigan and joined the family in 1849. Elizabeth Osborn remained in New York. Sabrina and Merret Temple came in 1861.
We took an Erie Canal boat at Schenectady, N.Y., and arrived in Buffalo one week later. The weather was fine and the trip was very slow. The boat was drawn with horses and they walked all the way. We took a steamer from Buffalo to Detroit, Michigan. [3]
Death
David died, 15 May 1859, in Riley, Michigan and was buried in Boughton Cemetery, Riley, Michigan. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Vital Records of Springfield, MA until 1850 Birth Record
- ↑ Vermont Births, Marriages and Deaths to 2008. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013.) Marriage Record
- ↑ The Bliss Family Arrives in Wacousta, part 1 David Bliss
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #5967225 Retrived 24 Feb 2018
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