Hosea
Bliss
Born about in West Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John Bliss
and Betty (White) Bliss
Brother of
Betty Bliss, John Bliss, Betty Bliss, Achsah (Bliss) Kent, Joel White Bliss, William Bliss, Daniel Bliss and William Bliss
Husband of
Malah (Rogers) Bliss
— married
26 Apr 1798 (to 29 Sep 1821) in West Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Husband of
Tirzah (Bagg) Bliss
— married
7 Oct 1823 in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Descendants 
Father of
William Bliss, Hosea Bliss Jr, Seth Bliss, Seth Bliss, Achsah Bliss, Lemuel Bliss, Caleb Bliss, Betsey R Bliss, Sarah R. Bliss, Charles Bliss, Malah Bliss and Tirzah (Bliss) Dewey
Died
at about age 74
in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Aug 2015
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Biography
Hosea was born on 26 Feb 1776 in East Windsor, Connecticut.[1][2] He was the son of John Bliss and Betty (White) Bliss.[3]
He married first Malah Rogers on 26 Apr 1798 in West Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
He married second Tirzah Bagg on 7 Oct 1823 in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
He died on 3 Jul 1850 in West Springfield, Massachusetts. Cause of death was gout. He was seventy four years old. He was a widower. His occupation was blacksmith. His birthplace was West Springfield. [4]
Children
- Children of Hosea Bliss:
- William Bliss.
- Hosea Bliss Jr.
- Seth Bliss.
- Seth Bliss.
- Achsah Bliss.
- Lemuel Bliss.
- Caleb Bliss.
- Betsey R Bliss.
- Sarah R. Bliss.
- Charles Bliss.
- Malah Bliss.
- Tirzah Bliss.
Sources
- ↑ John Homer Bliss, Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America, from about the year 1550-1880, Boston, Massachusetts (1880), p. 60 (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofbliss00blis/page/60/mode/2up), p. 101 (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofbliss00blis/page/n111/mode/2up)
- ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSR-9HFH : 15 April 2022), Hosea Bliss, ; citing Birth, East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272221.
- ↑ John Homer Bliss, Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America, from about the year 1550-1880, Boston, Massachusetts (1880), p. 60 (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofbliss00blis/page/60/mode/2up), p. 101 (https://archive.org/details/genealogyofbliss00blis/page/n111/mode/2up)
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N72T-MMT : 2 March 2021), Hosea Bliss, 03 Jul 1850; citing W Springfield, Massachusetts, v 48 p 206, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,813.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hosea by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hosea:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hosea by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hosea:
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~3.12%
Rosemary Bliss
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Todd Lanman :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Robert Flanders :
23andMe
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