Nathaniel Bliss
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Nathaniel Bliss (1736 - bef. 1787)

Nathaniel Bliss
Born in Lebanon, Connecticut Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 7 Apr 1757 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 50 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotiamap
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Biography

One of the Cornwallis grantees in 1764 was Nathaniel Bliss, formerly of Lebanon, Conn., youngest son of Nathaniel and Mehitable (Spafford) Bliss, of Lebanon, and born Aug. 5, 1736.[1]

He m. Eunice Fish[2].

Children (All born Cornwallis Township, KIngs Co., Nova Scotia except as noted):

  1. Eunice, b. June 15, 1758 in Lebanon, CT, m., May 31, 1782, to Isaac, son of William and Martha Beach;[3]
  2. Irene, b. Jan. 5, 1761 in Lebanon, CT, m. May 31, 1779, to Elisha, son of David and Deborah (White) Eaton;[4]
  3. Nathaniel, b. Apr. 11, 1763, m. about 1788, Margaret Forrest, of Cumberland county;[5]
  4. Lydia, b. Nov. 21, 1766, m. Aug. 24, 1786, to Jabez, son of Silas and Susannah Weaver;[6]
  5. Elijah, b. Apr. 19, 1770;[7], m. 19 Nov 1801, Ruth Beckwith, d. before 15 Mar 1811 when his estate was probated.[8]
  6. Mary, b. Mar. 26, 1773, m. Sept. 18, 1795, to Patrick Mclnernay;[9]
  7. James, b. Aug. 27, 1778, d. unmarried.[10]

Nathaniel Bliss, and his brother Elijah, who had accompanied him to Nova Scotia, both died in Cornwallis of smallpox, circa 1786, and Mrs. Eunice (Fish) Bliss was m. (2) June 29, 1786, as his second wife, to Silas Weaver, whose son Jabez married her daughter Lydia.

Kings County probate records show that Nathaniel Bliss died without making a Last Will and Testament. Guardianship of his children was granted to Silas Weaver and their mother, his second wife, Eunice (Fish) Weaver.

Nathaniel Bliss the grantee was a third cousin of Capt. Luke Bliss, of Springfield, Mass., the father of Hon. Chief Justice Jonathan Bliss of New Brunswick; and also of Hon. Daniel Bliss, father of Hon. Judge John Murray Bliss of New Brunswick. The author of the Bliss Genealogy says (p. 151): "It is a remarkable fact, and without parallel in history, that three members of one family, viz., Chief Justice Jonathan Bliss, Judge Murray Bliss, and Judge Upham, sat on the judicial bench at the same time."

One of the daughters of Judge William Blowers Bliss of the Nova Scotia supreme bench, son of Chief Justice Jonathan Bliss, was the wife of Bishop Binney of Nova Scotia, and another the wife of Hon. William Hunter Odell. Nathaniel Bliss the grantee was descended in the 5th generation from Thomas Bliss, who came to New England from Belstone Parish, Devonshire. A sister of Thomas was Elizabeth, who was m. to Sir John Calcliffe of Belstone.

The children of Patrick and Mary (Bliss) Mclnernay were bap. in St. John's parish, Cornwallis, as follows:

  1. Cornelius, b. Mar. 16, 1798, bap. May 14, 1808;
  2. John, b. Feb. 13, 1799 (it is uncertain whether this is a birth or baptism);
  3. Margaret and
  4. Mary, bap. May 14, 1808.

Sources

  1. "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WY-15B : 7 January 2020), Nathaniell Bliss, 1736.
  2. Ancestry.com. "Early Connecticut Marriages." Ancestry.com. Accessed March 10, 2019. http://www.Ancestry.com.
    Name: Nathaniel Bliss
    Gender: Male
    Spouse's Name : Eunice Fish
    Spouse's Gender: Female
    Marriage Date: 7 Apr 1757
    Marriage Place: Lebanon New London Connecticut USA
  3. "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSL-JMBT : 27 May 2021), Nathaniel Bliss in entry for Eunis Bliss, .
  4. "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSL-JMB1 : 27 May 2021), Nathll Bliss in entry for Irene Bliss, .
  5. "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSL-JM1S : 27 May 2021), Nathll Bliss in entry for Nathll Bliss, .
  6. "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSL-JM17 : 27 May 2021), Nathaniel Bliss in entry for Lydoa Bliss, .
  7. "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSL-JM1H : 27 May 2021), Nathll Bliss in entry for Elijah Bliss, .
  8. KIngs County Historical Vital Statistics CD
  9. "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSL-JM18 : 27 May 2021), Nathaniel Bliss in entry for Mary Bliss, .
  10. "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZSL-JM1X : 27 May 2021), Nathaniel Bliss in entry for James Bliss, .
  • Eaton, A. Wentworth Hamilton. (1910). The history of Kings County, Nova Scotia, heart of the Acadian land, giving a sketch of the French and their expulsion: and a history of the New England planters who came in their stead, with many genealogies, 1604-1910. Salem, Mass.: The Salem Press Company. p 577-578
  • Township Books of Kings County, Nova Scotia compiled by Lorna Woodman Evans
  • Kings County Historical Vital Statistics CD




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