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Genealogy of the Bliss family in America

 Collection
Identifier: RG074_026

Scope and Content

Includes: Descendants of Thomas Bliss of Hartford, Connecticut; Descendants of Thomas Bliss of Rehoboth, Massachusetts; Descendants of Josiah Bliss of Middletown, Rhode Island.

This manuscript was included in the volume printed by the John Homer Bliss in 1881, Genealogy of the Bliss Fmaily in America, from about the year 1550 to 1880.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1881

Language of Materials

The records are in English.

Restrictions on Access

These records are stored at an off-site facility and therefore may not be available on a same-day basis.

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Extent

4 volumes (.5 cubic feet)

Abstract

Includes: Descendants of Thomas Bliss of Hartford, Connecticut; Descendants of Thomas Bliss of Rehoboth, Massachusetts; Descendants of Josiah Bliss of Middletown, Rhode Island.

Provenance

Purchased by the Connecticut State Library on September 25, 1936, from Judge George V. Smith, Tolland, Connecticut, through Mr. Harold S. Burt, Examiner of Public Records. Judge Smith was acting as agent for the owner, Mrs. Keith N. Burgess, West Hartford, Connecticut, who had inherited the manuscript from the estate of Edward Fuller, of Tolland, Connecticut.

Related Material

Genealogy of the Bliss family in America, from about the year 1550-1880. Comp. by John Homer Bliss ...including the compilations of Judge Oliver Bliss Morris ... and Sylvester Bliss. [CSL call number StLib Stacks CS71.B65 1881]

Bliss family : History and Genealogy Unit Special Genealogical File, 1846-1987 [CSL call number StLib History Reference Spec.Gen.File Bliss]

Title
RG 074:026, Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America
Author
Finding aid prepared by Connecticut State Library staff.
Date
2009
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Connecticut State Library Repository

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