Source: Wells, Frederic P., History of Newbury, Vermont : from the discovery of the Coös country to present time : with genealogical records of many families St. Johnsbury, Vt.: The Caledonian Co., 1902, c1900, 857 pgs. Page 466: Bliss This family name has long been extinct in Newbury, but a memorial of them is hereby preserved through the kindness of Mr. S.E. Bliss of Chicago. The Bliss family of Newbury has the same ancestry as those of Bradford [note: I have access to this book also...if you want the Bliss info from here, let me know] and Haverhill, but were not nearly connected to them. The ancestry is as follows: I. Thomas of Belstone, Devonshire, England II. Thomas (1580-1640), of England, Braintree, Mass, and Hartford, Conn. III. John (1640-1702) of Hartford and Longmeadow. IV. Nathaniel (1671-1751) of Springfield, Mass, and Lebanon, Conn. V. Henry (1701-1761) of Lebanon, Conn. VI. Peletiah (1725-1808), of Lebanon and Bolton, Conn, m. Hepzibah Goodwin. VII. Peletiah, b. April 3, 1749. He came to Newbury before 1770, and settled at the Ox-bow. Minuteman in 1775. He served in the revolutionary war as private in Capt. Simeon Stevens' Company of Olcott regiment 1779-1781. In same under Col. Bedel May 4, Nov. 10, 1778, 127 d. In Capt. John G., Bayley's Co. rangers April 1777-1779. In Capt. Frye Bayley's Co., guarding and scouting, 1781, till end of year. After the war, he rem. to Bradford, and represented that townin the General Assembly, 1787. In 1791, he was living in West Newbury, where he was a blacksmith, and had a shop near the sawmill, where J.C. Johnston now lives. Notice of administration of his estate was given Jan 17, 1798. William Wallace, Isaac Bayley, and Asa Tenney were commissioners and Thomas Johnson and Ruth Bliss, administrators. He appears to have been a man of substance and good standing in town. He was m. by Rev. Peter Powers, Aug. 22, 1772, Ruth, dau. of George Lowell and sister of the 1st wife of Col. Thomas Johnson. He d. 1797 or 1798. Children: i. Betty, b. Aug. 2, 1775, d. July 28, 1791 ii. Polly, b. Jan. 13, 1777; married Jonathan Ring of Corinth. iii. Davenport, b. Dec. 7, 1779; Blacksmith and wheelwright of Newbury and Haverhill. He m. Oct. 13, 1800, Ruth, d. of Thos. Hibbard (b. May 3, 1781; d. June 5, 1857). He died at Concord, Vt., Nov. 23, 1856. C. (1) Peletiah, b. June 24, 1801; blacksmith; d. at 24. (2) Betsey, b. Aug. 4, 1803; d. Dec. 27, 1860; m. Bailey White, q.v. (3) Mary, b. Oct. 17, 1810; m. Harry Smith of Canton, N.Y. (4) Hannah, b. Apr. 18, 1813; m. John R. Stevens of Haverhill, (5) William, b. Apr. 1, 1817 (6) Alden E., b. Sept. 7, 1821; hardware dealer in Lowell, Mass; (7) Lucy B., b. May 2, 1824; m. Thaddeus B. Dowse of Concord,; d. 1899. iv. Ruth, b. Aug. 31, 1782; m. John Brown of Williston. v. Hannah, b. Sept. 6, 1784; d. Sept. 13, same year. vi. henry, b. Newbury, Nov. 5, 1785; lived in Essex, but. rem. to Hartford, Licking Co., Ohio; m. Dec. 6, 1810, Sybil F. Butler. He had seven c., of whom Samuel B., b. Essex June 8, 1816; m. Jan. 28, 1841, Sally C. Cadwell, of Salisbury; d. Underhill May 1, 1895, and had c, (1) George H., b. May 23, 1844, (2) Samuel Eugene, b. Jan. 31, 1846; hardware and commission merchant in Chicago, (3) Edmund A., b.. Aug. 18, 1848, farmer in Jericho, (4) Sybil F., b. April 30, 1850, m. Geo. L. Wells of Chicago. vii. Peletiah, b. March 12, 1787; lived in Essex; d. Sept. 20, 1870. Eight children. viii. John, b. 1795; d. Monkton, 1807. ix. Hannah, m. Samuel Smith of Essex and rem. to Iowa. Other Info: Page 96-7 There were several blockhouses along the Hazen road, and others built at Upper Coos, and during some months of 1781 and 1782, a daily patrol was kept up between these posts. Capts. Newell Lovewell of Newbury and James Ladd, of Haverhill, were stataioned at Peacham. In the summer of the former year, Constant Bliss of Thetford, Moses Sleeper of Newbury, Nathaniel Martin, of Bradford, and a fourth whose name is not preserved, were sent ot take possesion of a blockhouse on the west side of the Caspian lake, in the town of Greensboro. In an unguarded moment, when at a distance from the house, they were attacked by a party of Indians. Bliss and Sleeper were killed and scalped, teh others were carried to Quebec and kept as prisoners. Page 190 Peletiah Bliss was a signee of a petition to establish a separate church due to distance from the established church. Page 202 Peletiah Bliss was among the signers of a contract to pay a teacher 10 bushels of wheat in 1781. [Note, the teacher did not agree to the agreement] Page 282 Peletiah Bliss is listed as being buried in the Ox-bow cemetery. Page 295 Capt. Joseph Bliss of Haverhill was named postmaster in 1795. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [VTORA] Newbury History - A's & B's from the index > From: > Carla Mascara <pigletcompany@yahoo.com> > Date: > Mon, 7 Jul 2003 05:13:00 -0700 (PDT) > To: > VTORANGE-L@rootsweb.com > > >Hello, > I would very much like the information the BLISS people. >Thank You soooooo Much!!!!!! >Carla > > > > > >

Steve, Thank you soooooo much!!! Yes, I would love to have the Bradford information as well. That is where my g-g-g-grandfather was born. His name was George Webster Bliss, and his father was Ellis Bliss. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!