Carla: You are correct inyour assumption that the parent of George Webster Bliss, b. Oct. 17, 1811 is the son of Ellis Bliss and Mary Worthen. McKeen's "History of Bradford" has a pretty good write-up of this family. Under George (no middle name given) is this: 2. George [Bliss], born Oct. 17, 1811. He studied for the medical profession with Dr. John Poole, of Bradford, and became establishedin business in Ohio, where he married, and at this date [1853] has two sons, Newton and Edmund, and two daughters, Priscilla and Lovie Jane. If you would like more info, let me know. Steve D/ > > Subject: > Re: [VTORA] BLISS, George Webster > From: > Carla Mascara <pigletcompany@yahoo.com> > Date: > Thu, 28 Aug 2003 16:23:22 -0700 (PDT) > To: > VTORANGE-L@rootsweb.com > > >Paul, > I'm so very sorry not to have emailed you sooner. I've just now sat down to begin looking through all of my genealogy emails. > Pike County, Ohio has book of biographys. George Webster is listed. No, I haven't tried to get birth infomation from VT. I don't think I would have success due to the early date. According to the biography, George Webster was born 17 Oct 1811 in Bradford, VT to Ellis and Mary Bliss. I have reasons to believe the Mary's maiden name is Worthem. > I have tried looking at census information, but have found limited information. I know that there was an Ellis Bliss living in Orange county, VT in 1790. There were 4 males, 16 or older, 1 male younger than 16, and 4 females above age 16. > The obit for George W. Bliss mentioned nothing about his parents. The next time I get to go to Pike County, I'm going to see if I can find any other death information on him, to see if that might list parents. I do believe the biography is correct. I believe that he is the one that provided the information. I will let you know if I find any other information. > Are you related to the BLISS line? >Take Care, >Carla > >Pwallred@aol.com wrote: >His name was George Webster Bliss, and his father was Ellis Bliss. > >Item No. 1 for Review: >Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America, Volume I, Compiled by Aaron Tyler >Bliss, Published by the Author, 1982, Midland, Michigan. p. 145. >Ellis Bliss son of Ellis Bliss and Tamar Dewey of Hebron. He removed in >1781 from Hebron to Vermont with his brothers, John and David, and his sister, >Lydia. He was a Sergeant in 1779 in the Revolutionary War, and afterwards a >Lieutenant. During his nine months of service, he was stationed at New London, >Connecticut and at White Plains, New York. The follow is a copy of a permit >given him to go to his home in Hebron: "New London, Sept. 7, 1779. Ellis >Bliss, a Sergeant in my regiment, hath liberty to go to Hebron, and to return in >four days. Per me, L. Wells, Lt. Col., Command't." Mr. Bliss was married to >Abigail Taylor of Hebron. She was born April 6, 1757, and died February 13, 1799. >Issue: name of 8 children listed. > >The father was afterwards married to Thankful Webster of Hebron, who died >January 4, 1841. He died August 22, 1829. Further issue: >a dau., stillborn Oct. 30, 1800. > >Note: No reference to George Webster Bliss. > >Item No. 2 for Review: >History & Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut. By >William Holcomb Webster & Rev. Melville Reuben Webster, D.D. 1st Edition, Published >by Endless Genealogies, St. Paul, printed by: E. R. Andrews Printing Co., >Rochester, N. Y. 1915. p. 322. >Thankful Augusta Webster (dau of John and Mary (Bliss) Webster of Lebanon, >Ct.) b. at Lebanon, Ct., March 26 or 28, 1760, mar. (1) Judah West; and (2) >Ellis Bliss, and lived at Bradford, Vt. No issue, but Bliss had children by a >former wife. Her second husband, West, died, in 1830; and she probably died in >1841. The end. > >Question: Have you located vital records for Bradford, Vt. that documents an >additional child (George Webster Bliss)? > >Regards, >Paul Allred >pwallred@aol.com > > > >==== VTORANGE Mailing List ==== >An intolerance for irrelevancies and an inability to filter out >unneeded information are not positive traits in genealogists. >-- List admin. darrellm@sprynet.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >- ------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > >