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Jesse Bliss was born 15 December 1787 in Berkshire, Massachusetts. He
is the son of
Eleazer Elias Bliss and Betsey Ingalls. His parents were originally from
Rehoboth Massachusetts,
where the Bliss family had lived since at least 1644. Jesse was apparently
the youngest of four
children, Betsey, Eleazer Jr., Judith and then Jesse.
He was a farmer by profession living mostly in Hartwick in Otsego County
New York.
Jesse's mother died in 1808 and his father remarried Sally Tuttle in 1810,
Jesse
married Sally's daughter Fanny Tuttle the same year. Fanny was born 26 Sep
1787 in New York and died 13 Jan 1871 in Middlefield New York. Jesse was a
Deacon in the Christian Church,
which he helped to establish, for 40 years. He died the 22 Jan 1860 in
Hartwick and is buried in Field Cemetery.
Jesse and Fanny had ten children, all of whom were born in Hartwick.
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Birth
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Death
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Sarah Ann
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16 Apr 1811
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July 1835
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19 Aug 1814
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12 Dec 1882
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Rensselaer A.
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12 May 1817
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Phebe A.
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15 May 1819
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22 May 1840
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Adah M.
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5 May 1822
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13 Aug 1855
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Harriet
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13 Feb 1826
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18 Sep 1904
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Eleazer Edgar
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13 May 1830
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Mary
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10 Nov 1832
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as a child
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William D.
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17 Feb 1835
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2 Sep 1875
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