When Eleanor Bliss was born on 16 September 1822, in Stratford, Fulton, New York, United States, her father, Ebenezer Bliss, was 48 and her mother, Roxey Lana Blakely, was 43. She married William H. Kibbe on 18 April 1847, in Stratford, Fulton, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Salisbury, Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States for about 15 years. She died on 25 December 1924, at the age of 102, and was buried in Salisbury, Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1838: Fulton, New York, United States
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English: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English blisse ‘joy’. Compare Blissett .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from the village of Blay in Calvados, France, recorded in 1077 in the form Bleis. The village of Stoke Bliss in Worcestershire takes the second part of its name from a Norman family de Blez, recorded several times in the county from the 13th century.
German: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle High German blīde ‘happy, friendly’. It is also found in France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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