Brief Life History of Eli
When Eli Bliss was born on 23 May 1811, in Stratford, Fulton, New York, United States, his father, Ebenezer Bliss, was 37 and his mother, Roxey Lana Blakely, was 32. He married Amanda Malvina Phillips on 28 January 1836, in Stratford, Fulton, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 29 May 1869, at the age of 58.
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- Eli Bless, "United States Census, 1860"
- Eli Bliss, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eli Bliss, "New York State Census, 1855"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
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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