When Hiram Bliss was born on 7 November 1802, in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Peter Bliss, was 37 and his mother, Molly Perry, was 30. He married Anna Gibson Ross on 13 September 1823, in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Berkshire, Tioga, New York, United States for about 5 years and Richford, Tioga, New York, United States in 1860. He died on 5 October 1864, in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Howe Cemetery, Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, 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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