Bradford Bliven

20 June 1806–31 May 1885 (Age 78)
Rhode Island, United States

The Life Summary of Bradford

When Bradford Bliven was born on 20 June 1806, in Rhode Island, United States, his father, Judge William Barton Bliven, was 28 and his mother, Amey Taylor, was 25. He married Anna James Barber on 21 February 1833. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 31 May 1885, at the age of 78, and was buried in River Bend Cemetery, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Bradford Bliven
1806–1885
Anna James Barber
1809–1898
Marriage: 21 February 1833
Benjamin Franklin Bliven
1834–1925
Phebe Anna Bliven
1836–1856
Mary Maria Bliven
1840–1919
Courtland Bradford Bliven
1851–1929

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 February 1833
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1808
    Age 2
    Atlantic slave trade abolished.
    1811 · USS Revenge
    Age 5
    On January 9, 1811, the USS Revenge hits a reef off of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The load the ship is carrying is handed off to other ships and the USS Revenge is tied down by tow ropes. It brakes free from the ropes and later sinks. In 2011 divers find what are believed to be the remains of the ship.
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 24
    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

    Welsh: variant of Blevins .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Blevins

    Sources (13)

    • Bradford Bliven, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
    • Bradford Bliven, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Bradford Blueu in entry for Courtland Bradford Blueu, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"

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