Brief Life History of Eunice
When Eunice Fish was born on 28 September 1740, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Aaron Fish, was 46 and her mother, Irene Sprague, was 40. She married Nathaniel Bliss III on 7 April 1757. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1810, at the age of 70, and was buried in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, British North America.
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- Eunice Bli in entry for Elijah Bliss, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"
- Eunice Bliss in entry for Eunis Bliss, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"
- Eunis in entry for Elijah Bliss, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"
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World Events (8)
1745 · First Siege of Louisbourg
The siege of Louisbourg in present day Cape Breton Island started on May 11, 1745. There was already 1500 British troops there soon 200 French arrived to fight them. Many of the fisheries in the area were destroyed which hurt the province. The battle lasted until June 28, 1745, when the French surrendered.
1758 · Legislature Established
October 2, 1758, the Nova Scotia legislature was established. They met in a wooden building and consisted of 22 men.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English fish, fisch, fisk ‘fish’ (Old English fisc, Old Norse fiskr), a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish.
Americanized form of German Fisch , and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname. The surname of Jewish and German origin is also found in Britain.
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Poisson ‘fish’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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