Brief Life History of Ambrose K
When Ambrose K Bliss was born on 11 September 1803, in Essex Junction, Essex, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, his father, Amos Bliss, was 29 and his mother, Hannah Clark, was 33. He married Esther Ann Varney on 6 January 1825, in Essex, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Millville, Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin, United States in 1870. He died on 11 May 1874, in Mount Ida, Grant, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mount Ida Cemetery, Mount Ida, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Ambrose Bliss, "United States Census, 1830"
- Ambrose Bliss in entry for Alfred Henry Bliss, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- Ambrose Bliss in household of George Bliss, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1803–1874 Male
1807–1887 Female
Children (13)
1825–1893 Female
1826–1851 Female
1828–1888 Male
1831–1886 Male
1833–1900 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1774–1857 Male
1769–1836 Female
Siblings (8)
1796–1842 Male
1797–1833 Female
1799–1878 Female
1802–1882 Male
1803–1874 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1804
Age 1
1818
Age 15
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 22
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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