Betsy Bliss

Brief Life History of Betsy

When Betsy Bliss was born on 17 July 1782, in Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Aaron Bliss, was 28 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth ‘Betsey’ ‘Molly’ Woodbury, was 23. She married Jonathan Woodbury on 21 January 1802, in Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Woodbury
1773–
Betsy Bliss
1782–
Marriage: 21 January 1802
George Woodbury
1805–
Aaron Woodbury
1808–1834
John Woodbury
1813–
Mary Woodbury
1813–
Stephen Atherton Woodbury
1816–
Daniel H Woodbury
1818–1911
Benjamin Woodbury
1824–1824

Sources (5)

  • Bettey Bliss, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Betsey Bliss, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Betsy Bliss, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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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