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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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.
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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.
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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