When Solomon Bliss was born in 1767, in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Israel Bliss Sr., was 28 and his mother, Mary Stiles, was 33. He married Abigail Cotes in 1805, in Cazenovia, Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 14 October 1849, in Cazenovia, Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
George Washington elected first president of United States.
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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