Samuel Bloss

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Bloss was born on 30 January 1769, in Bethlehem, Pomperaug Plantation, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Francis Bloss, was 26 and his mother, Esther Thompson, was 21. He married Deborah Allen on 14 November 1793, in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 3 December 1834, in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Bloss
1769–1834
Deborah Allen
1774–1856
Marriage: 14 November 1793
Charles Allen Bloss
1794–1869
Russell Bushrod Bloss
1796–1862
Ruth Maria Bloss
1798–1866
Althea Polly Bloss
1801–1879
Dotha Deborah Bloss
1803–1858
Esther Catharine Bloss
1806–1867
George Thompson Bloss
1808–1849
Lucy Lemira Bliss
1810–1891
Susan Elvira Bloss
1815–1901

Sources (23)

  • Samuel Bloss, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Samuel Bloss, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Samuel in entry for Dothy Deborah Bloss, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

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.

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

German: from Middle High German blōz ‘naked, destitute’, applied as a nickname for a poor person, or for someone who dressed inappropriately, also applied to a man without a beard.

German: variant of Blass .

Swedish: possibly an adoption of the German name.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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