Brief Life History of Timothy
When Timothy Bliss was born on 18 May 1769, in East Middletown, Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Bliss III, was 35 and his mother, Esther Eddy, was 32. He died on 17 April 1843, in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Timothy Bliss, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Timothy Bliss, "Find A Grave Index"
- Timothy Bliss, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1785
DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
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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