Brief Life History of Harriet C
When Harriet C Bliss was born on 17 January 1843, in Truxton, Cortland, New York, United States, her father, Jonathan Bliss Sr, was 41 and her mother, Emerancy Severance, was 38. She married Alfred Bennet Hicks in 1864, in Truxton, Cortland, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Howard, Elk, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Pierce, Washington, United States in 1920. She died on 23 March 1921, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.
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- Harriett C Hicks, "United States Census, 1920"
- Harriet Bliss Bliss, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- Harriet C Hicks in entry for Alfred B Hicks, "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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