Elsie GARY (GERRY)

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abt. 1796 , Massachusetts, USA

Died

abt. 1851 ,

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Seth GARY Zilpha PIERCE

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Born: abt. 1796 in Massachusetts, USA

Father: Seth GARY

Mother: Zilpha PIERCE

Paternal grandparents: Elijah GARY , Ruth HASKINS

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Elsie married Otis BLISS 25 April 1813 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Otis BLISS was born April 1791 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA. Otis died 23 February 1863 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA.

Elsie GARY (GERRY) died abt. 1851
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Elsie GARY (GERRY) married

Otis BLISS
Marriage date: 25 April 1813
Marriage place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
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Marriage notes:

Gay Elsa and Otis BLISS, married by Elder Sylvester Round April 25, 1813.

VITAL RECORDS OF REHOBOTH, 1642-1895

Marriages, Intention, Births, Deaths.

By JAMES N. ARNOLD

Providence, R.I.

Narragansett Historical Publishing Company

1897.

name: Otis Bliss

gender: Male

birth: April 1791

Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

death: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

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father: John Bliss

mother: Sarah Smith

spouse: Elsa Geary

marriage: 25 April 1813, , Massachusetts

spouse: Eliza A Lasieure

marriage: 13 April 1854, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

groom's name: Otis Bliss

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bride's name: Elsa Gary

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marriage date: 25 Apr 1813

marriage place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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indexing project (batch) number: I03114-3

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 1987644

reference number: p 224

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 Dec 2012), Otis Bliss and Elsa Gary, 25 Apr 1813; citing reference p 224, FHL microfilm 1987644.

child 1: Irene Bliss

gender: Female

birth 1816

Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

death , , Iowa

child 2: Joseph Bliss

gender: Male

birth 1824 - 1825

Bristol, Ontario, New York

child 3: Otis Bliss

gender: Male

birth 1814

Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

death Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

child 4: John Bliss

gender: Male

birth 1821

Bristol, Ontario, New York

death 1874

, , Michigan

child 5: Zilpha Bliss

gender: Female

birth Bristol, Ontario, New York

name: Zilpha T. Conklin

death date: 20 Oct 1896

death place: Porter, Van Buren, Michigan

gender: Female

death age: 72 years

estimated birth date: 1824

birthplace: New York

marital status: Married

father's name: Otis Bliss

mother's name: Elsie Bliss

occupation: Housekeeper

film number: 2363836

digital folder number: 4209102

image number: 104

reference number: p 239 rn 2816

"Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897," index and images, FamilySearch,org : accessed 12 Dec 2012), Otis Bliss in entry for Zilpha T. Conklin, 20 Oct 1896.

child 6: Isaac G Bliss

gender: Male

birth August 1824

Bristol, Ontario, New York

child 7: Sarah Bliss

gender: Female

birth Bristol, Ontario, New York

death Richmond, Richmond, New York

child 8: Seth P Bliss

gender: Male

birth 9 March 1833

Bristol, Ontario, New York

child 9: Mary E Bliss

gender: Female

death Richmond, Richmond, New York

child 10: Ann Genet Bliss

gender: Female

birth Bristol, Ontario, New York

child 11: Joshua S Bliss

gender: Male

birth 19 May 1843

Bristol, Ontario, New York

Children of Otis BLISS and Elsie GARY (GERRY)

Joshua Smith BLISS

Born: 19 May 1842, Bristol, New York, USA
Died: 12 April 1937, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1813 Marriage / Partner
Elsie GARY (GERRY) and Otis BLISS 25 April 1813, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1842 Birth of Child
Joshua Smith BLISS was born 19 May 1842, Bristol, New York, USA

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Richmond, Ontario, New York
name: Elca Bliss
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Richmond, Ontario, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 54
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birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1796
dwelling house number: 39
family number: 39
line number: 10
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 571
film number: 444287
digital folder number: 004202539
image number: 00165
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Otis Bliss M 59 Massachusetts
Elca Bliss F 54 Massachusetts
Zilpha Bliss F 25 Massachusetts
Isaac Bliss M 23 New York
Seth Bliss M 19 New York
Sarah Bliss F 17 New York
Ann G Bliss F 14 New York
Joshua Bliss M 9 New York
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Evergreen Cemetery Bristol Center Ontario County New York, USA

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Evergreen Cemetery Bristol Center Ontario County New York, USA

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Last updated: 7/8/2025 3:24:33 PM

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

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