Abel
BLISS
Born
27 April 1763
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Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died
3 November 1852
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Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 27 April 1763 in Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Abel BLISS died 3 November 1852 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Abiah Bliss
Mother: Mary Smith
m. Lucy Carpenter
Mother: Mary Smith
m. Lucy Carpenter
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Recorded occupation: farmer
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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Birth — 176327 April 1763
Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West. 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)
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Name: Abel Bliss
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Death Date: 03 Nov 1852
Death Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 89
Birth Date: 1763
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Father's Name: Abiah Bliss
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03114-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1987644
Reference ID: p 9 item 24
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBF-H8M : 10 December 2014), Abel Bliss, 03 Nov 1852; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, reference p 9 item 24; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.'
Name: Abel Bliss
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Death Date: 03 Nov 1852
Death Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 89
Birth Date: 1763
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03114-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1987644
Reference ID: p 9 item 24
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBF-H8M : 10 December 2014), Abel Bliss, 03 Nov 1852; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, reference p 9 item 24; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.'
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Bliss Burial Ground Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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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)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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