BLISS Jonathan¹ Eng., Thomas² MA, Jonathan³ m. 1759 Rehoboth, MA Lydia WHEELER
Subject: I speculate that LYDIA WHEELER is aunt of LYDIA WEBSTER.
BLISS, JONATHAN, lawyer, was born July 15, 1799, at Randolph, Vt., and
died July 27, 1879, at Cleveland, Ohio; son of Shuboel and Martha (Mastin) Bliss, the former a native of Rehoboth, Mass., who removed to Vermont in 1798; grandson of Jonathan and Lydia (Wheeler) Bliss of Rehoboth; great-grandson of Thomas Bliss of Rehoboth, and great-greatgrandson of Jonathan Bliss of Belstone, England, who immigrated to Boston, Mass., in 1736. Jonathan Bliss was graduated from Dartmouth college, 1824, and devoted himself to the profession of law in that State prior to removing to Gainesville, Sumter County, In 1836. He was a member of the constitutional convention of Alabama, 1875: for some years he was the law partner of Joe G. Baldwin, author of "Flush Times in Alabama and Mississippi," and figures in that humorous picture of the pioneer period as "Mr. Blass." He afterwards removed to California, where he became chief justice of the supreme court of that State. The correspondence that was conducted between these two early Alabamians was destroyed by fire when the family home was burned shortly after the death of Mr. Bliss. He was a Democrat and a Presbyterian. Married: October 13, 1831, to Lucretla A. C., daughter of William and Lucretia (Hallam) Leverett of Windsor, Vt., and granddaughter of Gor. John Leverett of Massachusetts. Children: 1. Martha, m. (1) Robert Washington, lawyer, (2) Dr. John A. Warren, Mobile; 2. Mary E.; 3. Elizabeth L., twin with Mary, both of whom died in infancy; 4. Mary Elizabeth, m. David Moor Russell, Jonestown, Miss. Last residence: Cleveland, Ohio.
The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America
by Albert Gallatin Wheeler, American College of Genealogy, AmericanCollege of Genealogy - 191 4 - 1257 pages
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LYDIA WHEELER, born Nov. 9, 1737; m. Dec. 27, 1759, Jonathan Bliss, Jr.6224.
ELIZABETH WHEELER, dau. of Josiah (6207) and Elizabeth ( ) Wheeler. ...
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Rehoboth Massachusetts, Vital Records, 1642-1896
Record #: 3:336
Name: Lydia Wheeler
Residence: Rehoboth
Spouse: Jonathan Bliss, Jr.
Spouse's Residence: Rehoboth
Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1759
Int Date: 28 Nov 1759
By Whom: Rev. Robert Rogerson
Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. Marriages, Intentions, Births,Deaths, with Supplement co ntaining the Record of 1896, Colonial Returns,Lists of the Early Settlers, Purchasers, Freeme n, Inhabitants, theSoldiers serving in Philip's War and the Revolution. Marriages
Record #: 3:351
Name: Daniel Wheeler
Residence: Rehoboth
Spouse: Mary Smith
Spouse's Residence: Rehoboth
Marriage Date: 07 Feb 1771
By Whom: Rev. Robert Rogerson
Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. Marriages, Intentions, Births,Deaths, with Supplement co ntaining the Record of 1896, Colonial Returns,Lists of the Early Settlers, Purchasers, Freeme n, Inhabitants, theSoldiers serving in Philip's War and the Revolution. Marriages
Record #: 3:351
Name: Anne Wheeler
Residence: Rehoboth
Spouse: Solomon Peck
Spouse's Residence: Rehoboth
Marriage Date: 05 Jul 1772
Int Date: 30 May 1772
By Whom: Rev. Robert Rogerson
Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. Marriages, Intentions, Births,Deaths, with Supplement co ntaining the Record of 1896, Colonial Returns,Lists of the Early Settlers, Purchasers, Freeme n, Inhabitants, theSoldiers serving in Philip's War and the Revolution. Marriages
Record #: 3:288
Name: Sarah Wheeler
Residence: Rehoboth
Spouse: Stephen Webster
Spouse's Residence: Rehoboth
Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1775
By Whom: Rev. Robert Rogerson
Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. Marriages, Intentions, Births,Deaths, with Supplement co ntaining the Record of 1896, Colonial Returns,Lists of the Early Settlers, Purchasers, Freeme n, Inhabitants, theSoldiers serving in Philip's War and the Revolution. Marriages
Another connection of WHEELER family member/descendant who removed to VT.
This was written by Jacki.Can you please help me prove this?Thank you in advance, Jan
p.s.Abbreviations for states listed above are MS, NH, CA, VT, AL, MA and OH.