A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameMary Bliss 11
Birth1626, England
Death29 Jan 1712, Springfield, Hampden Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay, BCA11 Age: 86
BurialSpringfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts2397
FatherThomas Bliss (1583-1650)
MotherMargaret Hulinge (1595-1684)
Spouses
Birth25 Jun 1620, Beaminster, Dorset, England13
Death9 Oct 1683, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, BCA11 Age: 63
BurialSpringfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts2396
FatherWilliam Parsons (1570-1654)
MotherMargaret Hoskins (1580-)
Marriage26 Nov 1646, Hartford, Hartford Co, Connecticut Colony, BCA11
ChildrenJoseph (1647-1729)
Notes for Mary Bliss
She was repeatedly tried as a witch and forced to suffer many indignities by her jealous neighbors (specifically the Bridgemans). In 1674, the suit was brought by James Bridgman and his son-in-law Samuel Bartlett, in connection with the "untimely death from unnatural causes" of Mary (Bridgman) Bartlett. She was sent to Boston for trial and was acquitted.

Mary was the daughter of Thomas Bliss Jr and Margaret (Hulins) Bliss of Hartford,CT.

She married Joseph Parsons on Nov 26,1646 at Hartford,CT.

Children: Joseph Parsons Jr, Benjamin Parsons, John Parsons, Samuel Parsons, Ebenezer Parsons, Jonathan Parsons, David Parsons, Mary (Parsons) Ashley Williston, Hannah (Parsons) Glover, Abigail (Parsons) Colton, and Esther (Parsons) Smith.

She is my 9th great aunt. Are you related to her? Please email me if you are or compare your family tree to
mine and then email me if we may be related. Thank you.11
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