Son of Peter Bliss Sr. and his
wife Mary "Molly" Perry,
of Truxton, Cortland Co. N. Y.
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George was a farmer of Truxton,
Cortland County New York.
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He was married on Sept. 18, 1821,
at Leyden, Franklin Co. Mass, to
Charlotte Charity Ames.
(She was born in Mass.).
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They had nine children:
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1. George Washington Bliss Jr.
b. Oct. 12, 1822, at Leyden,
Franklin County Massachusetts.
m. Sophia F. Hooker,
on April 30, 1846.
She was the daughter of John H. Hooker.
(She died April 18, 1897,
aged 71 years).
Children:
(1.) Charles E. Bliss.
b. Nov. 7, 1848.

(2.) Henry S. Bliss. b. Nov. 7, 1855,
and resided in Truxton in 1880.
m. Lena Martha Stearns.
d. March 31, 1940,
aged 84 years, 4 months, and 27 days.
Buried: Truxton Rural Cemetery.

(3.) George Rice Bliss. b. April 1865.
d. March 23, 1885, at Truxton, N. Y.,
aged 62 years, 5 months, and 11 days.
George W. was a merchant of Truxton.
Buried: Truxton Rural Cemetery.
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2. Howard Ames Bliss.
b. Nov. 2, 1824. d. Sept. 3, 1828,
age 4 years.
Buried: Truxton Rural Cemetery.
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3. Charles Newton Bliss.
b. Aug. 7, 1827. d. Nov. 17, 1830,
age 3 years.
Buried: Truxton Rural Cemetery.
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4. Charlotte Elizabeth Bliss.
b. Jan. 12, 1830. d. April 10, 1832,
age 2 years.
Buried: Truxton Rural Cemetery.
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5. Sarah Elizabeth Bliss.
b. Jan. 12, 1833.
m. Franklin Rice, and resided in
Cazenovia, New York in 1880.
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6. Frances Arabella Bliss.
b. July 2, 1835.
m. Henry F. Baldwin.
d. Sept. 12, 1863.
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7. Eliza Jane Bliss.
b. Sept. 19, 1837.
m. S. W. Edick, and resided in
Jersey City Heights, New Jersey.
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8. Delos Bliss. b. Jan. 26, 1841.
m. Sept. 5, 1864, to Emily Fields.
(She was born Aug. of 1843 in N.J.).
Delos wa a manufacturer of white pine
boxes and box shooks at N. Y. City.
He lived at Jersey City Heights, N. J.
and at Tenafly, New Jersey.
Children: Emily, F., Susan F.,
Laura F., Bertha, Ethel A.,
and Alma M. Bliss.
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9. Edgerton Ames Bliss.
b. Oct. 25, 1846, in New York.
(1900 census says, Oct. 1848).
(Death cert. says, Sept. 26, 1847,
in New Brunswick, New Jersey, which
is not correct).
1850 census: with parents in New Hudson,
Alegany County New York.
m. June 27, 1871, to Maggie Emma Jones.
Children: William Egerton,
Florance Jones, Delos Berdette,
Adeline, and Hazel Y. Bliss.
They lived in Jersey City Heights,
Hudson County New Jersey.
He was a jeweler, in New York City.
d. July 26, 1911, in Gloucester,
Massachusetts (per death certificate).
Buried: Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery,
Jersey City, Hudson County New Jersey.
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George Sr. died at the age of 72.
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