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     Miriam Bliss was born on 9 August 1705 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Carpenter.¹

     Mary Bliss was born on 23 November 1712 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Bliss and Mary French.¹

     Hannah Bliss was born on 7 January 1714/15 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Bliss and Mary French.¹

     Bethiah Bliss was born on 10 May 1716 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Bliss and Mary French.¹

     Rachel Bliss was born on 10 August 1719 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Bliss and Mary French.¹

     I have not found a good source listed for the name of Jonathan Bliss's wife. It has been suggested that the name was a confusion between Mirriam Carpenter and Nathaniel Harmon, and that another option might be Rachel (Puffer).¹ Miriam Harmon married Sgt. Jonathan Bliss, son of Thomas Bliss and Dorothy Wheatley, in 1648 at Massachusetts, USA.²

     Experience Bliss was born on 5 February 1649 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.¹ Experience Bliss married Nathaniel Chaffee on 19 August 1669 at Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.² Experience Bliss died in September 1721 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, at age 72.³

     Rachel Bliss was born on 1 December 1651 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.¹ Rachel Bliss married Thomas Mann on 28 October 1674 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.² Rachel Bliss died in June 1676 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, at age 24.³

     Jonathan Bliss died between 1653 and 1666.¹ He was born on 4 March 1653 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ He was the son of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.¹

     Mary Bliss was born on 30 September 1655 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.¹

     Elizabeth Bliss was born on 29 January 1657 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.¹ Elizabeth Bliss married James Thurber on 25 June 1683 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.² Elizabeth Bliss died in July 1723 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, at age 66.³

     Samuel Bliss was born on 24 June 1660 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ He was the son of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.¹ Samuel Bliss married Mary Kendrick on 15 April 1685 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.² Samuel Bliss died on 28 August 1720 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, at age 60.³

     Martha Bliss was born in April 1663 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.¹

     Jonathan Bliss was born on 17 September 1666 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ He was the son of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.¹ Jonathan Bliss married Miriam Carpenter, daughter of William Carpenter and Miriam Saile, on 23 June 1691 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.^2,3 Jonathan Bliss married Mary French on 10 April 1711 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.⁴ Jonathan Bliss died on 16 October 1719 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, at age 53.⁵

     Dorothy Bliss was born on 27 January 1668 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.¹ Dorothy Bliss married James Carpenter, son of Samuel Carpenter and Sarah Redaway, on 26 June 1690 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.² Dorothy Bliss died on 28 October 1694 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, at age 26.³

     Bethiah Bliss was born in August 1671 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon.¹ Bethiah Bliss married Daniel Carpenter, son of William Carpenter and Miriam Saile, on 15 April 1695 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.² Bethiah Bliss died on 27 February 1702/3 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, at age 31.³

     Thomas Mann married Rachel Bliss, daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon, on 28 October 1674 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ On Sunday, March 26, 1676, during Prince Philip's War, the battle at called "Pierce's Fight" took place near Rehoboth. During this battle, fifty-two English and eleven of their Indian allies were killed. On the other side, one hundred forty Indians were killed. Although severely wounded, Thomas Mann was one of only eleven of the Englishmen to survive.² Thomas Mann married Mary Wheaton on 9 April 1678 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.^3,4

     Mary Kendrick married Samuel Bliss, son of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon, on 15 April 1685 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ Mary Kendrick died on 8 February 1704/5 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.²

     James Thurber married Elizabeth Bliss, daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon, on 25 June 1683 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ James Thurber died on 26 March 1736 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.²

     James Carpenter was born on 12 April 1668 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.² He was the son of Samuel Carpenter and Sarah Redaway.³ James Carpenter married Dorothy Bliss, daughter of Sgt. Jonathan Bliss and Miriam Harmon, on 26 June 1690 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ James Carpenter married Grace Palmer on 15 April 1695 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.⁴

     Lt. Samuel Carpenter was born on 15 September 1661 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.³ He was the son of Samuel Carpenter and Sarah Redaway.³ Lt. Samuel Carpenter married Patience Ide, daughter of Nicholas Ide and Martha Bliss, on 8 January 1683 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.⁴ Lt. Samuel Carpenter died on 17 January 1736/37 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, at age 75.²

     Priscilla Benett married William Carpenter, son of William Carpenter and Abigail (?), on 5 October 1651 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ Priscilla Benett died in childbirth on 20 October 1663 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.²

     Infant Mann died in June 1676 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was born in June 1676 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Thomas Mann and Rachel Bliss.¹

     Mary Wheaton was born on 4 November 1656 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.² She married Thomas Mann on 9 April 1678 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.^3,1

     James Thurber was born on 3 March 1684/85 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ He was the son of James Thurber and Elizabeth Bliss.¹ James Thurber died on 31 July 1711 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, at age 26.²

     Rachel Thurber was born on 15 March 1688/89 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of James Thurber and Elizabeth Bliss.¹

     John Thurber was born on 31 October 1686 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ He was the son of James Thurber and Elizabeth Bliss.¹ John Thurber died on 23 November 1709 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, at age 23.²

     Bethia Thurber was born on 15 March 1692/93 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of James Thurber and Elizabeth Bliss.¹

     Elizabeth Thurber was born on 1 December 1690 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She was the daughter of James Thurber and Elizabeth Bliss.¹

     Jonathan Thurber was born on 26 March 1695 at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.¹ He was the son of James Thurber and Elizabeth Bliss.¹