Nathaniel Bliss, Sr.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
1622 - 1654 (31 years)
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Name Nathaniel Bliss Suffix Sr. Born 8 Dec 1622 Rodborough, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England 
Christened 28 Dec 1622 Rodborough, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England Gender Male Died 8 Nov 1654 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Buried 18 Nov 1654 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Person ID I1701 Alford Hathaway Last Modified 15 Dec 2023
Father Thomas Bliss, b. 1595, Belstone, Devon, England , d. 14 Feb 1651, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 56 years) Mother Margaret Hulins, b. 15 Jul 1595, Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England , d. 28 Aug 1684, Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 89 years) Married 18 Oct 1621 St. Nicholas church, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Family ID F672 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Catherine Chapin, b. 6 May 1626, Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England , d. 4 Feb 1712, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) Married 20 Nov 1646 Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts - Spouse: Catherine Gilbert (born Chapin)
Children 1. Samuel Bliss, b. 7 Nov 1647, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States , d. 19 Jan 1749, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States (Age 101 years)2. Margaret Bliss, b. 12 Nov 1649, Springfield, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts , d. 3 Apr 1745, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 95 years)3. Mary T. Bliss, b. 23 Sep 1651, Hampden, Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony , d. 1722 (Age 70 years)4. Nathaniel Bliss, Jr., b. 27 Mar 1653, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA , d. 23 Dec 1736, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA (Age 83 years)Last Modified 29 Aug 2021 Family ID F637 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos 
Margaret Bliss House in Springfield side view 
House of Margaret Hulins Bliss in Springfield
Documents 
Letter to John Winthrop, Jr.
Letter written by Nathaniel Bliss and Catherine Chapin to John Winthrop. Jr. who sought help for Nathaniel's illness, which proved fatal. This is an image of the original document.
Family 
Bliss/Chapin Ancestry Chart
Biographies 
Nathaniel Bliss abd Catherine Chapin
Nathaniel Bliss was born on December 8, 1622, and baptized on December 28, 1622, in Rodborough, Stroud District, Gloucestershire, England. In 1646 he married Catherine Chapin, the daughter of Deacon Samuel Chapin, One of the most influential men in Springfield. Nathaniel died young, leaving Catherine with four small children.
Timelines 
Timeline of the lives of Nathaniel Bliss and Catherine Chapin
Maps 
Early Connecticut Map 
Section of old Hartford map showing Blis property 
Section of old Springfield map showing Bliss property
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Sources - [S207] Dictionary of American Family Names, Patrick Hanks, (Oxford University Press, 2003).
- [S208] The Chapin Genealogy, Orange Chapin, (Metcalf & Company, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1862.).
- [S209] autographed letter signed to John Winthrop; Springfield, Mass, Bliss, Nathaniel, 1622-1654, (Countway Library of Medicine), B MS c56 3.
- [S206] The First Century of the History of Springfield, Henry M. Burt.
- [S210] The First Century of the History of Springfield, Henry Burt, (Henry M. Burt, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1898).
- [S211] Springfield 1636-1886 History of the Town and City, Mason A. Green, (C.A. Nichols & Company, Publishers, 1886).
- [S107] History of Ancient Windsor, Henry R. Stiles, M.D., (Charles B. Norton, 348 Broadway, Nwe Yory, NY, 1859).
- [S45] Great Migration Begins, Robert Charles Anderson, (NEHGS).
- [S207] Dictionary of American Family Names, Patrick Hanks, (Oxford University Press, 2003).