Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameSybil Florilla BLISS 5857
Birth30 Apr 1850, Essex, Chittenden, Vermont5854, month, year and state only,5856
FatherSamuel Butler BLISS (1816-1895)
MotherSally Clarissa CADWELL (1820-1910)
Census Data
• 1850 Census: Essex, Chittenden, Vermont. Age 2/12ths.5860
• 1870 Census: Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont. Age 20, b VT. Living with parents.5858
• 1880 Census: Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois. Age 31, b VT. Parents b VT.5855
• 1900 Census: Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. Age 50, b Apr 1850, VT. Widow. Parents b VT. Mother of 3 living children.5854
Spouses
Birthabt 1835, Connecticut5855
Death13 Nov 18856054 Age: 50
Occupationagent for newspaper6052
Occupationpublisher in Chicago, Illinois6060
Individual Notes
• The History of Newbury, Vt. does not show Geo. L. Wells. However, it does show ancestry data on the Bliss family which I can send if you wish. It shows “Sybil F., b April 30, 1850; m. Geo. L. Wells of Chicago,” and her ancestors back to England.5894
Census Data
• 1880 Census: Hyde Park, Cook, Illinois. Age 45, b CT. Agt for Newspaper. Parents b CT. Living in household of William Law.5855
Marriage17 Sep 1878, Newbury, Orange, Vermont5856, place only,6052, p 2; date only
ChildrenGeorge Bliss (1880-)
 Frederick Coffing (1882-1954)
 James Lee (1885-)
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