Individual Details
Miriam Harmon
(1628 - 21 May 1706)
ID 48165892, Find a Grave. Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Non-existent person
Bliss Family in America (1982) p. 44. She was a sister of the husband of Jonathan's sister Mary, and possibly the dau. of Francis and Elizabeth Harmon.
FGRA Sources: VR Rehoboth p. 536, 797, 796, 22. NE Reg. Vol. 9 p., 52, 53. NE Reg Jan. 1958, p. 139.
Seal to Parents: 27 May 1932.
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This memorial "Miriam (Harmon) Bliss" will remain for a non-existent person, with new evidence, source given at the end of this bio see (2) & (3), the person known as Miriam (Harmon) Bliss never existed.
The correct wife's name is Rachel (Puffer) Bliss.
Rachel(Puffer) Bliss
Name also spelled Paugher/Pougher .(3)
Rachel was the daughter of George Puffer and Martha Hoare. She was baptized on 12 Sept. 1630 as Rachell Pougher in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England (3) now known as Earl Shilton, Hinckley & Bosworth Boroughs, England.
Bliss Family in America (1)
A blacksmith and farmer, of Rehoboth, Massachusets. He was admitted as a Freeman of Plymouth Colony in 1655, and of Rehoboth in 1658. He was appointed as a Freeman of Plymouth Colony in 1655, and of rehoboth in 1658. He was appointed way-warden (surveyor) in a town meeting at Rehoboth May 24, 1652 and was appointed grand-juryman May 17, 1655, and again on June 3, 1668 and May 26, 1681. He reasserted his freeman's oath of fidelity February 22, 1658. by further division of Rehoboth's common lands, Jonathan augmented the family's land holdings. He drew a lot in the meadows on the north side of the town June 22, 1658. He was one of eighty who received land in the Rehoboth North Purchase on May 26, 1668 and drew a lot for additional land in the North Purchase on March 18, 1668/9. Jonathan was appointed, after the Great Indian War, Sergeant in the town's militia. On May 16, 1682, he was chosen a constable of the town. On May 19, 1684, "Sarjant" Bliss was made a member of the commitee "to seate the meeting house", or determine the assignment of pews to Rehoboth's families.
Jonathan Bliss rose to prominence in the town of Rehoboth. He was chosen several times for postitions of trust within the community and also as overseer to the execution of the wills of many friends and relatives. He lived on the east side of the Palmer River (the Palmer River Neighborhood"), and contrary to popular beliefs did not in 1666 construct the house in North Rehoboth, which now stands on Agricultural Avenue.
Children all born Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA
Experience, b. 5 Feb 1648/49
Rachel, b. 1 Dec 1651
Jonathan, b. 4 Mar 1652/53
Mary, b. 30 Sep 1655
Elizabeth, b. 29 Jan 1656/57
Samuel, b. 24 Jun 1660
Martha, b. 16 Apr 1663
Bethiah, b. Abt 1664
Jonathan, b. 17 Sep 1666
Dorothy, b, 27 Jan 1667/68
Bethia, b. Aug 1671
Sources: (1) The Bliss Book by Charles Arthur Hoppin, Hartford, Connecticut, MCMXIII. Five Hundred First Families of America edited by DuBin, 1970. Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America, Vol. 1.
(2) from her husband's bio by Linda Mac -
Quote: "Note: Eugene Cole Zubrinsky states that the wife of Jonathan Bliss Sr. was not Miriam Harmon, as stated in several Bliss genealogies, and in the Harmon genealogy, but was actually a daughter of George Puffer, of Braintree, Massachusetts ("possibly" named Rachel).
See his articles published in the "New England Historical and Genealogical Register", 1997, titled "To Say It Doesn't Make It So", Volume 151, pages 31-37, and also "Additions and Corrections", 2005, Volume 159, pages 361-362."
END QUOTE.
Maintainer's Note: Eugene Cole Zubrinsky emailed me a copy of his article. I concur with his findings, again substantiating the use of Mrs. Bliss.
(3) West, Randy A. - “The English Origin of George1 Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts,�?New England Historical and Genealogical Register 171(Fall 2017):315�?7 �?is accessible at (copy & paste)https://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedfiles/media/the_register/nehgr-2017-fall-entire.pdf
Bio Updated on 11/21/2017 by Sue Downhill. Location entered by originator of this memorial.
Bliss Family in America (1982) p. 44. She was a sister of the husband of Jonathan's sister Mary, and possibly the dau. of Francis and Elizabeth Harmon.
FGRA Sources: VR Rehoboth p. 536, 797, 796, 22. NE Reg. Vol. 9 p., 52, 53. NE Reg Jan. 1958, p. 139.
Seal to Parents: 27 May 1932.
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This memorial "Miriam (Harmon) Bliss" will remain for a non-existent person, with new evidence, source given at the end of this bio see (2) & (3), the person known as Miriam (Harmon) Bliss never existed.
The correct wife's name is Rachel (Puffer) Bliss.
Rachel(Puffer) Bliss
Name also spelled Paugher/Pougher .(3)
Rachel was the daughter of George Puffer and Martha Hoare. She was baptized on 12 Sept. 1630 as Rachell Pougher in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England (3) now known as Earl Shilton, Hinckley & Bosworth Boroughs, England.
Bliss Family in America (1)
A blacksmith and farmer, of Rehoboth, Massachusets. He was admitted as a Freeman of Plymouth Colony in 1655, and of Rehoboth in 1658. He was appointed as a Freeman of Plymouth Colony in 1655, and of rehoboth in 1658. He was appointed way-warden (surveyor) in a town meeting at Rehoboth May 24, 1652 and was appointed grand-juryman May 17, 1655, and again on June 3, 1668 and May 26, 1681. He reasserted his freeman's oath of fidelity February 22, 1658. by further division of Rehoboth's common lands, Jonathan augmented the family's land holdings. He drew a lot in the meadows on the north side of the town June 22, 1658. He was one of eighty who received land in the Rehoboth North Purchase on May 26, 1668 and drew a lot for additional land in the North Purchase on March 18, 1668/9. Jonathan was appointed, after the Great Indian War, Sergeant in the town's militia. On May 16, 1682, he was chosen a constable of the town. On May 19, 1684, "Sarjant" Bliss was made a member of the commitee "to seate the meeting house", or determine the assignment of pews to Rehoboth's families.
Jonathan Bliss rose to prominence in the town of Rehoboth. He was chosen several times for postitions of trust within the community and also as overseer to the execution of the wills of many friends and relatives. He lived on the east side of the Palmer River (the Palmer River Neighborhood"), and contrary to popular beliefs did not in 1666 construct the house in North Rehoboth, which now stands on Agricultural Avenue.
Children all born Rehoboth, Bristol County, MA
Experience, b. 5 Feb 1648/49
Rachel, b. 1 Dec 1651
Jonathan, b. 4 Mar 1652/53
Mary, b. 30 Sep 1655
Elizabeth, b. 29 Jan 1656/57
Samuel, b. 24 Jun 1660
Martha, b. 16 Apr 1663
Bethiah, b. Abt 1664
Jonathan, b. 17 Sep 1666
Dorothy, b, 27 Jan 1667/68
Bethia, b. Aug 1671
Sources: (1) The Bliss Book by Charles Arthur Hoppin, Hartford, Connecticut, MCMXIII. Five Hundred First Families of America edited by DuBin, 1970. Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America, Vol. 1.
(2) from her husband's bio by Linda Mac -
Quote: "Note: Eugene Cole Zubrinsky states that the wife of Jonathan Bliss Sr. was not Miriam Harmon, as stated in several Bliss genealogies, and in the Harmon genealogy, but was actually a daughter of George Puffer, of Braintree, Massachusetts ("possibly" named Rachel).
See his articles published in the "New England Historical and Genealogical Register", 1997, titled "To Say It Doesn't Make It So", Volume 151, pages 31-37, and also "Additions and Corrections", 2005, Volume 159, pages 361-362."
END QUOTE.
Maintainer's Note: Eugene Cole Zubrinsky emailed me a copy of his article. I concur with his findings, again substantiating the use of Mrs. Bliss.
(3) West, Randy A. - “The English Origin of George1 Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts,�?New England Historical and Genealogical Register 171(Fall 2017):315�?7 �?is accessible at (copy & paste)https://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedfiles/media/the_register/nehgr-2017-fall-entire.pdf
Bio Updated on 11/21/2017 by Sue Downhill. Location entered by originator of this memorial.
Events
| Birth | 1628 | London, England | |||
| Marriage | 1648 | Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts - Jonathan Bliss Sr. | |||
| Death | 21 May 1706 | Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | Jonathan Bliss Sr. (1626 - 1687) |
Notes
Death
Meriam BlissSex Female
Spouse's Name Jonathan
Event Type Death
Event Date 21 May 1706
Event Place Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Endnotes
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