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Bliss, William Blowers
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Dates of existence
1795 - 1874
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William Blowers Bliss was the son of Jonathan Bliss (1742-1822). He married Sarah Ann Anderson, the adopted daughter of the Hon. Sampson Blowers, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. Sampson Blowers was a good friend of Jonathan Bliss and the two had graduated from Harvard together in 1763. William Blowers Bliss was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in 1834. William and Sarah's children were: Elizabeth Ann (1824-1901), who married the Hon. William Odell (1811-1891); Mary, who married the Rev. Hibbert Binney; another daugther, who married Bishop Kelly; and two sons.
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Bliss, Jonathan (1742 - 1822)
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Johnathan Bliss is William Blowers Bliss' father.
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Blowers, Sampson Salter (1742-1842)
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family
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William Blowers Bliss married Sampson Blowers' adopted daughter, Sarah.