Mary Bliss

1620 - 1712  (92 years)

• Name	Mary Bliss
  Birth	1620	England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Jan 1712	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I22635	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Bliss,   b. 1580, Belstone, Devonshire, England d. 1640, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Hulings,   b. 1595, England d. 28 Aug 1684, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Oct 1621	Gloucester, England   [1]
  Family ID	F514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Parsons,   b. Abt 1617, Great Torrington, Devonshire, England d. 9 Oct 1683, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1646	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut   [1]
  Children	1. Abigail Colton Parsons,   b. 3 Sep 1666, Northampton, Massachusetts d. 27 Jun 1689 (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Benjamin Parsons,   b. 11 Sep 1668, Northampton, Massachusetts d. 11 Sep 1668, Northampton, Massachusetts (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. David Parsons,   b. 30 Apr 1659, Northampton, Massachusetts d. Between 1660 and 1749 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Ebenezer Parsons,   b. 1655, Northampton, Massachusetts d. 8 Sep 1675, Northfield, Massachusetts (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Esther Parsons,   b. 11 Sep 1668, Northampton, Massachusetts d. 11 Sep 1668, Northampton, Massachusetts (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Hannah Glover Parsons,   b. 1 Aug 1663, Northampton, Massachusetts d. 1 Apr 1739 (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Hester Smith Parsons,   b. 24 Dec 1672, Northampton, Massachusetts d. 1760 (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Jonathan Parsons,   b. 6 Jun 1657, Northampton, Massachusetts d. Dec 1694 (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Mary Ashley Williston Parsons,   b. 27 Jun 1661, Northampton, Massachusetts d. 23 Aug 1711 (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Benjamin Parsons,   b. 22 Jan 1649, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Jun 1649 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. John Parsons,   b. 14 Aug 1650, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 Apr 1728, Northampton, Massachusetts (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. Joseph Parsons,   b. 1 Nov 1647, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA d. Nov 1729, Northampton, Massachusetts (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   13. Samuel Parsons,   b. 23 Jan 1653, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Nov 1734, Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #5006, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1997] Mary was among the first in New England to be accused of witchcraft in 1674 in Boston. She was acquitted. She possessed great beauty, talent, and spirit.

  
  

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