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Bliss Families in Massachusetts Town Histories |
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| The book, A Surname Guide to Massachusetts Town Histories by Phyllis O. Longver and Pauline J. Oesterlin, is a handy index to resources in which Bliss families (and lots of others) are referenced. It is published by Heritage Books, Inc., 1993. Here are the books that contain references to the Bliss families in each particular town. Good luck in finding them at the library, at NEHGS, as reprints, or as used books. | |
| Town | Resource |
| Attleborough | A Sketch of the History of Attleborough, by John Daggett, 1894 |
| Berlin | History of the Town of Berlin by Rev. William A. Houghton, 1895 |
| Bernardston | History of the Town of Bernardston by Lucy Cutler Kellogg, 1902 |
| Billerica | History of Billerica by Rev. Henry A. Haze, 1883 |
| Braintree | A History of Old Braintree & Quincy by William S. Pattee, 1878 |
| Brimfield | Historical Celebration of the Town of Brimfield by Rev. Charles M. Hyde, 1879 |
| Buckland | The History of Buckland by Fannie Shaw Kendrick, 1937 |
| Charlestown | A Century of Town Life by James F. Hunnewell, 1888 |
| Chesterfield | Town of Chesterfield, History & Genealogy of the Families of Chesterfield (no author and date) |
| Deerfield | A History of Deerfield, Vol. VII by George Sheldon, 1896 |
| Dover | In Dover on the Charles by Alice J. Jones, 1906 |
| E. Brookfield | History of East Brookfield, MA by Louise E. Roy (no date) |
| Edgartown | History of Martha's Vineyard, Edgarton, by Charles Edward Banks, 1925 |
| Hadley | History of Hadley, including Hatfield, So. Hadley, Amherst, Granby by Sylvester Judd & Lucius M. Boltwood, 1905 |
| Harwick | A History of Hardwick with Genealogical Register by Lucius R. Paige, 1883 |
| Hatfield | A History of Hatfield by Daniel White Wells and Reuben Field Wells, 1910 |
| Hingham | Town of Hingham, History of the Town of Hingham Vol. II, 1893 (no author) |
| Ipswich | History of Ipswich, Essex & Hamilton by Joseph B. Felt, 1834 |
| Lexington | History of the Town of Lexington, Vol. II by Charles Hudson, 1913 |
| Longmeadow | Town of Longmeadow, Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration of Longmeadow, 1884 (no author) |
| Ludlow | The History of Ludlow by Alfred Noon, 1912 |
| Lynn | _____Lin, or Jewels of the Third Plantation, 1880 (no author) |
| Marlborough | Historical Reminiscence of the Early Times of Marlborough by Ella A. Bigelow, 1910 |
| Martha's Vineyard | The History of Martha's Vineyard by Charles Edward Banks, 1911 |
| Mattipoisett | History Committee, Mattapoisett & Old Rochester (no date or author) |
| Medway | The History of Medway by Rev. E. O. Jameson (no date) |
| Newburyport | A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport & West Newbury by Joshua Coffin, 1980 |
| Northfield | History of the Town of Northfield by J. H. Temple & George Sheldon, 1875 |
| Old Springfield | Sketches of the Inhabitants of Old Springfield by Charles Wells Chapin, 1893 |
| Palmer | History of the Town of Palmer by J. H. Temple, 1889 |
| Princeton | History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II by Francis Everett Blake, 1915 |
| Rehoboth | Early Rehoboth Vol. II by Richard Lebaron Bowen, 1946 |
| Royalston | The History of the Town of Royalston by Lilley B. Caswell, 1917 |
| Shrewsbury | History of the Town of Shrewsbury by Andrew H. Ward, 1847 |
| Sunderland | History of the Town of Winchendon by Samuel Sewall, 1868 |
| Sutton | History of the Town of Sutton by Rev. William A. Benedict & Rev. Hiram A. Tracy, 1878 |
| Whatley | Whatley, A New England Portrait by Ena M. Cane, 1972 |
| Wilbraham | Historical Address, Town of Wilbraham by Rufus P. Stebbins, 1864 |