Excerpt from Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America, From About the Year 1550 to 1880 In the following compilation there has been little attempted beyond a collection of names and dates - an occasional reminiscence being added - and the compiler makes no apology for any errors, either of omission or commission, that may appear. In regard to the former he would Simply say that he could not make records for those whose apathy or indifference prevented the furnishing of their family statis tics. Many letters have been written soliciting information of people in regard to their families and lineage, which today remain un answered; and those guilty Of this neglect have only themselves to thank for the omission of their records from this work, which was designed to be the compendium Of all the family information it might be possible to collect. In regard to typographical errors, he would only ask the title Of any infallible work - any book free from mechan ical error. In many instances different dates have been furnished by different branches Of the same family, in connection with the same events, which alone will account for most of the supposed errors. Another source Of apparent discrepancy is found in the change from Old to New Style. Before 1752 the year began March esth (called Lady Day); although in Catholic countries, after 1582, it commenced January Ist. Hence, between January and March it was common to double date. The difference between the Julian and Gregorian year in the eighteenth century was eleven days; after 1800 it was twelve, which is to be added to any date in the Old Style to reduce it to the New. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.