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Muriel Harding (Bliss) van Derhaggen
1906 – ?
Bliss-6991 · 1 mapped association
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Identity & family
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- Birth
- 1906 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Death
- Not recorded · USA
- Parents
- Not recorded
- Spouses
- Joseph Magoffin Glasgow SnrMaurice Van Derhaeghen
- Children
- Not recorded
- Gender
- Female
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- Bliss-6991
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Profile-stated birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Bliss-6991
Muriel Harding (Bliss) van Derhaggen
Updated 2026-07-07
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Bliss-6991 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-07-07.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | USA | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 0000-00-00 | Massachusetts, United States | WikiTree relationship field |
| marriage | 1928-05-26 | Paris, France | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spouses | Maurice | Van_Derhaeghen-22 | 1903-11-02 · Belgium · 1977-04-19 · United States · 0000-00-00 · Massachusetts, United States |
| Spouses | Col Joseph Magoffin Glasgow Snr | Glasgow-458 | 1898-09-28 · Magoffin Homestead, El Paso, Texas, United States · 1985-03-24 · El Paso, Texas, United States · 1928-05-26 · Paris, France |
Record-bearing passages
- Biography Muriel was born about 1906 in the United States.
- As a young woman of high social standing, she attended the prestigious Vassar College in New York (leaving as part of the class of 1929). Engagement Announcement Bliss-Glasgow — The New York Times, May 2, 1928, Section Social News, Page 17
- The wedding will take place in Paris late in May.
- Muriel met Joseph M. Glasgow while he was serving overseas and she was studying at the Sorbonne. The couple married on May 26, 1928, in Paris, France, where Joseph was stationed as an assistant military attaché at the American Embassy.
- They had two children; a daughter named Muriel Bliss Glasgow (born 1931) and a son, Captain Joseph Magoffin Glasgow, Jr., who later served in the U.S. Air Force.
- After many years of marriage and moving around for military assignments, the couple legally divorced in 1945 in Reno, Nevada, just before Joseph was deployed to New Zealand.
- Muriel died known. Sources
Profile source citations
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Full captured biography text
Biography Muriel was born about 1906 in the United States. Muriel was the daughter of Elmer Jared Bliss and Eleanor "Lena" Harding of Brookline, Massachusetts. Her father was a highly successful businessman, yachtsman, and the wealthy founder/commodore of the Regal Shoe Company. As a young woman of high social standing, she attended the prestigious Vassar College in New York (leaving as part of the class of 1929). Engagement Announcement Bliss-Glasgow — The New York Times, May 2, 1928, Section Social News, Page 17 *Elmer Jared Bliss of 1,962 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, has announced to his friends in New York the engagement of his daughter, Miss Muriel Harding Bliss, to Lieutenant Joseph Magoffin Glasgow, U. S. A., Military Attaché at the American Embassy in Paris. *Miss Bliss attended Vassar College after her graduation from the Windsor School, Boston, and for the last year has been studying at the Sorbonne. Her father is President of the Regal Shoe Company. Lieutenant Glasgow is the son of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William J. Glasgow of Washington, D. C., and Paris. He was graduated from West Point in 1918. *The wedding will take place in Paris late in May. Muriel met Joseph M. Glasgow while he was serving overseas and she was studying at the Sorbonne. The couple married on May 26, 1928, in Paris, France, where Joseph was stationed as an assistant military attaché at the American Embassy. They had two children; a daughter named Muriel Bliss Glasgow (born 1931) and a son, Captain Joseph Magoffin Glasgow, Jr., who later served in the U.S. Air Force. After many years of marriage and moving around for military assignments, the couple legally divorced in 1945 in Reno, Nevada, just before Joseph was deployed to New Zealand. Following her divorce, she eventually remarried Maurice van Derhaggen and lived in Massachusetts under the name Muriel Bliss van Derhaggen. Martha's Vineyard: The couple lived in Massachusetts and owned property together, most notably Bliss Pond Farm (located at 440 North Road in Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard). Muriel died known. Sources
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== Biography == Muriel was born about 1906 in the United States. Muriel was the daughter of Elmer Jared Bliss and Eleanor "Lena" Harding of Brookline, Massachusetts. Her father was a highly successful businessman, yachtsman, and the wealthy founder/commodore of the Regal Shoe Company. As a young woman of high social standing, she attended the prestigious Vassar College in New York (leaving as part of the class of 1929). == Engagement Announcement == Bliss-Glasgow — The New York Times, May 2, 1928, Section Social News, Page 17 *Elmer Jared Bliss of 1,962 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, has announced to his friends in New York the engagement of his daughter, Miss Muriel Harding Bliss, to Lieutenant Joseph Magoffin Glasgow, U. S. A., Military Attaché at the American Embassy in Paris. *Miss Bliss attended Vassar College after her graduation from the Windsor School, Boston, and for the last year has been studying at the Sorbonne. Her father is President of the Regal Shoe Company. Lieutenant Glasgow is the son of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William J. Glasgow of Washington, D. C., and Paris. He was graduated from West Point in 1918. *The wedding will take place in Paris late in May. Muriel met Joseph M. Glasgow while he was serving overseas and she was studying at the Sorbonne. The couple married on May 26, 1928, in Paris, France, where Joseph was stationed as an assistant military attaché at the American Embassy. They had two children; a daughter named Muriel Bliss Glasgow (born 1931) and a son, Captain Joseph Magoffin Glasgow, Jr., who later served in the U.S. Air Force. After many years of marriage and moving around for military assignments, the couple legally divorced in 1945 in Reno, Nevada, just before Joseph was deployed to New Zealand. Following her divorce, she eventually remarried Maurice van Derhaggen and lived in Massachusetts under the name Muriel Bliss van Derhaggen. Martha's Vineyard: The couple lived in Massachusetts and owned property together, most notably Bliss Pond Farm (located at 440 North Road in Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard). Muriel died known. == Sources == <references />