Background
Born in Portland, Maine, Kellogg was the son of a minister and missionary to local Native Americans.
Born in Portland, Maine, Kellogg was the son of a minister and missionary to local Native Americans.
He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1840 and Andover Theological Seminary.
Wilmot B. Mitchell of Bowdoin edited Elijah Kellogg, the Manitoba and His Work: Chapters From His Life and Selections from His s (Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1903). Bowdoin College offers an online collection guide to Kellogg"s personal papers and those of his father (who was a trustee of Bowdoin). Elijah Kellogg Church, Congregational in Harpswell, Maine (where he served as pastor) is now named for him.