Background
Bliss, Edwin Elisha was born on April 12, 1817 in Putney, Vermont, United States. Son of Henry and Abigail (Grout) Bliss.
Bliss, Edwin Elisha was born on April 12, 1817 in Putney, Vermont, United States. Son of Henry and Abigail (Grout) Bliss.
Graduate Amherst College, 1837. Graduate Andover Theological Seminary, 1842.
Taught at Amherst Academy, 1838-1840. Ordained to ministry Congregational Church, 1843. Sailed in ship Emma Isadora to Smyrna, Turkey, 1843.
Missionary, Trebizond, Turkey, 1843-1851, Marsovan, Turkey, 1851-1856.
Lived in Constantinople, 1856-1892. Editor Avedaper, Constantinople, 1865-1892.
Author: Bible Handbook.
Married Isabella Holmes Porter, February 26, 1843.