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Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss 1817–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1817

Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 10 Dec 1892

Death Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Father: Harvey Bliss

Mother: Abigail Grout

Spouse(s): Isabella Porter

Children(s): Laura Bliss

In 1817, Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss entered the world in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, born to Harvey Bliss And Abigail Grout. Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss married Isabella Holmes Porter, and had children including Laura Arixene Bliss. Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss passed away in 1892 in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss entered the world in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, born to Harvey Bliss And Abigail Grout.
  • Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss married Isabella Holmes Porter, and had children including Laura Arixene Bliss.
  • Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss passed away in 1892 in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harvey Bliss
1782–1869
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Grout
1796–1856
Birth Location: Westminster, Windham, Vermont, USA
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Porter
1819–1897
Birth Location: Portland, Cumberland, Maine
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Children(s)

Laura Bliss
1846–1914
Birth Location: Trabzon, Turkey
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Rev Bliss's Ancestors

Self
Rev Bliss
1817–1892
Birth Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Harvey Bliss
1782–1869
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Grout
1796–1856
Westminster, Windham, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Zenas Bliss
1756–1822
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Mary ("Polly" *) Babcock
1757–1824
Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
John Grout
1765–1843
Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Upham
1769–1847
Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Miriam Hitchcock
1720–1793
Thomas Grout
1728–1805
Jacob Upham
1729–1786
Zerviah Hubbard
1732–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Grout
1685–1763
Margaret Adams
1688–1763

Rev Bliss's Descendants

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Rev (Edwin Elisha) Bliss (12 Apr 1817–10 Dec 1892) m. Isabella (Holmes) Porter (25 Feb 1819–30 March 1897)
  1. 1. Laura (Arixene) Bliss 1846–1914 m. Langdon (Storer) Ward 1828–1895
    1. 1. Edwin (St. John) Ward 1880–1951 m. Charlotte (Edwards) Allen 1880–1973
      1. 1. Paul (Langdon) Ward 1911–2005 m. Catherine Wakefield 1914–2014
      2. 2. Richard (I) Ward 1921–
      3. 3. Allen (Porter) Ward 1924–1925
    2. 2. Mary (I.) Ward 1875–
    3. 3. Martha Ward 1877–
    4. 4. Paul Ward 1878–

Rev Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1817
12 Apr 1817
Birth of Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1892
10 Dec 1892
Age 75
Death of Rev Edwin Elisha Bliss in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1817
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1892
    Event Place: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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