Early life
Beman was born inPersonal life
In about 1835, Beman married Eunice Jeffrey, with whom he had three daughters and two sons: Mary, Amos, Fannie, Charles, and Emma. Their daughter Mary marriedPastoral life
In 1841, Beman fulfilled his childhood dream and became pastor of the Temple Street African Church inAbolitionism and social activism
Beman served on multiple conventions and councils that promoted anti-slavery causes and African American civil rights. Notably, Beman was a leading advocate of the African American suffrage movement in Connecticut. Yet, his efforts to grant African Americans the right to vote failed, and he subsequently increased his activity writing forReferences
External links
* Amos Gerry Beman Scrapbooks. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. {{DEFAULTSORT:Beman, Amos 1872 deaths 1812 births African-American abolitionists African-American Methodists African Methodist Episcopal Church clergy American temperance activists Colored Conventions people Methodist abolitionists Oneida Institute alumni People from Colchester, Connecticut African-American temperance activists