Amasa Converse | |
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 Converse in the 1870s | |
| Born | August 21, 1795 Lyme, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 1872 (aged 77) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Education | Dartmouth College Princeton Theological Seminary |
Amasa Converse (August 21, 1795 – December 9, 1872) was an American Presbyterian minister and senior editor of the Christian Observer.[1][2] Converse performed the marriage of Edgar Allan Poe to Poe's teenage cousin, Virginia Clemm Poe.
- ^ "Today Marks Edgar Poe's 177th Wedding Anniversary". May 16, 2013.
- ^ "Death of the Rev. Dr. Amasa Converse – 9 December 1872 | ChristianObserver.org". September 4, 2013.