Birth: 1762
Death: 1838, Oct. 13
Occupation: doctor

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Dates: 1762-1838
Notes: Founder. 1799. Born in Pennsylvania, 1762. Educated by Rev. Dr. Balch, of Lower Marlboro, Md., 1774-77; attended one course in the University of Pennsylvania; Surgeon’s Mate in the United States Army until 1800; practiced in Montgomery County, Md.; moved to Georgetown, D.C., 1818, where he held a prominent professional position. He owned the land on which Washington City was laid out. Died at Georgetown, D.C., October 13, 1838.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 316
Dates: 1800
Notes: Surg. M. (Military)
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 239