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Dr Richard Blow

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Dr Richard Blow

Birth
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Death
20 Sep 1855 (aged 45)
Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 33 1st Ave, East
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Born at "Tower Hill" the home of his father Col. George Blow in Sussex, Va. Attended the Medical College of Virginia, University of Pennsylvania, and studied later in Paris. He observed yellow fever patients for some months in New Orleans and believed himself to be immune to the disease but died of it while treating patients in Norfolk.

Married first Laura Townes of Petersburg, one son George Waverly; married second: Laura Dunbar of Norfolk, one son William, who was "brought up by his Aunt, Mrs. Hunter. He [William] went to Texas and disappered. Never been heard of since..."
Born at "Tower Hill" the home of his father Col. George Blow in Sussex, Va. Attended the Medical College of Virginia, University of Pennsylvania, and studied later in Paris. He observed yellow fever patients for some months in New Orleans and believed himself to be immune to the disease but died of it while treating patients in Norfolk.

Married first Laura Townes of Petersburg, one son George Waverly; married second: Laura Dunbar of Norfolk, one son William, who was "brought up by his Aunt, Mrs. Hunter. He [William] went to Texas and disappered. Never been heard of since..."


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