Dr Rodman Stoddard Gee was born October 2, 1822, in Toronto, Canada; the last and tenth child born to parents, Christopher Gee (1782-1852) and Polly/Mary (Reed) Gee (1777-1840).
Rodman may have briefly resided in the United States as early as the Spring of 1828 in Michigan Territory where his father, Christopher Gee, and his family became members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rodman married Susan Simpson (1825- ) on 28 Apr 1842 at Lewisville (later renamed Louisville), Kent County (historic county), Ontario, Canada. Three children were born of their marriage: 1) Charles Wesley Gee (1843- ); 2) Mary Elizabeth Gee (1847- ); and 3) Emma Margaret Gee (1850- ). These three children were baptized September 2, 1850, in Harwich Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada.
In 1844, at age 22, Rodman returned to the United States with a view to preparing himself for the ministry and attended Albion College, Michigan. Abandoning these plans, Rodman returned to Canada and in 1847 started up a store and then a brickyard business with sibling, Orrin Gee (1817-1888). Rodman and sibling, Orrin married Simpson sisters, Susan and Priscilla (m. 12 May 1841).
In 1853, Rodman located to Detroit, Michigan, to begin the study of medicine. Following the illness of his wife and the failure of allopathic but the success of homeopathic treatment saving her, he was no longer able to resist his convictions that a field of usefulness had opened before him. He was deeply interested in treating chronic disease. A convert to homeopathy, he left Detroit in 1857 to begin lecturing through the country; said to have delivered over 2,500 lectures upon the relative merits of the two systems and to have published over 30,000 pamphlets—for free distribution.
On August 26, 1868, Rodman married 2nd, Caroline Elizabeth (Monroe) Root (1831-1916) in Iroquois County, Illinois. No children were born of their marriage.
In 1871, while residing in Delavan, Wisconsin, the Honorary Degree of M. D. was conferred upon him from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, Cleveland, Ohio.
In 1873, Cleave's Biographical Cyclopedia of Homeopathic Physicians and Surgeons published a bio of Rodman Stoddard Gee, M. D., of Racine, Wisconsin.
In April 1874, Dr. Gee established the Dubuque Remedial and Surgical Institute, in Dubuque, Iowa.
On September 1, 1874, Dr. Gee's patent application for improving a bathing apparatus was approved. This invention related to a bathing apparatus that persons could be subjected to heated air or to medicated vapors. His objective was to "combine in a portable and compact apparatus, many, if not all, of the conveniences and facilities afforded by the "Turkish" bathing establishments, whereby persons of ordinary means could obtain, many, if not all, the advantages which are to be derived from a Turkish bath."
On June 24, 1876, Dr. Gee was elected to membership in the Northwestern Iowa Homeopathic Society. In 1878, he was the editor of a bi-monthly journal, The Periscope, devoted to physical, mental and moral culture; published by the Remedial Institute Co., Dubuque, Iowa.
In 1880, the owner of land upon which an artesian well had been discovered in 1879, in Cherokee, Iowa, began erecting the Fountain House sanitarium. Many Cherokeans visited the well and testimonials began to appear about the great healing powers of the magnetic spring water. A temporary building at the well was built; between 200-300 people would visit the well daily. Claims that the water could cure diseases and other chronic ailments continued. The Fountain House opened July 4, 1881, and thousands attended the opening. Sixty acres of land surrounding the spring were laid out by a skilled arborist and gardener. The grounds were planted with native and ornamental trees and shrubbery. The Fountain House became a world-renowned sanitarium and a destination point for the sick and wealthy alike. The Illinois Central Railroad offered excursion rates to Cherokee. The descriptions of the bathing house show it was quite an elegant place with over 60 baths and treatments available at the mineral springs spa. The place was in charge of Dr. Gee, who for a term of years wrought many cures.
On 23 June 1881, Rodman married 3rd Cornelia (Welch) King (1849-1893), at Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa.
From handwritten correspondence on letterhead in 1889, Dr. Gee provides his homeopathy practice in South Omaha, Nebraska—chronic diseases and diseases of children a specialty. Dr. Gee is quoted from correspondence as having said, "I never wrote an article in my life for popularity but from purpose to defend the truth; nor have I to make money. My pamphlets and lectures were for humanity, and were freely given. Let us be faithful to our trust. My work is nearly done. May the light burn while I live is my earnest desire."
On September 21, 1890, Dr. Gee was admitted to the Lincoln Regional Center, formerly the Nebraska Hospital for the Insane, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was admitted because he had a stroke and paralysis and had little memory and was physically very feeble. It was not uncommon at all for people like him to be admitted to the hospital for strokes, physical impairments, etc., as nursing homes were mostly nonexistent back then. His medical record found further stated he had paralysis from a rail road injury 15 years prior to his admission (1875) and was paralyzed in the "lower limbs." He died a few months later, January 30, 1891. As there were no family wishes indicated in his record, he was buried in the small Calvert Street cemetery adjacent to the center, his grave marked only by a small concrete marker with his medical record number 2526.
In August, 2015, plans were set in motion to provide Dr. Gee a grave marker and a memorial service to set the marker and honor his life.
On October 2, 2015, Dr. Gee's 193rd birthday, these plans were carried out concurrently by descendants of Solomon Gee of Lyme, Connecticut, and staff members at the Lincoln Regional Center.
Rodman may have briefly resided in the United States as early as the Spring of 1828 in Michigan Territory where his father, Christopher Gee, and his family became members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rodman married Susan Simpson (1825- ) on 28 Apr 1842 at Lewisville (later renamed Louisville), Kent County (historic county), Ontario, Canada. Three children were born of their marriage: 1) Charles Wesley Gee (1843- ); 2) Mary Elizabeth Gee (1847- ); and 3) Emma Margaret Gee (1850- ). These three children were baptized September 2, 1850, in Harwich Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada.
In 1844, at age 22, Rodman returned to the United States with a view to preparing himself for the ministry and attended Albion College, Michigan. Abandoning these plans, Rodman returned to Canada and in 1847 started up a store and then a brickyard business with sibling, Orrin Gee (1817-1888). Rodman and sibling, Orrin married Simpson sisters, Susan and Priscilla (m. 12 May 1841).
In 1853, Rodman located to Detroit, Michigan, to begin the study of medicine. Following the illness of his wife and the failure of allopathic but the success of homeopathic treatment saving her, he was no longer able to resist his convictions that a field of usefulness had opened before him. He was deeply interested in treating chronic disease. A convert to homeopathy, he left Detroit in 1857 to begin lecturing through the country; said to have delivered over 2,500 lectures upon the relative merits of the two systems and to have published over 30,000 pamphlets—for free distribution.
On August 26, 1868, Rodman married 2nd, Caroline Elizabeth (Monroe) Root (1831-1916) in Iroquois County, Illinois. No children were born of their marriage.
In 1871, while residing in Delavan, Wisconsin, the Honorary Degree of M. D. was conferred upon him from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, Cleveland, Ohio.
In 1873, Cleave's Biographical Cyclopedia of Homeopathic Physicians and Surgeons published a bio of Rodman Stoddard Gee, M. D., of Racine, Wisconsin.
In April 1874, Dr. Gee established the Dubuque Remedial and Surgical Institute, in Dubuque, Iowa.
On September 1, 1874, Dr. Gee's patent application for improving a bathing apparatus was approved. This invention related to a bathing apparatus that persons could be subjected to heated air or to medicated vapors. His objective was to "combine in a portable and compact apparatus, many, if not all, of the conveniences and facilities afforded by the "Turkish" bathing establishments, whereby persons of ordinary means could obtain, many, if not all, the advantages which are to be derived from a Turkish bath."
On June 24, 1876, Dr. Gee was elected to membership in the Northwestern Iowa Homeopathic Society. In 1878, he was the editor of a bi-monthly journal, The Periscope, devoted to physical, mental and moral culture; published by the Remedial Institute Co., Dubuque, Iowa.
In 1880, the owner of land upon which an artesian well had been discovered in 1879, in Cherokee, Iowa, began erecting the Fountain House sanitarium. Many Cherokeans visited the well and testimonials began to appear about the great healing powers of the magnetic spring water. A temporary building at the well was built; between 200-300 people would visit the well daily. Claims that the water could cure diseases and other chronic ailments continued. The Fountain House opened July 4, 1881, and thousands attended the opening. Sixty acres of land surrounding the spring were laid out by a skilled arborist and gardener. The grounds were planted with native and ornamental trees and shrubbery. The Fountain House became a world-renowned sanitarium and a destination point for the sick and wealthy alike. The Illinois Central Railroad offered excursion rates to Cherokee. The descriptions of the bathing house show it was quite an elegant place with over 60 baths and treatments available at the mineral springs spa. The place was in charge of Dr. Gee, who for a term of years wrought many cures.
On 23 June 1881, Rodman married 3rd Cornelia (Welch) King (1849-1893), at Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa.
From handwritten correspondence on letterhead in 1889, Dr. Gee provides his homeopathy practice in South Omaha, Nebraska—chronic diseases and diseases of children a specialty. Dr. Gee is quoted from correspondence as having said, "I never wrote an article in my life for popularity but from purpose to defend the truth; nor have I to make money. My pamphlets and lectures were for humanity, and were freely given. Let us be faithful to our trust. My work is nearly done. May the light burn while I live is my earnest desire."
On September 21, 1890, Dr. Gee was admitted to the Lincoln Regional Center, formerly the Nebraska Hospital for the Insane, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was admitted because he had a stroke and paralysis and had little memory and was physically very feeble. It was not uncommon at all for people like him to be admitted to the hospital for strokes, physical impairments, etc., as nursing homes were mostly nonexistent back then. His medical record found further stated he had paralysis from a rail road injury 15 years prior to his admission (1875) and was paralyzed in the "lower limbs." He died a few months later, January 30, 1891. As there were no family wishes indicated in his record, he was buried in the small Calvert Street cemetery adjacent to the center, his grave marked only by a small concrete marker with his medical record number 2526.
In August, 2015, plans were set in motion to provide Dr. Gee a grave marker and a memorial service to set the marker and honor his life.
On October 2, 2015, Dr. Gee's 193rd birthday, these plans were carried out concurrently by descendants of Solomon Gee of Lyme, Connecticut, and staff members at the Lincoln Regional Center.
Dr Rodman Stoddard Gee was born October 2, 1822, in Toronto, Canada; the last and tenth child born to parents, Christopher Gee (1782-1852) and Polly/Mary (Reed) Gee (1777-1840).
Rodman may have briefly resided in the United States as early as the Spring of 1828 in Michigan Territory where his father, Christopher Gee, and his family became members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rodman married Susan Simpson (1825- ) on 28 Apr 1842 at Lewisville (later renamed Louisville), Kent County (historic county), Ontario, Canada. Three children were born of their marriage: 1) Charles Wesley Gee (1843- ); 2) Mary Elizabeth Gee (1847- ); and 3) Emma Margaret Gee (1850- ). These three children were baptized September 2, 1850, in Harwich Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada.
In 1844, at age 22, Rodman returned to the United States with a view to preparing himself for the ministry and attended Albion College, Michigan. Abandoning these plans, Rodman returned to Canada and in 1847 started up a store and then a brickyard business with sibling, Orrin Gee (1817-1888). Rodman and sibling, Orrin married Simpson sisters, Susan and Priscilla (m. 12 May 1841).
In 1853, Rodman located to Detroit, Michigan, to begin the study of medicine. Following the illness of his wife and the failure of allopathic but the success of homeopathic treatment saving her, he was no longer able to resist his convictions that a field of usefulness had opened before him. He was deeply interested in treating chronic disease. A convert to homeopathy, he left Detroit in 1857 to begin lecturing through the country; said to have delivered over 2,500 lectures upon the relative merits of the two systems and to have published over 30,000 pamphlets—for free distribution.
On August 26, 1868, Rodman married 2nd, Caroline Elizabeth (Monroe) Root (1831-1916) in Iroquois County, Illinois. No children were born of their marriage.
In 1871, while residing in Delavan, Wisconsin, the Honorary Degree of M. D. was conferred upon him from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, Cleveland, Ohio.
In 1873, Cleave's Biographical Cyclopedia of Homeopathic Physicians and Surgeons published a bio of Rodman Stoddard Gee, M. D., of Racine, Wisconsin.
In April 1874, Dr. Gee established the Dubuque Remedial and Surgical Institute, in Dubuque, Iowa.
On September 1, 1874, Dr. Gee's patent application for improving a bathing apparatus was approved. This invention related to a bathing apparatus that persons could be subjected to heated air or to medicated vapors. His objective was to "combine in a portable and compact apparatus, many, if not all, of the conveniences and facilities afforded by the "Turkish" bathing establishments, whereby persons of ordinary means could obtain, many, if not all, the advantages which are to be derived from a Turkish bath."
On June 24, 1876, Dr. Gee was elected to membership in the Northwestern Iowa Homeopathic Society. In 1878, he was the editor of a bi-monthly journal, The Periscope, devoted to physical, mental and moral culture; published by the Remedial Institute Co., Dubuque, Iowa.
In 1880, the owner of land upon which an artesian well had been discovered in 1879, in Cherokee, Iowa, began erecting the Fountain House sanitarium. Many Cherokeans visited the well and testimonials began to appear about the great healing powers of the magnetic spring water. A temporary building at the well was built; between 200-300 people would visit the well daily. Claims that the water could cure diseases and other chronic ailments continued. The Fountain House opened July 4, 1881, and thousands attended the opening. Sixty acres of land surrounding the spring were laid out by a skilled arborist and gardener. The grounds were planted with native and ornamental trees and shrubbery. The Fountain House became a world-renowned sanitarium and a destination point for the sick and wealthy alike. The Illinois Central Railroad offered excursion rates to Cherokee. The descriptions of the bathing house show it was quite an elegant place with over 60 baths and treatments available at the mineral springs spa. The place was in charge of Dr. Gee, who for a term of years wrought many cures.
On 23 June 1881, Rodman married 3rd Cornelia (Welch) King (1849-1893), at Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa.
From handwritten correspondence on letterhead in 1889, Dr. Gee provides his homeopathy practice in South Omaha, Nebraska—chronic diseases and diseases of children a specialty. Dr. Gee is quoted from correspondence as having said, "I never wrote an article in my life for popularity but from purpose to defend the truth; nor have I to make money. My pamphlets and lectures were for humanity, and were freely given. Let us be faithful to our trust. My work is nearly done. May the light burn while I live is my earnest desire."
On September 21, 1890, Dr. Gee was admitted to the Lincoln Regional Center, formerly the Nebraska Hospital for the Insane, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was admitted because he had a stroke and paralysis and had little memory and was physically very feeble. It was not uncommon at all for people like him to be admitted to the hospital for strokes, physical impairments, etc., as nursing homes were mostly nonexistent back then. His medical record found further stated he had paralysis from a rail road injury 15 years prior to his admission (1875) and was paralyzed in the "lower limbs." He died a few months later, January 30, 1891. As there were no family wishes indicated in his record, he was buried in the small Calvert Street cemetery adjacent to the center, his grave marked only by a small concrete marker with his medical record number 2526.
In August, 2015, plans were set in motion to provide Dr. Gee a grave marker and a memorial service to set the marker and honor his life.
On October 2, 2015, Dr. Gee's 193rd birthday, these plans were carried out concurrently by descendants of Solomon Gee of Lyme, Connecticut, and staff members at the Lincoln Regional Center.
Rodman may have briefly resided in the United States as early as the Spring of 1828 in Michigan Territory where his father, Christopher Gee, and his family became members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rodman married Susan Simpson (1825- ) on 28 Apr 1842 at Lewisville (later renamed Louisville), Kent County (historic county), Ontario, Canada. Three children were born of their marriage: 1) Charles Wesley Gee (1843- ); 2) Mary Elizabeth Gee (1847- ); and 3) Emma Margaret Gee (1850- ). These three children were baptized September 2, 1850, in Harwich Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada.
In 1844, at age 22, Rodman returned to the United States with a view to preparing himself for the ministry and attended Albion College, Michigan. Abandoning these plans, Rodman returned to Canada and in 1847 started up a store and then a brickyard business with sibling, Orrin Gee (1817-1888). Rodman and sibling, Orrin married Simpson sisters, Susan and Priscilla (m. 12 May 1841).
In 1853, Rodman located to Detroit, Michigan, to begin the study of medicine. Following the illness of his wife and the failure of allopathic but the success of homeopathic treatment saving her, he was no longer able to resist his convictions that a field of usefulness had opened before him. He was deeply interested in treating chronic disease. A convert to homeopathy, he left Detroit in 1857 to begin lecturing through the country; said to have delivered over 2,500 lectures upon the relative merits of the two systems and to have published over 30,000 pamphlets—for free distribution.
On August 26, 1868, Rodman married 2nd, Caroline Elizabeth (Monroe) Root (1831-1916) in Iroquois County, Illinois. No children were born of their marriage.
In 1871, while residing in Delavan, Wisconsin, the Honorary Degree of M. D. was conferred upon him from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, Cleveland, Ohio.
In 1873, Cleave's Biographical Cyclopedia of Homeopathic Physicians and Surgeons published a bio of Rodman Stoddard Gee, M. D., of Racine, Wisconsin.
In April 1874, Dr. Gee established the Dubuque Remedial and Surgical Institute, in Dubuque, Iowa.
On September 1, 1874, Dr. Gee's patent application for improving a bathing apparatus was approved. This invention related to a bathing apparatus that persons could be subjected to heated air or to medicated vapors. His objective was to "combine in a portable and compact apparatus, many, if not all, of the conveniences and facilities afforded by the "Turkish" bathing establishments, whereby persons of ordinary means could obtain, many, if not all, the advantages which are to be derived from a Turkish bath."
On June 24, 1876, Dr. Gee was elected to membership in the Northwestern Iowa Homeopathic Society. In 1878, he was the editor of a bi-monthly journal, The Periscope, devoted to physical, mental and moral culture; published by the Remedial Institute Co., Dubuque, Iowa.
In 1880, the owner of land upon which an artesian well had been discovered in 1879, in Cherokee, Iowa, began erecting the Fountain House sanitarium. Many Cherokeans visited the well and testimonials began to appear about the great healing powers of the magnetic spring water. A temporary building at the well was built; between 200-300 people would visit the well daily. Claims that the water could cure diseases and other chronic ailments continued. The Fountain House opened July 4, 1881, and thousands attended the opening. Sixty acres of land surrounding the spring were laid out by a skilled arborist and gardener. The grounds were planted with native and ornamental trees and shrubbery. The Fountain House became a world-renowned sanitarium and a destination point for the sick and wealthy alike. The Illinois Central Railroad offered excursion rates to Cherokee. The descriptions of the bathing house show it was quite an elegant place with over 60 baths and treatments available at the mineral springs spa. The place was in charge of Dr. Gee, who for a term of years wrought many cures.
On 23 June 1881, Rodman married 3rd Cornelia (Welch) King (1849-1893), at Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa.
From handwritten correspondence on letterhead in 1889, Dr. Gee provides his homeopathy practice in South Omaha, Nebraska—chronic diseases and diseases of children a specialty. Dr. Gee is quoted from correspondence as having said, "I never wrote an article in my life for popularity but from purpose to defend the truth; nor have I to make money. My pamphlets and lectures were for humanity, and were freely given. Let us be faithful to our trust. My work is nearly done. May the light burn while I live is my earnest desire."
On September 21, 1890, Dr. Gee was admitted to the Lincoln Regional Center, formerly the Nebraska Hospital for the Insane, in Lincoln, Nebraska. He was admitted because he had a stroke and paralysis and had little memory and was physically very feeble. It was not uncommon at all for people like him to be admitted to the hospital for strokes, physical impairments, etc., as nursing homes were mostly nonexistent back then. His medical record found further stated he had paralysis from a rail road injury 15 years prior to his admission (1875) and was paralyzed in the "lower limbs." He died a few months later, January 30, 1891. As there were no family wishes indicated in his record, he was buried in the small Calvert Street cemetery adjacent to the center, his grave marked only by a small concrete marker with his medical record number 2526.
In August, 2015, plans were set in motion to provide Dr. Gee a grave marker and a memorial service to set the marker and honor his life.
On October 2, 2015, Dr. Gee's 193rd birthday, these plans were carried out concurrently by descendants of Solomon Gee of Lyme, Connecticut, and staff members at the Lincoln Regional Center.
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Dr. Rodman Stoddard Gee|Oct. 2, 1822 - Jan. 30, 1891|Never Forgotten|By Descendants of Solomon Gee of Lyme, CT.
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Excerpt of prayer by Janet Eldredge Vance (NJ), Our Pilgrim Heritage, taken from the booklet, Pilgrims at Prayer, published by the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, Plymouth, Massachusetts. No copyright infringement intended.
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