Dr Bernard Gaines Farrar Sr. (1785-1849)

Dr Bernard Gaines Farrar Sr.

Birth

4 Jul 1785

Goochland County, Virginia, USA

Death

1 Jul 1849 (aged 63)

Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA

Burial

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA Add to Map

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Block 102, Lot 580, Resides in Farrar Underground Tomb

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Medical Pioneer. Dr. Farrar was the first American physician to practice west of the Mississippi. He served as the surgeon for Thomas Hart Benton in his duel against Charles Lucas on Bloody Island near St. Louis, Missouri.

Bio by: Connie Nisinger

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Ann Clark Thruston Farrar

1798–1878 (m. 1820)

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Joseph Royall Farrar

Jane Ford Rogers

Ann Clark Thruston Farrar

Mary Moss Coburn

Keturah Moss Taylor

Dr James Wynne Moss

Jane Farrar Rogers

Martha Jane Farrar Van Sweringen

Dr John O'Fallon Farrar Sr

Bernard Gaines Farrar Jr

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