California, Santa Clara County, San Jose
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Born in Pennsylvania, died in San Jose
Dec. 8, 1850
A leader of the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy
Party of 1844 First American M.D. to settle in California
Served as physician, alcalde, and councilman in San Francisco before moving to a farm north of San Jose. He and his wife contacted cholera and died while attending patients in the 1850 epidemic.
(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Born in Pennsylvania, died in San JoseDec. 8, 1850
A leader of the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy
Party of 1844 First American M.D. to settle in California
Served as physician, alcalde, and councilman in San Francisco before moving to a farm north of San Jose. He and his wife contacted cholera and died while attending patients in the 1850 epidemic.
(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.