Person:Josiah Ankrim (1)

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Dr. Josiah Ankrim, M.D.
b.7 Jul 1777
d.20 Sep 1866
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Name Dr. Josiah Ankrim, M.D.
Gender Male
Birth? 7 Jul 1777
Marriage 27 Sep 1803 to Margaret Lightner
Other Reverend Joseph ClarksonMinister
with Margaret Lightner
Residence? 1848 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation? Physician
Death[1] 20 Sep 1866

History of Chester County (Cope) pages 200 & 228.

Josiah was responsible for naming Jennerville, Chester County; he named it for Edwin Jenner, the discover of small pox vaccination. Previously, the community had been called Londonderry. He was the first postmaster of Jennerville, starting on 22 December 1814.

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  1. ↑ Leah Lightner (born 18 May 1789). Family History of the Lightner Family et al. (Not Published).
  2.   "Lightner, Michael," 30 January 2002. adds M.D.
  3.   Leah Lightner (born 18 May 1789), "Family History of the Lightner Family et al." adds Month, Day.
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