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Armand John DeRossett, M.D.
- Armand John DeRossett, M.D.1767 - 1859
Facts and Events
| Name[1] |
Armand John DeRossett, M.D. |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
17 Nov 1767 |
Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States |
| Marriage |
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to Mary Fullerton (add) |
| Death? |
1 Apr 1859 |
Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States |
| Burial? |
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Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States |
h/o (1st) Mary Fullerton, h/o (2nd) Catherine Fullerton
f/o Moses John DeRosset, Louis H. DeRosset, Catherine Gabrielle DeRosset Kennedy, Magdaline Mary DeRosset, Armond John DeRosset, Elizabeth Ann DeRosset, Henry Toomer DeRosset, and Mary Jane DeRosset Curtis
Dr. Armand John deRosset, a Princeton graduate, was physician in the town of Mount Tirzah, North Carolina, for 24 years. He was doctor to many Wilmingtonians, too, and rode horseback to make house calls from his house. Dr. deRosset practiced medicine until his death at age 90.
See Armand's grave marker at FindAGrave
References
- ↑ .
Armand John DeRosset II (1767-1859) graduated from Nassau Hall (Princeton) and earned a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where he knew Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush. He was the longtime port physician for Wilmington, but had many other interests. For 35 years, he was a director of the Bank of Cape Fear. One of the initial investors in the Wilmington & Raleigh (later Wilmington & Weldon) Railroad) and was also a director in the Rockfish Co., one of North Carolina’s first cotton mills. His wife, Mary Fullerton, was a grandniece of the Scottish philosopher David Hume.
http://www.myreporter.com/2011/10/are-there-any-members-of-the-derosset-family-still-living-in-wilmington/
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[cos1776 note: the given birthdate is after the given father's death date...]
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