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Dr Johann Georg Heinrich Keerl

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Dr Johann Georg Heinrich Keerl

Birth
Mainbernheim, Landkreis Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany
Death
16 Jul 1827 (aged 72)
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
Area F, Lot 64
Memorial ID
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DR. HEINRICH KEERL WAS A REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN. HE WAS A FELDSCHER (SURGEON'S MATE) OF HESSIAN TROOPS CAPTURED AT TRENTON BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON. AFTER THE WAR, HE SETTLED IN BALTIMORE WHERE HE BECAME A WELL KNOWN PHYSICIAN AND OPENED ONE OF THE CITY'S EARLY DRUGSTORES. DESPITE THE SPELLING, KIERLE STREET IN BALTIMORE WAS ACTUALLY NAMED FOR HIM.
DR. HEINRICH KEERL WAS A REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN. HE WAS A FELDSCHER (SURGEON'S MATE) OF HESSIAN TROOPS CAPTURED AT TRENTON BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON. AFTER THE WAR, HE SETTLED IN BALTIMORE WHERE HE BECAME A WELL KNOWN PHYSICIAN AND OPENED ONE OF THE CITY'S EARLY DRUGSTORES. DESPITE THE SPELLING, KIERLE STREET IN BALTIMORE WAS ACTUALLY NAMED FOR HIM.


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