Pioneer Surgeon. The first successful cesarean section in North America near Edom in 1794.
Dr. Jesse Bennett in 1794 performed the first Caesarean section operation in the United States (on Elizabeth, his wife, saving both her life and the life of their daughter). He was Surgeon of the Second Virginia Regiment during the War of 1812 was a member of the jury at Aaron Burr's trial for treason. He lived in Mason County.
...written by Jan Jewell
Dr. Jesse Bennett in 1794 performed the first Caesarean section operation in the United States (on Elizabeth, his wife, saving both her life and the life of their daughter). He was Surgeon of the Second Virginia Regiment during the War of 1812 was a member of the jury at Aaron Burr's trial for treason. He lived in Mason County.
...written by Jan Jewell
Pioneer Surgeon. The first successful cesarean section in North America near Edom in 1794.
Dr. Jesse Bennett in 1794 performed the first Caesarean section operation in the United States (on Elizabeth, his wife, saving both her life and the life of their daughter). He was Surgeon of the Second Virginia Regiment during the War of 1812 was a member of the jury at Aaron Burr's trial for treason. He lived in Mason County.
...written by Jan Jewell
Dr. Jesse Bennett in 1794 performed the first Caesarean section operation in the United States (on Elizabeth, his wife, saving both her life and the life of their daughter). He was Surgeon of the Second Virginia Regiment during the War of 1812 was a member of the jury at Aaron Burr's trial for treason. He lived in Mason County.
...written by Jan Jewell
Inscription
Sacred to the Memory
of
Dr Jesse Bennet
Born in Frankford
Philadelphia Co Pa
July 10th A.D. 1769
Died July 22nd A.D. 1847
Aged 75 Years & 12 Days
____________
He was
A faithful Friend
And an
Affectinat Husband
___________
NB: the first name is Jesse but is written on stone as Jefse without a crossbar on the f. This was a German typography convention which appeared in the middle or end of a word with a double s. It appears in some writing and I have seen it used well into the 19th century.
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