Dr. Jesse Bennett
Inscription
Grave and home (1/2 mile W.) of Dr. Jesse Bennett, whose Caesarean operation on his wife, 1794, was the first in America. Bennett, colonel of Virginia Militia, 1804-1814, refused to aid Blennerhassett, Burr in their ambitious plan.
Location
AddressPt. Pleasant, Wv 62 and 9th Street, 0.3 miles north of WV 25
CountyMason
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates38.730060, -82.039930
Sources
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