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Kirkpatrick, Charles A

BORN: 1823
BORN IN: Missouri
DIED: 4/27/1892
AGED: 69
DEATH LOCATION: San Francisco

OCCUPATION: Physician

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CURRENT EVENTS:
  • 1831 Reaper (Cyrus McCormick)
  • 1836 Revolver (Samuel Colt)
  • 1845 Texas annexed into U.S.
  • 1846 Mexican-American War
  • 1849 California Gold Rush
  • 1850 California became the 31st State
  • 1860 The Pony Express
  • 1861 Abraham Lincoln elected President
  • 1861 American Civil War
  • 1865 Abraham Lincoln assassinated
  • 1866 Ku Klux Klan
  • 1869 National Woman Suffrage Assoc.
  • 1871 The Great Chicago Fire
  • 1876 Telephones (Alexander Graham Bell)
  • 1876 Baseball's National League
  • 1877 Phonograph (Thomas Edison)
  • 1879 Light Bulb (Thomas Edison)
OBITUARY ---------------

CHARLES A. KIRKPATRICK

Redwood City Democrat

April 28, 1892

Dr. Chas A. Kirkpatrick died at St. Lukes Hospital, San Francisco, yesterday where he had been stopping for medical treatment. Deceased had been an invalid for eighteen months and recently suffered paralysis. Dr. Kirkpatrick was a pioneer, having come to this state in 1849. In 1862, he was attached to Gen. Conner’s brigade, and accompanied the troops to Utah where he rendered efficient medical aid during the Utah campaign. He was also stationed for a short period in Humboldt County. The doctor came to Redwood 25 years ago. He leaves a widow and six children surviving him. The funeral will take place at this place on Friday, April 25th at 2 p.m. Interment at Union Cemetery.

Plot 145 E 1/2

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