Dr. Samuel Merrifield Bemiss

Abt 1821 - 1884  (63 years)

John Bemiss

1773 - 1851  (78 years)

Birth	16 Feb 1773	Massachusetts
Died	29 Mar 1851	Kentucky
Buried	Old Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Nelson Co., Kentucky
Family	Elizabeth Bloomer           b. 13 Jun 1780, New York State
Children	1. Abigail "Abby" Bemiss           b. 25 Apr 1801 + 2. John Bloomer Bemiss           b. Abt 1803   3. Dr. Samuel Merrifield Bemiss           b. Abt 1821, Kentucky

Elizabeth Bloomer

1780 - 1863  (82 years)

Birth	13 Jun 1780	New York State
Died	8 Apr 1863	Kentucky
Buried	Old Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Nelson Co., Kentucky
Family	John Bemiss           b. 16 Feb 1773, Massachusetts
Children	1. Abigail "Abby" Bemiss           b. 25 Apr 1801 + 2. John Bloomer Bemiss           b. Abt 1803   3. Dr. Samuel Merrifield Bemiss           b. Abt 1821, Kentucky

Mary Frances Lockert

Abt 1827 - 1901  (74 years)

Birth	Abt 1827
Died	18 Nov 1901	1528 Webster St., New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	20 Nov 1901	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Dr. Samuel Merrifield Bemiss           b. Abt 1821, Kentucky
Married	1849

• Name	Samuel Merrifield Bemiss
  Prefix	Dr.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	Abt 1821	Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	Obit., Times-Picayune, 18 Nov. 1884, "Death of Dr. Samuel H. Bemiss." This is long, an article. The obituary describes him as being born in Nelson Co., Kentucky, of "sturdy Massachusetts Presbyterian stock." He was a big deal in New Orleans because he was a key investigator of the 1879 yellow fever epidemic, and is quoted in reports about the disease after this. He was appointed to the National Boards of Health in 1880, when it was formed.
  Died	17 Nov 1884	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  aged 63
  Notes	According to his obituary, he served the Confederacy in the Civil war, as a surgeon in Virginia and Georgia.
  Person ID	I15305	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	John Bemiss           b. 16 Feb 1773, Massachusetts           d. 29 Mar 1851, Kentucky  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bloomer           b. 13 Jun 1780, New York State           d. 8 Apr 1863, Kentucky  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F10806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Frances Lockert           b. Abt 1827           d. 18 Nov 1901, 1528 Webster St., New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1849  [2]
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F10808	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1821 - Kentucky  Died - 17 Nov 1884 - New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Dr. Samuel Merrifield Bemiss". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I15305&tree=1sttree (accessed January 29, 2023).