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Who is Orson Swift St. John

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Orson Swift St. John MD, was the father of Margaret Marsh St. John Andrews. Born May 28, 1810, he Died July 7, 1897. He was a prominent doctor in the Cleveland area of Ohio. According to records in the "Pioneer Families of Cleveland", "he was one of the physicians appointed by the city council to constitute a board of health to cope with the threatened menace of "Asiatic Cholera".

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  1. Grandparents of Orson Swift St. John
  2. Parents Of Orson Swift St. John
  3. Brothers and Sisters Of Orson Swift St. John
  4. Children of Orson and Maria St. John
  5. Find Out More About Margaret St. John
  6. Education & Work
  7. Marriage
  8. Guestbook

Grandparents of Orson Swift St. John

  • Paternal Grandparents

    John St. John Jr.
    Born April 2, 1735 - Died April 16 1816
    He Married,
    Mary Northrup
    Born December 2, 1744 - Died October 23, 1888
  • Maternal Grandparents

    Rev. Cyrus Marsh
    Born March 14, 1718 in Plainfield, Windham, CT.
    He Married,
    Margaret Kinsman
    Born May 25, 1718 in Ipswich, Essex County, MA

Parents Of Orson Swift St. John

  • Gamaliel St. John
    Born September 22, 1766 - Died June 6, 1813
  • Margaret Kinsman Marsh
    Born July 15, 1768 in Wilton, Fairfield, CT - Died October 23, 1888.

Brothers and Sisters Of Orson Swift St. John

Gamaliel and Margaret had 12 Children including Orson.

  • Maria St. John
    Born March 13, 1791 - Died March 27, 1864
  • Aurelia St. John
    Born Jan 25, 1793 - Died December 29, 1883
  • Elijah Northrop St. John
    Born August 20, 1789 - Died June 6, 1813
  • Cyrus Marsh St. John
    Born February 17, 1796 - Died November 9, 1812
  • Sarah St. John
    Born February 27, 1797 - Died April 1838
  • Margaret St. John
    Born August 25, 1799 - Died 1806
  • Parnell St. John
    Born July 27 1803 - Died April 22, 1879
  • Martha St. John
    Born July 27, 1803 - Died March 11, 1868
  • John St. John
    Born July 5, 1805 - Died December 14, 1868
  • Margaret St. John
    Born August 25, 1806 - Died July 26, 1849
  • LeGrand Cannon St. John
    Born March 2, 1808 - Died October 16, 1870
  • Orson Swift St. John
    Born May 28, 1810 - Died July 7, 1897

Children of Orson and Maria St. John

  • Thomas Card St. John
    Born April 21, 1842 - Died July 16, 1892
  • Gamaliel Cyrus St. John
    Born December 18, 1848 - Died February 25, 1870
  • Orson Swift St. John Jr.
    Born on June 8, 1852 - Died November 26, 1870
  • Margaret Marsh St. John Andrews
    Born February, 10 1846 - Died April, 7 1899 in a tragic fire that destroyed their New York home on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Sixty-Seventh Street.

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Education & Work

Orson no doubt had an excellent early education. He later attended Physicians and Surgeons of Western District of New York and he graduated in 1831. He became a prominent Doctor.

Orson worked as a doctor in the Cleveland area board of health to cope with the threatened menace of Asiatic Cholera. The article below his name is misspelled as Oron St John.

Marriage

Orson Swift St. John was married to Louisa Maria Card.

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