The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...Rossiter Johnson, John Howard Brown Biographical Soceity, 1904 |
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... degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Rochester , New York . NEEDHAM , Elias Parkman , inventor , was born in Delhi , N.Y. , Sept. 29 , 1812 ; son of Daniel and Betsey ( Fisk ) Needham ; grandson of Elias ...
... degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Rochester , New York . NEEDHAM , Elias Parkman , inventor , was born in Delhi , N.Y. , Sept. 29 , 1812 ; son of Daniel and Betsey ( Fisk ) Needham ; grandson of Elias ...
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The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Volume 8 Rossiter Johnson,John Howard Brown No preview available - 1968 |
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