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23 Mar

Physician Jesse Bennet (July 10, 1769-July 13, 1842) performed the first cesarean section in America in 1794 and later figured prominently in Mason County history. Bennet was born in Frankford, Pennsylvania, and studied medicine in Philadelphia un...

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