Beyond Penn's Treaty
Other Names: None
Assumed Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1789
Birth Place: New York City
Death Date: 1861
Death Place: New York City
Affiliations: Unknown
Notes: Professor, doctor and medical writer; close friend of Thomas Eddy. John Wakefield Francis was born in the City of New York, 1789. His father, Melchior Francis, was a native of Nuremburg, Germany. In 1811 Dr. Francis received his degree of M.D., from the College of Physicians and Surgeons.