Gustavus Pierrepont Davis

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(1845-1914) physician – born January 16, 1845, in Litchfield, CT; physician, Charity Hospital, Blackwell’s Island, New York City, NY; private physician, Hartford, CT; visiting physician and surgeon, Hartford Hospital; medical director, Travelers Insurance Company; member, Hartford Medical Society; director, Connecticut Humane Society; member, Trinity Episcopal Church; wife, Elise Mitchell (1842-1916, married 1870-1914); children, Elizabeth Mitchell Davis (1871-1950), Arthur Wendell Davis (1874-1904), Louise Pierrepont Davis (1880-1914), and Helen Fitch Davis (1882-1928); died April 1, 1914, in Hartford, CT. Resident of Hartford (1870-1914) and Asylum Hill (30 Woodland Street). Davis Memorial Window at Trinity Episcopal Church funded by his family and named in his honor.

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