John Stevenson (doctor)
John Stevenson (c. 1718 – March 23, 1785), a Scot, pioneer merchant and developer of Baltimore, Maryland, if not indeed its actual founder, was known as the "American Romulus." Records indicate that John Stevenson and his brother, Henry, also a doctor came to British North America from Ireland in 1734. On November 13, 1735 Stevenson married Mary Tipton; she died December 6, 1736.
Read more about John Stevenson (doctor): Merchant, Doctor, Justice of The Peace, Delegate To Constitutional Convention, Death
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