Goochland County, Virginia



Obituaries


Keen, Andrew -- Dec. 2, 1837 —In Goochland co., aged 63, Dr. Andrew Keen, one of the most eminent physicians of Virginia. ["Historical Collections of Virginia" by Henry Lowe, Babcock & Company, Charleston, S.C., 1845. p. 406-407; submitted by Robyn Greenlund]

Pleasants, James -- Nov. 9, 1836 – At his residence, in Goochland co., Va., aged 67, James Pleasants, M.C. from 1811 to 1819; U.S. Senator from 1819 to 1822; governor of Virginia from 1822 to 1825, and a member of the convention for 1829-30, for amending the state constitution. He was twice appointed to the bench, but declined, from a distrust of his own qualifications. He was a man of rare modesty, greatly respected and esteemed for public and private virtues. ["Historical Collections of Virginia" by Henry Lowe, Babcock & Company, Charleston, S.C., 1845. p. 406-407; submitted by Robyn Greenlund]







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