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William T. G. Morton

1819 to 1868 4 documented presences 4 places

Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for William T. G. Morton across 4 places, from 1840 to 1842. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

William Thomas Green Morton (August 9, 1819 – July 15, 1868) was an American dentist who first publicly demonstrated the use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic in 1846.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where William T. G. Morton was documented, and when

1840year
Bostonattested “William found work as a clerk, printer, and salesman in Boston before entering Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1840.” source: Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton
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Baltimore College of Dental Surgeryattested “William found work as a clerk, printer, and salesman in Boston before entering Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1840.” source: Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton
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Baltimoreattested “William found work as a clerk, printer, and salesman in Boston before entering Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1840.” source: Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton
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Hartford, Connecticutattested “In 1842, he left college after graduating to study in Hartford, Connecticut with dentist Horace Wells and Dr.” source: Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton

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Places William T. G. Morton is documented in

Baltimore1 presence · 1840Boston1 presence · 1840Hartford, Connecticut1 presence · 1842
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery1 presence · 1840

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1844year
Harvard Medical Schoolmentioned “In the autumn of 1844, Morton entered Harvard Medical School and attended the lectures of Charles T.” source: Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton
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Harvardmentioned “In the autumn of 1844, Morton entered Harvard Medical School and attended the lectures of Charles T.” source: Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton
December 1846month
United States Congressmentioned “In December 1846, Morton applied to Congress for "national recompense" of $100,000, but this too was complicated by the claims of Jackson and Wells as discoverers of ether, and so Morton's application proved fruitless.” source: Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton
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Baltimorementioned “In 1852, he received an honorary degree from the Washington University of Medicine in Baltimore, which later became the College of Physicians and Surgeons.” source: Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton
July 1868month
New York Citymentioned “Morton was in New York City in July 1868.” source: Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton
July 1868month
New York (state)mentioned “Morton was in New York City in July 1868.” source: Wikipedia: William T. G. Morton

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