Dr. Jessee Bennett
1769–1842
Near Edom, Virginia, on January 14, 1794, in a heroic effort to save his wife, Elizabeth, and child, Dr. Jessee Bennett performed the first successful Caesarian section and oophorectomy to be done in America.
Marker is on Harpine Highway (Virginia Route 42) near Jesse Bennet Way (County Route 859), on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
