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Dr Daniel Straw
17 May 1847 – 18 Jul 1891
| Birth | 17 May 1847 |
| Death | 18 Jul 1891 |
| Cemetery | Rosehill Cemetery Wells , Faribault County , Minnesota , USA |
| Added by | Brigitte1999 on 15 Jul 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75263067 |
Bio
Daniel was born in Penobscot, Maine in 1847 and was the 7th of eleven children. Like all of the children of David Straw, Daniel had the opportunity to have an excellent education. He attended Dartmouth College's school of Medicine and graduated in 1869. Like so many of his time, the lure of the frontier beckoned. He went to Wells, Minnesota which was a thriving railroad hub in the 1870s and became the town‘s first physician and Health Officer. It is not known how Florence Jane Watson met Daniel met. They were married on October 16, 1872 in Somerville, Massachusetts and moved to Wells, Minnesota. On July 19, 1891 Dr. Straw died of peritonitis as a result an injury from a carriage accident. His obituary outlined his many accomplishments in the community. "Hundreds of people from Wells and surrounding villages" came to his funeral service attended his funeral.
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- Agnes Mason Straw Bennett 1834–1905 FaG
- David Robinson Straw Jr 1836–1908 FaG
- Infant son Straw 1837–1837 FaG
- Martha Kimball Straw 1839–1862 FaG
- Infant son Straw 1840–1840 FaG
- William Oliver Straw 1841–1909 FaG
- Caroline Augusta Straw Clarke 1845–1923 FaG
- Henry Straw 1849–1908 FaG
- Ellen Matilda Ayer "Nellie" Straw 1851–1870 FaG
- Fred Harris Straw 1854–1872 FaG
- Nahum O'Niel Wight Straw 1857–1862 FaG
Children
- Nelly Straw 1872–1872
- Florence Agnes Straw Jones 1876–1959
- Harry Meyers "Hal" Straw 1881–1928
- Constance Oseth 1888–1972
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