Ephraim was the son of Thomas Bee Sr. and Rebecca Leonard. He died at sea from "malignant fever" contracted in Brazil while in service as assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Ohio.
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Ephraim J. Bee was a resident of New Jersey and graduated as a doctor of medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia on April 4, 1845. He wrote his essay on cranioscopy. Bee joined the United States Navy as an Assistant Surgeon, USN, and served on board the Ship of the Line USS Ohio of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Squadron, Captain Cornelius K. Stribling, during and after the Mexican War. On the voyage back to the United States, Bee "departed this life" of yellow fever at 1:45 AM on March 7, 1850. After reading the Navy burial service, with all hands assembled, at 5 PM the same day, three volleys of muskets were fired and his remains were "committed to the deep" about 670 miles southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Latitude/Longitude 25°15'S 32°55'W). Sources: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935, Ancestry.com; and USS Ohio ship log, March 7, 1850, RG 24, Entry 118, National Archives, Washington, DC.
The following information was contributed by member RobertW (thanks!):
Ephraim J. Bee was a resident of New Jersey and graduated as a doctor of medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia on April 4, 1845. He wrote his essay on cranioscopy. Bee joined the United States Navy as an Assistant Surgeon, USN, and served on board the Ship of the Line USS Ohio of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Squadron, Captain Cornelius K. Stribling, during and after the Mexican War. On the voyage back to the United States, Bee "departed this life" of yellow fever at 1:45 AM on March 7, 1850. After reading the Navy burial service, with all hands assembled, at 5 PM the same day, three volleys of muskets were fired and his remains were "committed to the deep" about 670 miles southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Latitude/Longitude 25°15'S 32°55'W). Sources: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935, Ancestry.com; and USS Ohio ship log, March 7, 1850, RG 24, Entry 118, National Archives, Washington, DC.
Ephraim was the son of Thomas Bee Sr. and Rebecca Leonard. He died at sea from "malignant fever" contracted in Brazil while in service as assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Ohio.
The following information was contributed by member RobertW (thanks!):
Ephraim J. Bee was a resident of New Jersey and graduated as a doctor of medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia on April 4, 1845. He wrote his essay on cranioscopy. Bee joined the United States Navy as an Assistant Surgeon, USN, and served on board the Ship of the Line USS Ohio of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Squadron, Captain Cornelius K. Stribling, during and after the Mexican War. On the voyage back to the United States, Bee "departed this life" of yellow fever at 1:45 AM on March 7, 1850. After reading the Navy burial service, with all hands assembled, at 5 PM the same day, three volleys of muskets were fired and his remains were "committed to the deep" about 670 miles southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Latitude/Longitude 25°15'S 32°55'W). Sources: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935, Ancestry.com; and USS Ohio ship log, March 7, 1850, RG 24, Entry 118, National Archives, Washington, DC.
The following information was contributed by member RobertW (thanks!):
Ephraim J. Bee was a resident of New Jersey and graduated as a doctor of medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia on April 4, 1845. He wrote his essay on cranioscopy. Bee joined the United States Navy as an Assistant Surgeon, USN, and served on board the Ship of the Line USS Ohio of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Squadron, Captain Cornelius K. Stribling, during and after the Mexican War. On the voyage back to the United States, Bee "departed this life" of yellow fever at 1:45 AM on March 7, 1850. After reading the Navy burial service, with all hands assembled, at 5 PM the same day, three volleys of muskets were fired and his remains were "committed to the deep" about 670 miles southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Latitude/Longitude 25°15'S 32°55'W). Sources: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935, Ancestry.com; and USS Ohio ship log, March 7, 1850, RG 24, Entry 118, National Archives, Washington, DC.
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