Anna Keeler Bailey (1855 - 1927)

Born 6 Nov 1855 in 91 South Third Street, Williamsburgh, New York

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Biography

One of the first female doctors in the country. Superintendent of the Ridgebury Cemetery; died in a traffic accident March 6, 1927 ^{[1] [2]} The Graduate Nurses' Association of Danbury Hospital held their meetings in her office. ^[3] She believed in the power of the Divine to heal (her opinions on this topic were published in the Women's Medical Journal under the title "Faith and Works"), but she was not a Christian Scientist. She also advised the usage of sulphur and potassium permanganate for diptheria. I believe her to be the writer of "Prophecies Fulfilled in History: Address", a book whose content I am not quite able to discern, and also "Jesus the Messiah and his Instructions". She also believed that the Day of Judgment was coming in 1901, due to the sun and planets being in a line from December 9th to the 26th. ^[4]

She was living with her mother Emily R Keeler in 1900 in Danbury.^[5]

On her headstone, there is mention of another woman, Ella J. Gibbs, 1850-1890. I do not know who this woman is, although I believe she may have been a schoolteacher from Massachusetts. (She may have been the Ella J Gibbs, born 1850, who is listed in the 1880 census as living in New Britain^[6].) I suspect that she and Annie were lovers, but I do not know. There are no Gibbs in the family tree nor is it a surname I have ever seen before in this area. Any information about her would be appreciated greatly. Gaffin-3 17:13, 6 November 2015 (EST)

Specific Writings of hers

"Oil of Hyssop.--The specific action of the oil of hyssop is to positively cure any disease in the flesh caused by filthy humors as leprosy, scrofula, syphilis, cancerous conditions, etc. Give five drops in one tablespoonful of olive oil three times a day. I have been using it for a case of cancer of the liver with gratifying improvement."--in the Medical Brief

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy book of Robert Keeler Reynolds.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7H2-8NP : accessed 29 December 2014), Annie Keeler Bailey, 06 Mar 1927; citing Ridgefield, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,082.
3. ↑ The American Journal of Nursing, vol. 4, J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1904.
4. ↑ Puck, vol. 49., no. 1243. Keppler and Schwarzmann, New York, 1901
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9QX-MPM : accessed 6 November 2015), Annie K Bailey in household of Emaly Keeler, Danbury city Ward 1, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,132.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFCN-45K : accessed 6 November 2015), Ella J Gibbs, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district 21, sheet 444C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0098; FHL microfilm 1,254,098.

• The Whitney Family of Connecticut and its Affiliations vol. 2 by Stephen Whitney Phoenix

• Reed-Read lineage: Captain John Reed of Providence R.I. and Norwalk, Conn p. 593 by Ella Frances Reed Wright

• Journal of Practical Medicine, vol. 5, Medicine Publishing Company, New York, 1894-1895.

• The Medical Brief, J.J. Lawrence, St Louis, 1904.

• New England Medical Monthly vol. XIX num. 1, Boston, 1900.

• archive.org

• Annual List of New and Important Books Added to the Public Library of the City of Boston, Trustees of the Library, Boston, 1908. P. 178.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7T-YNP : 26 July 2017), Anna Bailey in entry for Haleyar Bailey, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7W-SXW : 12 April 2016), Anna R Baily in household of H G Baily, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 32, family 300, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,598.