John Jeffries
John Jeffries | |
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John Jeffries | |
| Born | 5 February 1745 |
| Died | 16 September 1819 (aged 75) Boston |
| Resting place | Granary Burying Ground |
| Education | Harvard College, University of Aberdeen |
| Occupations | physician, surgeon |
| Employer | British Army |
| Known for | ballooning |
| Title | Surgeon General of British Forces in North America 1776–1780 |
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| Children | 2 |
John Jeffries (5 February 1745 – 16 September 1819) was an American medical doctor, scientist, and military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York during the American Revolution. He is best known for accompanying French inventor Jean-Pierre Blanchard on his 1785 balloon flight across the English Channel.