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Joseph Stemmings Copes was born in Delaware in 1811. He graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1833. He moved to Mississippi and helped found the first Mississippi State Agricultural Society. In 1849, he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. During his career he served as the President of the Mississippi State Medical Society, Administrator of the University of Louisiana, and President of the New Orleans Academy of Science.

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Biography: 
Joseph Stemmings Copes was born in Delaware in 1811. He graduated from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1833. He moved to Mississippi and helped found the first Mississippi State Agricultural Society. In 1849, he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. During his career he served as the President of the Mississippi State Medical Society, Administrator of the University of Louisiana, and President of the New Orleans Academy of Science.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Encyclopaedia of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Including the Northern and Southern Assemblies
Publisher Location: 
Pennsylvania State University
Publisher Name: 
Pennsylvania State University
Year: 
1884
Start Page: 
158
End Page: 
158
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Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11713530
Title of Webpage: 
Find a Grave
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 15:30
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 15:30
Citation Notes: 
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 August 2020), memorial page for Dr Joseph Stemmings Copes (9 Dec 1811–1 Mar 1885), Find a Grave Memorial no. 11713530, citing Lafayette Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .
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Website
Citation URL: 
https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6697&h=701546&tid=&pid=&queryId=f4b1b1c31dc91f9e6467a17cbe7db5f5&usePUB=true&_phsrc=wnA144&_phstart=successSource
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry.com
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 15:30
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 15:30
Citation Notes: 
Ancestry.com. Louisiana, Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2002. Original data: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA, USA.