Jacob W. Velie
1829–1908
Curator. Moved from New York to Rock Island, Illinois, where he had a dental practice, 1856. Assistant, Chicago Academy of Sciences, 1871; secretary and curator, 1872. Made several field trips throughout America to replenish the natural historical collection lost in the fire of 1871.
Sources
Andreas 1884, p. 536
Michigan, death records, 1867–1952 (Ancestry.co.uk, accessed 3 September 2019)
Bibliography
Andreas, Alfred Theodore. 1884. History of Cook County Illinois. From the earliest period to the present time. Chicago: A. T. Andreas.
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