#1Joseph Beal Steere
1842–1940American ornithologist
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The American ornithologist Joseph Beal Steere was born in 1842. That places their birth in the early republic. Their story is told in 14 languages. Next door, the list for Wheatland Township holds M. Adelle Hazlett.

#1American ornithologist
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