John Jeffries, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Jeffries

Boston physician, scientist, and a military surgeon

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1744

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 16-Sep-1819

Profession: physician, physicist, balloonist, surgeon, meteorologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John Jeffries (5 February 1745 – 16 September 1819) was a Boston physician, scientist, and a military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York during the American Revolution.
He is best known for accompanying Jean-Pierre Blanchard on his 1785 balloon flight across the English Channel.