Death

Dr. Annie Keeler died in 1927 after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street near her home. An article on the accident, followed by a thorough obituary, appeared in the Danbury News-Times on 7 March 1927. A second tribute appeared in the Ridgefield Press on 14 March 1927.

In 1928, Dr. Sophia Penfield (the first woman physician in Danbury and a peer of Dr. Keeler's) wrote to the Medical Women's National Association to say

``There is a good opening for a woman physician in Danbury, Connecticut, a city of twenty-five thousand. Dr. Annie Keeler, who was for years a successful practitioner here, died March 7,  1927.''

In March 1928, Edward M. Keeler, a cousin of Dr. Keeler, informed the American Medical Association (AMA) of her passing, which they recorded in their card file of physicians, which eventually became the AMA's "Deceased Physicians Master Card File". 

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Deceased Physicians File card

Front of a 'Deceased Physicians File card' describing Annie Keeler's death.

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Deceased Physicians File card

Back of a 'Deceased Physicians File card' describing Annie Keeler's schooling.

Sources

  • “Fatally Hurt on Crosswalk: Dr. Annie Keeler, Struck by Automobile, Dies Within Few Hours.” In: Danbury News-Times (Mar. 27,
    1927).
  • “Funeral of Dr. Keeler.” In: Ridgefield Press (Mar. 17, 1927).
  • Medical Women’s National Association. Bulletin. en. 1928. url: www.google.com/books/edition/t/JM5XAAAAMAAJ .
  • American Medical Association. United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968. Indexed by FamilySearch. url: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WH99-C76Z.
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