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约翰·范·瑟利·德格拉斯(1825-1868) 6月在纽约出生 1825, the youngest son of George DeGrasse and Maria Van Surley. 15岁时，德格拉斯就读于 the Oneida Institute in upstate New York, then traveled to France, where he attended college for 两年. He returned to New York and continued his medical training under the tutelage of Dr. 塞缪尔·R. 蔡尔兹. He received his medical degree as a member of Bowdoin 科尔ege Medical School’s 1849届毕业生. After traveling around Europe working in hospitals, he established a medical practice in 波士顿, where in 1854 he became the first African American elected to membership in 马萨诸塞州医学会. DeGrasse娶了科迪莉亚L. 1852年8月5日 波士顿. During the Civil War, he became the first African American medical officer in the U.S. 军队, serving as an assistant surgeon for the 35th Regiment of U.S. 彩色步兵(第一 Regiment, North Carolina Colored Volunteers). He and his wife had one daughter, Georgenia 科迪莉亚·德格拉斯，生于1855年12月5日. 他于1868年11月25日在波士顿去世.

霍华德·德格拉斯·阿斯伯里(1907-1978) 曾任圣。. 保罗 Methodist Church in Jamaica, New York and the great-grandson of John Van Surley DeGrasse. Interested in African American history, he actively collected information and manuscripts about his ancestors, who included members of the DeGrasse, Howard, Downing, Gardner, and Asbury 家庭. He frequently loaned materials to institutions (including the Brooklyn Public Library, New York Cultural Center, and Museum of Afro American History in 波士顿, Mass.)进行展览 og体育平台非裔美国人. He was a member of the Negro History Associates.