. "David Shepard (October 23, 1744\u2013December 12, 1818) was an American doctor, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, a Minuteman, and surgeon in the Continental Army. He was an early proponent of inoculation to prevent small pox.He was present at several key battles of the American Revolution, usually acting in a medical capacity, as a military surgeon."@en . "Chester, Massachusetts" . "Massachusetts House of Representatives" . "1818-12-12Z"^^ . . . . . "American surgeon" . "1775Z"^^ . "1744-10-23Z"^^ . "1818Z"^^ . "David Shepard"@en . . "Shepard, David"@en . "1775Z"^^ . . . . "Town Clerk" . "1744Z"^^ . . . . . "Shepherd, David"@en . "David Shepard signature.svg" .