Stricken by scarlet fever at the age of two, Bridgman nevertheless subsequently learned to read and write.
[1] Perkins Institute for the Blind Father: Daniel Bridgman (d. 1868)
Mother: Harmony Downer
Sister: (d., scarlet fever)
Sister: (d., scarlet fever)
Brother: (d., scarlet fever)
Sister: Mary (d. 1860)
High School: Perkins Institute for the Blind, Watertown, MA (1837-50)
Converted to Baptist (1863)
Missing Eye both
Risk Factors: Blindness, Deafness
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