Plymouth memories of an octogenarianDavis, William T. (William Thomas)
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Plymouth memories of an octogenarian
Davis, William T. (William Thomas)
Plymouth (Mass.) -- History
Dr. George F. Wood, son of Isaac Lewis and Elizabeth (Robbins) Wood,
was born in Plymouth, March 12, 1841. He married Sarah E., daughter
of Sylvanus Harvey, and established himself as a physician in an
office on the North side of Town Square. He died October 27, 1868.
Dr. Nathaniel Lothrop, son of Isaac and Priscilla (Thomas) (Watson)
Lothrop, was born in Plymouth in 1737, and graduated at Harvard in
1756. He married first, Ellen, daughter of Noah Hobart of Fairfield,
Conn., and second, Lucy, daughter of Abraham Hammatt of Plymouth, and
died October 9, 1828.
Dr. Robert Capen taught a private school in Plymouth in 1828, and in
1830 was practising medicine with an office in the Marcy house, which
stood on North street, where Dr. W. G. Brown’s house stands. I do not
know either the date or place of his death.
Dr. Mercy B. Jackson, widow of Daniel Jackson, belonged to the
Homeopathic school and practiced in Plymouth and Boston, and died in
1877.
Dr. Isaac LeBaron, known in my day as an apothecary, was always
called Doctor, but I do not know that he was educated as a physician.
He lived through my early youth in a house standing on the upper
corner of Leyden street and LeBaron Alley, and had his shop in a one
story building on Main street, where Dr. Hubbard’s house now stands.
At a later time he lived in the house on the corner of North and Main
streets, and had his shop in the same building. He married in 1811
Mary Doane of Boston, and died, January 29, 1849.
Dr. Parker came to Plymouth about 1882 and occupied for a short time
the house now owned by Arthur Lord, but whence he came and where he
went I do not know.
Dr. Warren Peirce succeeded Dr. Parker, and occupied the same house
until it was sold to Mr. Lord, when he moved to the house at the
lower angle of Carver street. He was born in Tyngsboro, Mass., Nov.
30, 1840, and graduated at the Harvard Medical School in 1869. He
enlisted May 11, 1864, in Co. K First Regiment of Heavy Artillery of
Massachusetts, and was appointed Hospital steward. After he received
his degree he practised some years in Boylston or West Boylston. He
was the son of Dr. Augustus and Alectia (Butterfield) Peirce. His
father was born in New Salem March 13, 1803, and died in 1849. Dr.
Warren Peirce died in Plymouth, July 10, 1898.
Dr. Francis B. Brewer had in 1850 an office at the corner of Main and
Middle streets, but I do not know whether he was engaged in general
practise or exclusively in that of dentistry. He was succeeded in the
same year by Dr. Robert D. Foster, who advertised himself as having
had “the most ample experience in operative surgery, both in England
and the United States.”
In September, 1855, Dr. James L. Hunt occupied the office which Dr.
Brewer and Dr. Foster had occupied, but I know neither his specialty
nor the length of his service in Plymouth.
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