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ITEMS FROM THE HARVARD RECORDS.
Joe English was a friendly Indian who in early times did many good turns for the white settlers; and he probably acquired his name from close association with them. While acting as a guard to Lieutenant Butterfield and wife, he was killed by hostile Indians between Dunstable and Chelmsford, in what is now Tyngsborough, on July 27, 1706. Joe English Hill in New Boston, N. H., the scene of some of his adven- tures, takes its name from him.
ITEMS FROM THE HARVARD RECORDS.
THE following genealogical items are taken from the " His- tory of the Town of Harvard, Massachusetts," a work written by the Honorable Henry S. Nourse, of Lancaster, and pub- lished in the year 1894. As they appear neither in the town- records nor church-records of Groton, they are given here. The broad-faced figures after each item indicate the page of the volume where they severally are found.
MARRIAGES.
1769. Feby. 16. [At Littleton] Mathias Farnsworth of Groton and Sarah Farnsworth, by J. D. Noyes, Esq. 512.
1778. Feby. 19. [At Groton] Nathaniel Whittemore and Lydia Stone of Groton, by Rev. Daniel Chaplin. 512. 1784. Novem. 25. Joseph Parks of Groton and Alice Hamlen, by Rev. Ebenezer Grosvenor. 503.
1785. Sept. 26. John Blanchard of Sutton and Huldah Carol of Groton, by Josiah Whitney, J. P. 508.
1786. June 1. [At Pepperell] John Park Jr. of Groton and Lydia Hamlin, by Rev. John Bullard. 513.
DEATH.
1740. June 11. Abiel Barran, wife of Nathan Barran of Groton. 516.
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SAMUEL BLOOD.
HENRY TRUE.
DIVINITY SCHOOLS and Theological Seminaries are a growth of the present century. In carlier times, candidates for the pulpit studied with some minister who gave them practical lessons in the requirements of the profession, and thus they entered upon their chosen work. The following account of Mr. True, a graduate of Dartmouth in the Class of 1796, is taken from the Rev. Dr. George T. Chapman's " Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College " (Cambridge, 1867), and gives an instance of such a case : -
Henry True, the son of the Rev. Henry and Ruth (Ayer) True, was born at Hampstead, May 20, 1770, and died at Augusta, Me., Apr. 17, 1857, Æ. 86. He taught at Salisbury, also at Beverly and Tyngsborough, both in Ms, 5 or 6 years ; then studied divinity with the Rev. Nathaniel Lawrence of Tyngsborough and the Rev. Dr Daniel Chaplin of Groton, Ms ; was ordained pastor of the Cong. Ch. at Union, Me, Sept. 21, 1806 ; dismissed Oct. 25, 1820; was without charge there until 1849; then went to Marion, Ohio ; returned and lived at Augusta. He married Mary, dau. of Capt. Amos Barrett, of Union, Aug. 2, 1810. (Page 86.)
SAMUEL BLOOD.
THE subject of the following sketch, who died in the year 1859, was a graduate of Dartmouth in the Class of 1812. His father was a Revolutionary pensioner, and died at Groton, New Hampshire, on November 20, 1829, aged 67 years, - according to the first entry in the " List of Deaths " on page 242 of this volume. The account of him is taken from Chapman's " Sketches of the Alumni of Dartmouth College."
Samuel Blood, the son of Samuel and Sally (Bartlett) Blood, was born at Groton, Ms. [on December 14, 1788]. He taught at Gettys- burg, Pa, two years, at Chambersburg, Pa, 30 years, at Pittsburgh, Pa, 10 years ; then taught again at Chambersburg until disabled by severe bodily infirmities. He married, 1. Mary M'Lane, Aug. 8, 1815. 2. Mary M'Anulty in 1818. 3. Jane Purviance. (Page 159.)
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LIST OF MARRIAGES.
WIDOW MARY COCKLE.
IN the Early Church Records, as printed in this volume (pages 30, 31), there are allusions to widow Mary Cockle. By the light of an entry in William Nutting's Diary, under date of October 29, 1801, as given in the third volume (page 394) of this Series, it appears that she was a daughter of widow Mary Nutting. Probably she was the eldest child of Josiah and Mary ( Blood) Nutting, as given in Mr. Butler's History (page 420); and if so, she was born on April 8, 1745. Her death took place near the end of October, 1801.
LIST OF MARRIAGES.
At Groton, 22d inst., by Rev. Thomas J. Mumford, Watson Ken- dall Barnard to Rebecca Phillips, daughter of the late William Henry Prichard.
" Boston Evening Transcript," October 27, 1863.
At Groton, 23d inst., by Rev. II. M. Dexter of Boston, assisted by Rev. Mr. Bulkley, of Groton, Sig. Antonio Blitz of Philadelphia, to Helen, only daughter of Jonas Eaton, Esq., of Groton.
Ibid. July 27, 1863.
At Townsend, 14th instant, by Rev. C. H. Hanaford, Mr. Joseph S. Brown, of T., to Miss Martha J. Sanderson, of Groton.
Ibid. August 19, 1863.
In Providence, Mr. T. F. CUNNINGHAM to Miss CHARLOTTE TARBELL, both of Groton, (Ms.)
"Columbian Centinel " (Boston), October 21, 1812.
In Groton, on Thursday morning, Mr. SIMEON GILSON, of this town, to Miss JANE WOODS, of the former place.
Ibid. October 17, 1812.
At Groton, Ist inst., by Rev. Mr. Fosdick, Charles R. Hoar to Sarah A. Simpson, both of Boston.
" Boston Evening Transcript," August 18, 1863.
In Groton, on Thursday last [January 12 ], by the Rev. Mr. Chap- lin, Mr. JONATHAN LORING, to Miss MARY TROWBRIDGE.
"Columbian Centinel" ( Boston), January 18, 1815.
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LIST OF DEATHS.
In Groton, Mr. Joseph Sawtell to Miss Lucy Parker : Mr. Jonas Trowbridge to Miss Hannah Simonds.
Ibid. December 20, 1815.
In Groton, on Tuesday [October 31], Mr. Oliver Wentworth to Mrs. Lucy Worcester.
Ibid. November 4, 1815.
LIST OF DEATHS.
In Wellesley Hills, at the residence of her son, Rev. D. E. Adams, Mrs. C. H. Adams, widow of the late Rev. Darwin Adams, of Groton, and daughter of the Rev. Eli Smith, for 36 years minister of Hollis, N. H., aged nearly 95 years. Funeral on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Burial at Groton.
" Boston Morning Journal," July 20, 1897.
In Groton, Mrs. SARAH, wife of James Brazer, Esq. At. 47.
" Columbian Centinel " (Boston), April 11, 1810.
In Groton [September 3], Mr. DANIEL CHAPLIN, ÆEt. 32, son of the Rev. Daniel C.
Ibid. September 9, 1815.
In Groton, Mrs. EUNICE, wife of Mr. Israel Conant, At. 47. Ibid. October 19, 1814.
In Groton, Mrs. ELIZABETH, wife of Mr. Nathan Daboll, At. 70. Ibid. September 29, 1813.
In Groton, 27th ult., Mrs. LUCY DAVIS, wife of Mr. David D. Ibid. January 4, 1815.
In Groton, JOHN MOSES FARRAR, ÆEt. 18.
Ibid. July 12, 1815.
In Groton, 23d inst., ABIGAIL, eldest daughter of Thomas Gard- ner, Esq. ÆEt. 18.
Ibid. March 27, 1811.
At Groton Centre, 9th inst., Stewart P., eldest son of John J. Graves, Esq,. 27 yrs. 9 mos.
"Funeral from his late residence, Tuesday at 2 o'clock P.M. Relatives and Friends are invited to attend without further notice.
" Boston Evening Transcript," August 11, 1863.
At Groton, Mass., 9th inst., Miss Mary Hemenway, 76. Ibid. October 10, 1863.
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LIST OF DEATHS.
In Yokohama, Japan, Aug. 26, Col. Joseph Coffin Hill, son of the late Henry Ilill of Groton, Mass., aged 56 yrs., of heart failure resulting from the grip.
" Boston Morning Journal," September 23, 1896.
[In Boston] Yesterday morning, Miss SUSAN LAWRANCE, aged 27, eldest daughter of Samuel Lawrence, Esq. of Groton. Funeral will be from her brother's house, in Southack's court, this morning, 9 o'clock, when the friends of the family are invited to attend.
"Columbian Centinel " ( Boston), August 19, 1815.
In Groton, 14th inst. BENJAMIN LUTHER, son of Capt. Benj. Leland, of this town, Et. Sy.
Ibid. September 19, 1812.
At Groton Centre, 7th inst., Mrs. Joanna Lord, 82, wife of the late David Lord, Esq., formerly of Salem.
" Boston Evening Transcript," August 10, 1863.
On his passage from N. Orleans, Mr. David Moors, late of Boston, and formerly of Groton.
:"Columbian Centinel " (Boston), December 27, 1815.
In this city, June 4, Louise Lander, wife of Dudley F. Phelps, of New York, and daughter of the late Dr. William H. Prince, of Salem.
" Saturday Evening Gazette " (Boston), June 9, 1895.
[For an account of Mr. Phelps, see the third volume of this Historical Series,
pages 275, 276.]
In Groton, Widow ABIGAIL TROWBRIDGE, Æt. 78.
"Columbian Centinel " (Boston), November 9, 1814.
In Groton, 28th ult. Miss ANN, daughter of Mr. Samuel Wright, of Westford, At. 30. . . In the flower of life she fell a victim to. an unrelenting consumption, and left society to mourn an irrepa- . rable loss. Her many virtues procured her numerous friends, to whom her example now speaks, "A heart benevolent and kind the most resembles God."
Ibid. February 8, 1812.
GROTON HISTORICAL SERIES.
VOL. IV., No. VI.
THIE LAWYERS OF GROTON. - THE PHYSICIANS OF GROTON. - DR. OLIVER PRESCOTT. - STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1853. - SIMON ROGERS AND ELIZABETHI PARKER. - LIST OF MARRIAGES FROM THE CHELMSFORD RECORDS. - LIST OF MARRIAGES, ETC., FROM THE TYNGSBORO RECORDS. - THE AGE OF APPLE-TREES. - PUBLIC CLOCK. - ABEL SPAULDING. - REV. CALEB TROWBRIDGE. - RICHARD BRENTON. - GROTON WATER COMPANY. - GROTON IN FICTION. - GROTON PEACHES. - WILD DEER. - A CORRECTION. - JOIIN KEMP AND SAMUEL STONE. - ANOTHER ARTESIAN WELL. - STEEL BRIDGE. . -AN EPITAPII. - HION. JOSIAHI G. ABBOTT. - ST. PAUL'S LODGE. - TWO GROTON SOLDIERS IN THE EXPEDITION AGAINST CARTHA- GENA. - BURNT MEADOW. - THE SCHOONER "GROTON." - THE SURNAME "GROTON." -WIDOW PAGE. - CENTURY DICTIONARY. - BILLERICA BRIDGE. - STODDARD, N. H. - CAPT. HENRY FARWELL. -CAPT. FARWELL'S BULLET. - JOIIN CHAMBERLAIN, THE INDIAN FIGHTER. - LEXINGTON CHURCH RECORDS. - BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GROTON. - TOWN SEAL. - JOSEPHI DENNIE. - EXEMPTION FROM TRAINING. - WILLIAM L. GREEN. - PRONUNCIATION OF "GROTON." -A LIST OF CIVIL OFFICERS. - A GENEALOGICAL PUZZLE. - THE PHYSICIANS OF GROTON. - INSTANCES OF LARGE FAMILIES IN GROTON. - INSTANCES OF LONGEVITY IN GROTON. - FASILION IN GIVEN NAMES. - THE FITCH FAMILY. - A NAVAL HIERO. - OBITU- ARY NOTICES.
GROTON, MASS.
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GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 1898.
HISTORICAL SERIES, VOL. IV., No. VI.
THE LAWYERS OF GROTON.
THE following sketches of Lawyers are supplementary to those which have already appeared in the third volume (pages 187-318, 335, 336) of this Historical Series. The first three are those of residents of the town, and the fourth sketch is that of a native who has practised law elsewhere.
WILLIAM FISHER WHARTON is the elder son of William Craig and Nancy Willing (Spring) Wharton, and was born at Jamaica Plain, on June 28, 1847. He pursued his preparatory studies at Mr. Dixwell's school in Boston, and graduated at Harvard College in the Class of 1870, taking honors in Latin, Greek, and Ancient History. Immediately after leaving Cam- bridge he began the study of law in the office of John C. Ropes and John C. Gray, Pemberton Square, Boston, where he remained during one year. He then entered the Harvard Law School, receiving the degree of LL.B. in 1873, and was admitted to the bar, on September 22 of that year. Soon afterward he went abroad, and travelled in Europe for two years, at the end of which time he returned home and en- gaged in the active practice of his profession.
Mr. Wharton was a member of the Common Council of the city of Boston from 1880 to 1884 inclusive; and in 1883 was appointed by the Mayor one of the commissioners to revise the city ordinances. He also served, from 1885 to 1888 inclusive, as a member of the Massachusetts House of Repre- sentatives, where he was chairman of various important com-
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mittees. After a term of four years in that body, he declined a re-election. In April, 1889, he was appointed by Presi- dent Harrison to the office of Assistant Secretary of State, which position he held with distinguished ability until the end of the administration, on March 4, 1893. Two months later he resumed the practice of law in Boston. On April 30, 1896, he was appointed by the Acting Governor of the Com- monwealth as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners to investigate the Charitable and Reformatory Interests and Institutions of the State. In 1881 he edited the seventh edi- tion of Story on Partnership.
In the year 1893 Mr. Wharton bought the large mansion in Groton, situated near the head of Farmers' Row. It was built by Judge Samuel Dana in 1815, and at one time was occupied by the Ilonorable Timothy Fuller, who had been Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and later a member of Congress. In this house Margaret Fuller, otherwise known as the Countess d'Ossoli, dwelt for a term of years.
On October 31, 1877, Mr. Wharton was married in Boston to Fanny, only daughter of William Dudley and Caroline (Silsbee) Pickman, of Beverly, who died on October.5, 1880; and, secondly, in Washington, D. C., on February 10, 1891, to Susan Carberry Lay, daughter of Colonel Richard Gregory and Caroline Young (Kimball) Lay, of Washington.
GRAFTON DULANY CUSIIING is the elder son of Robert Maynard and Olivia Donaldson (Dulany ) Cushing, and was born in Boston, on August 4, 1864. He graduated at Har- vard College in the Class of 1885, and at the Harvard Law School in June, 1888, also at the same time taking his degree of A.M. The following year was passed in teaching at the Groton School, and the next two years were spent in the office of Messrs. Shattuck and Munroe, Boston, after which period he went abroad and continued his studies. During the past six years he has been an assistant teacher at the Groton School. Mr. Cushing is one of the directors in the newly organized Groton Water Company.
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THE LAWYERS OF GROTON.
ARTHUR PARKER STONE is an only son and the youngest child of Valancourt and Ellen Anna ( Mason ) Stone, and was born in that part of Groton which is now Ayer, on January 16, 1870. In October, 1874, his parents removed to Boston, where he received his early education, attending successively the Primary and Grammar Schools, until his graduation from the Dorchester High School in 1886. During the autumn of that year, his family removing to Cambridge, he went through the Latin School there, and entered the freshman class of Harvard College in 1889. At the end of three years he obtained leave of absence from the academic authorities, and entered the Harvard Law School, doing at the same time the work of the senior class at college and the work of the first year in the Law School. In 1893, with his class he took the degree of A.B., and, two years later, the degree of LL. B. from the Law School. In August, 1895, his father's family returned to Groton, where they live on High Street, and he accompanied them. He passed the Suffolk bar examinations and on December 20, 1895, was admitted to practise law.
While in college Mr. Stone was actively interested in athletics, being successively Treasurer, Manager, and Presi- dent of the University Base Ball Club. He was a member of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity and also of the Hasty Pudding Club; and on graduation he was chosen to preside at the Class meeting. In January, 1892, while a Junior, and again in January, 1893, while a Senior, he was selected after a com- petitive trial as one of three students to take part in a public debate with Yale College. In Cambridge he was president of the Harvard Republican Club, and, under the direction of the State Committee, has spoken on the stump, more or less, since the presidential canvass of 1892.
After his admission to the bar he went into the office of Warren K. Blodgett (H. C. 1878) and William A. Bancroft (HI. C. 1878), No. 28 State Street, Boston, -at the same time also practising his profession in his native town, - and remained with them until the autumn of 1897, when the arrangement was dissolved. In September of that year, he associated himself with Frederick W. Dallinger ( H. C. 1893),
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a classmate ; and as attorneys-at-law they still keep their office at No. 28 State Street. In March, 1896, Mr. Stone was chosen a Trustee of the Groton Public Library.
JOIIN ANDREW TOOHEY, named after the War Governor of Massachusetts, is a son of John and Mary (Heaphy) Toohey, and was born at Groton Junction, on October 16, 1863. When he was about fourteen years old, his father re- moved to Lee, where the son graduated from the High School in 1881. For some years he was engaged in teaching at dif- ferent places, even while studying his profession ; and he read law in the offices of Charles Edmund Hibbard, Esq., then of Lee, but now of Pittsfield, and of James Eugene Walsh, Esq., of Danbury, Connecticut. Mr. Toohey was admitted to the bar in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on October 21, 1887. For a short period he practised his profession at Danbury, and in April, 1889, removed to Rockville in the same State, where he was appointed by the General Assembly, on March 6, 1893, Judge of the City Court. His selection for that office was brought about by a strong recommendation on the part of his brother lawyers and other influential citizens. In the spring of 1895 he gave up the position, and removed to Hart- ford, where he continues the practice of his profession. Judge Toohey is a ready speaker, and this facility, added to a high reputation for probity and to a thorough knowledge of law, gives him a sure standing at the bar.
His father died at Lee, on November 29, 1885, aged 57 years and 6 months.
The following facts relating to the Lawyers of Groton, etc., are in addition to those given in the third volume of this Series. The figures within parentheses immediately after the names indicate the pages where the various references to the persons are found.
Mrs. Bradford Russell (231) died at Clinton, on November 12, 1893. John Spaulding (235) died in Roxbury, on May 24, 1893. Daniel Needham (240) died at Groton, on February 20, 1895. Mrs. Dudley Farley Phelps (276) died in Boston, on June 4, 1895.
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Mrs. Norman Seaver (278) died in Rutland, Vermont, on Janu- ary 25, 1895.
William Prescott Wright (289) died in Chicago, on May 9, 1896, and was buried in the Groton Cemetery.
William Amory (292) died in Boston, on December 8 (not 9), 1888. Augustus Peabody (308) died in Roxbury, on October 2, 1850 (not 1851).
Thomas Rice, Jr. (311), died on August 24 (not 25), 1854.
John Stuart (315) graduated at Williams College in the Class of 1804. Hle is said to have died in Cincinnati, Ohio.
FRANK LAWRENCE BLOOD has attended lectures at the School of Law, Boston University." He is the youngest child of Andrew and Susan Maria (Sanderson) Blood, and was born at Groton, on September 18, 1854. He was married, on July 15, 1884, to Grace, only daughter of John Mark and Ann (Tileston ) Hollingsworth, of Groton.
FREDERICK WIRITING MANSUR is an only child of Isaiah Melvin and Sarah Louise (Parkhurst) Mansur, of Groton, where he was born on April 20, 1871. He graduated at Harvard College in the Class of 1897, and during the next season entered upon the study of his chosen profession at the Harvard Law School, and at the present time ( 1898) is still connected with that institution.
The following young men are now (May, 1898) students at the School of Law, Boston University.
FRANK APPLETON TORREY, eldest child of Appleton Howe and Josephine Emma (Nutting) Torrey, born at Groton, on December 21, 1874. He is a graduate of the Groton High School, and at the present time is in his second year's attend- ance at the Law School.
ANDREW JOSHUA BLOOD, eldest son of Charles Edwin and Frederica ( Moody ) Blood, born at Groton, on May 17, 1878. He attended the lligh School, but is not a graduate.
HOWARD WILLIAMS RADDIN, third son of Joseph Brown and Sarah Frances (Chase ) Raddin, born at Groton, on Janu- ary 13, 1879. Ile is a graduate of the High School.
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THE PHYSICIANS OF GROTON.
THE following sketches of Physicians are supplementary t those given in the third volume (pages 1-90) of this Historica Series.
DR. PHILLIP FOWLER was a physician in Groton near the middle of the last century. My authority for this statemen is found in Mr. Nourse's " History of the Town of Harvard, which contains all the information I have concerning him The entry there is as follows : -
Phillip Fowler was the physician earliest mentioned in the towi records. During the epidemic of 1746, he lost two young children He owned lands in the Old Mill district, bought of Justiniar Holden, which he sold in 1754, being then called of Groton (page 429).
MEDICAL STUDENTS.
The following are sketches of scholars of Groton or Law- rence Academy, who have afterward studied medicine ; and they are additional to the list given in the Appendix to the first number of the third volume of this Historical Series.
For other facts relating to the Physicians of Groton, sec pages 163-168, and 407-412 of that volume.
DR. WILLIAM LAMBERT RUSSELL is the eldest son of James and Mary (Butler) Russell, and was born at Carlisle, on October 21, 1799. He had a sister and three brothers, of whom one is still living at the advanced age of ninety years. He began to attend school at Groton Academy in the autumn of 1817, when he boarded in the family of Eli Flint, said to have been a kinsman, who lived on the Hillside Road, and later in the family of Mrs. Brazer near the Academy. He remained here during one term in the year 1817 and one term in 1818, and after leaving Groton taught district schools in his native town for several terms. At a later period, he
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continued his preparatory studies at Westford Academy, and in 1822 entered Harvard College, where he graduated in the Class of 1826. Next for a short period he taught in two pri- vate schools, after which he took up the study of medicine. To this end he at first entered the office of Dr. Leonard Proctor, of Lexington, and later that of Dr. George Bartlett Doane, of Boston, with whom he completed his professional studies, in the meanwhile availing himself of instruction from Dr. Rufus Wyman, in charge of the McLean Asylum, then situated in Charlestown; and in 1831 he took the degree of M.D. at the Harvard Medical School. Soon afterward he began the practice of medicine at Barre, where he has since resided.
On June 2, 1836, Dr. Russell was married to Mary Ann Warren, only daughter of Calvin and Caroline ( Carter) War- ren, of Hubbardston, who died at Barre, on January 6, 1892, aged 75 years, 10 months, and 14 days. Three children were born of this marriage, -- a son, who died at the age of eight years, and two daughters. The elder daughter, Caroline, married William Howland, of Lynn; and both she and her husband died several years ago. On June 21, 1880, the younger daughter, Marian, married John Calvin Bartholomew, a native of Hardwick, at the present time a prominent business man of Barre.
Dr. Russell has always been methodical in his habits, and has paid strict attention to the laws which govern health; and to this fact he attributes his longevity and sound physical condition. Ile retains his mental faculties to a remarkable degree, and would easily pass for a man many years his junior. lIe keeps a diary of his doings, and manages his own business affairs ; and he is a director in the First National Bank of Barre, and a punctual attendant at the directors' meetings, where he takes much interest.
In point of years, Dr. Russell is the oldest alumnus of Harvard College, though there is a graduate who took his degree before he did ; and Dr. Russell is also the oldest gradu- ate of the Harvard Medical School, as well as of Lawrence Academy.
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DR. TIMOTHY NUTTING HOLDEN is the seventh son and tenth child of Luke and Mary ( Nutting) Holden, and was born at Shirley, on November 21, 1853. In 1872 he began to attend school at Lawrence Academy, where he remained for three years. After leaving this institution, and before taking his first course of medical lectures, he taught school for a year, and then matriculated at the Medical Department of the University of the City of New York, where he attended one course of lectures. At the end of this term, for a period of two years he resumed his former occupation of teaching, and at the same time kept up his professional studies under the guidance of Dr. Alfred Miller, of Fitchburg, Dr. Charles J. Towne, of Townsend, and Dr. Miles Spaulding, of Groton. He then took his second and final course at the University of the City of New York, where he graduated in the Class of 1880. Soon after this Dr. Holden became an assistant to Dr. Ira M. Long, of New York, meanwhile pursuing his studies in special branches of medicine; and this connection lasted until Dr. Long's death on May 2, 1886. Since that time he has continued the practice of medicine in the same office, at No. 294 East Broadway.
On June 18, 1884, Dr. Holden was married in Boston to Love Maria Sprague, eldest child of Samuel Hazen and Ann M. (Miles) Sprague, of Westminster, Massachusetts; and they have three sons.
The following facts relating to the Physicians of Groton, etc., are in addition to those given in the third volume of this Series. The figures within parentheses after the names indi- cate the pages where the various references to the persons are found.
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