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WHITNEY, JOSHUA, one of the first settlers, came from Harvard about the year 1778, and located in the south part of the town, where his grandson, Joshua A. Whitney now lives. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War three years. He m. Vashti Knight ; their ch. were : 1. Oliver, b. Apr. 28, 1784, m. Rebecca Nichols. 2. Joshua, b. Feb. 9, 1786, d. Feb. 16, 1792. 3. Dorcas, b. Jan. 14, 1798, m. Edmond Nichols, whose ch. were : Joel and Betsey. 4. Dolly, b. Mar. 28, 1790, d. May 9, 1791. 5. Joseph, b. Mar. 24, 1792, m. Nancy Sawin. G. Dolly, b. Sept. 27, 1793, m. Asa Holden. 7. Joshua, b. Mar. 24, 1795, d. May 2, 1795. 8. John, b. Apr. 21, 1796, m Rachel Osgood. 9. Joel, b. Apr. 13, 1798, d. Mar. 15, 1801. 10. Ebenezer, b. Ang. 1.1800, d. 11. Silas, b. Nov. 11, 1804. 12. Mary, b. Dec. 20, 1807, m. John Sawyer. Mr. Whitney died in 1812, aged 58.
WHITNEY, JOSEPH, S. of Joshua, m Nancy Sawin ; their ch. were : 1. Joshua A., b. Feb. 28, 1814. 2. Fidelia, b. Oet. 11, 1815, m. Samuel N. Laws. 3. Asaph B., b. Aug. 21, 1817, m. Mary Wal- lace. 4. Mary Jane, b. Sept. 27, 1819, d. Nov. 3, 1820. 5. Marietta, b. July 27, 1821, m. William Learned. 6. Nancy Jane, b. Ang. 12, 1823, m. Mr. Young. 7. Abigail M., b. Jan. 20, 1825, m. Thorley Collester. 8. Joseph L., b. Dec. 17, 1826. 9. Harriet N., b. Apr. 15, 1829, m. Edwin J. Wheeler. 10. Mary S., b. Feb. 20, 1831, m. John M. Hyde. 11. Frederic, b. Feb. 17, 1833, m. Miss Merriam. 12. Harvey, b. Sept. 29, 1886.
WHITNEY, LEVI, m. Rebecca -; their ch. were : 1. Ruth M., b. Sept. 3, 1801. 2. Levi W., b. Jan. 11, 1810.
WHITNEY, WILLIAM, m. Anna dau. of Seth and Martha (Temple) Heywood ; their ch. were: 1. William, b. Sept. 17, 1791, m. Sybil C. Greenwood. 2. Seth, b. Dec. 8, 1792, m. Sally Wood. 3. Joseph, b. Feb. 28, 1794, m. Naney Putnam. 4. Althina, b. Apr. 3, 1796, m. Richard Baker. 5. Anna, b. Oct. 23, 1797, m. Mr. Bruce. 6. Hollis, b. Ang. 11, 1801. 7 and 8. Amasa and Lucy, (twins) b. June 19, 1805. Luey m. Oliver Esty.
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WHITNEY, WILLIAM, s. of William, m. Sybil C. Greenwood ; they had one child named Betsey, b. Apr. 16, 1815. Mr. Whitney moved to Templeton where he had other children.
WHITNEY, SETH, S. of William 1st, m. Sally Wood ; their ch. were : 1. Seth, b. May 25, 1817, d. Aug. 29, 1822. 2. Austin, b. Feb. 27, 1819, m. Miss Allen. 3. Lucy, b. June 22, 1821, m. Ivers Whitney. 4. Webster W., b. Nov. 29, 1824. 5. A twin mate who died in infancy. His second wife was Chloe Lincoln ; their ch. were: 1. William, b. Feb. 5, 1827. 2. Chloe, b. Oct. 4, 1828. 3. Sally, b. Nov. 6, 1830. 4. Seth, b. Jan. 30, 1833. 5. Mary, b. Jan. 28, 1838, d. Aug. 13, 1838.
WHITNEY, JOSEPH, s. of William Ist, m. Nancy Putnam ; their chi. were : 1. Ivers, m. Lucy Whitney. His second wife was Rhoda Adams. 2. Eliza, m. Mr. Peck. 3. Caroline.
WHITNEY, AMASA, S. of William 1st, m. Dolly Scollay ; their chi. were : 1. Charles, b. Sept. 21, 1830, m. Mary Knowlton. 2. James, b. Oct. 4, 1835, d. Feb. 16, 1844. His second wife was Lucy Cool- idge.
WHITNEY, LUKE, brother of Wm. 1st, m. Cyntha Partridge ; their ch. were: 1. Orison, b. Jan. 12, 1806. 2. Thuseba, b. Mar. 19, 1808, d. Dec. 5, 1813. 3. Luke, b. Feb. 14, 1810, m. Miss Wood. 4. Cynthia, b. June 26, 1813, m. Mr. Watkins. 5. Thuseba, b. May 6, 1815, m. Elisha Pierce. 6. William, b. Aug. 30, 1817. 7. Anna, b. Apr. 1, 1819, d. Aug. 10, 1838. 8. Je- rome, b. May 6, 1821, d. Aug. 6, 1838. 9. Mary, d. Aug. 1. 1838. 10. Eliza. 11. Asa.
WALKER, ADDISON A., m. Susan J. -; they had one child named Susan J., b. Apr. 20, 1842. Mrs. Walker died Ang. 21, 1843. Mr. Walker moved to Ashburnham, where he is now living.
WHEELER, JOHN B., m. ; their ch. were: 1. Nathan W., b. Oct. 14, 1792. 2. Otis, b. Aug. 11, 1794. 3. Cynthia B., b. Apr. 11, 1797. 4. John B., b. Jan. 25, 1799. 5. Asenath, b. Ang. 7, 1800. 6. Mary T., b. Apr. 3, 1802. 7. Benjamin F., b. Feb. 15, 1804.
WHITNEY, JOSHUA A., s. of Joseph, who was the son of Joshua, m. Mehitable -; their ch. were: 1. Julia Ann, b. Aug. 31,
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1842. 2. Laura I., b. May 22, 1844. 3. Mary E., b. Apr. 16, 1851. 4. Joseph O., b. Feb. 23, 1853. 5. Myra A., b. Aug. 16, 1855.
WHITNEY, JONATHAN, m. Mehitable -; their ch. were : 1. Lucy P., b. Jan. 27, 1821. 2. Jonathan A., b. Feb. 10, 1822, d. Oct. 6, same year. 3. Caleb W., b. Nov. 29, 1824. 4. Jonathan D., b. Feb. 8, 1826.
WHITNEY, JOSEPH 1st, m. Sally Parks ; their eh. were : 1. Henry, b. 1793, m. Mary Ann Bassett. 2. Sally, b. 1795, m. Luther Alden. 3. Esther, b. 1797, m. Jonas Brick. 4. Joseph Parks, b. 1798, m. Roena Bickford. 5. George, b. 1801, m. Sophia Greenwood. 6. Charles, b. 1804, d. 1824. 7. Samuel, b. 1806, d. 1826. 8. Anna P., b. 1809, m. Mr. Read.
WHITNEY, HENRY, S. of Joseph 1st, m. Mary Ann Bassett ; their ch. were : 1. Eliza Ann, b. Mar. 1, 1825. 2. Dulcina, b. Jan. 10, 1827, m. John Q. Clark. Her second husband was Benjamin T. Joslin. 3. Isaac II., b. Nov. 27, 1828. 4. Mary P., b. Aug. 25, 1830, m. E. P. Hardy. 5. Sarah P., b. June 12, 1832. - 6. Caroline M., b. Oct. 24, 1834, m. A. M. Wilson. 7. John T., b. May 14, 1838. 8. Florence A., b. June 15, 1840, m. L. H. Brown. 9. Ellen, b. 1842, m. C. S. Warren. 10. Eveline, b. 1844.
WHITNEY, JOSEPH P., s. of Joseph 1st, m. Roena Bickford ; they had one child named Roena H., b. July 25, 1823. Mr. Whitney d. Jan. 19, 1824. Mrs. Whitney afterwards m. Carlisle Heywood.
WILDER, ELIJAH, one of the first settlers, a farmer, located in the west part of the town on the Wilder Brook. An old cellar, a few ancient apple trees and the remains of a mill-dam, are all that are left to indicate civilization. He m. Azubah Larkin ; their ch. were: 1. Persis, b. May 20, 1786. 2. Mary, b. May 22, 1788. 3. Asa W., b. May 23, 1790. 4. Phineas, b. May 5, 1792. 5. Eri, b. Apr. 17, 1795. Mr. Wilder moved to the Province of Maine about the year 1796.
WILDER, JOSIAH. cousin of Elijah, one of the first settlers, came from Sterling about the year 1773, and located in the north part of the town, where Leander Knowlton now lives. He was a farmer and blacksmith. He m. Ilezediah Larkin ; their ch. were : 1. Azubah, b. Mar. 23, 1776. 2. Katie, b. July 19, 1779. His second wife
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was Joanna Baker ; their ch. were : 1. Hezediah, b. Nov. 2, 1784. 2. Josiah, b. Mar. 5, 1786, m. Polly Wheeler. 3. David, b. Nov. 10, 1787. Hle was killed while digging in a well in 1818. 4. Isaac, b. Nov. 23, 1789, m. Percia Jones. 5. Joanna, b. Mar. 30, 1792. Mr. Wilder died in 1826, aged 76. ITis last wife died in 1842, aged 91.
WILDER, JOSIAH, S. of Josiah, m. Polly Wheeler ; their ch. were: 1. Betsey, b. Apr. 13, 1818. 2. Mary, b. Dec. 2, 1819. Mr. Wil- der moved to Fitzwilliam, N. H., where he had sons and daughters. WILLIAMS, EPHRAIM, m. Betsey Sawin ; their ch were : 1. Phebe, b. Apr. 7, 1810, m. Elisha S. Jackson. 2. Martha S., b. May 11, 1813, m. Mr. Woodward. 3. Betsey, b. Jan. 25, 1817, m. Amos Miller. 4. Isaac, b. Mar. 30, 1818, d. Nov. 10, 1844. 5. Ruth, b. Apr. 7, 1821. 6. Samuel, b. Jan. 1, 1832.
WILLIAMS, ABEL, m. Rebecca - -; their ch. were : 1. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 11, 1837, m. Thomas Averill. 2. Edmond L., b. Sept. 22, 1840. 3. Hannah M., b. May 8, 1846.
WILLIAMS, JOHN, brother of Abel, m. Mary Foster ; they had one child named Mary Ann, b. Sept. 11, 1837.
WILLIAMS, HIRAM, brother of the preceding, m. Jane -; their ch. were : 1. Charles H., b. Feb. 15, 1842. 2. George O., b. Nov. 17, 1843.
WILLIAMS, LOVELL, brother of the preceding, m. Betsey Young ; they had one child named Eliza A., b. Aug. 7, 1841.
WILSON, JOSEPH, m. ---; their ch. were : 1. Hannah, b. Mar. 11, 1792. 2. Joseph, b. Feb. 26, 1794. 3. Timothy, b. Sept. 23, 1796. 4. Rebecca, b. Mar. 26, 1798. 5. Rachel, b. May 25, 1804, d. July 16, 1804.
WOODBURY, JOHN, m. Lucretia ; their ch. were: 1. Jonathan B. H., b. Mar. 4, 1811. 2. Sarah A., b. May 26, 1813.
WOOD, JONATHAN, an early settler, located in the southwest part of the town. He m. Anna -; their ch. were. 1. Jonathan, m. Betsey Bancroft. 2. Catherine, b. June 9, 1790, d. July 28, same year. His second wife was Lois -; their ch. were : 1. Ben- jamin, b. Nov. 29, 1799. 2. Windsor D., b. July 26, 1801. 3. Oliver, b. Aug. 30, 1803.
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WOOD, JONATHAN, S. of Jonathan, m. Betsey Bancroft ; their ch. were : 1. Polly B., b. Nov. 4, 1809, m. Oran Partridge. 2. Betsey, b. Jan. 2, 1812. 3. Almond, b. July 22, 1814. 4. Smyrna, b. Oct. 21, 1815. His second wife was Sarah Perley ; their ch. were : 1. Sally C., b. June 27, 1818. 2. Nelson P., b. Jan. 26, 1821, m. Mary Nichols.
WOOD, BENJAMIN, S. of Jonathan 1st, m. Sarah Hill ; their ch. were : 1. Betsey, b. Jan. 28, 1826. 2. Amanda, b. Oct. 6, 1827. 3. Lowell, b. Sept. 17, 1829 4. Oliver, b. Oct. 31, 1831. 5. Geo. F., b. Feb. 25, 1834. 6. Mary A., b. July 17, 1836.
WOOD, ELIJAHI, an early settler, located in the southwest part of the town, where Abijah Hinds now lives. He m. Isabella - their ch. were : 1. Isabella, b. Dec. 5, 1772. 2. Elijah R., b. Sept. 18, 1774. 3. Susanna, b. Mar. 11, 1777. 4. Eunice, b. Apr. 9, 1779. 5. Abel. b. Apr. 18, 1781. 6. Dolly, b. Apr. 5, 1784. 7. Timothy, b. Dec. 24, 1786.
WOOD, JEREMIAH, m. Rebecca - -; their ch. were : 1. Mary, b. June 29, 1805. 2. ITeret. b. Oct. 16. 1808. 3. Betsey, b. Feb. 3,1811. 4. Silas, b. Oct. 25. 1813.
WOOD, NAHUM, m. Ruth Jackson, dan. of Elisha Jackson ; they had one child named Louisa, b. Sept. 24, 1800. Soon after he moved to Maine where he had other children.
WOOD, AARON, brother of Nahum, m. Lucy Jackson, dau. of Elisha Jackson : their ch. were : 1. Lucy, b. Sept. 30, 1792, m. Joseph Bacon. 2. Sally, b. Mar. 7, 1795, m. Seth Whitney. 3. Aaron, b. Dec. 11, 1797. His second wife was Bethia Beard ; their ch. were : 1. Moses, b. Apr. 2, 1803, m. Mary Comee. 2. Cyrena, b. Jan. 20. 1805, m. Ephraim Wright. 3. Asaph, b. Dec. 30. 1806. 4. Amanda, b. Feb. 3, 1809, m. Merrick Nichols. 5. Emeline, b. May 23, 1811, m. Samuel S. Howe. 6. Theophilus P., b. Oct. 4, 1813. 7. Abel S., b. July 17, 1815, m. Sarah Rus- sell. His second wife was Caroline E. Allen.
WOOD, MOSES, S. of Aaron, m. Mary Comee ; their ch. were: 1. Wil- liam B., b. July 21, 1830. 2. James C., b. Apr. 13, d. Apr. 17, 1835. 3 Mary T., b. Sept. 12, 1837. 4. Charles Henry, b. Sept. 25, 1843. 5. Edward L., b. Oct. 6, 1845.
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WOOD, ASAPH, s. of Aaron, m. Martha Edgell ; their ch. were : 1. Prncius M., b. Nov. 9, 1830, d. June 16, 1831. 2. Prucius M., b. July 17, 1832. 3. Amanda, b. Mar. 10, 1834, m. Moses Emery. 4. Theophilus, b. Nov. 30, 1836, d. Apr. 28, 1838. 5. Lucy A., b. Sept. 5, 1838. 6. Theophilus P., b. June 22, 1840. 7. Adelia, b. Oct. 9, 1841. His second wife was Abbie HI. Pierce. She had one child named Eliza H., b. Jan. 8, 1846, m. Elijah Warren.
WOOD, THEOPHILUS P., s. of Aaron, m. Eliza A. Cutler. They had one child named Charles, b. July 20, 1841, d. Feb. 19, 1842. Mr. Wood died June 15, 1843.
WOOD, SILAS, m. Sarah Howe, dau. of Ebenezer; their ch. were: 1. Amos, b. Dec. 15, 1801. 2. Phebe, b. Jan. 23, 1804, d. Jan. 31, 1804.
WOOD, LYMAN F., m. Elvira Ray ; their ch. were: 1. Mary F., b. Sept. 20, 1836, d. Oet. 7, 1836. 2. Francis L., b. Jan. 11, 1838. 3. Converse, b. Nov. 27, 1840, d. Dec. 11, 1840. 4. Edwin L., b. July 16, 1843.
WRIGHT, JOSEPH, from Sterling, one of the early settlers, located in the south part of the town on Wright's Hill. He in. Rebecca Nichols ; their ch. were : 1. Rebecca, b. June 25, 1791, m. Walter Green- wood. 2. Joseph, b. Apr. 3, 1794, m. Nancy Eaton. 3. Nathaniel, b. May 30, 1796, m. Susan Edgell. 4 Lucy, b. May 8, 1798, m. Farwell Conant. 5. Ephraim, b. June 22, 1800 6. Martha, b. July 12, 1802, m. Levi Heywood. 7. Louisa, b. June 4, 1804, m. Hiram Clark. 8. Edward, b. June 20, 1806, m. Catherine Con- ant. 9. David, b. Oct. 25, 1808, m. Elizabeth Gay. 10. Polly, b. Oct. 24, 1810, m. Abijah M. Severy. 11. Emily, b. Dec. 24, 1814, m. Seth Heywood.
WRIGHT, JOSEPH, S. of Joseph, m. Nancy Eaton. They had one child named Charles A., b. Sept. 11, 1823.
WRIGHT, NATHANIEL, s. of Joseph 1st, m. Susan Edgell ; their ch. were: 1. Susan, b. Oct. 29, 1823, m. W. W. Walton. 2. Mar- cus, b. Apr. 23, 1825, m. Maria S. Bent. 3. Thomas, b. Aug. 15, 1829, d. July 12, 1830. 4. Francis, b. Nov. 3, 1831, d. May 14, 1832. 5. Martha, b. Aug. 3, 1836, m. Elias E. Horton.
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WRIGHT, EPHRAIM, S. of Joseph 1st, m. Cyrena Wood ; they had one child named William W., b. May 23, 1824, d. Feb. 24, 1825. Ilis second wife was Sally W. Bancroft. His third wife was Eliza Brick ; their ch. were : 1. William W., b. Feb. 5, 1830. 2. Ed- win, d. 3. Eliza, d. 4. Edwin, m. Almira Jackson. 5. Charles, m. Hattie M. Hill. 6. Henry. 7. Ann Eliza, m. Walter Pratt. WRIGHT, DAVID, s of Joseph Ist, m. Elizabeth Gay ; their ch. were : 1. Catherine A .. b. Apr. 9, 1839, m. Charles F. Read. 2. Ellen E., b. Dec. 25, 1843.
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CHAPTER XVI.
BIOGRAPHIC.
" Honour and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part, there all the honour lies.
Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow ; The rest is all but leather or prunello."-Pope.
W E shall include, in this chapter, the names of resident physicians, physicians who have resided here, dentists, resident lawyers, graduates who were born here, but pursuing their professions elsewhere, graduates of various schools, acad- emies and colleges, and other men of note. The different cler- gymen who have served the town, will receive attention in the chapter on churches.
RESIDENT PHYSICIANS.
DAVID PARKER, M. D., was born in Westford, Mass., March 18th, 1802, where his ancestors settled, before the incorporation of that town. There were three brothers who came from Europe, in the same ship. One settled at Lexington, from whom sprang Bishop Parker, and Captain John Parker, who was killed in the battle of Lexington, also Theodore Parker. Another settled in Reading, Mass., and the third in Westford, from whom have descended several lawyers and eminent judges, of our courts, besides many physicians. Dr. David Parker, a descendant of the latter, came to Gardner, October 23d, 1823, having spent three years, as a student, at Westford. He commenced
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the study of medicine with his brother Horace. He attended his first course of lectures at Pittsfield, the next year after coming to Gardner. He was afterwards a student in the office of Dr. Nathan Smith, of New Haven. In 1827, he attended a course of lectures at Castleton, Vt., at the close of which, he received the degree of M. D. He then returned to Gardner, where he practiced, with his brother, about nine months. In accordance with the advice of his brother, he then went to Bos- ton and was, for a time, in the office of Dr. George B. Doane, who was head surgeon of the American fleet, sent out against Algiers. While in Boston, he attended the lectures of Drs. John C. Warren, James Jackson and Walter Channing. While in Dr. Doane's office, whose kindly assistance and friendship he enjoyed, he was a constant visitor at the Massachusetts Gen- eral Hospital, where he was thrown into a dissecting class with Drs. Charles G. Jackson and Willard Parker, now the most eminent physician and surgeon in New York.
At the time Dr. Parker commenced the practice of medicine, in this town, the Massachusetts Statute, concerning physic and surgery, required that, " Every person, who has been licensed to practice physic or surgery, since the year one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, or who shall hereafter be so licensed, shall deposit a copy of his license with the clerk of the town, in which such licentiate may reside ; and the said clerk shall file in his office such copy, attested by him with his certificate there- on, of the time when the same was so deposited, for which he shall receive, from the licentiate, the sum of fifty cents." In accordance with this provision of the statute, Dr. Parker depos- ited the following diploma, which we have transcribed from the town records, as a matter of interest to practitioners of the present day :-
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PRÆSES ET PROFESSORES, ACADEMLE MEDICINE CASTLETONÆ IN Republia Viridimontana Lectoribus, Salutem:
Cum Dominus David Parker operam diligentem et assiduam studiis Medieinalibus atque Philosophicis ex præseripto hujusce Aeademæ dederit et a nobis petierit ut ipsum Titulo Medicina Doctoris ornaremus : Nos Præses et Professores, antedieti po- testate, a summo Reipublica Viridimontana imperio concessa eundum Dominum David Parker post approbatum examine ac- curato, in universa Medicina, eruditionem Medieinæ Doctorem rite et legitime creavimus et renuntiavimus eique tanquam vere idoneo omnia Jura, Honores et Privilegia contulimus, quæ Med- ieinæ Doctori, legibus aut consuetudine, eoncedi tribuique solent. Cujus rei quo major esset fides, Præsidis et Professorum Chiro- graphum et Academia Sigillum his literis patentibus, opponenda curavimus.
Datum Castletonæ die dessimo nono Mensis Decembri, Anno Domini millessimo octingentesimo vicesimo septimo annoque Reipublica America Septentrionalis foderatæ quinquagesimo secundo.
WILLIAM TULLY, Præses.
THEODORE WOODWARD, Academic Obstitis. WILLIAM TULLY, Theorice et Proses Medicina. Professor.
THEODORE WOODWARD, Chirugiw et Obstetrici, Professor. JONATHAN A. ALLEN, Materia Medica et Pharmaceuticis, Professor. ALDEN MARCH, Anatomicis et . Physiologic, Professor. LEWIS C. BECK, Chymice et Hystoria Naturalis, Professor. AMOS EATON, Philosophia Naturalis, Professor.
A true copy, attest,
LEVI HEYWOOD, Town Clerk.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
We, the subscribers, Censors of the First District of the Massachusetts Medical Society, duly appointed and authorized, have examined the letters testimonial of David Parker, M. D., of Gardner, in the County of Worcester, and having found them satisfactory, do hereby admit him to all the privileges of those who have been examined and approbated, by the Censors. Dated at Boston this 29th day of July, A. D., 1827.
JOHN DISWELL, M. D. RUFUS WYMAN, M. D. WALTER CHANNING, M. D. GEORGE HEYWOOD, M. D. ENOCH HALE, M. D.
By virtue of the power in mne vested, I have here unto affixed the Seal of the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Attest,
J. JACKSON, President.
GEORGE HEYWOOD, Recording Secretary. A true copy, attest,
LEVI HEYWOOD, Town Clerk.
It will be seen, by the above testimonials, that Dr. Parker commenced the practice of medicine, in this town, well qualified for his profession, and fully endorsed by the highest medical authority in the state. From that date to the present time, he has ever proved himself to be a wise, discreet, faithful and con- siderate family physician, not careful to consult his own ease or preference, by day or by night, when the welfare and comfort of his patients requires his presence, sympathy and medical skill, in their chambers of sickness and distress. Dr. Parker is still engaged in the practice of medicine, in this town, and although well advanced in years, evinces no disposition to remit the arduous duties of a life time, in the faithful performance of which, he has ever found delight and satisfaction. As a citizen he has readily and cheerfully performed the duties allotted him
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in the various positions he has filled. His aim seems ever to have been the promotion of the highest peace and welfare of the community in which he has resided for so many years, and from which he will be greatly missed and sincerely lamented when he has gone, especially by the poor, to whose call he has always cheerfully responded, even when
" Thick darkness broodeth o'er the earth,"
and others are enjoying
" Sleep, that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labors bath, Balm of hurt minds, great nature's second course, Chief nourisher in life's feast."
EDWARD J. SAWYER, M. D., was born August 3d, 1829, at West Haven, Rutland County, Vermont. He was educated at New London, New Hampshire, and Chester Academy, Vermont. He studied medicine with Dr. Lowell of Chester, Vt. He attended medical lectures at the Medical College in Castleton, Vermont, from which institution he received his medical degree, in June, 1853. He began the practice of medicine, in August, 1853, in Acworth, N. H., where he remained four years and a half. He then removed to Gardner, in January, 1858, where he has con- tinued in the practice of his profession, till the present time. Dr. Sawyer is a gentleman of culture and refinement, which, added to his medical skill, serve to render him a very affa- ble and much esteemed physician, whose courtesy, kindness and assiduous attention, are greatly appreciated by his patients.
R. FOSTER ANDREWS, M. D., was born in New Salem, March 31st, 1836. He is the son of Dr. Robert Andrews, formerly of New Salem, where for many years he practiced medieine, pre- vious to his removal to Orange, where he died in 1869. Dr. Andrews received his academical education at New Salem Acad- emy. While quite young, he pursued the study of medicine with his father. In 1854, he took a full course of medical lec- tures, at Dartmouth Medical College, Hanover, N. H. ; also, in 1855-6, a course of medical lectures at Harvard Medical Col-
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lege. In 1857, he took a third course of medical lectures, at Dartmouth, where he graduated November 11th, 1857. He practiced his profession a short time, at Erving and New Salem, Mass., Fletcher, Vt., and Woodstock, New Brunswick. Com- ing to Gardner in the spring of 1860, he established a drug store, in the West Village, in company with Mr. Joseph Hager. Sub- sequently he spent two winters in New York city, attending lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons and at the Medical College at Bellevue Hospital. He practiced medicine three years, in California, at Mendocino and Santa Cruz. He was also, a short time, in government employ, as surgeon, at Fort Bragg. Returning East, in 1869-70-71, he took three full courses of lectures, given to physicians only, by Prof. H. K. Storer, of Boston, on " The Surgical Diseases of Women." He also took a special course of instruction by Prof. H. R. Oliver on diseases of the throat. In 1866, he returned to Gardner, where, being unable to ride, he established the drug store now owned by Dr. James Emerson. He is a member of the Massa- chusetts Medical Society, of the American Medical Association, and corresponding member of the Gynecologycal Society of Bos- ton. It will be seen, from the above sketch, that Dr. Andrews has been thoroughly educated for his profession, having enjoyed the highest medical advantages, which have well fitted him for a very successful practice of his art.
GUY W. GARLAND, M. D., was born in East Plainville, N. H., December 11th, 1844. He entered the office of Dr. M. E. Thompson, as a student of medicine, in 1863, and graduated at the Medical University of Pennsylvania, April 30th, 1867. He began the practice of medicine, in Gardner in June, 1867. In connection with the practice of medicine, Dr. Garland conducts a drug store in the West Village. As an Eclectic physician, Dr. Garland possesses those qualifications, which make him very acceptable, to those who prefer this method of practice.
JAMES EMERSON, M. D., was born at Barnstead, N. H., June 30th, 1827. He fitted for college at Mount Vernon, N. H., and
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entered Dartmouth College, where he continued till sometime in the junior year, when he was compelled to relinquish his college course on account of impaired health. He then resumed the study of medicine, which he had begun previous to entering col- lege. He graduated at Dartmouth Medical School in 1857. He practiced medicine in New Hampshire till November, 1862; he then settled at Ashby, Mass., where he remained until Novem- ber. 1865, when he went to Minnesota for his health and remained in that state, for nearly two years. He came to Gardner, in March, 1868, where, for a time, he was engaged in the practice of his profession, but subsequently, and to the present time, has been engaged in the drug business, still practicing in his pro- fession as occasion offers. Dr. Emerson is a man of literary taste and culture, and of affable address. He has served, for several years with efficiency, upon the school board of this town, and has done very much to lift our public school system to higher levels.
PHYSICIANS FORMERLY RESIDENT HERE.
JOSEPH BOYDEN, M. D. This gentleman was probably the first physician in Gardner. Soon after the settlement of REV. JONATHAN OSGOOD, in 1791, Dr. Boyden left town. Mr. Os- good, as was not unfrequently the custom, in those days, united the medical with his clerical profession, thus making the longer continuance of Dr. Boyden, undesirable on his part. Mr. Osgood supplied the medical wants of the town for nearly thirty years. He was regularly qualified for the practice of medicine, having enjoyed the advantages of medical lectures and studies, and was an active, influential member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, in which he filled various offices.
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