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toward them, one ball cut off a part of one of my ear-locks, which was then pinned up. Another ball passed between my arm and my body, and just marked my clothes. The first fire of the British was regular; after that, they fired promiscuously. As we retreated, one of our company, Benjamin Sampson, I believe, who was running with me, turned his piece and fired. When I fired, I perfectly well recol- lect of taking aim at the regulars. The smoke, however, prevented my being able to see many of them. The balls flew so thick, I thought there was no chance for escape, and that I might as well fire my gun as stand still and do nothing. I am confident, that it was the determination of most of our company, in case they were fired upon, to return the fire. I did not hear Capt. Parker's orders to his company to disperse. When the British came up in front of the meeting-house, Joshua Simonds was in the upper gallery, an open cask of powder standing near him, and he afterward told me, that he cocked his gun and placed the muzzle of it close to the cask of powder, and determined to "touch it off," in case the troops had come into the gallery. After our company had all dispersed, and the British had done firing, they gave three cheers. After they had marched off for Concord, we took two prisoners, who were con- siderably in the rear of the main body. I carried their arms into Buckman's tavern, and they were taken by some of our men, who had none of their own. I believed, at the time, that some of our shots must have done execution. I was afterward confirmed in this opinion, by the observations of some prisoners, whom we took in the afternoon, who stated, that one of their soldiers was wounded in the thigh, and that another received a shot through his hand.
EBENEZER MUNROE.
MIDDLESEX, Ss. 2d April, 1825. - Then personally appeared the aforesaid Ebenezer Munroe, and made oath to the truth of the afore- going statement, before me,
STEPHEN PATCH, Justice Peace.
No. 5
I, WILLIAM TIDD, of Lexington, in the county of Middlesex, do testify and declare, that I was a lieutenant in the company of Lexington militia, commanded by Capt. John Parker, in the year 1775; that, previous to the 19th of April of that year, it was ex- pected the British would soon commence hostilities upon the then Provincials; that said company frequently met for exercise, the better to be prepared for defence; that, on the evening previous to the 19th, a number of the militia met at my house for the above purpose; that, about two o'clock on the morning of the 19th, I was notified, that, the evening previous, several of the British officers had been discovered riding up and down the road leading to Con-
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cord; that they had detained and insulted the passing inhabitants; and that a body of the regulars were then on the march from Boston towards Lexington; - I then immediately repaired to the parade ground of said company, where, after its assemblage and roll call, we were dismissed by Capt. Parker, with orders to assemble at the beat of the drum; - that, at about five o'clock of said morning, intelligence was received, that the British were within a short dis- tance; and, on the beat to arms, I immediately repaired to where our company were fast assembling; that when about sixty or seventy . of them had taken post, the British had arrived within sight, and were advancing on a quick march towards us, when I distinctly heard one of their officers say, "Lay down your arms and disperse, ye rebels!" They then fired upon us. I then retreated up the north road, and was pursued about thirty rods by an officer on horse- back, (supposed to be Maj. Pitcairn,) calling out to me, "Damn you, stop, or you are a dead man!" - I found I could not escape him, unless I left the road. Therefore I sprang over a pair of bars, made a stand, and discharged my gun at him; upon which he im- mediately returned to the main body, which shortly after took up their march for Concord.
WILLIAM TIDD.
MIDDLESEX, SS. December 29, 1824. - William Tidd, aforemen- tioned, personally made oath to the truth of the foregoing declar- ation, by him subscribed, before,
NATHAN CHANDLER, Justice of the Peace.
No. 6
I, NATHAN MUNROE, of Lexington, in the county of Middlesex and state of Massachusetts, do testify and say, that I was enrolled as a soldier in the company commanded by Capt. John Parker of said Lexington, in the year 1775; and, knowing that several British officers went up the road towards Concord in the evening of the 18th of April of said year, I, with Benjamin Tidd, at the request of my captain, went to Bedford in the evening, and notified the in- habitants through the town, to the great road at Merriam's Corner, so called, in Concord, and then returned to Lexington. When ar- rived at the common, the bell was ringing, and the company col- lecting. I immediately got my arms and went to the parade. Capt. Parker gave orders to us to load our guns, but not to fire, unless we were fired upon first. About five o'clock in the morning, the British made their appearance at the east end of the meeting-house, near where our men were, and immediately commenced firing on us. I got over the wall into Buckman's land, about six rods from the British, and then turned and fired at them. About the middle of the forenoon, Capt. Parker, having collected part of his company,
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marched them towards Concord, I being with them. We met the regulars in the bounds of Lincoln, about noon, retreating towards Boston. We fired on them, and continued so to do until they met their reinforcement in Lexington.
NATHAN MUNROE.
MIDDLESEX, SS. LEXINGTON, December 22, 1824. - Then the above-named Nathan Munroe made oath to the above, and sub- scribed his name to the same, before me,
AMOS MUZZY, Justice of the Peace.
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I, AMOS LOCK, of Lexington, in the county of Middlesex, testify and declare, that, between two and three o'clock on the morning of April the 19th, 1775, I heard the bell ring, which I considered as an alarm, in consequence of a report, that, John Hancock and Samuel Adams were at the house of the Rev. Jonas Clarke, and that it was expected, the British would attempt to take them. There- fore Ebenezer Lock and myself, both being armed, repaired, with all possible speed, to the meeting-house. On our arrival, we found the militia were collecting; but, shortly after, some person came up the road with a report, that there were not any regulars between Bos- ton and Lexington. Consequently we concluded to return to our families. We had not proceeded far, before we heard a firing; upon which we immediately returned, coming up towards the easterly side of the common, where, under the cover of a wall, about twenty rods distant from the common, where the British then were, we found Asahel Porter, of Woburn, shot through the body; upon which Ebenezer Lock took aim, and discharged his gun at the Brit- ons, who were then but about twenty rods from us. We then fell back a short distance, and the enemy, soon after, commenced their march for Concord.
AMOS LOCK.
MIDDLESEX, Ss. December 29, 1824. - Then the above-named Amos Lock personally appeared, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit, by him subscribed, before me,
NATHAN CHANDLER, Justice of the Peace.
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I, JOSEPH'UNDERWOOD, of Lexington, in the seventy-sixth year of my age, on oath do testify, that, on the evening of the 18th April, 1775, in consequence of a report, that some British officers had passed through town toward Concord, about forty of the militia company assembled, early in the evening, at Buckman's tavern, near the meeting-house, for the purpose of consulting what meas-
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ures should be adopted. It was concluded to send persons toward Concord to watch the motions of the British officers; and others towards Boston, to ascertain if there were any movements of the British troops. A guard was stationed at the house of the Rev. Mr. Clarke, for the purpose of protecting Hancock and Adams, who were then residing at Mr. Clarke's. The first certain information we had of the approach of the British troops, was given by Thaddeus Bow- man, between four and five o'clock on the morning of the 19th, when Capt. Parker's company were summoned by the beat of the drum, and the line formed. When the regulars had arrived within about one hundred rods of our line, they charged their pieces, and then moved toward us at a quick step. Some of our men, on seeing them, proposed to quit the field, but Capt. Parker gave orders for every man to stand his ground, and said he would order the first man shot, that offered to leave his post. I stood very near Capt. Parker, when the regulars came up, and am confident he did not order his men to disperse, till the British troops had fired upon us the second time.
JOSEPH UNDERWOOD.
MIDDLESEX, Ss. 7 March, 1825. - Then personally appeared the said Joseph Underwood, and made oath to the within statements by him subscribed, before me,
AMOS MUZZY, Justice of Peace.
No. 9
I, ABIJAH HARRINGTON, one of the representatives to the General Court from the town of Lexington, on oath do testify, that, in April, 1775, I lived about a mile and a quarter below the meeting- house in Lexington. After hearing the firing, on the morning of the 19th, and not getting any certain information whether the British had killed any of our men, I went up to the meeting-house, soon after the regulars had marched off for Concord, and, at the distance of about ten or twelve rods below the meeting-house, where I was told the main body of their troops stood, when they were fired upon by our militia, I distinctly saw blood on the ground, in the road, and, the ground being a little descending, the blood had run along the road about six or eight feet. A day or two after the 19th, I was telling Solomon Brown of the circumstance of my having seen blood in the road, and where it was. He then stated to me, that he fired in that direction, and the road was then full of regulars, and he thought he must have hit some of them.
I further testify, that I have heard the late Deacon Benjamin Brown repeatedly say, that he took a British soldier prisoner, on the morning of the 19th, a few rods below the meeting-house, im-
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mediately after the regulars left the common for Concord, and took his gun from him.
ABIJAH HARRINGTON.
MIDDLESEX, SS. 4th April, 1825. - Then personally appeared the aforesaid Abijah Harrington, and made oath to the aforegoing affidavit, before me.
AMOS MUZZY, Justice of Peace.
No. 10
I, JAMES REED, of Burlington, in the county of Middlesex and commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and declare, that, soon after the British troops had fired upon the militia at Lexing- ton, on the morning of the 19th of April, 1775, and had taken up their march towards Concord, I arrived at the common, near the meeting-house, where I found several of the militia dead, and others wounded. I also saw a British soldier march up the road, near said meeting-house, and Joshua Reed of Woburn met him, and de- manded him to surrender. He then took his arms and equipments from him, and I took charge of him, and took him to my house, then in Woburn Precinct. I also testify, that E. Welsh brought to my house, soon after I returned home with my prisoner, two more of said British troops; and two more were immediately brought, and I suppose, by John Munroe and Thomas R. Willard of Lexington; and I am confident, that one more was brought, but by whom, I don't now recollect. All the above prisoners were taken at Lexing- ton immediately after the main body had left the common, and were conveyed to my house early in the morning; and I took charge of them. In the afternoon five or six more of said British troops, that were taken prisoners in the afternoon, when on the retreat from Concord, were brought to my house and put under my care. Towards evening, it was thought best to remove them from my house. I, with the assistance of some others, marched them to one Johnson's in Woburn Precinct, and there kept a guard over them during the night. The next morning, we marched them to Bille- rica; but the people were so alarmed, and not willing to have them left there, we then took them to Chelmsford, and there the people were much frightened; but the Committee of Safety consented to have them left, provided, that we would leave a guard. Accord- ingly, some of our men agreed to stay.
JAMES REED.
MIDDLESEX, Ss. January 19, 1825. - Then the within-named James Reed subscribed and swore to the aforenamed statement, before
AMOS MUZZY, Justice of Peace.
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INSCRIPTIONS ON ALL THE HISTORIC TABLETS IN THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON 1
On the Stone Pulpit on the Common
SITE OF THE FIRST THREE MEETING HOUSES IN LEXINGTON
I. BUILT 1692 WHEN THE TOWN WAS A PARISH OF CAMBRIDGE.
II. BUILT 1713 ON THE INCORPORATION OF LEXINGTON.
III. BUILT 1794. BURNED 1846. THIS SPOT IS THUS IDENTIFIED WITH THE TOWN'S HISTORY FOR 150 YEARS.
PASTORATES
BENJAMIN ESTABROOK . 1692-1697
JOHN HANCOCK . 1698-1752
JONAS CLARKE 1755-1805
AVERY WILLIAMS 1807-1815
CHARLES BRIGGS 1819-1835
WILLIAM G. SWETT
1836-1839
JASON WHITMAN
1845-1846
Tablets on Houses facing the Common
HOUSE BUILT 1690 KNOWN AS THE BUCKMAN TAVERN A RENDEZVOUS OF THE MINUTE MEN A MARK FOR BRITISH BULLETS APRIL 19 1775
HOUSE OF JONATHAN HARRINGTON WHO WOUNDED ON THE COMMON APRIL 19 1775 DRAGGED HIMSELF TO THE DOOR AND DIED AT HIS WIFE'S FEET
HOUSE OF
MARRETT AND NATHAN MUNROE BUILT 1729
A WITNESS OF THE BATTLE
BIRTHPLACE OF DELIVERANCE MUNROE DAUGHTER OF MARRETT AND DELIVERANCE MUNROE AND WIFE OF ENSIGN JOHN WINSHIP THIS TABLET PLACED BY DELIVERANCE MUNROE CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION MARCH 1900
On the Boulder
LINE OF THE MINUTE MEN APRIL 19 1775
STAND YOUR GROUND DON'T FIRE UNLESS FIRED UPON BUT IF THEY MEAN TO HAVE A WAR LET IT BEGIN HERE - Captain Parker
On the Common
THE SITE OF THE BELFRY FROM WHICH THE ALARM WAS RUNG APRIL 19, 1775 THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED BY THE LEXINGTON CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Tablet on the Old Belfry
THIS BELFRY WAS ERECTED ON THIS HILL IN 1761 AND REMOVED TO THE COMMON IN 1768. IN IT WAS HUNG THE BELL WHICH RANG OUT THE ALARM ON THE 19TH OF APRIL 1775
IN 1797 IT WAS REMOVED TO THE PARKER HOME- STEAD IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE TOWN IN 1891 IT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THIS SPOT BY THE LEXINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1 Taken from Lexington : A Handbook, by Fred S. Piper, 1904. Ed.
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Tablets on Hancock Street
BUILT 1698 ENLARGED 1734 RESIDENCE OF REV. JOHN HANCOCK 55 YEARS AND OF HIS SUCCESSOR REV. JONAS CLARKE 50 YEARS HERE SAMUEL ADAMS AND JOHN HANCOCK WERE SLEEPING WHEN AROUSED BY PAUL REVERE APRIL 19 1775
BUILT 1732
HOUSE OF DR. JOSEPH FISK
WHO ATTENDED THE WOUNDED APRIL 19 1775 AND SERVED IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY
AS SURGEON THROUGHOUT THE WAR
Stone Tablets on the Concord Road
AT THIS WELL APRIL 19 1775 JAMES HAYWARD OF ACTON MET A BRITISH SOLDIER WHO RAISING HIS GUN SAID YOU ARE A DEAD MAN AND SO ARE YOU REPLIED HAYWARD BOTH FIRED THE SOLDIER WAS INSTANTLY KILLED AND HAYWARD MORTALLY WOUNDED
THIS BLUFF WAS USED AS A RALLYING POINT BY THE BRITISH APRIL 19 1775
AFTER A SHARP FIGHT THEY RETREATED TO FISKE HILL FROM WHICH THEY WERE DRIVEN IN GREAT CONFUSION
Stone Cannon on the Grounds of the High School
NEAR THIS SPOT EARL PERCY WITH REENFORCEMENTS PLANTED A FIELDPIECE TO COVER THE RETREAT OF THE BRITISH TROOPS APRIL 19 1775
Massachusetts Avenue
ON THE HILL TO THE SOUTH WAS PLANTED ONE OF THE BRITISH FIELDPIECES APRIL 19 1775 TO COMMAND THE VILLAGE AND ITS APPROACHES AND NEAR THIS PLACE SEVERAL BUILDINGS WERE BURNED
EARL PERCY'S HEADQUARTERS AND HOSPITAL APRIL 19 1775 THE MUNROE TAVERN BUILT 1695
Woburn Street
HOUSE OF BENJAMIN MERRIAM ONE OF THE MINUTE MEN WHOSE FAMILY YLED ON THE APPROACH OF THE BRITISH WHO PILLAGED THE HOUSE APRIL 19 1775
East Lexington
HOME OF JONATHAN HARRINGTON THE LAST
SURVIVOR OF THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON
BORN JULY 8 1758
DIED MARCH 27 1854
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PHYSICIANS WHO HAVE LIVED AND PRACTISED MEDICINE IN LEXINGTON 1
ROBERT4 FISKE was born at Lexington March 8, 1689; died at Lexington April 18, 1752, son of David and Sarah.
He married at Woburn, May 26, 1718, Mary Stimpson, of Reading. They had nine children, of whom Robert, the third, and Joseph, the fifth, became physicians in Lexington. He re- sided on Hancock Street, now No. 63, and is buried in Old Ceme- tery, Lexington. His inventory shows a library consisting of "General Practice of Physic," "English Dispensatory," and "The Structure and Condition of Bones."
JOSEPH5 FISKE was born at Lexington October 13, 1726; died at Lexington January 8, 1808, son of Dr. Robert4 and Mary (Stimp- son).
He married at Lexington, December 12, 1751, Hepsibah Ray- mond, daughter of Jonathan. They had three children. He prac- tised medicine in Lexington from 1751 to 1808, residing on Hancock Street, where his father had lived. He is buried in the Old Cemetery, but has no gravestone. He was in active practice at the time of the Battle of Lexington, and cared for the wounded, assisted by his son Joseph.
ROBERT" FISKE was born at Lexington January 23, 1722; died about 1762. Son of Robert4 and Mary (Stimpson).
He married, first, Mrs. Abigail Glover; secondly, Betty Wilson (intention Woburn July 27, 1748). He appears to have wandered about considerably, and came from Woburn to Lexington only a year or two before he died. He was in the French War of 1760, and was taxed in Woburn from 1752 to 1762.
JOSEPH6 FISKE was born at Lexington December 25, 1752; died at Lexington September 27, 1837, son of Joseph5 and Hepsibah (Raymond).
He married at Lexington, July 31, 1794, Elizabeth Stone, daughter of Jonas. He studied medicine with his father and Dr. John Warren, and surgery with Dr. J. C. Warren; established his residence on Hancock Street, now No. 63, and practised medicine from 1773 or 1774 to 1837. He was a member of Captain Parker's company of Minute-Men, assisted his father in caring for the wounded April 19, 1775, and was later in the Continental Army. He was Second-Lieutenant June 1 to December 3, 1776; Surgeon's Mate June 1, 1777, and Surgeon April 17, 1779, to close of the
1 Compiled by Dr. Fred S. Piper, of the Committee. Ed.
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war. He was present at the surrenders of both Burgoyne and Cornwallis. He was an original member of the Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati and of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Buried in the Old Cemetery, Lexington. (See illustrations.)
DAVID6 FISKE was born at Lexington November 23, 1760; died at Lexington November 20, 1803, son of Robert5 and Betty (Wil- son).
He married (probably at Lexington), August 9, 1754, Abigail Harrington, daughter of Robert. He resided at the corner of Bedford Street and Elm Avenue, where he purchased the house and land of Mrs. Ruth Harrington in 1777. He probably prac- tised medicine in Lexington about twenty-five years. He was buried with Masonic honors, probably in the Old Cemetery, but has no gravestone.
THOMAS5 WHITCOMB was born at Lancaster, Massachusetts, in 1774, son of Asa and Betty (Sawyer) ; died in Lexington March 3, 1829 (G. S.). (V. S. give date of death as March 26, 1829.) Buried in Old Cemetery.
His father was one of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of Lancaster, representing the town in the General Court for eight successive years from 1766 to 1774, and held a commis- sion of Colonel in the Revolution.1 He married at Lexington, June 7, 1810, Mrs. Hannah Chandler, widow of Joseph and daughter of John Bridge. They had one child, Elizabeth Bridge, who married N. H. Gerry.2 Dr. Whitcomb resided on Lincoln Street, on the estate now known as Vine Brook Farm or Esta- brook and Blodgett Farm. He bought the Dr. David Fiske residence, now No. 8 Elm Avenue, but probably never lived there.
In a letter dated May 27, 1886, Rev. Artemas B. Muzzey says of Dr. Whitcomb: "I remember him well (1812-15) ... He was tall and slender, had large, dark, and piercing eyes: looked like one who felt he was born to command. Ambition was written on every feature and movement. He was orderly sergeant in the Lexington Artillery Company. ... In February, 1815, when the news of peace between England and our country reached Lexington, although the snow was deep, her two field-pieces were dragged through its depths and placed in front of the meeting- house, and Dr. Whitcomb commanded their discharge."
He practised in Lexington about twenty-five years, and was a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society from 1817 to 1829.
1 See Sparks's Life of Washington, pp. 160-61; and Whitcomb Genealogy, 1904, by Charlotte Whitcomb. Ed.
2 See Genealogy, Vol. II. Ed.
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STILLMAN7 SPAULDING was born at Chelmsford August 17, 1788; died at Lexington May 28, 1860; son of Job and Sarah (Proctor).
He married, at Chelmsford, May 13, 1819, Lucy Butterfield, daughter of John and Rebecca (Kendall). They had five children. He received the degree of A.B. from Harvard in 1798, and of M.D. from Middlebury College in 1810. He was a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, of Hiram Lodge, A. F. and A.M. and of the First Church in Lexington. He located in Lexington in 1811, and for a time lived at Buckman Tavern, but later he resided at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Clarke Street. Buried in Cemetery opposite Bloomfield Street. (See Proc. Lex. Hist. Soc., Vol. III, p. 19. See also illustrations.)
JOHN NELSON was born at Milford, September 8, 1790; died in Woburn March 21, 1864.
He married Lucinda Parkhurst of Milford. Their adopted daughter, Catharine, married John Viles, 1845. He studied medi- cine with Dr. Thurber of Mendon and began practice in Car- lisle in 1816. He moved from Carlisle to Lexington in 1835, and from Lexington to Woburn in 1846. While in Lexington, he lived where the Russell House now stands, 347 Massachusetts Avenue. He was a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society from 1826 to 1855. He was Trial Justice in Woburn, and for a time held a position in the Custom-House, Boston.
WILLIAM JACKSON6 CURRIER was born at Bow, New Hampshire, February 21, 1815; died at Lexington October 27, 1884; son of Jonathan and Cynthia (Whitney).
He married at Lexington, January 23, 1845, Susan Butter- field Spaulding, daughter of Dr. Stillman Spaulding. They had two children, Charles, who died in 1870, and William B. He re- ceived the degree of M.D. from Berkshire Medical Institute in 1839, and located in Lexington in 1840, where he spent the re- mainder of his life. He located first in the East Village, now No. 153 Massachusetts Avenue, but removed to the Centre, now 416 Massachusetts Avenue, and later to the house on Muzzey Street, corner of Raymond Street. Dr. Currier's sympathy, honesty, and professional skill commanded the enduring respect and affec- tion of his fellow-citizens to an unusual degree. He was a mem- ber of the Massachusetts Medical Society from 1843 to 1882. Buried in Cemetery opposite Bloomfield Street. (See illustra- tions.)
HOWLAND4 HOLMES was born in Halifax, Massachusetts, January 16, 1815; died in his carriage at Arlington November 16, 1893; son of Howland and Huldah (Copeland).
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He married at Albany, New York, August 28, 1849, Sarah Maria Wellington Cotting, of Arlington, daughter of William. He was educated at Bridgewater and Phillips Exeter Academies, Harvard A.B. 1843, Harvard A.M. 1846, Harvard M.D. 1848, and L'École de Médecine, Paris. He was a member of the First Church, Lexington, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Farmers' Club of Lexington, and the Massachusetts Medical Society. He was Justice of the Peace for twenty-five years, and member of the School Committee. He practised medi- cine for forty-two years, having settled in Lexington in 1851. His last residence was Massachusetts Avenue, corner of Waltham Street. Buried in Cemetery opposite Bloomfield Street. (See illustrations.)
JOHN PRESTON SUTHERLAND was born at Charlestown February 9, 1854, son of John and Mary (Ross).
He married at Boston, March 10, 1879, Evelyn Greenleaf Baker, daughter of James. He received the degree of M.D. from Boston University School of Medicine in 1879. He located in Lexington in 1879, and removed to Concord in 1880. He was Professor of Anatomy in Boston University School of Medicine, for nearly twenty years, and since 1908 has been Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine. He has been Dean of Boston University School of Medicine the past dozen years. As a phy- sician and scientist, he has an international reputation. He is a member of the Massachusetts Homoeopathic Medical Society, the American Institute of Homoeopathy, and is Secretary of the International Homœopathic Congress.
SETH 2 SALTMARSH was born at Salem November 14, 1811; died at Lexington, February 8, 1897; son of Seth and Anna (Andrews).
He married at Philadelphia, Mary Henrietta Sandford, daugh- ter of Isaac. He received the degree of M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1837. He studied at Harvard Divinity School and was ordained a Unitarian clergyman at Windsor, Vermont, in 1848. He held several pastorates covering about twenty-five years. He located in Lexington in 1880, and practised medicine the remainder of his life; with office at 464 Massachusetts Avenue. He was a member of the Massachusetts Homoeopathic Medical Society. (See illustrations.)
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