Early History of the Medical Profession in Norfolk County, Mass.

In 1853, Dr. Ebenezer Alden addressed the Norfolk District Medical Society on The Early History of the Medical Profession in Norfolk County, Mass. That address was reprinted in a 48-page book which is presented here in fully text searchable form.   Dr. Alden recounts highlights of the training and careers of many early Norfolk county M.D.s. The book also contains a listing of the 101 members of the Norfolk District Medical Society at the time and includes deceased and retired members.  The Norfolk County towns mentioned in the book include: Bellingham, Braintree, Brookline, Canton, Dedham, Dorchester, Dover, Foxborough, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Milton, Needham, Quincy, Randolph, Roxbury, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, West Roxbury, Weymouth, and Wrentham.  In addition to the transcribed text, the scanned image of each page can also be viewed.

This book is available at the NEHGS Research Library, call number F72/N8/A43 1853.

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