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James Thacher (February 14, 1754 – May 26, 1844) was an American physician and writer, born in
The Online Books Page: James Thacher
James Thacher correspondence, 1781-1842 (inclusive). B MS c1. Boston Medical Library, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
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James Thacher (February 14, 1754 – May 26, 1844) was an American physician and writer, born in Barnstable, Massachusetts
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.
Biography
When Thacher was 16 he became an apprentice for Abner Hersey, a doctor from Barnstable, Massachusetts. From 1775 to 1783 he was a surgeon in theRevolution
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, in the Massachusetts 16th Regiment. Afterward, he practiced in Plymouth, Massachusetts until his death. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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in 1803.
He was married to Susannah Hayward of Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Bridgewater is a town located in Plymouth County, in the state of Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town's population was 28,633. Bridgewater is located approximately south of Boston and approximately 35 miles east ...
. They had six children. However, only two daughters lived into adulthood.
Thacher was stationed at West Point
The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ...
in 1780 and supported the execution by George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of ...
of the British spy John André.
Works
*''Military Journal during the American Revolutionary War'' (1823) *''Observations Relative to the Execution of Major John André as a Spy in 1780'' (1834) *''American New Dispensatory'' (1810; fourth edition, 1821) *''History of the town of Plymouth, from its first settlement in 1620, to the present time'' (1835) *''An Essay on Demonology, Ghosts and Apparitions, and Popular Superstitions'' ''Also, an Account of the Witchcraft Delusion at Salem'', (1692) *Several other books.See also
* Kosciuszko's GardenReferences
External links
The Online Books Page: James Thacher
James Thacher correspondence, 1781-1842 (inclusive). B MS c1. Boston Medical Library, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
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