At the age of 16 Dr. Brewster joined the army, and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis, Oct. 19, '81. He afterward studied medicine, came to Onondaga Valley in the spring of 1818, and became a member of the Onondaga County Med. Society in 1820.
He studied with his brother in Becket, Mass., beginning practice when 21 years old. In 1805 he went to Chatham, N. Y., having a fine practice there, and thence came to Onondaga. April 13, 1788, he married Lovisa Badger, born in Wilbraham, Mass., July 28, 1761.
He practiced medicine at Blandford, Massachusetts for 18 years, at Chatham, Columbia County, New York for 11 years and in the Onondaga Valley, New York for 34 years.
He served in the Revolutionary War and was present at the surrender of General Cornwallis. He received a commission as Brigade Surgeon from Samuel Adams, Governor of Massachusetts.
He studied with his brother in Becket, Mass., beginning practice when 21 years old. In 1805 he went to Chatham, N. Y., having a fine practice there, and thence came to Onondaga. April 13, 1788, he married Lovisa Badger, born in Wilbraham, Mass., July 28, 1761.
He practiced medicine at Blandford, Massachusetts for 18 years, at Chatham, Columbia County, New York for 11 years and in the Onondaga Valley, New York for 34 years.
He served in the Revolutionary War and was present at the surrender of General Cornwallis. He received a commission as Brigade Surgeon from Samuel Adams, Governor of Massachusetts.
At the age of 16 Dr. Brewster joined the army, and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis, Oct. 19, '81. He afterward studied medicine, came to Onondaga Valley in the spring of 1818, and became a member of the Onondaga County Med. Society in 1820.
He studied with his brother in Becket, Mass., beginning practice when 21 years old. In 1805 he went to Chatham, N. Y., having a fine practice there, and thence came to Onondaga. April 13, 1788, he married Lovisa Badger, born in Wilbraham, Mass., July 28, 1761.
He practiced medicine at Blandford, Massachusetts for 18 years, at Chatham, Columbia County, New York for 11 years and in the Onondaga Valley, New York for 34 years.
He served in the Revolutionary War and was present at the surrender of General Cornwallis. He received a commission as Brigade Surgeon from Samuel Adams, Governor of Massachusetts.
He studied with his brother in Becket, Mass., beginning practice when 21 years old. In 1805 he went to Chatham, N. Y., having a fine practice there, and thence came to Onondaga. April 13, 1788, he married Lovisa Badger, born in Wilbraham, Mass., July 28, 1761.
He practiced medicine at Blandford, Massachusetts for 18 years, at Chatham, Columbia County, New York for 11 years and in the Onondaga Valley, New York for 34 years.
He served in the Revolutionary War and was present at the surrender of General Cornwallis. He received a commission as Brigade Surgeon from Samuel Adams, Governor of Massachusetts.
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Sacred | To the Memory of | J. W. Brewster M. D. | who departed this life | in the hope of a glorious | immortality, Sept. 6, 1849. | Born at Lebanon Ct. | Feb. 23, 1764. | Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection. |
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