From:
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters, New England, 1878
The Hon. Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff, A.M., M.D., a resident member, was born in Boston, Mass., June 29, 1810; and died in that city. Oct. 17, 1874, aged 64. He was a descendant in the sixth generation from William1 Shurtleff, of Plymouth and Marshfield, who was killed by lightning, June 23, 1666 ; through Abiel,* by wife Lydia Barnes ; Benjamin,3 by wife Susannah Cushman ; Benjamin,* by wife Abigail Atwood; and Benjamin,' MI', of Boston, his father. His mother's maiden name was Sally Shaw.
His early education was obtained at the public schools of Boston, after which he spent two years at the Round Hill School in Northampton, Mass., under the care of the late Joseph G. Cogswell, LL D., the first librarian of the Astor Library, and the Hon. George Bancroft, the historian, lie entered Harvard College in 1827, and graduated in 1831. He then entered the Medical School of that college, from which he graduated in 1834 with the degree of M.D. He commenced the practice of his profession in Boston, and on the death of his father in 1847, succeeded to his extensive practice. On the reorganization of the board of overseers of Harvard University in 1852, he was elected a member of that board, and on the 9th of February, 1854, he was chosen its secretary, which office he held till his death. In 1853 he was appointed by the secretary of state to take charge of printing the Massachusetts Colony Records, and in 1855 of the New Plymouth Colony Records. This position he held till 1858, when David Pulsifer, A.M., was appointed to succeed him. He was mayor of Boston for three years, 1868, 1869 and 1870.
On the 26th of February, 1845, he was admitted a resident member of the New England Historic, Genealogical Society, in which he held the office of corresponding secretary for the year 1850, and that of vice-president for 1831 and 1852. He also served on the publishing committee three years, 1847, 1848 and 1850, and edited the second, third and fourth numbers of the fourth volume of the Register. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the American Antiquarian Society, the American Statistical Association, and other historical, literary and scientific societies.
In 1848 he issued the first edition of his " Perpetual Calendar," a valuable aid for antiquaries, the second edition of which was printed in 1851. In 1850 appeared his " Thunder and Lightning and Deaths in Marshfield ;" in 1856, his " Decimal System for Libraries ; " and, in 1871, his " Historical and Topographical Description of Boston " (ante, xxv. 804). Two of bis articles in the Register were reprinted in pamphlet form, viz., " Passengers of the Mayflower," 1849, and " Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Thomas Leverett," 1850.
He married. July 18, 1836, Sarah Eliza, daughter of Hiram Smith, of Boston, who survives him, by whom he had six children, three of whom died in infancy. His eldest son, Capt. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, was killed August 9, 1862, at the battle of Cedar Mountain (ante, xvii. 80). Another son, Hiram S. Shurtleff, is a lawyer in Boston.
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters, New England, 1878
The Hon. Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff, A.M., M.D., a resident member, was born in Boston, Mass., June 29, 1810; and died in that city. Oct. 17, 1874, aged 64. He was a descendant in the sixth generation from William1 Shurtleff, of Plymouth and Marshfield, who was killed by lightning, June 23, 1666 ; through Abiel,* by wife Lydia Barnes ; Benjamin,3 by wife Susannah Cushman ; Benjamin,* by wife Abigail Atwood; and Benjamin,' MI', of Boston, his father. His mother's maiden name was Sally Shaw.
His early education was obtained at the public schools of Boston, after which he spent two years at the Round Hill School in Northampton, Mass., under the care of the late Joseph G. Cogswell, LL D., the first librarian of the Astor Library, and the Hon. George Bancroft, the historian, lie entered Harvard College in 1827, and graduated in 1831. He then entered the Medical School of that college, from which he graduated in 1834 with the degree of M.D. He commenced the practice of his profession in Boston, and on the death of his father in 1847, succeeded to his extensive practice. On the reorganization of the board of overseers of Harvard University in 1852, he was elected a member of that board, and on the 9th of February, 1854, he was chosen its secretary, which office he held till his death. In 1853 he was appointed by the secretary of state to take charge of printing the Massachusetts Colony Records, and in 1855 of the New Plymouth Colony Records. This position he held till 1858, when David Pulsifer, A.M., was appointed to succeed him. He was mayor of Boston for three years, 1868, 1869 and 1870.
On the 26th of February, 1845, he was admitted a resident member of the New England Historic, Genealogical Society, in which he held the office of corresponding secretary for the year 1850, and that of vice-president for 1831 and 1852. He also served on the publishing committee three years, 1847, 1848 and 1850, and edited the second, third and fourth numbers of the fourth volume of the Register. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the American Antiquarian Society, the American Statistical Association, and other historical, literary and scientific societies.
In 1848 he issued the first edition of his " Perpetual Calendar," a valuable aid for antiquaries, the second edition of which was printed in 1851. In 1850 appeared his " Thunder and Lightning and Deaths in Marshfield ;" in 1856, his " Decimal System for Libraries ; " and, in 1871, his " Historical and Topographical Description of Boston " (ante, xxv. 804). Two of bis articles in the Register were reprinted in pamphlet form, viz., " Passengers of the Mayflower," 1849, and " Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Thomas Leverett," 1850.
He married. July 18, 1836, Sarah Eliza, daughter of Hiram Smith, of Boston, who survives him, by whom he had six children, three of whom died in infancy. His eldest son, Capt. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, was killed August 9, 1862, at the battle of Cedar Mountain (ante, xvii. 80). Another son, Hiram S. Shurtleff, is a lawyer in Boston.
From:
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters, New England, 1878
The Hon. Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff, A.M., M.D., a resident member, was born in Boston, Mass., June 29, 1810; and died in that city. Oct. 17, 1874, aged 64. He was a descendant in the sixth generation from William1 Shurtleff, of Plymouth and Marshfield, who was killed by lightning, June 23, 1666 ; through Abiel,* by wife Lydia Barnes ; Benjamin,3 by wife Susannah Cushman ; Benjamin,* by wife Abigail Atwood; and Benjamin,' MI', of Boston, his father. His mother's maiden name was Sally Shaw.
His early education was obtained at the public schools of Boston, after which he spent two years at the Round Hill School in Northampton, Mass., under the care of the late Joseph G. Cogswell, LL D., the first librarian of the Astor Library, and the Hon. George Bancroft, the historian, lie entered Harvard College in 1827, and graduated in 1831. He then entered the Medical School of that college, from which he graduated in 1834 with the degree of M.D. He commenced the practice of his profession in Boston, and on the death of his father in 1847, succeeded to his extensive practice. On the reorganization of the board of overseers of Harvard University in 1852, he was elected a member of that board, and on the 9th of February, 1854, he was chosen its secretary, which office he held till his death. In 1853 he was appointed by the secretary of state to take charge of printing the Massachusetts Colony Records, and in 1855 of the New Plymouth Colony Records. This position he held till 1858, when David Pulsifer, A.M., was appointed to succeed him. He was mayor of Boston for three years, 1868, 1869 and 1870.
On the 26th of February, 1845, he was admitted a resident member of the New England Historic, Genealogical Society, in which he held the office of corresponding secretary for the year 1850, and that of vice-president for 1831 and 1852. He also served on the publishing committee three years, 1847, 1848 and 1850, and edited the second, third and fourth numbers of the fourth volume of the Register. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the American Antiquarian Society, the American Statistical Association, and other historical, literary and scientific societies.
In 1848 he issued the first edition of his " Perpetual Calendar," a valuable aid for antiquaries, the second edition of which was printed in 1851. In 1850 appeared his " Thunder and Lightning and Deaths in Marshfield ;" in 1856, his " Decimal System for Libraries ; " and, in 1871, his " Historical and Topographical Description of Boston " (ante, xxv. 804). Two of bis articles in the Register were reprinted in pamphlet form, viz., " Passengers of the Mayflower," 1849, and " Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Thomas Leverett," 1850.
He married. July 18, 1836, Sarah Eliza, daughter of Hiram Smith, of Boston, who survives him, by whom he had six children, three of whom died in infancy. His eldest son, Capt. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, was killed August 9, 1862, at the battle of Cedar Mountain (ante, xvii. 80). Another son, Hiram S. Shurtleff, is a lawyer in Boston.
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters, New England, 1878
The Hon. Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff, A.M., M.D., a resident member, was born in Boston, Mass., June 29, 1810; and died in that city. Oct. 17, 1874, aged 64. He was a descendant in the sixth generation from William1 Shurtleff, of Plymouth and Marshfield, who was killed by lightning, June 23, 1666 ; through Abiel,* by wife Lydia Barnes ; Benjamin,3 by wife Susannah Cushman ; Benjamin,* by wife Abigail Atwood; and Benjamin,' MI', of Boston, his father. His mother's maiden name was Sally Shaw.
His early education was obtained at the public schools of Boston, after which he spent two years at the Round Hill School in Northampton, Mass., under the care of the late Joseph G. Cogswell, LL D., the first librarian of the Astor Library, and the Hon. George Bancroft, the historian, lie entered Harvard College in 1827, and graduated in 1831. He then entered the Medical School of that college, from which he graduated in 1834 with the degree of M.D. He commenced the practice of his profession in Boston, and on the death of his father in 1847, succeeded to his extensive practice. On the reorganization of the board of overseers of Harvard University in 1852, he was elected a member of that board, and on the 9th of February, 1854, he was chosen its secretary, which office he held till his death. In 1853 he was appointed by the secretary of state to take charge of printing the Massachusetts Colony Records, and in 1855 of the New Plymouth Colony Records. This position he held till 1858, when David Pulsifer, A.M., was appointed to succeed him. He was mayor of Boston for three years, 1868, 1869 and 1870.
On the 26th of February, 1845, he was admitted a resident member of the New England Historic, Genealogical Society, in which he held the office of corresponding secretary for the year 1850, and that of vice-president for 1831 and 1852. He also served on the publishing committee three years, 1847, 1848 and 1850, and edited the second, third and fourth numbers of the fourth volume of the Register. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, the American Antiquarian Society, the American Statistical Association, and other historical, literary and scientific societies.
In 1848 he issued the first edition of his " Perpetual Calendar," a valuable aid for antiquaries, the second edition of which was printed in 1851. In 1850 appeared his " Thunder and Lightning and Deaths in Marshfield ;" in 1856, his " Decimal System for Libraries ; " and, in 1871, his " Historical and Topographical Description of Boston " (ante, xxv. 804). Two of bis articles in the Register were reprinted in pamphlet form, viz., " Passengers of the Mayflower," 1849, and " Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Thomas Leverett," 1850.
He married. July 18, 1836, Sarah Eliza, daughter of Hiram Smith, of Boston, who survives him, by whom he had six children, three of whom died in infancy. His eldest son, Capt. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, was killed August 9, 1862, at the battle of Cedar Mountain (ante, xvii. 80). Another son, Hiram S. Shurtleff, is a lawyer in Boston.
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Mayor of Boston for three terms (1868-1870).
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