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in Danvers, January 4, 1887. He was born in Bradford, 

 Mass., May 12, 1827, attended the public schools of 

 Bradford and Andover, and taught school for some time 

 in his early manhood in several towns of New Hampshire. 

 Subsequently he studied medicine with Dr. Fowler of 

 Bristol, N. H., and supplemented his study by a course at 

 the Harvard Medical School from which he graduated in 

 1857. He came at once to Danvers to begin practice, and 

 for nearly thirty years he discharged all the duties of his 

 profession and was active in the public affairs of the town of 

 his adoption. He was a typical country physician, of fine 

 face and figure, cheerful, jovial, known to and knowing 

 everybody, and mixing as much inspiring courage as med- 

 icine in his sick-room prescriptions. He served a number 

 of years on the school committee. He was appointed by 

 Gov. Andrew to be examining surgeon for recruits in 

 1861. In 1870 he was appointed assistant surgeon of 

 eighth Reg. M. V. M., and was promoted surgeon in 1875, 

 which position he held for many years. He was a mem- 

 ber of Jordan Lodge of Masons in South Danvers (Pea- 

 body) and was one of the charter members of Unity Lodge 

 of Danvers and also of the Holten Royal Arch Chapter of 

 Danvers. He married, Sept. 12, 1858, Laurinda Bailey 

 of West Newbury ; she and three sons survive him. Ad- 

 mitted to membership, Aug. 2, 1867. 



Prof. George Baker Jewett died at his residence 

 in Barton Square, Salem, June 9, 1886. He was a son 

 of Rev. Paul Jewett ( a native of Rowley) and Eleanor M., 

 daughter of John Punchard of Salem ; was born in Leba- 

 non, Me., during his father's pastorate there, Sept. 11, 

 1818, and passed much of his boyhood under the super- 

 vision of his grandfather Punchard in Salem; graduated 

 at Amherst College in 1840, and at the Andover Thco- 



