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The Rev. J. B. Perry read the following sketch of the life 

 of the late Dr. Ebenezer Emmons. 



The subject of the following brief notice, formerly a corresponding 

 member of this Society, deserves, it is thought, from some one of its 

 members, a more elaborate commemoration than he has yet received. 

 This is his just due, as in the advancement of American Geology he 

 has occupied, and in its history is no doubt destined to hold, a more 

 than ordinarily prominent position. Without attempting to do jus- 

 tice to the memory of one to whose long-continued labors and con- 

 scientious devotion to favorite studies, natural science in this country 

 is greatly indebted, I propose, in the few sentences that follow, simply 

 to call attention to a few of the more prominent points in his life, and 

 to some of the most important of his publications. 



Ebenezer Emmons, who was born in Middlefield, Mass., May 16th, 

 170[), was graduated at Williams College in 1818. During his col- 

 legiate course he listened to a series of lectures by Professor Eaton, 

 and thus had his mind first called to the study of Geology. 



Not far from the time of his graduation, he was united in marriage 

 to Miss Maria Cone of Williamstown, who still survives him, making 

 her home in Albany, New York. 



Soon after leaving college, he entered upon the study of medicine, 

 attending courses of lectures at Castleton, Yt., and in Pittsfield. 

 Mass., receiving the degree of M. D. from the Berkshire Medical 

 School in the latter place. He commenced the practice of medicine 

 in Chester, Mass. ; thence he went to South Williamstown, where he 

 continued to be engaged for some yeai-s as a practising physician. 



In connection with the duties of his pi-ofession, his mind, as is evi- 

 dent, was constantly occupied with collateral studies. His attention, 

 as we have seen, had been early drawn, and it continued to be di- 

 rected, to the Natm'al Sciences, and the fruits of these studies soon 



