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Foxcroft, Gov. John Hancock, and others, and for nearly twenty 

 years after was a practising physician in Hingham. During 

 this time " he visited Europe for the purpose of obtaining pro- 

 fessional information, and received the degree of Doctor of Med- 

 icine from the University of Aberdeen." In 1768 he purchased 

 of Ambrose Low a lot of land on Town Street (corner of North 

 and Cottage), and in 1769-70 erected thereon the building now 

 known as the " Cushing House," and where he resided during 

 the few remaining years of his life. He died 16 July, 1773, 

 aged 39 years, leaving a widow, but no children. 



Levi Lincoln, the only son of Capt. Levi and Elizabeth (Nor- 

 ton) Lincoln, was born in Hingham Dec. 12, 1767. After receiv- 

 ing his preparatory education in Hingham, he entered Harvard 

 University, and was graduated in the class of 1789, with George 

 and Francis Blake, Cushing Otis, Cotton Tufts, and others. He 

 subsequently settled as a physician in this his native town, and 

 resided on South Street, near what is now the West Hingham 

 Station of the South Shore Railroad. Here he had many in- 

 fluential friends ; his professional charges were reasonable, and 

 he received a liberal share of the public patronage. Dr. Lincoln 

 was a man of talent and refinement. He was frequently called 

 upon to discharge duties other than those belonging to his pro- 

 fession. He was a lover of rural pursuits, and an original member 

 of the first Agricultural Society of Hingham. He died the 24th 

 of May, 1829, aged 61 years, leaving a widow and three married 

 daughters. In 1810 he "was elected a Fellow of the Massachusetts 

 Medical Society. (See p. 483, Vol. II. of this History for his 

 family record.) 



Caleb Marsh may have had some practice in Hingham as a 

 physician, but it does not appear that he was located here per- 

 manently. He was in Hanover, and at Scituate, several years, 

 and in the history of these towns his name is given on the lists 

 of physicians. His name also occurs as the teacher of a gram- 

 mar school in Hingham soon after the Revolution. Dr. Marsh 

 was a son of Stephen and Mercy (Beal) Marsh, and was born in 

 Hingham Dec. 1, 1759. Tradition says that he was a person of 

 delicate constitution, and unable to withstand the exposures 

 which those who follow this profession are so often called upon 

 to endure. He died in Hingham the 20th of August, 1799, in 

 the 40th vear of his age. 



Israel Nichols was for many years a practising physician of 

 Hingham (sec. pre.) and Cohasset. But few particulars, however, 

 in regard to his educational advantages or professional career can 

 now be ascertained. He was a son of Daniel and Abigail (Beal) 

 Nichols, and was born in Hingham Sept. 7, 1746. He was twice 

 married, first to Anna, daughter of Peter Humphrey ; and, sec- 

 ondly, to Mrs. Hannah (Foster) Stowell. Dr. Nichols died at 

 Cohasset the 11th of August, 1808, in his 62d year. His son, 

 Dr. Paul Lewis Nichols, settled as a physician at Kingston, Mass. 

 For the family record of Dr. Nichols see Vol. III. p. 89. 



