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months. His family record is given in Vol. III. p. 141, of this 

 History. 



Ignatius Sargent was located in Hingham as a homoeopathic 

 physician for a number of years. He was born at Gloucester, 

 Mass., Feb. 14, 1807, and is the son of Abimelech and Mary 

 (Allen) Sargent. His mother, Mrs. Mary Sargent, died here the 

 28th of Feb., 1867, at the great age of 98 yrs. and 5 months. 

 Dr. Sargent commenced the study of his profession with Dr. 

 Paine of Belfast, Me. His first wife, whom he married in Hing- 

 ham, Sept. 12, 1828, was Sally Gilkcy, daughter of Isaac and 

 Polly (King) Gilkey. After her decease he married for his sec- 

 ond wife, Susan S. Barnard. During the practice of his profes- 

 sion in Hingham, he resided on North, near Ship Street. He 

 removed from here to Woburn, and from thence to Methuen. 

 Mass., where he continued in practice as a physician. Having 

 relinquished this calling on account of advancing years, he re- 

 turned to Hingham, residing on Pond Street. Aug. 7, 1891, he 

 died at Cummington, Mass., aet. 84 years. 



Daniel Shute, born in Hingham, Jan. 30, 1756, was the only 

 son of Rev. Daniel, D. D., and Mary (Gushing) Shute. He re- 

 ceived a liberal education, having been graduated at Harvard Uni- 

 versity in 1775. During the War of the Revolution, his activity, 

 patriotism, and zeal for the public good were conspicuous. He 

 served as surgeon in the Continental army, in several military 

 organizations under Major-General Benjamin Lincoln's command ; 

 was present at the siege of Yorktown ; and subsequently was 

 on duty at various hospitals. In 1783 he appears to have lo- 

 cated as a physician at Weymouth ; but the year following, 1784, 

 he returned to Hingham and established himself permanently 

 in his profession. In 1808 he was a Fellow of the Massachusetts 

 Medical Society, and later, one of its councillors. Tradition 

 says that he was a faithful and courteous practitioner ; and judg- 

 ing from the 1274 entries of attendance at births, which are 

 recorded in his account books, his business was quite extensive 

 and perhaps lucrative. He married, Dec. 31, 1789. Betsey, the 

 eldest daughter of Major Isaiah Cushing, of Hingham. She died 

 4th of Oct., 1818, aged 50 years. He died 19th of August, 1829, 

 in the 74th year of his age. They resided on Main, at the corner 

 of South Pleasant St., and had seven children. See Vol. II J 

 p. 147. 



Daniel Shute, the oldest son of the preceding, was born in 

 Hingham, July 23, 1793. He fitted for college at the Derby 

 Academy, and was graduated at Harvard University in 1812, 

 being the third of the name, father, son, and grandson, who were 

 graduates of this institution. He subsequently studied medicine 

 at the Harvard Medical School under the supervision of Dr. John 

 C. Warren, and succeeded to his father's practice in Hingham. 

 He married, Dec. 22, 1816, Hannah Lincoln, daughter of Deacon 

 Robert Cushing. They resided on Main Street, opposite the meet- 

 ing-house at South Hingham, and had nine children. Dr. Shute 



