DR. JOSHUA GREEN. 1 97 



N. J., aged 77. He was a son of Joshua and Mary (Moseley) Green, 

 and was born in Wendell, Mass., October 8, 1797. He was a de- 

 scendant in the 7th generation from Percival 1 Green of Cambridge, 

 through Jo/in 2 , Joseph*, Joseph*, Joshua 5 , and Joshua 6 , his father. 

 A genealogical account of this family in the Register for April, 

 186 1 (XV. 105-9), gi yes further particulars of his ancestors. 



He fitted for college at New Salem, Westfield and Milton acad- 

 emies, and was graduated at Harvard College in the class of 18 18. 

 He studied medicine with Dr. John C Warren, and, immediately 

 after taking his medical degree, in 1821, was appointed apothecary 

 at the Massachusetts General Hospital, the first year that it was 

 opened for the reception of patients. At that time the apothecary, 

 in addition to his ordinary duties, performed those of house phy- 

 sician and house surgeon. He began the practice of medicine at 

 Sunderland, Mass., in 1823, and remained there till 1825, when he 

 removed to Groton. He retired from the active practice of his 

 profession forty years ago. 



In 1836 and 1837, he represented the town of Groton in the 

 Massachusetts legislature. For many years he was a trustee of the 

 Lawrence Academy and secretary or president of the board. 



In the summer of 1832 he had an attack of pulmonary hem- 

 orrhage, which rendered it necessary for him to pass the succeeding 

 winter in Cuba. The trip seemed to restore him to perfect health. 

 For some years before his death he suffered from paralysis, from 

 which disease he died. 



He married, Jan. 5, 1824, Eliza Lawrence, daughter of Major 

 Samuel and Susannah Lawrence, of Groton. See her obituary, 

 ante, XXVIII. 486, and tabular pedigree of Lawrence, X. 297. They 

 had six children, namely : 1. William Lawrence, d. young; 2. Wil- 

 liam Lawrence, merchant, deceased ; 3. Henry Atkinson, merchant, 

 of Boston; 4. Samuel Abbott, M.D., city physician of Boston; 

 5. Elizabeth Lawrence, m. first, John Kendall (Dart. Coll. 1853) ; 

 m. second, Charles Young Swan, M.D. ; 6. Joshua, d. young. 



He was admitted to this society as a corresponding member, 

 August 18, 1849. He was much interested in antiquarian and gen- 

 ealogical studies, and was a diligent collector of books and manu- 

 scripts illustrating them. He was a subscriber to the Register 

 from its first publication. 



