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Doctor Amariah Brigham

Doctor Amariah Brigham

Male 1798 - 1849  (50 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Amariah Brigham 
    Title Doctor 
    Born 26 Dec 1798  Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Library book: History of the Brigham Family 365 
    Occupation He received his medical training at the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons. After graduation, he spent the following year in Europe to further his medical education. He returned to Massachusetts to establish a practice. In 1840, he became Superintendent of the Hartford Retreat, a public institution for the care of people with mental illness.
    and in 1842, moved to the Utica State Hospital, the first public mental hospital in New York State. He authored books on the subject of mental illness and was well published in medical journals. 
    Died 8 Sep 1849  Utica, Oneida, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Dr. Amariah Brigham Obituary
    Dr. Amariah Brigham Obituary
    Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 11 Sep 1849, Tuesday, Page 2
    Dr. Amariah Brigham Death
    Dr. Amariah Brigham Death
    Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut), 12 Sep 1849, Wednesday, Page 2
    Buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 5 siblings 
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    Person ID I4129  Nagel
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2021 

    Father John Brigham,   b. 1767 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Phebe Cark 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F1101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan C Root,   b. 23 Aug 1811,   d. 12 Nov 1896, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 23 Jan 1833  Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2021 
    Family ID F1231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart