Doctor Charles Brooks Brigham

1845 - 1903  (58 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Charles Brooks Brigham
  Title	Doctor
  Born	17 Jan 1845	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Library book: History of the Brigham Family	683
  Occupation	He graduated from Harvard University in 1866. He studied anatomy with Professor Jeffries Wyman until November 1866 when he entered Harvard Medical School. In April 1869 he was appointed house surgeon to the Boston City Hospital. He obtained his medical degree in 1870 and continued his studies in Europe. In August 1870 he was chosen Surgeon-in-Chief of the "Ambulance Internationale Francaise de l'Ecole Forestière de Nancy" a position he held for the seven months of the Franco-Prussian war. President Thiers decorated him with the "Legion of Honor". The Emperor of Germany presented him with the "Iron Cross" in consideration of his distinguished services during the war. He published a number of surgical cases in English and French. In 1872 he moved to San Fransisco CA where he was elected surgeon to the french hospital.
  Died	24 Aug 1903	San Francisco, San Francisco, California
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. William Tufts Brigham,   b. 24 May 1841, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 30 Jan 1926, Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii
  2. Edward Austin Brigham,   b. 23 Feb 1846, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  3. Mary Brooks Brigham,   b. 26 Dec 1850, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  4. Arthur Austin Brigham,   b. 8 Jun 1857, Massachusetts ,   d. 18 Jul 1925
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  Person ID	I3192	Nagel
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	William Brigham,   b. 26 Sep 1806, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Jul 1869  (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret Austin Brooks,   b. 6 Jul 1817, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 1 Feb 1886, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts  (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	11 Jun 1840	Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois
  Family ID	F936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice W Babcock
  Married	26 Apr 1879
  Family ID	F965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Jan 1845 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Died - 24 Aug 1903 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California  = Link to Google Earth
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