Dr. Abner Hersey

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Dr. Abner Hersey

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: January 09, 1787 (65)
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of James Hersey and Mary Hersey
Husband of Hannah Hersey
Father of Mary Hersey
Brother of Mary Lincoln; Dr Ezekial Hersey; Elizabeth Nye; Rachel Otis; Dr. James Hersey and 1 other

Occupation: Physician
Managed by: Nancy D. Coon
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About Dr. Abner Hersey

Abner acquired some distinction in his profession as a physician. His will is one of the strangest documents on record and the legislature was forced to put an end to his scheme for perpetuating his estate. He added £500 to the fund left by his brother to Harvard (the start of Harvard Medical School). He railed at people and at the fashion of the time, and wore a coat made of seven tanned calf-skins http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?allen::hersey::248. html

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Dr. Abner Hersey's Timeline

1721
October 22, 1721
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1750
1750
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1787
January 9, 1787
Age 65
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
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Cobb's Hill Cemetery, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States