Dr. Daniel Sheldon, M.D.

Detailed Biography at:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138787610/daniel-sheldon

Excerpt from bio at Find a Grave:

"When at the early age of twenty-one he commenced the practice of medicine in that part of Woodbury, Conn., now incorporated into a separate town by the name of Washington. His practice soon became so extensive that he took as a partner in business Dr. Seth Hastings, father of the celebrated musician of that name, a gentleman who afterwards gained great celebrity in his profession.

Dr. Sheldon was a great supporter of the Litchfield Female Academy. The Sheldon house located on North Street, just to the north of the Female Academy housed student borders during the school's operation."

......Dr. Sheldon was an ardent friend of medical improvement, He was one of the original petitioners for the establishment of a State Medical Society, and for many years was an active member of the Society, and its Secretary.The honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred upon him by the corporation of Yale College."

═════════════════ The above information was taken from: Williams, Stephen West. American Medical Biography: or, Memoirs of Eminent Physicians. Greenfield, MA Published by L. Merriam and Co., 1845.