CANFIELD, F. Antes - d: 1902
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CANFIELD, F. Antes - d: 1902
| jackieh (View posts) | Posted: 6 Jul 2008 8:28PM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Canfield, Antes
F. Antes Canfield M.D.
Necedah pioneer doctor and until now the oldest living physician of Juneau County, died at his home in the village, April 22, 1902 of paralysis, in his seventy-second year.
The funeral services will be held from his late residence on Friday afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock.
F. Antes Canfield was born in Centre County, Penn. Dec 28, 1830, his father being Dr. Ira D. Canfield, a native of New Jersey, and a medical practioner of Centre County, Pa. While his mothers maiden name was Susan Antes, who descended
from distinguished Ancestors. He received his primary education in the Lewisburg (Penn) Presbyterian Academy and at Dickensons Seminary, Philadelphia, after which he began the study of medicine under the instruction of his father,
which he continued for three years, and then engaged in practice. Five years later he had a degree of M.D. conferred on him by the Pennsylvania Medical College of Philadelphia. In May of 1852, he located in Ridgeway, Pa., and in the same year William Bigler the govenor of that state, appointed him, as one of his staff officers to the position of Lieutenant Colonel. Two years later he
removed to the Phillipines where he remained until May, 1856. He then concluded to change his location and seek a new field for his future operations.
Accordingly he came west, stopping for a short time in Illinois after going to St. Paul, Minn. And finally locating in Necedah, in March 1857, where he successfully engaged in his profession for nearly half a century. Necedah was at the time of his location, a mere hamlet, containing probably 150 inhabitants, the country being new, sparsely settled and undeveloped. His practice required
him to ride thirty or forty and sometimes sixty miles to visit patients, and roads being at best bad, in some places being reduced to mere trails. The traveler on these lonely roads was at times startled by the howling of wolves as presence of Indians. Uninviting however the situation was, the doctor had implicit faith in the future of the country and heroically braved every danger, and endured every hardship. Then as was his lot, it was no ---------of incidence of interest ---------the open handed hospitality and sympathy of the new settlers contributing much to his happiness,
(Contributed by Judith Kushner
Necedah pioneer doctor and until now the oldest living physician of Juneau County, died at his home in the village, April 22, 1902 of paralysis, in his seventy-second year.
The funeral services will be held from his late residence on Friday afternoon, beginning at 2 o'clock.
F. Antes Canfield was born in Centre County, Penn. Dec 28, 1830, his father being Dr. Ira D. Canfield, a native of New Jersey, and a medical practioner of Centre County, Pa. While his mothers maiden name was Susan Antes, who descended
from distinguished Ancestors. He received his primary education in the Lewisburg (Penn) Presbyterian Academy and at Dickensons Seminary, Philadelphia, after which he began the study of medicine under the instruction of his father,
which he continued for three years, and then engaged in practice. Five years later he had a degree of M.D. conferred on him by the Pennsylvania Medical College of Philadelphia. In May of 1852, he located in Ridgeway, Pa., and in the same year William Bigler the govenor of that state, appointed him, as one of his staff officers to the position of Lieutenant Colonel. Two years later he
removed to the Phillipines where he remained until May, 1856. He then concluded to change his location and seek a new field for his future operations.
Accordingly he came west, stopping for a short time in Illinois after going to St. Paul, Minn. And finally locating in Necedah, in March 1857, where he successfully engaged in his profession for nearly half a century. Necedah was at the time of his location, a mere hamlet, containing probably 150 inhabitants, the country being new, sparsely settled and undeveloped. His practice required
him to ride thirty or forty and sometimes sixty miles to visit patients, and roads being at best bad, in some places being reduced to mere trails. The traveler on these lonely roads was at times startled by the howling of wolves as presence of Indians. Uninviting however the situation was, the doctor had implicit faith in the future of the country and heroically braved every danger, and endured every hardship. Then as was his lot, it was no ---------of incidence of interest ---------the open handed hospitality and sympathy of the new settlers contributing much to his happiness,
(Contributed by Judith Kushner