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Obituary— -Dr. DeWitt.Dr. William ('. DeWitt died suddenly at Moore's Hotel in tin* town of Sangerth*. on Tuesday morning lost. Tin? doctor left hi* ' office that day, apparently in good health. I to go the round* of his patient*. After riding | about three miles out of the village he drove j up to Moore’s tavern, left his wagon and went into the houac; he conHikiia^l of f.vling unwell, sat down, and in a few moments died in the chair. Dr. DeWitt was born in Marble-to.vn aliout seventy-six years ago. His father Wfu» John DeW itt, who served in Uie revolution, was one of the tir^t to en^r the fort at the storming of Stoii) Point under Mail Anthony Wu\ up, and was also one of purr's cho-'sen men, who drove in the Hritish pickets in the naighbOi hO-Jof H.m IveDu. k. His gruml-fstlwr wae lt;billus DfWitt, u •• minute general in the revolution, a delegate in 1775 to eleet delegates to the Provincial Congress, u nieinlier of the Federal t’ougre-s in 17M prior to the adoption of the Constitution, u mem-ber of Awembfy under the English government from 176S to 1775, and a m •tuber of Assembly under the First Constitution from 17*1to 17f*rt inclusive. Dr. D.-Witf, the subject of•thl *otilt; e, Audied his profession with Dr. Nottkngli mi and his brother, now deceased, Dr. Matthew DeWitt. Dr. Nottingham n*s -dod at Marl dot own and was a celebrate I phy-siciau; he Imd beon u student under the tlrst Dr. Mott, grandfather of Uie present Dr. Mott, i Dr.-DeWitt etna U» tin 14 iilt;*- nboat 1 -3lt;». | and practice, for alioul six \ ars at Hrewer-ville; from there he removed to the village of Saugertie*, having practiced in the town aliout fifty year*. He was a man of considerable ability, and well known atnong the medical fraternity. He was a man of great industry, |M.-rhaps too much so of la»e, and was always ready to do his duty; but although a leading and much respected citizen of the place, he could not bo induced to Is* draw n from the profusion lie loved so well, by any nomination or ap|M»iiitinent to olll r He literall) died in tin* burn***.
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Rondout Daily Freeman
Rondout, New York, US
Thu, Dec 28, 1871
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