Duffield, Benjamin, 1753-1799

Benjamin Duffield, Philadelphia physician, was born on 3 Nov. 1753 in Bucks Co., Pa. He married Rebecca Potts; they had five children. Duffield died on 13 Dec. 1799.

Duffield received a certificate equivalent to an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1774. He became surgeon in charge of a military hospital in Reading, Pa., then practiced medicine in Philadelphia. He was a physician at the Bush Hill yellow fever hospital in 1793 and physician to the Walnut Street Prison. Benjamin Duffield was a founder of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in 1787.