Lounsbury, John, 1809-1895

John Lounsbury was born on August 16, 1809, in Bethany, Connecticut. He prepared for college at Wilbraham Academy, and graduated from Yale Medical School in 1837. For a short time, he practiced medicine in Hamden, before moving to Oxford, Connecticut, in 1840. He specialized in chronic diseases. In April 1843, Lounsbury married Mary Church, who had been a teacher in New York and Connecticut. He was an advocate of Episcopal parochial schools for girls and attempted to establish one in Oxford. Throughout his life, Lounsbury enjoyed writing poetry. He died on April 6, 1895, in Oxford, Connecticut.