Derby, Richard Henry, 1844-1907

Doctor Richard Henry Derby, physician (born March 12, 1844, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts - died July 4, 1907, Dark Harbor, Maine. He served as the Executive Surgeon of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He was a graduate of the Harvard Medical School and served as House Surgeon of Massachusetts General Hospital. He studied and practiced in Europe for a time, and when he returned to the United States, worked at the Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York City. His wife was Sarah Coleman Alden Derby (1849-1907), who had died in Spain earlier March 1907.

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Richard Henry Derby; Male; 12 March 1844–4 July 1907; When Richard Henry Derby was born on 12 March 1844, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Elias Hasket Derby, was 40 and his mother, Eloise Lloyd Strong, was 33. He married Sarah Coleman Alden in 1870, in New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1900. He died on 4 July 1907, in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 63.

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Dr. Richard Henry Derby; b. 12 Mar 1844
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA, d. 4 Jul 1907 (aged 63) Dark Harbor, Waldo County, Maine, USA