In memoriam, Robert Lebby, M.D. : tribute of respect / of the New England Society. [1887]
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New England Society in the City of New York
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The New England Society in the City of Brooklyn was a social, historical, and charitable organization established in response to the growing population of New Englanders in Brooklyn, N.Y. Census records indicate that, by the 1870s, there were more men descended from New England families living in Brooklyn than in Boston, MA. Incorporated in 1880, the Society continues to function as of 2010. Its seven original founders included Hiram W. Hunt, William Burrage Kendall, Calvin Edward P...
Lebby, Robert, 1805-1887
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Robert Lebby, Sr. was born in Charleston in 1805. In 1826 he graduated from the Medical College of the State of South Carolina. He went on to serve as a surgeon in both the Seminole War and the Civil War. He also served as Charleston's city registrar and port physician for many years. Dr. Lebby practiced medicine in Charleston for more than 50 years. He married Elizabeth Esther Rivers, and the couple had eight children. Dr. Lebby died in Charleston in 1887. From the description of Ro...
