Dr. Elisha NEWELL

1755 - 1799  (~ 43 years)

• Name	Elisha NEWELL
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	c1755	Monmouth County, New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Jan 1799	Allentown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey
  Person ID	I789	Richard Patterson NJ & ON
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	James NEWELL, M.B.           b. 2 Feb 1724, Allentown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey           d. 21 Feb 1791, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth LAWRENCE, .vii           b. 22 Sep 1734, Crosswick, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey           d. 21 Feb 1791, Allentown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey  (Age 56 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1749	Christ Church, Shrewsbury
  	Also NJ License, James Newell of Monmouth and Elizabeth Lawrence, 12 Dec. 1749 License N 43.
  Family ID	F277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James is the son of Elizabeth Lawrence and Dr. James Newell. Surgeon 2nd Foot Reg. Monmouth, 1776. . On the completion of his medical education Edinburgh he settled in Shrewsbury & upon the death of his father removed to Allentown, where he continued in practice till his death in January 29, 1799. Member of Medical Society in 1781 & 1795 was it President. Read a paper on Dropsy which is printed in the Old Transactions of the Society. . Dr. Elisha Newell married Sarah Cook, Daughter of Rev. Dr. Samuel Cook, Surgeon, 4th Reg. Monmouth Co., Militia/1793. . Samuel Cook Newell son of Elisha, married his cousin Esther Montgomery Montgomery. - - - [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S56] Wicker's Historial Medicine in NJ, p 431, Penn. Historical Magazine, Vol. 97-98.